A 44 year old man who had a resection for an adenocarcinoma of the tranverse colon was also found to have a metastatic nodule in the right lobe of the liver (segment VI). He underwent a laparotomy, during which an intra-operative ultrasound revealed 2 additional nodules in segments IV and VII. These three lesions were resected, each with 2 cm margin of normal liver. A Portacath (Pharmacia Delti...

A patient with an ill defined density in the left upper lobe underwent transthoracic needle aspiration. A diagnosis of Blastomyces dermatitidis was made from the aspiration. The patient later returned with a cutaneous ulcer at the site of needle aspiration. B dermatitidis was subsequently recovered from the skin lesion.

conclusions post immunization lv is a rare complication of the bcg vaccine and should be considered by any physician. lupus vulgaris is a paucibacillary form of tb. therefore, acid fast bacilli are not detected in most cases. the pcr is a useful method for confirmation of the diagnosis of lv. introduction lupus vulgaris (lv) is one type of cutaneous tuberculosis (tb) but a rare complication of ...

Lupoid leishmaniasis is an unusual complication of acute cutaneous leishmaniasis which can represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The disease is actually a reactivation of an earlier acute cutaneous infection. It usually starts close to or in the scar of previous lesion and can cause severe destruction. Its diagnosis is complicated by the sparsity of the microorganisms in the d...

J Lipa, W Peters, V Fornasier, B Fisher. Bacillary angiomatosis: A unique cutaneous complication of HIV infection. Can J Plast Surg 1995;3(2):96-101. As the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection increases, so does the recognition of unusual manifestations of this syndrome. This study describes two patients who presented with a unique, rare, cutaneous manifestion of HIV infe...

Diffuse cutaneous melanosis is a rare complication of metastatic melanoma related to a worse prognosis. There are few cases reported in the literature. Its pathogenesis has not been completely elucidated, although studies have suggested certain mechanisms for its occurrence. It is clinically manifested as a blue-gray discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes in a cephalo caudal progression...