A creeping holiday souvenir: about a misleading case of hookworm folliculitis†.

A 27-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the outpatient dermatology department of the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Brussels, Belgium, with a pruritic rash that had started a week previously while she was travelling in Thailand. She was otherwise healthy. The lesions, initially located in the sub-mammary folds and in the lumbar region, had then spread to her torso (Figure 1) despite treatment with IV dexamethasone and antihistamines. On initial examination, the eruption presented as numerous fixed erythematous follicular papules and excoriations. [...

Les perturbateurs endocriniens

Nous rapportons le contenu de la réunion PEAU’se dermatologique du 22 octobre 2018, organisée par le service de dermatologie des Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc et consacrée aux perturbateurs endocriniens. Le docteur AS. Parent nous illustre tout d’abord les multiples interactions mises en évidence entre les perturbateurs endocriniens et le développement de l’enfant. Le Docteur Ch. Lafforgue nous parle, quant à elle, de la sécurité des produits cosmétiques vis à vis des perturbateurs endocriniens qu’ils contiennent et de leur absorption.[Endocrine disruptors] We herein report on the “PEAU’se dermatologique” meeting focused on endocrine disruptors, which was held on October 22, 2018 and organised by the Department of dermatology of the Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc. Doctor AS. Parent first described the interactions taking place between endocrine disruptors and child development. Next, Doctor CH. Laforge presented the legislation on endocrine disruptors and talked about absorption mechanisms. Finally, the experts provided us with advice on how to limit exposure to and, thus, avoid the undesirable effects of these products

A case report of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a misleading clinical presentation.

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is often difficult because of the diversity of clinical presentations, its often-misleading appearance and the very long incubation period (time between the endemic stay and the onset of skin lesions). CASE: We report the case of an otherwise healthy 67-year-old man who presented with inflammatory skin lesions on the scalp and face for the past 7 years. The lesions were first mistaken as cutaneous sarcoidosis, mycobacterial infection, and cutaneous lymphoma. Finally, the diagnosis was made by RT-PCR analysis on a punch-biopsy specimen, which was positive for Leishmania infantum. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: To date, the choice of treatment for complex cutaneous leishmaniases is based on the Leishmania species. Our patient successfully responded to liposomal amphotericin B