Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous lymphoma and accounts for approximately 50% of all lymphomas arising primarily in the skin. The three types of MF lesions are patches, plaques, and tumors, according to which the disease is traditionally divided into three clinical stages. The clinical course can be protracted and take years or decades. In the final stage, MF evolves t...

Pretibial epidermolysis bullosa is a rare variant of hereditary epidermolysis bullosa characterized by the delayed onset of lesions and their localization. We present two cases, a 35-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man. They clinically had pruritus, nodular prurigo-like or lichenified lesions, violaceous scarring, milia, nail dystrophy and in one case albopapuloid lesions on the trunk. Physica...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) was discovered in the farms of the Karamay suburb, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the 1990s. Between 1992 and 1994, a house-to-house survey revealed a prevalence of 1.0-1.6% in the residents. The clinical types of skin lesions included papule, plaque, ulcer and nodular prurigo. Observations verified that, in some cases, the skin lesions healed spontaneously in ...

A wide range of treatments are currently available for severe atopic dermatitis, including systemic therapies such as ciclosporin, corticosteroids, azathioprine, methotrexate, mofetil mycophenolate, and omalizumab. In patients who can no longer take systemic drugs or who need a dose reduction, wet-wrap treatment can be an excellent option. To date, wet wraps have mostly been used in severe case...

Prurigo nodularis is an intensely pruritic dermatosis characterized by lichenified and excoriated papules and nodules. The course of prurigo nodularis is often chronic, and some patients respond very poorly to the standard therapeutic modalities. Because the pathogenesis of this disease remains obscure, the treatment of prurigo nodularis can be disappointing and frustrating for both the patient...

A 50-year-old gypsy woman presented with intense pruritus and skin lesions. She had controlled hypertension and Stage-4 chronic kidney disease with no hyperparathyroidism. No cholestatic disorder was observed. Physical examination revealed a papulonodular eruption on the limbs and the trunk and important lesions due to scratching. We consulted the dermatologist who prescribed sulpiride and a be...