Background: Extramammary Paget disease is a rare cutaneous adenocarcinoma that predominantly affects apocrine gland-bearing areas and often presents with nonspecific eczematous, erythematous, or erosive lesions. Its clinical resemblance to common inflammatory and infectious derma...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1177
Background: Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a rare cutaneous adverse drug reaction of immuno-allergic origin, characterised by an eruption of erythematous lesions that leaves residual hyperpigmentation. The eruption recurs at exactly the same site upon re-exposure to the offending d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1178
Erythema dyschromicum perstans (EDP) is an uncommon acquired dermal macular hyperpigmentation disorder characterised by slowly progressive grey-to-blue macules and patches. Its aetiology remains uncertain, and treatment responses are variable. We report a 59-year-old woman with c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1175
Background: Systemic AL amyloidosis may involve the skin and mucosa, but nail involvement is uncommon and can mimic inflammatory or infectious nail disorders. This case describes diffuse pseudo-lichenoid onychodystrophy associated with systemic AL amyloidosis and highlights the d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1176
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, remains an under-recognised neglected tropical disease whose control is constrained by limited access to accurate, timely diagnosis in the remote, resource-poor settings where it is most prevalent. Methods: A narrat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1174
Chourouq Mustapha Eid, Fatima Ezzahraa Sassine, Taha Yassine Aaboudech, Kaoutar Znati, Sarah LOUBARIS, Hafsa Riache, Latifa Chat, Laila Benzekri & Mariame Meziane·Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science·2026
Aims: To report an exceptional case of scalp sarcoidosis revealing systemic sarcoidosis and to underline the contribution of trichoscopy to the diagnosis. Presentation of Case: A 50-year-old Moroccan woman with multinodular goitre presented with a chronic, non-pruritic, painless...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1172
Chourouq Mustapha Eid, Fatima Ezzahraa Sassine, Manal El Beyeg, Taha Yassine Aaboudech, Kaoutar Znati, Narjess Er-rachdy, Laila Benzekri & Mariame Meziane·Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science·2026
Aims: To report a case of Hailey-Hailey disease identified with the aid of dermoscopy in a woman with a darker skin phototype whose chronic flexural intertrigo had repeatedly been misdiagnosed and treated as a fungal infection, and to highlight dermoscopic features that may reduc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1173
Aims: This case report aims to describe the clinical and dermoscopic features of genital-only molluscum contagiosum in an adolescent with Fitzpatrick skin type VI. Genital lesions in adolescents may be mistaken for condylomata acuminata, while their appearance on deeply pigmented...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1171
Lichen amyloidosis is a chronic form of primary localised cutaneous amyloidosis that may be difficult to manage when pruritic and hyperkeratotic lesions persist despite conventional therapy. This case report describes the clinical response and short-term safety of sequential ligh...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1170
Charles Vianet Minael Tchibinda Delicat, Issa Adoum Mahamat, Correze Marie France Mbourou Mbatouila, Mariama Siré Toure, Lynda Noufack, Patrice Mendy, Maimouna Bassoum, Mame Tene Ndiaye Diop, Saer Diadie, Boubacar Ahy Diatta, Maodo Ndiaye & Moussa Diallo·Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science·2026
Introduction: Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease of the skin caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, also known as Koch’s bacillus (BK). Cutaneous TB is rare in developed countries but is steadily increasing in tropical African countries. We report a case of cutan...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrdes/2026/v9i1169