Case Letter

Case Letter

Acute Inflammatory Skin Reaction During Neutrophil Recovery After Antileukemic Therapy

Author:

Monic Roengvoraphoj, MD

Shaofeng Yan, MD

Frederick Lansigan, MD

M. Shane Chapman, MD

Alexey V. Danilov, MD

To the Editor:A 34-year-old man presented with fever, easy bruising, and pancytopenia with increased peripheral blasts of 77%. Bone marrow biopsy...

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Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis and the Risk for Malignancy

Author:

Shelley H. Fox, FNP

Dirk M. Elston, MD

To the Editor:Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare autosomal-recessive genodermatosis characterized by widespread infection with...

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Diagnosis of a Rapidly Growing Preauricular Nodule: Chondroid Syringoma or Pleomorphic Adenoma?

Author:

Ashika Odhav, MD

Chirag Odhav, BA

Satish Odhav, MD

To the Editor:Chondroid syringoma is a rare benign mixed tumor that originates from the sweat glands, typically presenting with both epithelial...

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Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Involving the Trachea and Bronchi: An Extremely Rare and Life-Threatening Presentation

Author:

Elizabeth Wilder, MD

Martin P. Fernandez, MD

Jennifer Krejci-Manwaring, MD

To the Editor:Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) is an autoimmune blistering disorder that causes subepithelial damage and scarring of mucosal...

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Novel De Novo Heterozygous Frameshift Mutation of the ADAR1 Gene in Heavy Dyschromatosis Symmetrica Hereditaria

Author:

Cheng-Rang Li, MD

Hui Li, MD

Rui-Xing Yu, MD

Zhi-Liang Li, MD

Qi Li, BA

Juan-Qin Gong, MD

To the Editor: Dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH)(Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man 127400), also called reticulate acropigmentation of...

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Desmoplastic Hairless Hypopigmented Nevus

Author:

Hussein M. M. Hassab-El-Naby, MD

Ahmed Sadek, MD

Hala A. Amer, MD

Mona M. Esmat, MD

To the Editor:We report 2 cases of desmoplastic hairless hypopigmented nevi (DHHN), which are giant congenital melanocytic nevi (GCMN) that show...

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Cutaneous Artifactual Disease Represented as Recurrent Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Author:

Lena Elizabeth Gowring, DO

Ryan Johnson

MD

To the Editor:Lyell1 coined the term cutaneous artifactual disease to describe the spectrum of factitious disorders associated with skin...

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Multiple Eruptive Dermatofibromas in a Patient With Sarcoidosis

Author:

Hayley Goldbach, MD

Karloyn Wanat, MD

Misha Rosenbach, MD

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Eruptive Seborrheic Keratoses Secondary to Telaprevir-Related Dermatitis

Author:

Preston W. Chadwick, MD

Warren R. Heymann, MD

Telaprevir is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor used with ribavirin and interferon for the treatment of increased viral load clearance...

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Enhanced Radiation Dermatitis Associated With Concurrent Palliative Radiation and Vemurafenib Therapy

Author:

Karen Y Kuo, MD

Wen Jiang Md, PhD

Susan M. Swetter, MD

Bernice Y Kwong, MD

Vemurafenib is a selective BRAF inhibitor that was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2011 for the treatment of...

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Fingernail Photo-onycholysis After Aminolevulinic Acid–Photodynamic Therapy Under Blue Light for Treatment of Actinic Keratoses on the Face

Author:

Karina Paci, BS

Rebecca Todd Bell, MD

Beth Goldstein, MD

Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of several effective treatments of actinic keratoses (AKs). Photodynamic therapy involves selection of a...

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