Acne fulminans: a case report.

Acne Fulminans (AF) is a severe form of cystic acne primarily affecting Caucasian adolescent males. The systemic clinical manifestations of the disease make it likely that the patient will present to his or her primary care provider rather than to a dermatologist. Promptly recognizing this disorder will aid in appropriate management, avoiding costly and invasive diagnostic procedures, multiple consultations, unnecessary pharmacologic treatments, and residual scarring of the skin.

Aggressive systemic mastocytosis: a case report and brief review of the literature.

Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis (ASM), a rare subtype of Systemic Mastocytosis (SM), results from clonal proliferation and invasion of multiple organs by neoplastic mast cells. The clinical presentation varies, dependent on which organ systems are involved, and may take an indolent or rapidly fatal course. Several treatment strategies have been proposed.

Copper deficiency anemia and nephrosis in zinc-toxicity: a case report.

Zinc is a ubiquitous element that is essential for normal enzymatic function in multiple metabolic pathways. Chronic excessive zinc ingestion causes severe reversible anemia in humans. In animals, zinc toxicity leads to anemia as well as physiologic and morphologic damage to the pancreas, kidneys, and often, multisystem failure and death.