Publications by authors named "Carly E Wallace"

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  • A systematic review was conducted to assess the effectiveness of various biologics in treating nail psoriasis, which is known to be more resistant to treatment.
  • The review analyzed 16 studies, revealing that brodalumab showed the highest average improvement at 24 weeks (76.9%), closely followed by etanercept (74%) and ixekizumab (70.5%).
  • The findings suggest that while brodalumab and etanercept lead to significant improvement, adalimumab and ixekizumab may result in a higher rate of complete resolution of nail psoriasis.
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Primary and booster vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 are the most effective methods of preventing infection and are generally considered safe. However, many cutaneous adverse events have been reported following vaccination. To date, there have been seven reported cases of Sweet syndrome occurring after the first dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

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Erythema nodosum leprosum is an immunologic reaction that occurs in patients with lepromatous leprosy. We present the case of a 23-year-old female with a one-week history of fever and painful erythematous nodules along her upper and lower extremities. The patient had immigrated to the United States from Micronesia, where she was partially treated for leprosy two years prior.

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Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.), also known as the "queen of fruits", is a tropical fruit of the Clusiacea family. While native to Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and the Philippines, the fruit has gained popularity in the United States due to its health-promoting attributes.

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Despite the vast amounts of research and remarkable discoveries that have been made in recent decades, cancer remains a leading cause of death and a major public health concern worldwide. Gossypol, a natural polyphenolic compound derived from the seeds, roots, and stems of cotton ( L.), was first used as a male contraceptive agent.

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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis is a small blood vessel vasculitis that is mediated by immune complex deposition. While it is the most common cause of childhood vasculitis, the disease is uncommon in adults with variable clinical manifestations. A 65-year-old female presented with a diffuse erythematous, pruritic, painful rash across her legs, back, and arms of 12 days' duration.

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Background: Tumors often progress to a more aggressive phenotype to resist drugs. Multiple dysregulated pathways are behind this tumor behavior which is known as cancer chemoresistance. Thus, there is an emerging need to discover pivotal signaling pathways involved in the resistance to chemotherapeutic agents and cancer immunotherapy.

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Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerating, rapidly developing neutrophilic dermatosis that is often challenging to diagnose and treat. We present the case of a 47-year-old African American male who presented with a painful left anterior shin ulcer, fever, leukocytosis, and tachycardia. The patient had a similar lesion seven years prior that had since healed, with no other medical conditions.

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Guava ( L.) tree (Myrtaceae family) bears fruit rich in vitamins, fiber, and other nutrients. While native to Latin America, guava is grown in many tropical and subtropical regions across the globe where it has long been used in traditional medicine to treat a myriad of ailments.

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Multiple dysregulated signaling pathways are implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer. The conventional therapies used in cancer prevention/treatment suffer from low efficacy, considerable toxicity, and high cost. Hence, the discovery and development of novel multi-targeted agents to attenuate the dysregulated signaling in cancer is of great importance.

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