Publications by authors named "Roberta Calvano"
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- Retronychia is a condition where the nail plate grows into the skin fold at the base of the nail, often seen in young females, and is marked by overlapping nail plates and a yellowish nail that doesn’t grow.
- A study identified 9 pediatric cases (7 girls, 2 boys) with characteristics like thickened nails and inflammation, primarily affecting the big toes, with 5 cases being unilateral and 4 bilateral.
- The condition is often underdiagnosed in children, and this study highlights the need for awareness and early intervention, as many patients responded well to treatment, with one reported successful recovery following nail removal.
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- Bone marrow transplant, particularly the allogeneic type, is a common treatment for leukemia but can lead to complications like graft versus host disease (GVHD), primarily affecting the skin.
- A study analyzed skin manifestations in 59 patients aged 0 to 20 who underwent transplants, revealing that 25 patients developed GVHD, with 24 showing skin involvement.
- The main skin issues observed were an erythematous maculopapular rash in acute GVHD cases and sclerotic lesions similar to morphea in chronic GVHD cases.
Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis represent different manifestations of the same spectrum of severe idiosyncratic cutaneous reactions to drugs and to a lesser extent are associated with infectous agents. Among these, Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most frequent. We report the case of a female patient aged 5 years, with a toxic epidermal necrolysis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, which begins with a fever accompanied by a generalized rash with involvement of the mucous membranes.
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