Nagelbefall kann bei Patienten mit Psoriasis auf eine Enthesiopathie hinweisen.

Hintergrund: Obwohl subklinische Enthesiopathie ein gut etabliertes diagnostisches Merkmal der Psoriasisarthritis (PsA) ist, wird sie häufig übersehen, da viele Patienten asymptomatisch sind. Gäbe es klinische Hinweise auf das Vorliegen einer Enthesiopathie, würde dies den Klinikern die Möglichkeit eröffnen, eine PsA frühzeitig zu diagnostizieren.

Material Und Methoden: Es wurde eine monozentrische prospektive Studie mit insgesamt 90 Psoriasis-Patienten durchgeführt, um mittels Ultraschall das Vorliegen von Enthesenanomalien zu untersuchen und eine Korrelation mit dem Befall der Nägel festzustellen.

Nail involvement can predict enthesopathy in patients with psoriasis.

Background: Although subclinical enthesopathy is a well-established diagnostic criterion for psoriatic arthritis (PsA), it is frequently overlooked, as many patients are asymptomatic. The possibility of finding a clinical clue predicting enthesopathy would help clinicians establish an early diagnosis of PsA.

Material And Methods: A prospective single-center study of a total of 90 patients with psoriasis was conducted to assess the presence of entheseal abnormalities as detected by ultrasound, and to determine any correlation with nail involvement.

Photoletter to the editor: Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth: a new and unusual case of a recent entity.

Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth (DCMO) has recently been proposed as an independent entity within the wide spectrum of vascular abnormalities associated with overgrowth. We present a new case of DCMO with an unusual harlequin-like appearance. Physicians should bear in mind this diagnosis because its better prognosis.

Multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytosis mimicking diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis.

We report the first case of multisystemic Langerhans cell histiocytes mimicking diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis clinically. This has been described in patients with congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis but not in patients with acute, disseminated, and multisystemic disease. In our experience, dermoscopic findings did not help to diagnose the condition.

[Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis as a clue to occult gallbladder carcinoma].

Adult-onset dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflam- matory myopathy frequently associated with underlying cancer, including gastrointestinal tumors. However, its as- sociation with carcinomas of the hepatobiliary tract is exceptional. We present a case of paraneoplastic DM occurring as the first and only clinical manifestation of an underlying carcinoma of gallbladder.

[Rosacea fulminans: report of two cases].

Rosacea fulminans is a rare condition, characterized by a sudden onset of papulopustules, cysts, edema, and draining sinuses usually confined to the facial area. It is often accompanied by low-grade fever, myalgias and leukocytosis. Patients usually have a background of mild rosacea.

[Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome local cold prevention].

Objective: to evaluate the role of local cold applied to the tips on the prevention of palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia (PPE) caused by pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD).

Materials And Methods: from may 2006 to june 2009, 8 patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma mycosis fungoides type were treated with PLD. The median age was 56 years and was administered a total of 63 cycle, with an average of 7.

What characterizes the severity of psoriasis? Results from an epidemiological study of over 3,300 patients in the Iberian region.

Background: Understanding the epidemiology of moderate-to-severe psoriasis is essential for its management.

Objective: To assess the epidemiological characteristics of patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.

Methods: Cross-sectional, observational epidemiological study conducted in Spain and Portugal.