Acanthosis nigricans is a common dermatosis and is most often associated with benign conditions, such as insulin resistance. It is rare as a paraneoplastic marker. As such, it is characterized by sudden onset and rapid dissemination of velvety and hyperchromic skin lesions. The term "tripe palm" refers to exaggeration of the palmar ridge pattern, which resembles the internal surface of the bovi...

We describe the case of a 67-year-old man with a clinical history of smoking, hypertension, and hyperhomocysteinemia. The patient was referred for verrucous lesions on the face that had appeared more than 1 month earlier. A dermatological examination revealed several small, hyperkeratotic lesions on the cheeks and around the mouth (Figure 1A), as well as brownish plaques in the axillary and ing...

Abstract Indonesia is a home to diverse ethnicities and cultures that have influenced its culinary tradition. Moreover, Indonesian tradition shaped by the country’s wealth of natural resources, one which offal (including tripe, lung, intestine, liver, so on). The utilization has created myriad recipes offal-based dishes (OBDs), resulting in diversity across nation. Therefore, this article aimed...

The sporadic death of queen palms in one county in Florida was first brought to our attention in 2003. Recent conversations throughout the southern half of the state where queen palms are grown indicate the problem was observed in other counties at approximately the same time, which means we cannot blame the 2004 hurricane season for the spread of the problem. While initially less than 1% of th...