Publications by authors named "Koreen Blossom T Chan"

A 4-year-old female with Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosiform erythroderma and Limb Defects (CHILD) syndrome, with a pathogenic variant of the NSDHL gene, c.130G>A (p.Gly44Ser), and unilateral right-sided erythematous verrucous plaques with scaling and ipsilateral limb defects, was started on 5% simvastatin ointment.

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  • A 46-year-old man developed painful, reddish skin lesions on both cheeks that progressed to larger, vegetative plaques and caused scarring.
  • The second lesion was painful, had a high pain score, and showed signs of inflammation with a histopathology revealing a neutrophil-rich condition.
  • Treatment with high doses of corticosteroids led to significant improvement, indicating the diagnosis of vegetative pyoderma gangrenosum, highlighting that not all skin infections are actually infectious.
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