Since its original description by Devergie in 1854, several cases of linear lichen planus have been described in the literature, but there have been notably few cases of the more rare zosteriform lichen planus. Zosteriform lichen planus needs to be differentiated from linear lichen planus and other linear dermatoses. We present a case of Zosteriform Lichen planus for its rarity and briefly revi...

A 70-year-old woman presented with painful nodules on the left side of the neck of 1 month duration. Upon questioning, the patient gave history of reverse smoking since 50 years. On examination, the patient had a superficial ulcer over the hard palate. A provisional diagnosis of zosteriform cutaneous metastases was made. Fine needle aspiration cytology of the nodule performed showed metastatic ...

The zosteriform distribution of cutaneous lesions is a common disease pattern in dermatology. It describes a unilateral girdle-like distribution restricted to the sensitive nerve territory of a dermatome. Three different pathogenic pathways can lead to a zosteriform pattern. The neural pathway uses the axons of a nerve ganglion for viral transport to a specific dermatome. The arche type is Herp...

Cutaneous metastases of prostate cancer are a rare entity and mimic many other common cutaneous conditions such as cellulitis, zosteriform lesions, others, making it easy to misdiagnose. Recognition this condition is vital prevent delays in treatment, lesions usually appear late stages the disease associated with high fatality rate. Here we describe case 64-year-old man history diffuse metastat...

Sir, A 21-year-old male presented with multiple brown asymptomatic plaques arranged in a zosteriform pattern, confined to the left flank of abdomen (Fig. 1) of 6 months’ duration. There was no history of herpes zoster affecting the same location. His general physical and systemic examinations were within normal limits. Cutaneous examination revealed a 3–6 cm wide zosteriform band composed of br...

Metastases of renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) to the skin and subcutaneous tissues are extremely rare. Similar to metastases from other genitourinary tract organs, they commonly affect middle-aged or elderly men, generally herald a rapid progression, and are associated with a poor outcome. Skin metastatic lesions present as painful or nontender nodules, and a vascular or even a z...

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