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Abstract We present a case of a 55-year-old female with breast cancer who developed radiation recall dermatitis (RRD) 3 years later after administration of levofloxacin. A vast majority of cases [...]

Byline: M. E. Y. Miller (1), Dipak J. Shah (2), Everard N. Barton (3), Andrea H. E. Gray (4), Curtis B. Yeates (5) Keywords: KeywordsaHTLV-1; Renal failure; Hypertension; Infective dermatitis Abstract: This report documents the clinicopathological features in two Jamaican children who presented with infective dermatitis, glomerulonephritis, renal failure and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) seropositivity. Severe hypertension with hypertensive encephalopathy was the most impressive clinical feature. Histological findings from renal biopsy specimens in both cases revealed significant glomerulosclerosis with fibrosis, chronic inflammatory cell infiltrates in the interstitium, and arteriolar hypertensive changes. Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) was demonstrable in case 1 and marked focal glomerulosclerosis in case 2. Case 1 developed end stage renal failure and died within 3 years of diagnosis. Case 2 remains hypertensive and in chronic renal failure. Although a causal relationship between HTLV-1 infection and renal disease cannot be proven by these two cases, it appears that renal involvement in children with HTLV-1 infection is severe, with the potential for chronic renal failure and malignant hypertension. HTLV-1 nephropathy should be suspected in children with infective dermatitis and renal disease. Author Affiliation: (1) Section of Child Health, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies e-mail: maorellim@cwjamaica.com Tel.: +1-876-9310460, Fax: +1-876-9271446, JM (2) Department of Pathology, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies, JM (3) Department of Medicine, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies, JM (4) Department of Paediatrics, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, JM (5) Department of Paediatrics, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, JM Article note: Received: 1 November 1999 / Revised: 21 June 2000 / Accepted: 23 June 2000

Byline: Kashinath. Nayak, Hima. Gopinath, Hema. Kini, Pramod. Kumar Diogenes syndrome is characterized by extreme self-neglect, social withdrawal, and poor personal and domestic hygiene. We report a case of Diogenes [...]

Byline: Ipek. Coban, Tuba. Kokenek-Unal, Murat. Alper Acroangiodermatitis is a rare self-limited angioproliferative lesion which can be associated with congenital vascular malformations or acquired venous insufficiency. Despite of its benign [...]

Byline: Annakan. Navaratnam, Sankaran. Chandrasekharan Cutaneous metastases from primary internal malignancies are an uncommon presentation. Cutaneous metastases are more frequently seen in breast cancer than in any other visceral malignancy [...]

ABSTRACT Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is most commonly associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but may be induced by medications as well. Darifenacin is a muscarinic antagonist which was FDA approved for [...]

ABSTRACT We report an alcoholic Indian man, a known case of contact dermatitis to nickel, who presented with recurrence a same site, without having recent contact with nickel, following disulfiram [...]

Byline: Bikash. Kar, Kanakalata. Dash Lichen sclerosus (LS) is an inflammatory dermatitis of unknown etiology that mostly affects the genital region in both the sexes. In active cases the histopathologic [...]

Byline: Hemanta. Kar, Sonali. Langar, Tarlok. Arora, Pankaj. Sharma, Alok. Raina, Meenakshi. Bhardwaj Background: Photodermatitis is an abnormal response to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). The photoallergic contact dermatitis caused by plant [...]

Byline: Debasish. Basu, Nitesh. Painuly, Manoj. Sahoo Dermatitis artefacta is a disorder in which the skin is the target of self-inflicted injury. We report a case of dermatitis artefacta, in [...]

Byline: Asok. Gangopadhyay, Jayanta. Das, Sujata. Sengupta Sir, Schamberg's disease (SD), (progressive pigmentary dermatosis), is of uncertain etiology.[sup] [1] Irregular patches of brown pigmentation due to hemosiderin deposits, with characteristic [...]

Byline: Chandrashekar. Laxmisha, Senthil. Kumar, Amiya. Nath, Devinder. Thappa Sir, Hand eczema is a descriptive diagnosis for dermatitis largely confined to the hands, and it does not make any presumption [...]

Byline: S. Murthy, Karjigi. Siddalingappa, T. Suresh Sir, Nicolau's syndrome (NS) is a rare injection site reaction, following intramuscular administration of drugs, with varying degrees of tissue damage. It is [...]

Byline: M. Binitha, Daisy. Thomas, L. Asha Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disease due to mutations in two genetic loci, characterized by hamartoma formation in the skin, nervous system, [...]

Byline: N. Walia Three cases of dermatitis artefacta are reported for their varied presentation, diagnostic indicators and complex management. A 21-year-old soldier had multiple painful erosions on dorsum of both [...]

INTRODUCTION There are two types of photo recall phenomena: ultraviolet recall and radiation recall. Ultraviolet recall (UVR), also known as sunburn reactivation phenomenon, is characterized by an erythematous eruption in [...]