[Vulvar angioedema during pregnancy].

Background: Angioedema is a condition of acute and extensive fluid accumulation in skin or mucosae due to increased blood vessel permeability. Angioedema can have several causes, including pregnancy.

Case Description: A healthy 33-year-old pregnant woman had acute, substantial swelling of the labia minora with no other symptoms.

Evaluation of dermal pericapillary fibrin cuffs in venous ulceration using confocal microscopy.

Dermal pericapillary fibrin is a hallmark of venous disease and is thought to play a pathogenic role in the development of ulceration. However, the actual spatial configuration of pericapillary fibrin is unknown, and it remains unclear whether it truly represents a barrier that can impair physiological exchanges between the blood and dermis. Using confocal microscopy on tissue specimens taken from the edges of venous ulcers in six patients, we report a detailed analysis of dermal pericapillary fibrin deposits.

[Diagnostic image (319). A man with multiple yellow nodules].

A 57-year-old man with liver function disturbances, probably due to alcohol abuse, presented with multiple yellow skin nodules: eruptive xanthomas. He used to consume pork excessively and had strongly elevated plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels.