Cutaneous drug eruptions: a 5-year experience.

Background: The diversity of cutaneous drug eruptions encompasses many clinicopathologic entities.

Methods: Cases with a pathologic diagnosis of drug eruption from 2000 to 2005 were retrieved from our institution. The histologic slides were reviewed, the patterns of inflammatory changes were recorded, and a chart review was performed.

Common and unusual diseases of the nipple-areolar complex.

The nipple-areolar complex is often best evaluated as a separate region of the breast. Because of the intricacy of the anatomic structures and their superficial position, the diagnostic techniques required for optimal evaluation of the nipple-areolar complex differ from those routinely used to evaluate the whole breast. Although clinical examination and screening mammography are still of central importance, the adjunct use of multiple imaging modalities (ultrasonography, contrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, or both) as well as nonstandard mammographic views is often necessary to differentiate benign abnormalities from malignant ones.

Black pigmentation of atherosclerotic plaques associated with chronic minocycline therapy.

Minocycline is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used chronically in many clinical settings. Pigmentation is a well-recognized side effect of minocycline therapy. It has been reported in numerous sites, especially the skin, bones, and thyroid gland.