background: neurologic literature on therapeutic effect of subcutaneous corticosteroids in patients with migrainous chronic daily headache is scarce. the aim of this research is to assess the therapeutic effects of this management in such patients. methods: consecutive patients with migrainous chronic daily headache enrolled a prospective before-after therapeutic study during 2010-2013. methylp...

Subcutaneous mycoses are chronic fungal infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by variety of fungal agents and usually occur following trauma with vegetative matter. We report a case of subcutaneous mycoses caused by rare fungus belonging to the genus Rhytidhysteron, in an immunocompetent male who presented with a subcutaneous nodule on left foot. This unusual species was identi...

A 76-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with new swelling in the neck and face. Physical examination was notable for massive subcutaneous emphysema as the cause of the swelling, which extended from the patient’s trunk and neck onto his face (Picture A). A CT scan showed extensive subcutaneous emphysema throughout the neck and thorax as well as a pneumomediastinum ...

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It presents clinically as panniculitis, with erythematous, firm subcutaneous infiltrates and recurrent papulonodules. A 45-year-old male Croat presented with a 6-month history of tender erythematous subcutaneous skin lesions without systemic symptoms. Analysis of a lesion biopsy specimen showed circumscribed ...

OBJECTIVE To verify the influence of visceral and subcutaneous fat, as well adipokines in bone mineral density (BMD) in obese adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study involved 125 postpubertal obese adolescents (45 boys and 80 girls). Anthropometric measurements, body composition, visceral and subcutaneous fat, and BMD were determined. Leptin, adiponectin, and insulin levels also analyzed....

Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma is a distinct variant of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, characterized by primary involvement of the subcutaneous fat in a manner mimicking panniculitis. It accounts for less than one percent of all non Hodgkin lymphoma. We describe two such patients who presented with cutaneous nodules. A 28 year old male presented with a one and a half month history o...