Publications by authors named "Lauren G Yi"
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal hematopoietic neoplasms resulting from mutations in stem cells. They carry a risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia. Cutaneous manifestations of MDS, including myelodysplasia cutis or infiltration by MDS tumor cells, are rare, but significantly associated with increased risk of progression to high-grade myeloid tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSyphilis is a sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and can cause a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, most commonly, a papulosquamous eruption of the trunk and extremities. Treatment with penicillin is curative. We report a case of a 69-year-old man who presented with recent onset of blurry vision and a nonpainful, nonpruritic eruption of pink-to-violaceous dermal nodules on his upper trunk and upper extremities.
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- Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder is a benign condition featuring small to medium pleomorphic cells that resemble follicular helper T-cells.
- Two cases are discussed where this disorder presented with high levels of dermal mucin, resembling other skin conditions such as Jessner lymphocytic infiltrate and tumid lupus.
- The report emphasizes the importance of differential diagnosis and outlines distinguishing features to differentiate this disorder from similar conditions.