Erosive Plaques with Excessive Granulation Tissue on the Scalp: A Quiz

Quiz : A middle aged lady with annular athrophic papules and plaques on her back: What is your diagnosis?

A 51 year old woman was referred to dermatology clinic with multiple asymptomatic erythematus papules and plaques on her back, which she had developed over the previous 2 months ago. In the dermatological examination, there were multiple atrophic papules with hypopigmented centers and sharp borders on her back, some of which were annular with elevated violaceous borders (Figures 1, 2). Fu...

Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp with Urate-Like Crystals

Follicular urate-like crystals were first described in Necrotizing Infundibular Crystalline Folliculitis (NICF), a rare cutaneous disorder with multiple waxy folliculocentric papules. Similar crystal accumulation may be seen within follicular infundibulae as an incidental finding. We describe a case showing identical crystals occurring within the horn-like crusts of a patient with erosive pustu...

Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp: treatment with topical tacrolimus.

A 65-year-old man had an 8-year history of erosive, pustular, and atrophic lesions on his alopecic scalp (Figure1). The lesions developed since 1992, after treatment of actinic keratoses by topical fluorouracil and local trauma. Histologic examination of a skin biopsy specimen revealed an ulcerated atrophic epidermis with parakeratosis; a chronic inflammatory dermal infiltrate composed of lymph...

SkIndia Quiz 40: Papulosquamous Papules and Plaques Covered with Hemorrhagic Crusts on the Anterior Trunk

© 2017 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow A 1‐year‐old girl was brought to our clinic by her parents with the complaint of papulosquamous lesions covered with hemorrhagic crusts on the anterior trunk. The patient had developed erythematous squamous plaques on the scalp, inguinal region, and the face at the age of 3 months. The patient was given a therapy of ...

Pigmented Intertriginous Lesions and Bullous Plaques: A Quiz.