We report a case of a six years age girl who presented to our out patients department with the history and findings suggestive of recurrent respiratory tract infections. She was also noticed to have: non homogeneous hyperpigmented patches on the face since three months of age, sparse hair on the scalp and eyebrows, conical peg like teeth and delayed dentition, prominent and low set ears, perpet...

A white female child weighing 3.4 kg at birth after a forceps delivery was found to have bilateral congenital dislocation of the hip, which was successfully treated conservatively without anaesthesia, but was otherwise normal on clinical examination. When 7 months old, she presented with a 3-month history of symptomless tumours of the scalp, face, upper back and groin, and biopsy revealed lymph...

(1) The patient, a man, had had dark brown hair until the age of 25. Discoloration progressed until at the age of 30 the scalp hair was snow white. Other body hair was unaffected and he remained in good health. At the age of 53 he was admitted to hospital after an accident and was found to be anaemic. The results of investigations, including jejunal biopsy, were consistent with adult coeliac di...

In this case report, our aim was to emphasize that cutaneous involvement can be seen at the time of diagnosis or during the clinical course of visceral organ cancers in general and in colorectal cancers particularly. We also aimed to demonstrate that cutaneous lesions occurring in patients under follow up for visceral organ cancers could be metastases. A rapid progressing scalp lesion was detec...

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the cranial vault is extremely rare. This case report presents a 42-year-old man with a painless subcutaneous scalp mass which extended intracranially associated with recent mild headache. Initial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed two lesions emanating from the skull. Biopsy revealed a diagnosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL)...

Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare disease entity. Only around 20 cases have been reported so far. Herein, we present two cases for better understanding of the condition: A 74-year-old lady with a low-grade primary cutaneous MEC at her right external auditory ear canal was treated with surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient developed recurrence five mo...

Cornu cutaneum is a relatively uncommon projectile, irregular, hyperkeratotic nodule that can be seen in places such as scalp, forehead, eyelids, ear, nose, lips, and upper extremities which are subjectable to sunlight. Treatment is surgery with radical margins. Excisional biopsy is enough for treatment of the lesion on head and face. However, there is only little literature about cornu cutaneu...

Hair loss is one of the most common complaints among all patients consulting a dermatologist and is usually associated with severe psychological disturbances, distress and symptoms of depression. [1-3]. It can be temporary or long lasting. Diagnosis of hair loss is based on detailed clinical history, physical exam, clinical diagnostic tests, laboratory testing, and scalp biopsy, which may be ne...

A 75-year-old Japanese woman was referred to us because of an anterior mediastinal mass. Crusts and shallow erosions developed 10 months earlier on her upper chest, back, and scalp. Pemphigus foliaceus was diagnosed based on histological examination of skin biopsy specimens and positivity for serum anti-desmoglein 1 antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Neurological examination and ele...

Cutaneous meningiomas are rare tumors most commonly located on the scalp. We report the case of a 55-year-old male who presented with a 2 x 3 cm tumoral lesion on the forehead. The lesion was hard, adherent and covered by normal skin. Incisional biopsy revealed a proliferation of monomorphic round cells, organized in nests and focally forming pseudovascular spaces. Immunohistochemical study rev...