Corresponding author: Wei-Ming Wu, Department of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Ta-Pei Road 123, Niao-Sung Hsiang, 83301 Kaohsiung, Taiwan TEL: 886-7-7317123 ext. 2299 FAX: 886-7-7337612 E-mail: [email protected] Funding source: none Confl ict of interest: none declared CASE REPORT A 24-year-old girl presented with linear verrucous skin lesions sinc...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the recurrence/persistence rates of dysplastic nevi (DN) after biopsy, and whether incompletely removed DN should be re-excised to prevent recurrence. OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine the recurrence rates of previously biopsied DN, and to assess whether biopsy method, margin involvement, congenital features, epidermal location, and degree of dysplasia ar...

Psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder characterized by peculiar skin and joint manifestations. The most common clinical presentation is a scaly erythematous plaque with thick silvery white scale. Psoriasis with verrucous appearance is a rare variant of the disease with characteristic clinical and pathological features; it might be confused with many other lesions including warts, epidermal nevu...

We report a case of epidermal nevus syndrome involving the brain in which there is chronic occlusion of the left distal internal carotid artery resulting in ipsilateral atrophy. Orbital and cerebellopontine angle cistern lipomas and a wide cortical developmental malformation are associated with the condition. We present MR imaging findings of a patient and discuss features in the context of oth...

Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform nevus and limb defects (CHILD) syndrome is a rare X-linked hereditary disorder. Presentation varies from ichthyosiform nevus to complete limb amelia. We present a 17-year-old adolescent girl who presented with a 16-cm exophytic mass of the right foot that had been growing for 7 years as well as knee contracture. Deformed nails with onychorrhexis were ...

We report the case of a 33-year-old woman who presented with skin manifestations that resulted in a differential diagnosis of either an epidermal nevus or a localized form of Darier's disease. We discuss the arguments for and against each possibility. The available data on localized forms of Darier's disease are also discussed.

9.6 mg/dL, serum phosphate: 1.8mg/dL; alkaline phosphatase: 982 U/L. Acid load test was negative. TMP/GFR: 0.5, Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed interdigitation of gyri in the right frontal lobe. X-ray showed changes of rickets. Biopsy of the skin lesion was suggestive of epidermal nevus. He was started on phosphate mixture Sanklecha M, Singhal S, et al. Hereditory spherocytosis: ...

conservatively in neonatal intensive care unit. Abdominal distension decreased gradually. He passed stools on day 5 of admission. Repeat X-ray abdomen showed no air fluid levels. He was started on feeds gradually and discharged on day 18 of life. His serial USG abdomen showed gradual decrease in right adrenal hematoma with complete resolution by six weeks of age with no calcifications and norma...