Chronic Nodular Dermatosis: A Quiz

A crescent-shaped nodule in the temple: a quiz. Nodular fasciitis.

A 32-year-old Korean woman presented to our clinic with a solitary crescent-shaped protruding nodule on the right temporal area (Fig. 1). Approximately one year previously, a single tiny papule that had not been associated with trauma had suddenly increased in size to a 2 × 1 cm, protruding, crescent-shaped nodule. At that time, the patient was pregnant and refused treatment; however, she retur...

Chronic Prurigo of Nodular Type: A Review.

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is a subtype of chronic prurigo presenting single to multiple symmetrically distributed, hyperkeratotic and intensively itching papules and nodules. PN evolves along with chronic pruritus in the context of diverse dermatological, systemic, neurological or psychiatric conditions. Permanent scratching is possibly a major trigger of PN, although its exact pathophysiology rem...

A case report: persistent acantholytic dermatosis in chronic renal failure.

INTRODUCTION This is the second case of persistent acantholytic dermatosis in a patient with chronic renal failure, seen at the same institution in 2 years. CLINICAL PICTURE A 70-year-old Chinese man with end-stage renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for 6 months presented with pruritic rashes over the scalp and chest for 3 months. Histologically, the lesions resembled ...

Acquired perforating dermatosis in a patient with chronic renal failure*

Perforating disorders in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), diabetes mellitus (DM), or both, may resemble any or all of the four classic cutaneous perforating disorders. However, due to the highly variable and overlapping histologic appearance of the lesions in patients with CRF, DM, or both, it may be useful to categorized these lesions as a distinct, yet encompassing process, termed b...

SkIndia Quiz 43: Firm Asymptomatic Nodular Skin Lesion on the Nose