Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) rarely occurs as a primary cutaneous lesion. We report a case of cutaneous IMT in an 8-year-old girl presenting with an ulcerated nodule on the cheek. Although cutaneous IMT poses a diagnostic challenge because of its rarity, excision of the lesion is likely to be curative.

The effects in vivo of the bisphosphonate drug pamidronate, used in bone resorption therapy, were investigated in an experimental model of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Pamidronate at an intraperitoneal dose of 10 mg/kg/day for 5 days effects a radical cure of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Balb/c mice, as evidenced by long-term disappearance of lesions; disappearance of amastigotes in lesion sites, as ...

background polyvinyl alcohol (pva) is one of the well-known polymers, which has been used in numerous biomedical applications because of its good biocompatibility. objectives due to problems made by the therapeutics already used for leishmaniasis, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pva containing artemether in treating cutaneous leishmaniasis in balb/c mice. materials and metho...

purpose : among the three forms of anthrax in human (cutaneous, inhalational, and gastrointestinal), cutaneous anthrax is the most common form with prevalence of 95%. the cutaneous anthrax is a rare cause of periorbital (preseptal) cellulitis that may remained without correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment. this may result in severe local complications such as blindness and airway obstruct...

Cutaneous horn is a protrusion from the skin consisting of cornified material. It usually appears on exposed skin areas especially on the head and neck. A 70-year-old woman applied to our clinic with a hard, conical, black-grey 2 cm lesion on the upper lip. On physical examination, there was no palpable lymph node in the neck other than the lesion. Diagnosed to be cutaneous horn, the lesion was...

Background and aims: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health issue in many parts of Iran.Diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area is not as simple as that in endemic foci.The management and treatment of this disease are global dilemmas. The purpose of this study was toidentify Leishmania species isolated from human cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions in patient...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis is an annoying and disfiguring disease affecting around 1,500,000 individuals globally. there are endemic pockets of this disease in taif region. in some patients, lesion often weeps and leads to scar formation. the study was conducted to see the efficacy of fluconazole and itraconazole in the patients of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the effect of these drugs ...

Chromoblastomycosis is a rare chronic fungal infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is primarily a disease of tropical and subtropical regions and affects mainly the agricultural workers following trauma with vegetable matter. Cutaneous Chromoblastomycosis may clinically mimic cutaneous tuberculosis as both the condition usually presents with hyper pigmented verrucous lesion of skin. Her...

Rhinosporidiosis is a granulomatous disorder caused by Rhinosporidium seeberi, an aquatic parasite. It spreads through contaminated water and soil. It frequently involves the nasal cavity and nasopharynx. Disseminated or systemic lesions are rare. A 56 year old man presented with multiple tumor like lesions all over the body in our cancer institute in April 2012. Fine needle aspiration cyto...

this case report states a 25-year-old woman, residing in the city of dezfool, khuzestan province, south of iran with the diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in june 2008. her skin lesion had de­veloped from 8 months earlier as a nodule on her left arm, 1×3 cm in diameter. because of sever­ity of the lesion, we prescribed meglumine antimoniate intralesionally with giving up her breast feeding. ...