Simple Intraoperative Technique to Improve Wound Edge Approximation for Residents.

Among the variables associated with surgical outcomes, cosmesis is important to patients and challenging to the early-learning resident. We offer a technique that allows alignment of wound edges by intraoperatively using a suture to determine where to place the next needle bite. This technique can be used to correct for variation in surface angle and malalignment with altered skin tension that is encountered during routine surgery and can be applied to intermediate and complex closures.

Primary cutaneous perivascular epithelioid cell tumors: two cases and a review of the literature.

Report _Case Presentation _Photo Vignette _Letter Authors declare that the contents of this article are their own original unpublished findings. Title: Primary cutaneous perivascular epithelioid cell tumors: two cases and a review of the literature Authors: Jennifer Wong1 DO, Jason Mammino2 DO, Jennifer Seyffert3 DO, Kristen Schmits4 MD, Etan Marks4 MD, Daniel Rivlin3 MD Affiliations: 1Department of Dermatology, LECOM- Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA, 2Department of Dermatology, KCUMB - Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, Orlando, Florida, USA, 3Department of Dermatology, LECOM- Skin and Cancer Associates, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 4Department of Dermatopathology Advanced Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery Pathology Laboratory, Delray Beach, Florida, USA Corresponding Author: Jennifer Seyffert DO, 4308 Alton Road, Suite 510, Miami Beach, FL 33140, Tel: 305-674-8865, Fax: 305-674-1459, Email: jseyf12@gmail.com Abstract: Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors, also known as PEComas, are mesenchymal neoplasms which uncommonly originate within the skin, with only 23 cases documented within the literature.

Recurrent Erythema Multiforme Induced by the Combination of Pembrolizumab and Radiation.

Erythema multiforme is a self-limited condition that is characterized by the rapid onset of symmetric targetoid lesions. This hypersensitivity reaction is commonly triggered by herpes simplex virus and infections. Pembrolizumab is an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitor that is associated with drug-induced erythema multiforme.

Fungal Masquerader: A Case Report of Extramammary Paget's Disease Treated with Radiotherapy.

An 83-year-old Caucasian male presented with a pruritic erythematous patch to his right inguinal region, which he had contracted five months ago. After months of topical antifungal and steroid therapies, the patient was referred to dermatology due to a lack of lesion improvement. A 5.

Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Right Paraesophageal Mass Abutting the Left Atrium.

We herein report a unique case of sarcoidosis in a 44-year-old Caucasian female. The patient was initially evaluated for hematochezia and diagnosed with diverticulitis after computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis. This imaging also incidentally showed a large mass abutting the esophagus.

Skin indentation firmness and tissue dielectric constant assessed in face, neck, and arm skin of young healthy women.

Purpose: Our goal was to test the hypothesis that skin firmness correlates with skin hydration.

Methods: Dermal water was assessed by tissue dielectric constant (TDC) at 0.5 mm (TDC ) and 2.