Digital squamous cell carcinoma associated with possibly carcinogenic human papillomavirus type 73 (HPV73): a case report.

We present a case report of a 64-year-old female patient with a 5-year history of a digital papule that clinically mimicked a common wart but was histologically diagnosed as digital squamous cell carcinoma (DSCC), a rare malignant cutaneous entity etiologically associated with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HR HPVs). This DSCC was positive for HPV73, which is currently classified under possible human carcinogens and has already been identified in DSCCs. Treatment with electrocoagulation and subsequent total excision with safety margins was successful, and no recurrence was detected during 6 years of follow-up.

Rapidly Progressive Infection of Hand After a Cat Bite.

Cat bites represent the second most common mammalian bites after dog bites and are responsible for three-quarters of bites that result in infection. We report a case of a 60-year-old retired woman who was admitted to the surgery daily clinic due to fever and pain with three necrotic bite wounds on her hand and lymphangitis, which developed one day after she had been bitten by her cat. Prompt debridement, irrigation and drainage combined with empiric oral amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, resulted in clinical improvement and reduction of elevated inflammatory parameters specifically C-reactive protein.