Cutaneous horns are uncommon in adults and rare in the pediatric population. Although verruca vulgaris, solar keratosis, and squamous cell carcinoma are more common entities that can present as cutaneous horns in the general population, conditions such as molluscum contagiosum, juvenile xanthgranuloma, and pyogenic granuloma have been reported causes in the pediatric population. We present a ca...

This paper presents a hierarchical classification system based on the kNearest Neighbors (kNN) classifier for classification of ten different classes of Malignant and Benign skin lesions from color image data. Our key contribution is to focus on the ten most common classes of skin lesions. There are five malignant: Actinic Keratosis (AK), Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC...

Actinic lichen planus is a clinical variant of lichen planus, involving mainly sun-exposed areas and manifested as annular lesions with a pigmented center surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. A rare presentation of actinic lichen planus mimics melasma but have distinctive histopathologic picture in favour of actinic lichen planus. Herein, we report a 14-year-old boy who presented with a me...

It is widely accepted that elastotic changes of the skin are primarily an indicator of cumulative sun exposure of the dermis and are a characteristic finding of actinic keratoses. To date, there have been few reports that measure the amount of elastic tissue objectively and quantitatively, especially in actinic keratoses. The computerized image analysis method has proved useful recently in dete...

Introduction: Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique that enhances visualization of morphological lesions invisible to naked eye examination and aids in clinical diagnosis. We study its role non-melanocytic skin tumors. Objectives: The purpose this was evaluate compare the dermoscopic features non-melanocyte tumors Materials Methods: A cross-sectional hospital-based including patients clinicall...

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare skin disorder with a chronic-relapsing course. Cutaneous lesions affect predominantly the face of middle-aged Caucasian men with characteristic reddish papules, nodules, or plaques; however, various atypical cases with unusual morphology or extra facial involvement have been reported (1-3). Despite many treatment options, both surgical and medical, GF remains th...

1. Rossi R, Mori M, Lotti T. Actinic keratosis. Int J Dermatol. 2007;46:895--904. 2. Schaefer I, Augustin M, Spehr C, Reusch M, Kornek T. Prevalence and risk factors of actinic keratoses in Germany----analysis of multisource data. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014;28:309--13. 3. Naldi L, Chatenoud L, Piccitto R, Colombo P, Placchesi EB, La Vecchia C, et al. Prevalence of actinic keratoses and ...

214 Ann Dermatol Received September 5, 2013, Revised April 14, 2014, Accepted for publication May 12, 2014 Corresponding author: Kyung Eun Jung, Department of Dermatology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu 302-799, Korea. Tel: 82-42-611-3037, Fax: 82-42-259-1111, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under th...

1. Rossi R, Mori M, Lotti T. Actinic keratosis. Int J Dermatol. 2007;46:895--904. 2. Schaefer I, Augustin M, Spehr C, Reusch M, Kornek T. Prevalence and risk factors of actinic keratoses in Germany----analysis of multisource data. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014;28:309--13. 3. Naldi L, Chatenoud L, Piccitto R, Colombo P, Placchesi EB, La Vecchia C, et al. Prevalence of actinic keratoses and ...