Evaluation of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and some inflammation markers for atherosclerosis in psoriasis patients.

Introduction: Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease of the skin. Although its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors is one of the main causes of mortality, the association between psoriasis and cardiovascular events is controversial.

Aim: The aim of this study is to measure the levels of hs-CRP and pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) related to atherosclerosis in patients with moderate-severe psoriasis and to evaluate their possible association with disease severity.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Children With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and laboratory findings of pediatric patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). Between 2006 and 2018, the medical records of child patients with NHL who developed SJS and TEN were reviewed retrospectively. SJS/TEN developed in 7 of 70 patients with NHL (10%).

Serpentine supravenous hyperpigmentation related to carboplatin and vinorelbine chemotherapy: A case report.

Serpentine supravenous hyperpigmentation (SSH) is a unique type of chemotherapy-associated drug eruption, characterized by hyperpigmentation along the superficial venous network. Histopathology reveals an increase in melanin production without destruction of basal cells of the epidermis or dermal inflammatory infiltrate. Herein, we describe a patient who developed SSH after repeated intravenous infusions with carboplatin and vinorelbine; two medications that have been uncommonly reported in association with SSH previously.

Successful treatment of hemorrhagic bullous henoch-schönlein purpura with oral corticosteroid: a case report.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a vasculitis of small-sized blood vessels, resulting from immunoglobulin-A-mediated inflammation. It is the most common acute systemic vasculitis in childhood and mainly affects skin, gastrointestinal tract, joints, and kidneys. The characteristic rash of HSP consists of palpable purpuric lesions 2 to 10 mm in diameter concentrating in the buttocks and lower extremities.