Discover the world's first strange skin case

On November 19, Dr. Hoang Van Minh - head of dermatology clinic of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, director of the Blood Center of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy - said he had examined and discovered a patient. suffer from thickening of the inflammation of the lining of the skin of the meningitis and the first hepatitis B virus in the world.

The American Academy of Skin Diseases confirmed this case and agreed that Dr. Hoang Van Minh presented at the scientific conference organized by this institute from March 21-25, 2014.

The face of Q. patient has many convex folds - (Photo: HVM)

According to Dr. Hoang Van Minh, CHQ brother (28 years old, Quang Ngai) before going to the University Hospital of Medicine and Pharmacy, he went to a few places but did not diagnose the disease. Mr. Q. told us about three years ago, between his forehead and his two nasal bridge, there were two rough, rough lines like vegetable beds.

Dermatitis of the meningitis is a disease of hypertrophic osteoarthritis , characterized by a drumstick finger, thick drapery skin, and a bone proliferation and new bone formation. The cause of the disease is due to genetic mutations and several other diseases, in some cases the disease is related to endocrine problems, especially head to head. If the meningitis skin disease in the world is found to have more than 200 cases, this disease is also associated with limb disease, the world recorded three cases. Also this disease is associated with headaches and hepatitis B, this is the first case in the world.

Then these protrusions spread to the forehead and part of the scalp. When examining Mr. Q., Dr. Minh saw an old patient's face like a 50-year-old, the patient had increased sweating in the body, palms, feet, face area of ​​seborrhea. These phenomena appeared three years earlier, then slowly appeared wrinkled, wrinkled creases and folds. In addition, ten fingers (especially two thumbs), Mr. Q.'s toes were enlarged like drumsticks.

Doubtful that the patient has endocrine problems, the doctor checks (CT scans, hormonal tests) when the patient has a tumor in the brain (the tumor is in the pituitary). Results of X-ray of the femur, leg bone also found patients with bone damage, thickening of the bone and new bone formation at the bone. Blood test results show that the patient has hepatitis B.

Dr. Hoang Van Minh affirmed that the disease cannot be cured, it can only reduce the development of the disease and help patients have a better face. However, surgery and treatment only helps to improve the aging of patients. With pituitary tumors due to childhood, it will continue to monitor, when indicated to endoscopic surgery to cut pituitary tumors. For the face skin, the scalp so that it is not swept away, the doctor will refine the skin of the patient's face and remove the swollen skin and smooth it together. It is expected that mid-February 2014 will be operated on patients.