Surface imaging, laser positioning or volumetric imaging for breast cancer with nodal involvement treated by helical TomoTherapy.

A surface imaging system, Catalyst (C-Rad), was compared with laser-based positioning and daily mega voltage computed tomography (MVCT) setup for breast patients with nodal involvement treated by helical TomoTherapy. Catalyst-based positioning performed better than laser-based positioning. The respective modalities resulted in a standard deviation (SD), 68% confidence interval (CI) of positioning of left-right, craniocaudal, anterior-posterior, roll: 2.

Interest of the association retinaldehyde/glycolic acid in adult acne.

Background: Topical retinoids have been successfully used in the treatment of acne vulgaris but may induce irritation when used twice daily. The association of retinaldehyde (RAL) with glycolic acid (GA) have complementary activities, which could be of interest for adult women with acne because of a better tolerance/efficacy ratio. The aim of this study was to evaluate the tolerance and the efficiency of RAL (0.

[Worsening of subacute lupus erythematosus induced by infliximab].

Background: Infliximab (Remicade) is an anti-TNF alpha indicated in the treatment of chronic inflammatory rheumatism, notably rheumatoid arthritis.

Case-report: We report the case of a 56 year-old woman who developed severe worsening of an SSA-positive subacute lupus erythematosus on initiation of treatment with infliximab for rheumatoid arthritis.

Discussion: A review of the literature found 30 cases of drug-induced lupus and listed the autoimmune modifications induced by anti-TNF alpha.

[Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma: an atypical case].

Background: We report a case of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma. This rare and benign skin disease is histologically characterized by the proliferation of both eccrine glands and vascular structures.

Case Report: A 65 year-old man had developed during the previous 8 years post-traumatic, angiomatous, extensive and plurifocal lesions of the left lower limb.

[Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia: multiple lesions appearing in the course of treatment with interferon beta].

Introduction: Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is a benign and rare vascular lesion. We report a case of multiple vascular lesions of the hand following 3 months treatment with beta-interferon injections for multiple sclerosis.

Observation: A 50 year-old man had multiple vascular nodules of the hands.