Calcinosis Cutis Inducing "Syringomatoid" Eccrine Hyperplasia: An Extremely Rare Example.

Reactive "syringomatoid" eccrine proliferations are a well-established phenomenon, which can show similar but less extensive histological features of a syringoma. The cut-off between syringomatoid hyperplasia and syringomas is subjective and given the considerable morphological overlap, it is possible they represent two points on the same spectrum. Syringomatoid hyperplasia has been associated with several conditions including neoplasms and inflammatory dermatoses. Herein, we describe an extremely rare case of syringomatoid hyperplasia occurring with calcinosis cutis in a 54-year-old Caucasian male. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first such case described in the literature.

Extrafacial Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis: An Exceptionally Rare Example With Bilateral Multifocal Disease.

Dermal melanocytoses are a group of cutaneous disorders characterized by the presence of ectopic melanocytes in the dermis; the most well-known example is the Mongolian spot. Acquired dermal melanocytosis (ADM) is a term used to describe the onset of dermal melanocytosis occurring after its usual age of presentation (i.e., birth and infancy). ADMs usually occur on the face and can less commonly affect extrafacial sites, such as the back and limbs. Purely extrafacial ADM is extremely uncommon and, when present, is usually unifocal. Herein, we present an exceptionally rare example of purely extrafacial ADM with extensive bilateral involvement in a 44-year-old female originally from the Philippines.