DOI: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_460_16 A 51-year-old man presented with numerous mobile, skin-colored, tender, subcutaneous nodules over the extensor aspects of his superior and inferior extremities for the past 2 years. These nodules measured between 1 and 5 cm in diameter. Some of the right pretibial lesions were ulcerated and oozed chalky substances. The associated small joints of hands and feet were d...

The prevalence of mycobacterial infection has increased in recent years, especially in patients immunocompromised due to autoimmune disease, malignancy and AIDS. Mycobacterium kansasii infection most commonly presents as tuberculosis-like pulmonary disease. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed cellulitis over the left lower leg and had ...

Multipl skleroz (MS), merkezi sinir sisteminin en sık görülen nöroinflamatuar hastalığıdır. Alt üriner sistem disfonksiyonu MS’li hastalarda ve önemli bir problemdir. Hastaların çoğu mesane aktivasyonunda artış detrüsör kas dissinerjisine bağlı boşalmasındaki yetersizlik ile başvurur. Literatürde bu ciddi akut böbrek hasarı nadir gelişen durumdur. Bu çalışmada, (ABH) 41 yaşında 15 yıl önce MS t...

BACKGROUND Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare dermatological condition characterized by the rapid progression of a painful, necrolytic ulcer with an irregular, undermined border and commonly affects the lower extremities, mainly in the pretibial area. The diagnosis of PG is not easy. Due to lack of diagnostic laboratory test and histopathological findings indicative of PG, it is often misdiagn...

Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) is the drug of choice for providing ductal patency in cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) for a short period of time until essential surgical management. Occasionally, prolonged use of PGE1 is required when the surgical procedure is delayed due to certain clinical conditions. Prolonged use of PGE1 may lead to bone and tissue changes such as pretibial and soft tissue...

A 46-year-old womanwith hypothyroid Graves' disease (EMOsyndrome) is reported. The patient had bilateral exophthalmos, conjunctival chemosis, periorbital edema and limitation of lateral gaze. Laboratory examination revealed the presence of primary hypothyroidism with positive thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) binding inhibitory immunoglobulin and thyroid stimulation antibody. These fiindings in...

Hyperthrofic lichen planus is considered a variant of lichen planus with marked epidermal hyperplasia in response to persistent itch. It is clinically, characterized by symmetric hyperkeratotic plaques, of purplish-grey color, often located in the pretibial region. Intense pruritus, refractoriness to conventional treatments and the possibility of association of the long-term injuries with squam...

Tuberculosis is still a common disease, even in some parts of developing countries. Although its major impact is pulmonary, the tuberculosis is actually a disseminated disease. An unusual form of renal involvement of tuberculosis is glomerulonephritis, as a part of systemic vasculitis, Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura (HSP). A 41-year-old man, being treated with antituberculous agents for pulmonary tu...