Only a few reports have focused on ocular motor paralysis in herpes zoster ophthalmicus. We report a case of ocular motor paralysis resulting from herpes zoster. The patient, an 80-yr-old woman, presented with grouped vesicles, papules, and crusting in the left temporal area and scalp, with diplopia, impaired gaze, and severe pain. Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis was positive for varicellar zo...

Among 16 maras housed as a colony at a zoo, 2 initially showed generalized dermal lesions on the legs, head and abdomen. Approximately 1 month later, following completion of therapy with amitraz, 6 maras in the same colony, including the 2 previously diseased animals, showed dermal lesions with severe alopecia and crusting. Sarcoptic mange was diagnosed on skin scrapings on the basis of morphol...

INTRODUCTION Factitious cheilitis is a chronic condition characterized by crusting and ulceration that is probably secondary to chewing and sucking of the lips. Atopy, actinic damage, exfoliative cheilitis, cheilitis granulomatosa or glandularis, contact dermatitis, photosensitivity reactions and neoplasia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of crusted and ulcerated lesions of th...

Volume 91, Number 2 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 123 An 84-year-old woman presented with a one-week history of fever, blistering lips, and progressive skin sloughing. She had diffuse muscle aches and increased facial pigmentation and edema without recent sun exposure. Her history was significant for removal of a toenail by a podiatrist three weeks earlier. The podiatrist prescribe...

BACKGROUND The parasympathetic nervous system contributes to the pathophysiology of multiple forms of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis. Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system leads to glandular activation, which produces watery secretions. In excess, these secretions discharge from the anterior Nares and produce the symptom of watery anterior rhinorrhea. METHOD Review of literatur...

Cutaneous lupus is rare in childhood. A 5-yr old Asian boy presented to the ENT department with a skin lesions involving his left ear. This was initially diagnosed as cellulitis and treated with intravenous antibiotics with no significant improvement. He presented with recurrence of skin lesions. Examination revealed several non tender erythematous, polymorphous skin lesions involving his face,...

We report a rare case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the nasal septum in a 65-year-old woman. She presented with a 2-month history of left-sided nasal obstruction and intermittent blood-tinged nasal crusting. Nasal endoscopy revealed that a dark-red mass had arisen from the nasal septum; no evidence of invasion to adjacent tissues was seen. A biopsy specimen was diagnosed as a plasmacytoma (...

To study the cytotoxic effect of formaldehyde on the human nasal mucosa 75 men with occupational exposure to formaldehyde or to formaldehyde and wood dust, were examined, looking particularly at early signs of irritative effects and histopathological changes in the nasal mucosa. All men underwent a medical examination and a nasal biopsy specimen was examined by a pathologist and graded from 0-8...

Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare disease characterized by single or multiple angiomatous lesions typically located on the scalp and the face. We present a retrospective analysis of 9 cases of ALHE. The lesions appeared largely as multiple grouped papules or, in some cases, subcutaneous nodules, located mainly on the scalp, particularly around the ear. We also observe...

Canine generalised demodicosis is severe and inflammatory skin disease of dogs mostly caused by the mite Demodex canis and is clinically characterised by the severe itching, alopecia, crusting, follicular papules and pustules [8, 37]. The disease has been divided into two forms based on the extent of the affected body area; localised and generalised. In localised form, skin lesions are in one b...