Publications by authors named "Marissa de J Quintal-Ramirez"
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- Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is a rare autoimmune condition typically treated with dapsone, though other immunomodulators are used if needed.
- A recent case involved a 12-year-old boy with a severe skin condition diagnosed as LABD, confirmed through biopsy, and treated effectively with prednisone and cyclosporine.
- The patient's condition improved significantly within 2 weeks, leading to further maintenance therapy with cyclosporine after initial treatments were paused due to side effects.
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- - Cutis laxa is a rare connective tissue disorder that leads to premature aging due to abnormal elastic fibers in the skin; it can be inherited or acquired, with acquired cases being less common and poorly understood.
- - A case study involved a 30-year-old man with type I acquired cutis laxa, showing widespread symptoms affecting kidney, lungs, and digestive system, alongside skin abnormalities confirmed through histological analysis.
- - Treatment included immunosuppressive medications like prednisone, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab, which successfully reduced proteinuria and slowed lung damage, while ruling out other potential autoimmune, infectious, and cancer-related causes.
The Sweet's syndrome, is an inflammatory skin disorder characterized by extensive infiltration of neutrophils in the dermis with extension to the subcutis, known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. It may occur as a paraneoplastic syndrome. To our knowledge, there are currently few reports about transformation of a myelodysplastic syndrome to acute myeloid leukemia and concurrent necrotizing Sweet syndrome in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Coexistence of mycosis fungoides and essential thrombocythemia with JAK2V617F].
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
September 2019
Article Synopsis
- The coexistence of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and lymphoproliferative neoplasms is extremely rare, occurring in less than 1% of cases.
- A case study highlighted a woman with early-stage mycosis fungoides who developed essential thrombocythemia after receiving methotrexate, along with significant increases in her platelet and white blood cell counts.
- The findings suggest possible origins for the co-occurrence of these conditions, with theories ranging from a shared stem cell origin to random chance, indicating a need for further molecular investigations.