Is there scientific evidence to support antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with periodontal disease as a means to decrease the risk of prosthetic joint infections? A systematic review.

Purpose: To re-assess the scientific literature to ascertain if there is scientific evidence to support antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with periodontal disease as a means to decrease the risk of prosthetic joint infections.

Introduction: Prosthetic joint infections occur in approximately 0.3-2% of patients and, of these, around 6-13% are thought to be caused by oral bacteria.

Inverse psoriasis treated with ustekinumab.

Inverse psoriasis is characterised by the involvement of flexural skin folds. This form of psoriasis has distinct clinical and therapeutic features. This report refers to the case of a 48-year-old Caucasian man who was observed in our department, with a clinically and biopsy proven diagnosis of inverse psoriasis.

Cutaneous Lymphangioma circumscriptum - dermoscopic features.

Lymphangiomas are congenital lymphatic malformations and cutaneous lymphangioma circumscriptum is the most common type. It is clinically characterized by clusters of translucent vesicles and the presence of dermoscopically yellow lacunae surrounded by pale septa, as well as reddish to bluish lacunae. In our case, the recently described hypopyon-like feature manifested, aiding in the sometimes difficult differential diagnosis of cutaneous lymphangioma circumscriptum with vascular lesions, further highlighting the importance of dermoscopy in what can be a diagnostic challenge.

Epidermal nevus syndrome associated with hypophosphatemic rickets.

Epidermal Nevus Syndrome (ENS) is characterized by epidermal nevi associated with abnormalities involving the nervous, skeletal, and other systems. Rarely, hypophosphatemic rickets has been observed in association with epidermal nevi. A patient with ENS with right-sided serpiginous skin lesions, generalized weakness, and diffuse osteopenia associated with hypophosphatemic rickets is described.