Publications by authors named "Lida Zheng"

Article Synopsis
  • MEK inhibitors often lead to mucocutaneous toxicities that can interfere with cancer treatment, prompting a review of related literature to understand these side effects better.
  • The scoping review analyzed 227 relevant studies, revealing common toxicities like follicular reactions, ocular issues, dry skin, and eczema, with most cases being mild and manageable.
  • Recognizing and addressing these side effects early on is crucial to minimizing interruptions in cancer therapy.
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Purpose: There are limited treatment options available for hematopoietic stem-cell transplant patients (HSCT) with oral graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Intraoral phototherapy is a novel, yet promising therapeutic regimen.

Research Question: To assess the safety and effectiveness of intraoral narrowband UVB (nbUVB) phototherapy in the treatment of oral GVHD.

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Use of inpatient teledermatology increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We surveyed the Society for Dermatology Hospitalists to better characterize the impact of COVID-19 on teledermatology use by inpatient dermatology providers, particularly on provider perceptions of teledermatology. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 40% (8/20) of surveyed providers had used telehealth at their institution to help perform inpatient consults, while 90% (18/20) adapted use of teledermatology during the pandemic.

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Icodextrin solutions are associated with rashes within a few weeks of initial exposure. However, severe skin reactions are rarely reported. Cessation of icodextrin is necessary for treatment, though systemic steroids were used in a few cases.

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Reactive, nonsexually related acute genital ulceration, also known as Lipschütz ulcer, is a nonsexually related ulceration involving the vulva, most commonly affecting girls and adolescent women in response to infection. Herein, we describe 3 female patients with acute genital ulceration occurring after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination or natural infection.

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PKCzeta (protein kinase C-zeta), a member of protein kinase C family, plays an important role in cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. It acts as a downstream molecule for TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor) signal transduction and also regulates the expression of CD1d, an HLA-class I-like molecule. The interaction of CD1d with natural killer T (NKT) cells has been shown to be important in their Th1 cytokine production in psoriasis.

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