Toxic epidermal necrolysis: analysis of clinical course and SCORTEN-based comparison of mortality rate and treatment modalities in Korean patients.

Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare, life-threatening, drug-induced cutaneous reaction. We herein report our experience regarding causes, clinical course, treatment and sequelae of TEN in Korean patients. In addition, we used the SCORTEN, a severity-of-illness score for TEN, to compare the predicted and actual mortality rates, and to evaluate the efficacy of treatment modalities.

Cutaneous metastasis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma.

Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) is an uncommon highly malignant variant of endometrial adenocarcinoma that histologically and clinically resembles papillary serous carcinoma of the ovary. This case demonstrates a very rare case of cutaneous metastasis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma. A 54-year-old Korean female developed multiple pruritic skin nodules on the pubic area 13 months later after diagnosis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma.

Failure to detect clonality in eosinophilic pustular folliculitis with follicular mucinosis.

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis is characterized by an eosinophil-rich inflammatory follicular and perifollicular infiltrate primarily centred at the level of the follicular isthmus and sebaceous duct. Follicular mucinosis has been observed in lesions of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis. Clinical and histological features of eosinophilic pustular folliculitis with follicular mucinosis and alopecia mucinosa are very similar.

Proximal-type epithelioid sarcoma: case report and result of comparative genomic hybridization.

Background: Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm. Recently, a more aggressive, so-called "proximal type" epithelioid sarcoma has been described.

Clinical Case: A 40-year-old-woman presented with 5 x 4 cm, erythematous, indurated, non-movable, painful mass on the pubic area.