Publications by authors named "Yuka Maya"
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- Lichen planus is a chronic skin condition linked to immune system reactions, particularly involving Th17 cells, and has been associated with changes in the oral fungal community, like increased Candida and Aspergillus.* -
- A 54-year-old man with psoriatic arthritis was treated with secukinumab, which helped his skin and joint symptoms but led to the development of oral lichen planus (OLP) and thrush.* -
- Shifting the treatment from secukinumab to risankizumab, which targets a different immune pathway, resulted in significant improvement of the patient's OLP without causing a recurrence of candidiasis.*
Background: Nevus is a hamartoma or malformation of one or more skin components, resulting in aberrant differentiation of the cell lineage(s) mostly during developmental stages. Although multiple lineages may be involved in a nevus, the combination of melanocyte and keratinocyte abnormalities has been rarely discussed.
Objectives: To present two cases of congenital nevi with hypomelanosis and superficial fine scales.
The effectiveness of biologics has changed therapeutic strategies for psoriasis dramatically, but biologics are known to have various adverse effects. We report a 63-year-old woman with psoriatic arthritis who suddenly developed a subcutaneous hematoma after being successfully treated with adalimumab. As she had also suffered from alcoholic cirrhosis, we speculated that she had developed thrombocytopenia severe enough to cause a subcutaneous hematoma.
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- An 85-year-old woman with a history of hypertension was hospitalized due to sudden issues with walking and speech, indicating potential neurological problems.
- Examination revealed she had severe issues coordinating movement (bilateral cerebellar ataxia) and symptoms related to the right medial longitudinal fasciculus.
- MR imaging identified an acute stroke in the midbrain, and advanced imaging showed that the stroke affected key neural pathways, which likely contributed to her balance and coordination difficulties.