Angioedema is a rare but may be serious (laryngeal edema). This is a recurrent edema, subcutaneous and/or submucosal, whose cause is a hereditary or acquired deficiency in C1 inhibiteur (C1 inhibitor fraction of complement). We present the case of a 56 years old patient who showed recurrent episodes of swelling of the face and hands in association with chronic lymphocytic leukemia stage A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Leflunomide is an immunomodulating agent with proven efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis. Although its overall safety profile is good, a few cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis have been reported.
Case Report: This 36-year-old woman had rheumatoid arthritis that proved refractory to sulfasalazine and methotrexate, which were used successively in combination with symptomatic drugs.
Skin is an uncommon site of metastatic disease when compared to other organs or sites in the body. Occasionally, cutaneous metastasis may be the first clinical manifestation of a clinically silent, visceral malignancy of unknown origin. We report the case of a 25 year old man with a single perineal reddish nodule.
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