Annular lichenoid dermatitis of youth (ALDY) is a more recently described inflammatory disease of the skin of unknown etiology with clinical similarities to morphea. The authors clinically, histopathologically, and immunohistochemically investigated 14 biopsies from 12 patients in western Austria with this disease. There were 6 female and 6 male patients with solitary (n = 7) and multiple lesio...

Pseudoaneurysms of the Profunda Femoris Artery are rare, and their clinical assessment can be challenging due to the deep anatomical location of the vessel. Thus, computed tomography angiography imaging plays a vital role in establishing the diagnosis. However, in the presented case of a young man with the Profunda Femoris Artery branch pseudoaneurysm following a penetrating lower limb trauma, ...

INTRODUCTION Morphea or localized scleroderma is a relatively rare disease whose main symptom is excessive skin fibrosis. Here we focus on the involvement of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) in morphea. The HERVs are a vast and intensely growing field in genomics. HERVs are of special interest as far as autoimmune disorders are concerned, yet little effort has been made until now to assess...

Introduction: Profunda femoris artery (PFA) normally originates from posterolateral aspect of femoral artery and circumflex arteries arise from profunda femoris artery near its origin. As femoral artery (FA) & PFA are commonly assessed for various procedures for diagnosis and treatment for many diseases, knowledge of its course and branching pattern is very important for clinicians to prevent c...

Pansclerotic morphea (PSM) is a rare skin disease characterized by progressive stiffening of the with or without typical superficial changes usually seen in (localized scleroderma). Standard therapy, consisting combination systemic glucocorticoids and methotrexate mycophenolate mofetil, does rarely stop progression, which may lead to severe cutaneous sclerosis secondary contractures. Little kno...