Reactive perforating collagenosis is a rare familial nonpuritic skin disorder characterized by papules that grow in a diameter of 4 to 6mm and develop a central area of umbilication to […]
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Methotrexate-induced papular eruption
Methotrexate-induced papular eruption appears in patients being treated with methotrexate such as those with rheumatic disease presenting with erythematous indurated papules usually located on the proximal extremities.It has been suggested […]
Palisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermatitis
Palisaded neutrophilic and granulomatous dermaititis is usually associated with a well-defined connective tissue disease lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis most commonly and often presents with eroded or ulcerated symmetrically distributed […]
Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis
Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with arthritis is a condition that most commonly presents with symmetrical round-to-oval erythematous or violaceous plaques on the flanks axillae inner thighs and lower abdomen.
Rheumatoid vasculitis
Rheumatoid vasculitis is skin condition that is a typical feature of rheumatoid arthritis presenting as peripheral vascular lesions that are localized purpura cutaneous ulceration and gangrene of the distal parts […]
Shoulder presentation
A shoulder presentation refers to a malpresentation at childbirth where the baby is in a transverse lie (its vertebral column is perpendicular to that of the mother) thus the leading […]
Progressive systemic sclerosis
Progressive systemic sclerosis is a generalized disorder of connective tissue in which there is thickening of dermal collagen bundles and fibrosis and vascular abnormalities in internal organs.
Blau syndrome
Blau syndrome is characterized by familial granulomatous arthritis uveitis and skin granulomas comprising an autosomal dominantly inherited syndrome that overlaps both sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare.Restated Blau syndrome is a rare […]
Erythema gyratum repens
Erythema gyratum repens (also known as Gammel’s disease) is a figurate erythema that is rapidly moving and usually a marker of underlying cancer usually from the lung.
Otofacial syndrome
Otofacial syndrome is an extremely rare congenital deformity whereby the afflicted is born without a jaw and subsequently a chin.In nearly all cases the child does not survive because of […]