Perifolliculitis mimicking basal cell carcinoma.

We present a case of a periocular painless perifolliculitis clinically mimicking basal cell carcinoma (BCC), excised by margin-controlled excision. This case reminds readers that perifolliculitis as a response to rosacea can mimic BCC. The value of diagnostic biopsy and dermoscopy to support management planning and avoid unnecessary surgery is discussed.

Clinical performance of DNA and RNA based HPV tests for test of cure (TOC) post treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) - a retrospective study.

HPV testing as a "test of cure" (TOC) of women treated for cervical high-grade lesions can support and inform appropriate clinical management pathways. However, there is a lack of studies that report the discrete performance of different HPV assays in this context, including HPV mRNA based assays. To address this, we performed an analysis of the clinical performance of two hrHPV assays in the (TOC) setting; the recently launched DNA based Alinity m HR HPV (Abbott Molecular) and RNA based Aptima HPV assay (Hologic).