Rare case of multiple and perforating pilomatrixomas in a young girl with lymphovascular malformation reveals a potential new disease association.

This report details the case of a girl of primary school age who was referred to our plastic surgery department with an ulcerating lesion on the nape of her neck. A firm mass was palpable in the underlying subcutaneous tissue. This lesion was accompanied by two smaller firm nodules: one in the adjacent tissue and another in the left preauricular region.

IV3000 semi-occlusive dressing use in simple and complex fingertip injuries: efficacy and affordability.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of the IV3000 semi-occlusive, transparent adhesive film dressing in the non-surgical management of simple as well as more complex fingertip injuries.

Method: In this qualitative study, patients with fingertip injuries were prospectively recruited and treated conservatively with the dressing between 2015 and 2017. Inclusion criteria included any fingertip injury with tissue loss and patient consent for non-surgical treatment consistent with the study protocol.

Attitudes, Influences and Perceptions towards Plastic Surgery amongst Medical Students.

Introduction: Plastic surgery is a dynamic and evolving field but remains poorly understood due to lack of knowledge, media misconceptions and recent changes to medical undergraduate curricula. To address issues around student interest and recruitment into the speciality, it is imperative to understand the factors influencing medical students and future clinicians.

Aims: To examine influences, interest and perceptions of plastic surgery amongst Scottish medical students and explore methods to increase undergraduate engagement.

Chondral metaplasia in calcific insertional tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon.

Objective: To ascertain whether tendon samples harvested from patients with calcific insertional Achilles tendinopathy showed features of failed healing response, and whether abnormal quantities of type II collagen had been produced in that area by these tenocytes.

Design: Comparative laboratory study.

Design: University teaching hospitals.

Ruptured Achilles tendons show increased lectin stainability.

Purpose: To ascertain whether lectins could be a useful tool for investigation of the extracellular matrix of degenerated and normal tendons.

Methods: Hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides were assessed blindly using a semiquantitative grading scale for fiber structure, fiber arrangement, rounding of the nuclei, regional variations in cellularity, increased vascularity, decreased collagen stainability, hyalinization, and glycosaminoglycan, with a pathology score giving up to three marks per each of the above variables, with 0 being normal and 3 being maximally abnormal. For lectin staining with Aleuria aurantia, Canavalia ensiformis, Galanthus nivalis, Phaseolus vulgaris, Arachis hypogea, Sambucus nigra, and Triticum vulgaris, assessment of staining on a scale from 0 (no staining) to 5 (strong staining) was performed blindly.