Smooth muscle hamartoma (SMH), described by Stokes in 1923, is a proliferation of smooth muscle bundles. It can be single or multiple and may be congenital and acquired.1 The most frequent presentation is the localized congenital form, which is characterized by a plaque with a variable degree of hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, and induration. It is usually less than 10 cm in diameter and app...

Although frequently performed, laser removal of pigmented lesions still contains certain controversial issues. Epidermal pigmented lesions include solar lentigines, ephelides, café au lait macules and seborrheic keratoses. Dermal lesions include melanocytic nevi, blue nevi, drug induced hyperpigmentation and nevus of Ota and Ito. Some lesions exhibit both an epidermal and dermal component like ...

243 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology | March-April 2013 | Vol 79 | Issue 2 presence of certain polysaccharides, specifically glycogen and mucoproteins, as reddish structures which are present in the walls of the fungal hyphae. KONCPA showed sensitivity of 65.9% in our laboratory, which is lower than that reported in previous studies. [2,4,5] The lower detection was due ...

A 3-year-old boy visited the Department of Plastic Surgery of our hospital, complaining of a painful nodule on the hand which had existed since birth. Physical examination revealed a skin-colored, smooth, small nodule on the left thumb [Figure 1a]. Neither palmar hyperhidrosis nor finger hyperplasia was observed. In addition, the patient had a depigmented macule on the left abdomen [Figure 1b] ...

Case 1: An area of pigment loss in the skin and surrounding hair is noted on the head of a 10-year-old boy. Examination of the vertex of the scalp reveals a nevus encircled by depigmentation. Can you identify this lesion? Case 2: During a routine skin examination, a suspicious-looking pigmented lesion is noted on the upper back of a 27-year-old man. The 4-cm, irregularly shaped lesion is compos...