Dermoscopic characteristics of acral melanocytic nevi in children and adolescents.

Background/objective: There are limited data on the dermoscopic characteristics of acral nevi in the population under 18 years old. Our aim was to determine the frequency of acral volar nevi in children and adolescents, characterize their dermoscopic patterns, and identify relationships with age and location.

Methods: We prospectively examined the palms and soles of 1319 patients presenting to our outpatient clinic from July 2018 to April 2019.

A Case Report of Real-Time in vivo Demonstration of Sarcoptes scabiei.

Scabies is a pruritic dermatosis caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. The diagnosis of scabies is usually made on clinical grounds, but histopathological and/or dermoscopic examinations may sometimes be of assistance.

Systemic interferon alfa injections for the treatment of a giant orf.

Orf is a zoonotic infection caused by a parapoxvirus and is endemic in sheep and goats. It may be transmitted to humans by direct contact with infected animals. We report a case of a giant orf in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which proliferated dramatically after surgical excision and resolved after systemic interferon alfa-2a injections.

Evaluation of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with early-stage mycosis fungoides.

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), an indicator of inflammation, has been lately demonstrated as a prognostic factor and an indicator of disease activity in various diseases. However, the effects of NLR have not been investigated in mycosis fungoides (MF) patients yet. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the NLR and treatment demand (systemic PUVA and/or chemotherapy), time to treatment, progression in stage, and time to progression in stage in MF patients.

Vestibular papillomatosis: An important differential diagnosis of vulvar papillomas.

Most authors believe that vestibular papillomatosis (VP) is an anatomical variant of the vestibular mucosa. But VP is sometimes misdiagnosed as genital warts and this can lead to aggressive investigations, therapy, and anxiety in patients. We present a patient with VP.