J Scleroderma Relat Disord
September 2024
Background: Morphea-like tattoo reactions are rare phenomena, with few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of a morphea-like tattoo reaction and a literature review of such reactions for comparison.
Case Description: A 38-year-old woman with known history of systemic sclerosis presented with abnormal healing and skin thickening over a red tattoo.
High-frequency ultrasound has been used to visualize depth and vascularization of cutaneous neoplasms, but little has been synthesized as a review for a robust level of evidence about the diagnostic accuracy of high-frequency ultrasound in dermatology. A narrative review of the PubMed database was performed to establish the correlation between ultrasound findings and histopathologic/dermoscopic findings for cutaneous neoplasms. Articles were divided into the following four categories: melanocytic, keratinocytic/epidermal, appendageal, and soft tissue/neural neoplasms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPort wine birthmarks (PWB) are capillary vascular malformations within the papillary and reticular dermis, most commonly occurring on the head and neck and may darken and thicken with age. Pulsed dye laser (PDL) is the gold standard of treatment for PWB as it selectively targets involved vessels. Sirolimus is a macrolide antibiotic that selectively inhibits mammalian target of rapamycin, thereby suppressing the angiogenesis pathways that can be activated by PDL.
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