Publications by authors named "Cristina McLaughlin"

Overly broad recalls following an FDA advisory occur when the source of an outbreak is originally misidentified or cannot be promptly identified. In this situation, an entire product category might be recalled (e.g.

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Importance: Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with aberrant expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) 20 is an exceedingly rare manifestation of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that is easily misdiagnosed as B-cell lymphoma. The significance and prognostic implications of T-cell neoplasms demonstrating the classic CD20 B-cell marker have yet to be elucidated.

Observations: We present a case of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with aberrant CD20 expression in a 97-year-old male who presented with a 2-year history of pruritic plaques and nodules covering his body.

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Salmonella outbreaks associated with the consumption of raw tomatoes have been prevalent in recent years. However, sources of Salmonella contamination of tomatoes remain poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to identify ecological reservoirs of Salmonella on tomato farms, and to test antimicrobial susceptibilities of recovered Salmonella isolates.

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The authors describe the case of a 36-year-old man with gynecomastia who was previously treated with liposuction of the breast for cosmetic purposes. Histologic examination of a subsequent excisional biopsy revealed nests of displaced epithelial cells in adipose tissue. Epithelial cell displacement is a well-known risk of core needle biopsies and fine-needle aspirations of breast lesions.

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