Evaluation of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Turkish Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: A 5-Year Experience of a Tertiary Referral Center.

Introduction: Data about the demographic and clinical characteristics of melanoma patients in Turkey is limited.

Objectives: Data about the demographic and clinical characteristics of melanoma patients in Turkey is limited. We aimed to review the features of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma (PCM) diagnosed and treated in a tertiary referral center.

Nicolau syndrome following subcutaneous glatiramer acetate injection: A case report and review of the literature.

Nicolau syndrome is a rare serious drug reaction associated with the administering various injectable medications. It is often characterized by an acute and severe pain accompanying erythema that tends to rapidly evolve into the livedoid reticular or hemorrhagic patches and less commonly to ulcers and skin necrosis. Herein, we report a 34-year-old woman who presented with painful, tender discoloration over her abdominal skin following subcutaneous glatiramer acetate injection.

Erbium:YAG laser augments the penetration of cryotherapy.

Cryotherapy is commonly used during dermatologic practice. Several modifications such as an "add-on" to topicals or intralesional applications have been already defined to enhance efficacy. The aim of this study is to test our hypothesis that ablative laser application before cryotherapy would increase the depth of freezing.