Background and Objective: Rosacea is a common and ill-defined disease and Demodex folliculorum has been reported in rosacea in a number of clinical studies. Since demodex mite is present in many healthy individuals, the mite may have a pathogenic role only when it is present in high densities. Therefore,...

Idiopathic cardiac hypertrophy in children may be divided into those cases associated with glycogen infiltration, and those without. A characteristic feature of the latter is the presence of gross fibroelastic thickening of the endocardium (Kugel and Stoloff, 1933; Mahon, 1936). This thickened endocardium, frequently associated with myocardial scarring, has suggested that an inflammatory basis ...

Acquired brachial cutaneous dyschromatosis is an acquired pigmentary disorder that has been described in only 20 patients but likely affects many more. This case of a man with acquired brachial cutaneous dyschromatosis is unique as most reports are in women. We report the case of a 60-year-old male who presents with an asymptomatic eruption characterized by hyperpigmented and telangiectatic mac...

Linear focal elastosis (LFE) is characterized by several asymptomatic, yellow, palpable, irregularly indurated, striae-like lines extending horizontally across the middle and lower back. A focal increase in elastic fibers is a hallmark of the disease as seen from biopsy specimens. The pathogenesis of LFE is unclear, as is the association between LFE and striae distensae (SD). However, the preva...

The mammalian heart has an extensive lymphatic system (Patek, 1939) which has been given little attention in the published reports on cardiovascular systems. Our interest in the cardiac lymphatics was stimulated by the possibility that obstruction to their flow might cause endocardial changes. Reasoning by analogy with elephantiasis and similar conditions due to interference with lymph flow, we...

© 2017 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Sir, A 48‐year‐old otherwise healthy man presented with a 3‐year history of a small painful nodule on the right ear. There was aggravation of pain whenever the patient slept in right lateral position. There was no history of trauma. On examination, the free border of the right helix showed a dome‐shaped, firm nodule ...