Hypomelanosis of Ito (HI) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome with characteristic whirled hypopigmented skin lesions and neurological manifestations. Less consistently, there may be non-neurological manifestations that include ophthalmic, musculoskeletal, craniofacial, cardiac, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal involvements. We report a case of HI, with typical skin lesions in association with ...

We assessed the dermatological manifestations associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and their association with liver status. Of 155 patients with chronic HCV infection in Cairo, Egypt, 71 (45.8%) had dermatological manifestations: pruritus without evident skin lesions (21.3%), pigmented purpuric eruption (5.2%), aphthous ulcer and lichen planus (3.9% each), leukocytoclastic ...

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multiorgan autoimmune disease of unknown etiology with many clinical manifestations. The skin is one of the target organs most variably affected by the disease. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) established 11 criteria as a classificatory instrument to operationalise the definition of SLE in clinical trials. They were not intended to be used to d...

AIM The aim of the work was the presentation of one case with Acrodermatitis enteropathica. METHODS Acrodermatitis enteropathica is diagnosed based on the pedigree, typical clinical manifestations on the skin, laboratory results, small bowel biopsy, skin biopsy and kariotype. RESULTS The patient was a two years old male toddler, hospitalized due to skin changes, chronic diarrhoea and total ...

Introduction: Skin can be the site of manifestations of many systemic diseases. Morphea which is also includes thickening & hardening of skin & sub cutaneous tissues may have a varying range of manifestations. Surgery is rarely indicated. Case Report: A 30 year old female came with complaints of dark brown sclerotic plaque over the upper half of the right thigh with restriction of movements at ...

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan 2016, Vol. 26 (7): 636-637 Sir, Dermatology, being the specialized study of skin diseases, comprises of an important subdivision of the practice of medicine not only because of the various primary diseases affecting the skin, but also because of the common cutaneous manifestations of deeper visceral or systemic diseases.1 There are seve...

Objective: Advances in understanding the pathophysiology of Covid-19 identify need to adapt management, order correspond its specificity. In this way, largest organ human body becomes target manifestations a significant part those infected by Sars-Cov-2. Method: A literature review was carried out on PubMed platforms with descriptors “Covid 19”, “Manifestations”, and “Skin” Lilacs 19” “skin”. F...

The aim was to describe the technical and expressive nursing care for cutaneous manifestations of patients in an advanced stage kidney disease. Convergent research, with twenty-one professionals, nephroclinic a large University Hospital, located metropolitan region state Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, 2014. observed manifestations: skin dryness, alteration coloration, capillary fragility,...