kindler syndrome (ks) is a rare, autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin blistering and photosensitivity in infancy, progressive poikiloderma, and diffuse cutaneous atrophy. it affects the skin, mucous membranes, and oral cavity and is caused by mutations in the kind1 gene on 20p12.3. the first case of ks associated with periodontitis was reported in 1996, and have been infrequ...

lumbar hernias (lh) accounts for less than 1.5% of total hernia incidence. it can occur in two separate triangular areas of the flank. about 300 cases have been reported in the literature. here, we report a 55-year old man with acute painful left side flank mass and final diagnosis of lh. the mass was appeared about three hours before admission and his pain was slight at first but became more s...

proliferating pilomatricoma is a distinctive rare variant of pilomatricoma first described in 1997.very few cases of proliferating pilomatricoma have been reported in the literature until date. this report is a case of 65 years old male presenting with hard nodular lump on the right side of neck slowly increasing in size for the last 8 months. wide excision of the lump was performed with clear ...

purpose: to report two sisters with congenital myasthenic syndrome (cms) masquerading as myasthenia gravis. patients and findings: two six and seven years old sisters presented with variable strabismus, ptosis, and fatigue. all symptoms were aggravated with exercise and improved with rest. intramuscular prostigmin injection decreased their symptoms. a diagnosis of cms was made according to earl...

inguinal mass is a common clinical finding or even symptom in childhood while the most common diagnosis is inguinal hernia that may proceed with prompt surgical but there are a vast variety of different entities that may manifest as an inguinal mass and in some instances, surgical approach is not indicated or may need further preoperative assessments to determine a correct therapeutic plan. in ...

the hematological malignancies associated with nephrotic syndrome are mainly hodgkin’s and non-hodgkin’s lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. acute myelogenous leukemia (aml) has rarely been described in associated with nephritic syndrome. we report a rare case of acute myelogenous leukemia who presented with nephrotic syndrome. a previously healthy 62-year-old man was admitted in nephro...

intraosseous movement of an unerupted tooth across the midline of the jaw is known as dental transmigration. this infrequent event is mostly found in the mandibular canines. there are four new cases of mandibular canine transmigration presented here. the literature on this anomalous phenomenon is also reviewed.