J Am Acad Dermatol
April 2023
Background: The worldwide outbreak of monkeypox has evidenced the usefulness of the dermatologic manifestations for its diagnosis.
Objective: To describe the histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings of monkeypox cutaneous lesions.
Methods: This is a retrospective histopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 20 patients with positive Monkeypox virus DNA polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical positivity for Vaccinia virus in cutaneous lesions.
Conjunctival neoplasia is one of the most frequent tumors in the eye. Actinic keratosis (AK) or solar keratosis is a precancerous lesion that is included with other epithelial tumors. This alteration does not break the basal membrane.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIrritant contact dermatitis is a common cause of genital eruptions representing at least one-fifth of presenting anogenital symptoms. A spectrum of inflammatory reactions have been identified, some of them with features severely mimicking more serious dermatoses, which may lead unnecessary workup and treatments. We report a case of a 10-year-old girl who presented at birth with cloacal atresia involving the rectum and the urethra.
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