Publications by authors named "Karina J Cancel Artau"
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- A 6-year-old Hispanic girl experienced itchy patches on her scalp, leading to hair loss and prompting treatment that included ketoconazole shampoo and later hospitalization for intravenous fluconazole, but her condition worsened.
- After further evaluation at the University Pediatric Hospital, dermatology consultations revealed she had tinea capitis with kerion formation caused by Trichophyton tonsurans, along with head lice infestation.
- Effective treatment included a course of griseofulvin for the fungal infection, permethrin for lice, and prednisolone for inflammation, emphasizing the need for better communication among healthcare professionals to prevent complications from untreated pediatric skin conditions.
BACKGROUND Neurofibromatosis 1 is a neurocutaneous disorder with multisystemic manifestations. When patients are lacking overt cutaneous manifestations, diagnosis may be delayed and may complicate diagnosis and management of atypical presentations of this disease. It is thus important to strive to obtain relevant and/or complete history to arrive at the appropriate diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInjection of soft tissue fillers for esthetic purposes is considered a relatively simple, minimally invasive procedure. . We report a case of a 61 y/o male with an unusual case of foreign body granulomas arising on his forehead and periorbital region for the past 3 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neoplasm with high rates of recurrences. Current guidelines recommend wide local excision (WLE) with 1 to 2 cm margins. However, Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) offers a potential advantage over WLE because of its ability of sparing healthy tissue and assessing 100% of margins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurocutaneous disease characterized by cutaneous and extracutaneous hamartomas. Dermatologic evaluation is critical for early diagnosis because mucocutaneous manifestations account for 4 of 11 major and 3 of 6 minor diagnostic criteria. Folliculocystic and collagen hamartoma (FCCH) is a recently described entity associated with TSC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Biologic medications for plaque psoriasis have been used to treat erythrodermic psoriasis (EP). Since the guidelines for management of EP were published, new biologic medications have been approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.
Objective: To analyze the evidence of biologic medications in the treatment of EP based on response and tolerability.