Publications by authors named "Marie Vu"
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- - Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a disorder affecting zinc metabolism that leads to zinc deficiency, and it can be either congenital (presenting in infants) or acquired (occurring at any age).
- - Symptoms of AE include red, dry, scaly skin lesions that might turn into crusted or pustular forms, often located on specific body areas and accompanied by hair loss and diarrhea.
- - Treatment typically involves oral zinc supplementation at a dose of 3 mg/kg/d to prevent deficiency symptoms and avoid toxicity; a case study highlighted successful treatment of a 3-month-old infant with acquired AE using this method over three weeks.
Nivolumab is a programmed death-1 (PD1) immune checkpoint inhibitor that treats various types of cancers including non-small cell lung carcinoma and melanoma, among others. Although it serves as an effective immunotherapy, there are many associated immune-related adverse events. Even years after the introduction of nivolumab, the breadth of its side effect profile continues to expand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOcclusive nonvasculitic vasculopathy is a process characterized clinically by retiform purpura and potential ulceration and necrosis of affected areas, secondary to blockage of small vessels without associated inflammatory vasculitis. Intravascular injection of foreign material is known to cause distal ischemia and necrosis due to thrombosis, local vasoconstriction, or microemboli formation. A 27-year-old male presented with retiform purpura and worsening distal fingertip necrosis of the right upper extremity accompanied by suspicious intravascular polarizable foreign material identified on skin, muscle, and vascular biopsies.
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