Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in developing countries. Cutaneous tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis and represents a real diagnostic challenge because of its pauci-bacillary nature. Erythema nodosum is an exceptional skin manifestation of...
Diagnosis of Linear immunoglobulin A (IgA) bullous disease (LABD) is difficult as they present to relevant clinician late. This is the case of a 4-year-old Sri Lankan boy with a 2 months history of non-itching, blistering lesions on his extremities. Medical history was unremarkab...
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder with articular and extraarticular manifestations. Rheumatoid Vasculitis (RV), an extraarticular systemic manifestation of RA, is the most serious and unusual complication of long-standing RA, associated with a poor pro...
Biometric methods are increasingly being used all over the world for individual identification and authentication. Most methods are complex, however, the use of fingerprints are less complex, cheaper, readily available and thus widely used compared to other modalities. There are...
Myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga is rare in the Saudi Arabia, however, scarce morphological information exists regarding this dipteran. A female Saudi infant, one-month-old with tender erythematous nodules with small central ulceration in the arm and abdominal wall. Dur...
Background: Acne is one of the most common dermatological conditions encountered in day to day practice. Many recent studies have reported a strong association between acne and underlying systemic endocrine disorders, more particularly Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Objective: To s...
Aims: Skin disorders among school children are common and on the increase even though they are preventable and most studies has been hospital based as such captures only severe cases. This study aims at determining the prevalence and pattern of skin disorders among school childre...
Background: The skin described as the mirror of the mind. In primary psychocutaneous diseases patients have no primary skin disease and all of the cutaneous findings are self-induced. Establishing rapport has great effect on patient compliance and considered the initial and the m...
Aim: Lymphangiomas are malformations of the lymphatic system that are located in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. We report a case of invasive lymphangioma circumscriptum successfully treated by surgery. Presentation of a Case: A 10-year female presented with asymptomatic lesio...
Malignant degeneration of long-standing fistula is extremely rare and only one case has been reported so far in 2005. We herein report the 2 nd case of longstanding entercutaneous fistula following left nephrectomy. The clinical pictures, radiological features are highlighted exc...