Khalid Al Aboud

Linear Angioma Serpiginosum

Abstract: Angioma serpiginosum distributed in a linear fashion along the upper extremity of an adolescent boy is described. Histopathologic examination revealed the characteristic numerous thick‐walled capillaries in the dermal papillae.

Anonychia congenita totalis: a case report and review of the literature

A 27‐year‐old man presented with a history of the absence of the nails of all the fingers and toes since birth. His parents were first‐degree cousins and there was no other case in the family. The past medical history was unremarkable. Examination revealed the absence of all the nails of all the toes and fingers ( Fig. 1 ). The teeth and hair were normal and there were no significant skin lesions. Other systemic examinations were normal. X‐Ray of the hands and feet showed the presence of terminal phalangeal bones. The patient was diagnosed with anonychia congenita totalis simplex.

Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936), Felix Lewandowsky (1879-1921), and their syndrome.

Josef Jadassohn (1863–1936) and his assistant, Felix Lewandowsky (1879–1921), were eminent German dermatologists who had several dermatology conditions linked eponymously. One such condition is Jadassohn–Lewandowsky syndrome, which is a type of pachyonychia congenita – a disease that is characterized by severe thickening of the nail due to massive nail hyperkeratosis. This report describes Jadassohn–Lewandowsky syndrome and the men behind this disease.Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936) and his assistant, Felix Lewandowsky (1879-1921), were eminent German dermatologists who had several dermatology conditions linked eponymously. One such condition is Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, which is a type of pachyonychia congenita - a disease that is characterized by severe thickening of the nail due to massive nail hyperkeratosis. This report describes Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome and the men behind this disease.

Eponyms in dermatology literature linked to Japan

There are many different eponyms in common use in dermatology today, originating from a variety of countries worldwide. This review discusses a selection of dermatological eponyms that are linked to Japan.There are many different eponyms in common use in dermatology today, originating from a variety of countries worldwide. This review discusses a selection of dermatological eponyms that are linked to Japan.

Bilateral pseudoainhum in lamellar ichthyosis

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Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjögren and Sjögren-Larsson syndrome.

Karl Gustaf Torsten Sjogren (1896-1974) a Swedish psychiatrist and geneticist, was a pioneer of modern Swedish psychiatry. Sjogren studied medicine at the University of Uppsala. From 1932 to 1935, he was Head Physician and Director of Lillehagen Hospital in Gothenburg, and between 1935- 1945, he was physician-in-chief at the psychiatric department of Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg. Sjogren was professor of psychiatry at Karolinska Institutet from 1945 to 1961 and was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1951. Sjogren was an expert of psychiatry for the World Health Organization. Among his many contributions to medicine, he is credited for describing several medical conditions, which were later named after him, including Graefe- Sjogren syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, and Sjogren-Larsson syndrome (SLS). During his work on juvenile amaurotic idiocy, Sjogren forged a collaboration with Tage K.L. Larsson, a statistics lecturer at the University of Lund. Their study on the combination of oligophrenia, congenital ichthyosis, and spastic disorders in 1957 established the clinical and genetic profile of a new disease entity, later known as Sjogren-Larsson syndrome (SLS).

Helen Ollendorff Curth and Curth-Macklin Syndrome

Helen Ollendorff Curth (1899-1982), is one of the pioneers in dermatology. In 1954, she and Madge Thurlow Macklin (1893-1962), an American medical geneticist, reported, a rare congenital genodermatosis that was later known as Curth-Macklin syndrome. This syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by extensive hyperkeratosis and palmo-plantar keratoderma. This report shed light on Helene Ollendorff Curth and the Curth-Macklin syndrome.

Multiple lesions of granuloma annulare on the hand in a patient with scabies

Granuloma annulare induced by scabies infection has been described previously in three patients. In this report, we share our observation of a fourth case.Granuloma annulare induced by scabies infection has been described previously in three patients. In this report, we share our observation of a fourth case.

Clues to pathogenesis in the behavior of drug eruptions.

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Eponyms in dermatology literature linked to Otorhinolaryngology

Jadwiga Schwann was a dermatologist from Poland. Among her contributions to dermatology, she is credited for describing a syndrome, in German and Polish languages. This syndrome appeared latter in English literature by Robert S. Bart (Dermatologist) (Fig. 1) and Robert E. Pumphrey (Otolaryngologist); both from USA, and so the syndrome was then known as Bart – Pumphrey syndrome. Schwann syndrome is cited in the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, as knuckle pads, leukonychia, and sensorineural deafness. It is characterized by knuckle pads, leukonychia, palmoplanter keratoderma (PPK) and sensorineural deafness [1].