Case Reports

Case Reports

Eruptive Melanocytic Nevi During Azathioprine Therapy for Antisynthetase Syndrome

Author:

Stephanie A. Steinweg, MD

Christian R. Halvorson, MD

Grace F. Kao, MD

Sridhar Dronavalli, MD

Eruptive melanocytic nevi (EMN) are rare multiple benign melanocytic nevi that develop within a few months. The phenomenon has been associated...

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Paraneoplastic Palmoplantar Keratoderma Secondary to Metastatic Uterine Adenocarcinoma

Author:

Joseph R. Kallini, MD

Khosro Sadeghani, MD

Amor Khachemoune, MD

Palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) is a dermatosis that presents as hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles. It may be acquired or heritable. Acquired...

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Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Author:

Ryan E. O'Leary, MD

Jennifer L. Hsiao, MD

Scott D. Worswick, MD

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Misdiagnosed Crusted Scabies in an AIDS Patient Leads to Hyperinfestation

Author:

Niloofar Yari, MD

C. Helen Malone, MD

Antonio Rivas

MD

Crusted scabies is a severe, highly contagious form of classic scabies caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis. Crusted scabies is more...

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Imatinib Mesylate–Induced Lichenoid Drug Eruption

Author:

Erin H. Penn, MD

Hye Jin Chung, MD

Matthew Keller, MD

Imatinib mesylate (imatinib) is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2001 for chronic myeloid...

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Late-Onset Bexarotene-Induced CD4 Lymphopenia in a Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma Patient

Author:

Karin Eshagh, MD

Laura Sullivan Romero, MD

Jessica Kim So, MD

Xianfeng Frank Zhao, MD, PhD, MBA

Various infections, autoimmune diseases, medications, and total-body irradiation are known factors associated with CD4 lymphopenia, defined as a...

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Lupus Erythematosus Tumidus of the Scalp Masquerading as Alopecia Areata

Author:

Kara Hoverson, MD

Abel D. Jarell, MD

Wendi E. Wohltmann, MD

Lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET) is a unique subset of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) that generally presents as urticarialike...

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Resolution of Psoriatic Lesions on the Gingiva and Hard Palate Following Administration of Adalimumab for Cutaneous Psoriasis

Author:

John K. Brooks, DDS

Justin W. Kleinman, DMD

Charlotte E. Modly, MD

John R. Basile, DDS, DMSc

We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with an atypical inflammatory response of the gingiva and hard palate that was concomitant...

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Questioning the Specificity and Sensitivity of ELISA for Bullous Pemphigoid Diagnosis

Author:

Christine Muglia, MD

Tara Bronsnick, MD

A. Yasmine Kirkorian, MD

Jisun Cha, MD

The reported sensitivity and specificity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for bullous pemphigoid (BP) diagnosis is approximately 87%...

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Relapsing Polychondritis With Meningoencephalitis

Author:

Monica Tsai, MD

Mengjun Hu, MD

Jamie Zussman, MD

Scott Worswick, MD

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune disease of the cartilaginous structures of the body with many systemic manifestations including...

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Papillary Transitional Cell Bladder Carcinoma and Systematized Epidermal Nevus Syndrome

Author:

Adekemi Akingboye, MD

Heather Schultz, MD

Gina A. Taylor, MD

Epidermal nevus syndrome (ENS), also known as Solomon syndrome, is a rare neurocutaneous disorder defined by mosaicism. Epidermal nevus syndrome...

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