Object detection, or more generally pattern detection and recognition, can be based on many different principles. The objects can be described through their structure, shape, color, texture, etc. [Blaschko & Lampert (2009); Chen et al. (2004); Fidler & Leonardis (2007); Leibe et al. (2008); Lowe (1999); Serre et al. (2005); Viola & Jones (2001)]; therefore, a variety of object detection mechani...

linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005;19:638--9. 4. Cho E, Cho SH, Lee JD. Progressive cribriform and zosteriform hyperpigmentation: a clinicopathologic study. Int J Dermatol. 2012;51:399--405. 5. Iijima S, Naito Y, Naito S, Uyeno K. Reticulate hyperpigmentation distributed in a zosteriform fashion: a new clinical type of hyperpigmentation. Br J Dermatol. ...

MAMMALIAN liver and other organs contain an enzyme which catalyses the oxidation of adrenaline. By testing the ability of this enzyme to oxidize other amines of similar constitution it was found that certain groups in the adrenaline molecule, namely (a) the hydroxyl group in the side chain, (b) the phenolic hydroxyl groups and (c) the N-methyl group, were not essential for the oxidation to take...

Eight cases of the acanthosis nigricans form of epidermal nevus have been described in literature. The present case is impressive and has an extensive segmental distribution. Although etiological factors, such as mutations in the FGFR3 gene, are becoming recognized, treatment options remain limited. We present a case of a 14-year-old male with multiple hyperpigmented, hyperkeratotic plaques on ...

Oculoectodermal syndrome is a rare disease characterized by the association of aplasia cutis congenita, epibulbar dermoids, and other abnormalities. This report describes the twentieth case of the disease. We report a 4-year-old female child who presented with the classical features of the syndrome: aplasia cutis congenita and epibulbar dermoids. Our case expands the clinical spectrum of the di...

A recent survey of the urinary amino-acids of various animals (Datta & Harris, 1951, 1953) has shown taurine to be present in the urine of some species, e.g. the mouse, rat and dog, but absent from others, e.g. the guinea-pig, cow and rabbit; the occurrence of taurine in cat's urine is irregular. Some time ago an enzyme was described that liberates carbon dioxide from L-cysteic acid under anaer...

1. Landy SJ, Donnai D. Incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome). J Med Genet 1993;30:53-9. 2. Pinheiro A, Mathew MC, Thomas M, Jacob M, Srivastava VM, Cherian R, et al. The clinical profile of children in India with pigmentary anomalies along the lines of Blaschko and central nervous system manifestations. Pediatr Dermatol 2007;24:11-7. 3. Hadj-Rabia S, Froidevaux D, Bodak N, Hamel-Te...

Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare genodermatosis transmitted as an X-linked dominant trait, occurring in 1:50,000 newborns.(1-3) It is frequently lethal in males.(1-3) In this disease, basal cells in the epidermis lose melanin that is collected in the dermis.(2,3) Typically, skin manifestations progress through four stages: vesicular (evident at birth or within the first few postnatal weeks...

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a linear configuration is rare, particularly in children, demonstrating similar incidence in both genders, no photo-sensitivity and lower probability of progression to systemic disease. We describe the case of a 9-year-old girl who presented erythematous papules with central atrophy on the upper and lower right limbs, asymptomatic and following the lines...