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K Al Aboud
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Vulval lymphangiomata mimicking genital warts.
Genital warts can mimic a variety of conditions. We report a middle-aged pregnant woman with lymphangiectatic lesions on the vulva resembling warts.
Adult↗
Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex: report of a family.
We report a family with hereditary hypotrichosis simplex of the scalp, a rare disorder that was first described in 1974. In our family, four out of 10 siblings were affected, including three females and one male. Examination showed thinning of the scalp hair and sparse body hair. Eyebrows, eyelashes, pubic and axillary hair were normal. Skin, nails and teeth were also normal. Hair shaft examination did not reveal any structural abnormalities. Normal follicular units, hair shafts within follicles, eccrine glands and a lack of inflammation were seen on histopathology. The primary pathology underlying this genodermatosis is unclear, but the anagen phase of the hair cycle is clearly compromised.
Adolescent↗
Kindler syndrome in a Saudi kindred.
We report a large consanguineous Saudi-Arabian pedigree containing 11 individuals with the autosomal recessive genodermatosis, Kindler syndrome. Three affected cases died in infancy but the remaining eight had signs of photosensitivity, generalized poikiloderma, webbed fingers, loss of dermatoglyphics and nail dystrophy. The majority also had oral involvement with bleeding gums. Additional features seen in some cases included pseudoainhum of the toes, sclerotic bands on the wrists and hand deformities. The aetiology of Kindler syndrome is not yet known, but the underlying defect leads to both cutaneous and oral inflammation, along with photosensitivity and scarring.
Adult↗
Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas of the face.
BACKGROUND: Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas of the face are a rare facial dermatosis for which no recent large series of cases has been reported. OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinicopathologic features of five cases of multiple eccrine hidrocystoma and to emphasize their similar characteristics. METHODS: The clinical and histologic features of five women with multiple eccrine hidrocystomas of the face are described. RESULTS: All cases were middle-aged women with numerous, asymptomatic, skin-colored to bluish, papulonodular skin lesions, ranging from 2 to 5 mm in diameter, and mainly centrifacial in distribution. Histopathologically, all cases showed unilocular cysts in the dermis lined by two layers of cuboidal cells. Staining for S-100 protein was negative in the cyst wall in all cases. One case was treated with topical 1% atropine for 3 weeks with no significant improvement. No systemic side-effects were observed during this treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas are a rare condition which might be confused clinically and histopathologically with apocrine hidrocystomas. To date, no effective treatment has been reported.
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