Publications by authors named "M S Krathen"

Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease (CRDD), a benign histiocytosis of unknown etiology, typically presents as a solitary or clusters of lesions. Although the histopathology is fairly distinctive, the laboratory abnormalities are not; past reports note elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, anemia, and polyclonal hyperglobulinemia. We describe a 61-year-old African American diabetic gentleman who presented with nodules in a linear distribution on the flank.

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Purpose: In contrast to Hodgkin lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, CD30 expression of malignant lymphocytes in mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sézary syndrome (SS) is quite variable. Clinical activity and safety of brentuximab vedotin, a CD30 targeting antibody-drug conjugate, was evaluated in MF and SS. Tissue and blood biomarkers of clinical response were explored.

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  • The study compared cancer rates in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), analyzing data from the CORRONA registry involving nearly 22,000 patients.
  • Both groups had a similar overall cancer incidence rate of 0.56 per 100 patient-years, with nonmelanoma skin cancer being the most common type detected in both.
  • The findings suggest no significant difference in the risk of developing cancer between the two patient groups across various cancer types.
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