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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Dermatology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
A woman in her 70s with well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy presented with a several-month history of an asymptomatic perianal lesion. Skin examination showed a 0.5-1 cm red-pink, shiny, exophytic papule with visible telangiectasias near the anal verge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhotodiagnosis Photodyn Ther
January 2025
Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:
A 84-year old man who has a history of refractory Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was treated with ALA-PDT combined with the dual 980-nm/1470-nm diode laser for 6 times every other week. Satisfactory result was noted without any unbearable adverse effects. The combination of the dual 980nm/1470nm diode laser and ALA-PDT may be an ideal strategy in treating local KS with good tolerance, especially in elder patients who can not tolerate radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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September 2024
Avera Medical Group Infectious Disease Specialists, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Eczema herpeticum (EH) is a potentially life-threatening condition, especially in the pediatric population, that occurs among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). AD is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder with a complex pathophysiology that predisposes patients to EH. Herpes simplex virus (HSV) 1 is implicated in 90 % of EH cases and often initially presents with gingivostomatitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Dtsch Dermatol Ges
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background And Objectives: Patients with cutaneous lymphomas (CL) are at an increased risk of developing secondary malignancies. This study aimed to assess the frequency of association between CL and Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and to identify factors that may promote the co-occurrence of these two diseases.
Patients And Methods: On January 25, 2024, we conducted a systematic search of four electronic medical databases to identify all published cases of KS associated with CL.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
December 2024
Oral Diagnosis Department, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil; Service of Oral Pathology, João de Barros Barreto University Hospital, Federal University of Pará, Pará, Brazil. Electronic address:
Objective: The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive clinicopathological analysis of oral Kaposi sarcoma (KS) cases and examine its relationship with HIV-related immunosuppression.
Study Design: Paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of patients microscopically diagnosed with oral KS were retrieved from three oral and maxillofacial pathology files. Data including clinical, laboratory, microscopic and immunohistochemical findings and treatment employed were retrieved.
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