Dermatology : international journal for clinical and investigative dermatology
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Dermatology (Basel) · Jan 1995
Review Case ReportsStiff skin syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
Stiff skin syndrome (SSS) is a rare disorder characterized by stony-hard skin, limited joint mobility and mild hypertrichosis. We present a severe case in a 4-year-old boy. ⋯ We highlight the complexity of this case and the diagnostic approach to patients with this disorder. We also review and summarize the 24 cases previously reported in the literature.
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Dermatology (Basel) · Jan 1995
Case ReportsMultiple bursitis--a case with an unusual skin manifestation.
Bursitis is a periarticular rheumatism which occurs as a result of trauma, infection, metabolic disease or rheumatoid arthritis. The disease is usually manifested as a solitary lesion except in a few reported cases of multiple lesions. We describe here a case of bursitis in a 58-year-old woman with multifocal cystic lesions containing sterile bloody or yellowish fluid in the four extremities. Serological abnormalities were also noted, suggesting the presence of rheumatoid arthritis or another autoimmune connective tissue disease.
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Dermatology (Basel) · Jan 1995
Case ReportsNecrotizing fasciitis due to Pasteurella multocida infection.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a potentially fatal clinical disease caused by infection with various bacteria in addition to streptococci, which are common causative agents. We report on a rare case of this disease in association with Pasteurella multocida infection. ⋯ Those lesions progressed rapidly. The patient also had a history of chronic liver injury as described in previous reports.
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We report a case presenting with 'flagellate' erythema which is a characteristic skin lesion of dermatomyositis seen in Japan. A possible pathological mechanism is proposed in comparison with the 'flagellate' erythema caused by bleomycin.