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The article presents the case study of a 17-year-old Japanese girl with sudden onset of calciphylaxis, a condition of skin necrosis. It is stated that calciphylaxis characterized by medial calcification of the dermal and subcutaneous small arteries. The patient was associated with an episode of temporary hypotension with chronic kidney failure undergoing peritoneal dialysis. She was treated with oral calcium carbonate and oral sevelamer hydrochloride.

A letter to the editor is presented whcih discusses aneroderma associated with microscopic panniculitis in a patient with antiphospolipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus.

The article presents a case study of a 61-year-old Japanese man who was referred for the treatment of a giant squamous cell carcinoma of the penis. Laboratory examinations found increased white blood cell count and C-reactive protein with negative evidence of metastasis. In addition, the patient was treated with surgery that result in emasculation and found the human papilloma virus (HPV) due to smoking, absence of circumcision and poor hygiene in the genital area.