Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) has a well known association with lymphomas, especially of T cell origin. Prognosis of lymphoma associated HLH is very poor, especially in T cell lymphomas; and, therefore, early diagnosis might alter the outcome. Though association of HLH with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is known, its occurrence in primary cutaneous ALCL (C-ALCL) is d...

Small bowel obstructions (SBOs) are common. Adhesions make up the majority of cases at 84.9%, followed by abdominal herniae and malignancies. A 71-year-old female presented with total constipation, abdominal distension, on a background of resected cutaneous melanoma nine years prior. A CT-scan showed small bowel intussusception and disseminated mucosal-enhancing lesions consistent with metastas...

m C m Gustatory sweating is a fairly common complication after surgery or injury of the parotid gland. The pathogenesis is based on aberrant nerve regeneration between the parasympathetic fibers of the salivary glands and the sympathetic fibers of the cutaneous sweat glands or blood vessels. Inappropriate inneration leads to local cutaneous sweating and vasodiation during mastication. A similar...

We report two cases of radiation-induced cutaneous angiosarcoma that occurred years after radiotherapy for pelvic cancer. The tumors in both cases were inoperable because of the poor performance status of the patient or the extent of the lesion. We treated the tumors with concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The chemotherapy consisted of the weekly administration of 70 mg/m paclitaxel. Bot...

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a complex group of genetic disorders characterised by mechanical fragility in the basement membrane zone. Affected individuals experience significant morbidity and mortality, most commonly from cutaneous malignancies. In fact, 90.1% of EB patients develop Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) before the age of 55, 80% of whom die within 5 years of diagnosis. Furthermore, t...

Tophaceous gout is the osteoarticular and cutaneous expression of chronic hyperuricaemia that can occur years after recurrent attacks acute inflammatory arthropathies. This metabolic complication increasingly rare. We report particular observation a patient with "historical" tophaceous severely handicapped by polyarticular involvement skin tophi.
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