Background and aim: Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggresive malignancy which may occur in human T lymphotropic virus1(HTLV1) infected persons. HTLV1 is endemic in Khorasan with prevalence of 2.3% in general population. Since specific cutaneous manifestations of lymphoma may occur in a significant number of patients, we studied ATLL patients in Mashhad.Mate...

proper differentiation between acral malignant melanoma and benign pigmented lesions like melanocytic nevi is of great value. to avoid unnecessary biopsies, dermatoscopy has been introduced as a non-invasive modality and has improved the clinical diagnostic accuracy in recent decades. we aimed to describe dermoscopic patterns of acral pigmented lesions of patients in the clinic of dermatology i...

1 Department of Medicine, MM Medical College Residential Campus. Mullana Ambala Haryana, India 133203. 2 Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India. Correspondence mail: [email protected]. 3 Consultant Dermatologist Bangalore India. 4 Department of Pathology, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana Ambala, India....

Epidermolysis Bullosa Puriginosa is a genetic mechanobullous disease characterized by pruritus, lichenified or nodular prurigo-like lesions, occasional trauma-induced blistering, excoriations, milia, nail dystrophy and albopapuloid lesions that appear at birth or later. Scarring and prurigo are most prominent on the shins. Herein, we report a case with a history of blisters since childhood foll...

Ecthyma gangrenosum typically occurs in patients who are immunocompromised. It is most often associated with a Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia but other pathogens can be found. We report an HIV-infected patient with disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infection who presented with fever, mucous bloody diarrhea and cutaneous lesions on both legs. The cutaneous lesions had ecthyma gangreno...