Frontal cutaneous meningioma--Case report.

Cutaneous meningiomas are rare tumors most commonly located on the scalp. We report the case of a 55-year-old male who presented with a 2 x 3 cm tumoral lesion on the forehead. The lesion was hard, adherent and covered by normal skin. Incisional biopsy revealed a proliferation of monomorphic round cells, organized in nests and focally forming pseudovascular spaces. Immunohistochemical study revealed positivity for epithelial antigen membrane and vimentin. Vascular markers, cytokeratins and S100 protein were negative. A brain CT scan did not show any evidence of intracranial meningioma. The authors describe the case of a cutaneous frontal meningioma in probable relation with previous cranioencephalic trauma.

Frontal cutaneous meningioma - Case report

Cutaneous meningiomas are rare tumors most commonly located on the scalp. We report the case of a 55-year-old male who presented with a 2x3 cm tumoral lesion on the forehead. The lesion was hard, adherent and covered by normal skin. Incisional biopsy revelead a proliferation of monomorphic round cells, organized in nests and focally forming pseudovascular spaces. Immunohistochemical study revealed positivity for epithelial antigen membrane and vimentin. Vascular markers, cytokeratins and S100 protein were negative. A brain CT scan did not show any evidence of intracranial meningioma. The authors describe the case of a cutaneous frontal meningioma in probable relation with previous cranioencephalic trauma.

[Cutaneous loxoscelism in Portugal: a rare cause of dermonecrosis]. / Loxoscelismo Cutâneo em Portugal: Causa Rara de Dermonecrose.

Cutaneous loxoscelism is an exceptional diagnosis in Portugal, regardless of the documented presence of Loxosceles rufescens.We report a 33-year old female patient presenting to our clinic after having visualized a bite from a spider in the inner aspect of the right thigh. Afterwards, she developed a warm, painful erythematous plaque, progressing to skin necrosis and torpid ulcer formation. Considering the failure of conservative measures, surgical debridement of the ulcer followed by repair using an O-Z plasty achieved good functional outcome. Definite diagnosis of cutaneous loxoscelism may be difficult since it relies on the visualization of the bite, capture of the spider for identification and typical clinical features. This case meets several criteria that allow the establishment of a causative link between spider bite and dermonecrosis. It is, to the best of our knowledge, the first diagnosis of loxoscelism reported in Portugal.

O loxoscelismo cutâneo é um diagnóstico excecional em Portugal, apesar da presença reconhecida da espécie Loxosceles rufescens. Apresentamos uma doente de 33 anos que desenvolveu placa eritematosa quente, dolorosa, com progressão para necrose cutânea e ulceração tórpida na face interna da coxa direita, em relação com mordedura visualizada de aranha. Em virtude da ausência de cicatrização adequada após tratamento conservador, recorreu-se ao desbridamento cirúrgico da úlcera, tendo-se realizado plastia em O-Z para a sua reconstrução, com bom resultado funcional. O diagnóstico de loxoscelismo cutâneo é difícil e obriga idealmente à observação da mordedura, verificação de sinais clínicos compatíveis e captura da aranha para identificação por taxonomista. Estecaso clínico reúne critérios que relacionam uma mordedura de aranha com a necrose cutânea resultante, sendo este, no nossoconhecimento, o primeiro caso relatado em Portugal.

Multiple cutaneous reticulohistiocytomas in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

A 64-year-old woman with a long-standing peripheral symmetric polyarthritis with positive rheumatoid serology was evaluated for multiple asymptotic papulonodules of fingers, mentum, lower lip, ears, and eyelids. Histopathologic examination showed a dermal infiltrate composed of histiocytes, multinucleate giant cells with ground-glass cytoplasm, and lymphocytes, suggestive of reticulohistiocytoma. The possibilities of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with positive rheumatoid serology or coexistence of multiple cutaneous reticulohistiocytomas and rheumatoid arthritis are discussed.