Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is a promising strategy for treatment of heavily pretreated mycosis fungoides/Sezary syndrome (MF/SS). Herein, we aimed to evaluate the outcomes of AHSCT for heavily pretreated patients with MF/SS retrospectively. This analysis included consecutive 19 patients with MF/SS who received 20 AHSCT between 2012-2021 in our transplant center.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
January 2022
Malignant syphilis (also known lues maligna) is a rare and severe variant of secondary syphilis. It is most commonly seen in patients who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and rarely, it can occur in immunocompetent individuals. The exact mechanism of the development of malignant syphilis is not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a benign papulonodular skin eruption with histologic features of malignant lymphoma. A new variant of LyP which was termed "type E" was recently described with similar clinical and histological features to angiocentric and angiodestructive T-cell lymphoma. LyP type E is characterized with recurrent papulonodular lesions which rapidly turn into hemorrhagic necrotic ulcers and spontaneous regression by leaving a scar.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of social anxiety in acne vulgaris patients and to examine its relationship to the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of acne, as well as to depression, self-esteem, and negative automatic thoughts.
Method: The study included 83 acne vulgaris patients from the dermatology outpatient unit of a university hospital and 58 healthy controls. Sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires, and the Global Acne Grading System (GAGS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and Automatic Thoughts Scale (ATS) were administered to both groups.