BACKGROUND Cutaneous dermatoses and malignancies have occurred at the sites of vaccines. PURPOSE To describe a man who developed a lichenoid dermatitis at the pneumococcal vaccine injection site and to review cutaneous dermatoses and malignancies occurring at vaccination sites. METHODS PubMed was used to search the following terms, separately and in combination: adverse, condition, cutaneou...

Introduction Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic T cell mediated disease of oral mucosa, skin, and its appendages with a prevalence of 0.5 to 2.6% worldwide. Oral lichenoid reactions (OLR) are a group of lesions with diverse aetiologies but have clinical and histological features similar to OLP, thereby posing a great challenge in differentiating both lesions. Mast cells are multifunctional i...

reported to be as high as 69%.[1] Common cutaneous adverse effects include maculopapular eruptions and erythematous eruptions. Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens–Johnson syndrome and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis have also been reported with the use of imatinib. Other reported cutaneous adverse effects include: hypopigmentation, lichenoid reactions, pityriasiform eruptions, purpur...

Tattooing has been practiced since ancient times.Nowadays, it is very popular among young generation. With this changing trend we are witnessing increasing number of cases with complications following tattooing.These tattoo reactions may be attributed to various contents such as metallic salt in tattoo pigment, organic dyes mixed to get various colour shades or its carrier solution. Spectrum of...

Corresponding Author: Mahi Balci Department of Pathology, Kirikkale Medical University, Yenisehir/Kirikkale, Turkey Ph: +90 507 8397706 Email: [email protected] Abstract: The histopathological assessment of Oral Lichen Planus (OLP) and oral lichenoid lesions is relatively subjective. The distinguishing criteria established by WHO effectively reproducible when all selection criteria were fulfi...

A 55 year old male patient came for routine dental examination. History revealed that he was a heavy tobacco chewer for the past 20 years. During examination, several radiating white lines were found on top of a slightly grey background, in relation to the right buccal mucosa. The location of the lesion clearly coincided with the site of placement of quid. A differential diagnosis of lichen pla...

Different clinical appearances such as Yellow nail syndrome and Lichen planus or lichenoid reactions can originate from close or identical etiologies. They may result from dental restorative materials or metal allergy. Interestingly, the nail sometimes returns to its normal condition, months after the withdrawal of the offending agents.