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J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis
February 2025
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Lepra reactions are acute episodic inflammatory reactions that occur during illness due to abrupt changes in the body's immunological response against Mycobacterium leprae. These are of two types, type 1 and type 2. Type 2 reaction is also called Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL).
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by subcutaneous nodules, indurated plaques, erythema, and cellular infiltrates in the subcutaneous fat. Biopsies show neoplastic cells expressing cytotoxic T-cell markers and displaying moderate cytologic atypia while sparing the dermis and epidermis and showing variable degrees of necrosis, hemorrhage, and inflammatory changes. We describe a pediatric case of SPTCL in a 6-year-old boy, presenting with an unusual targetoid plaque and systemic symptoms, who showed significant improvement on systemic immunosuppressants without chemotherapy.
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November 2024
Takayuki Suyama, MD, PhD, Department of Dermatology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 2-1-50 Minami-koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan; ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6986-411X.
Cystic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a rare subtype of BCC (1). Histologically, it is usually characterized by multiple small cysts without a clinical cystic appearance (2). Herein, we report an unusual case of cystic BCC with a large vulvar cyst.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology of Hospital, Universitario Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, Spain.
Background/objectives: Anaplastic large cell lymphomas (ALCLs) present unique challenges due to their clinical and genetic heterogeneity. This study investigated the clinical characteristics of children diagnosed with systemic ALCL.
Methods: Retrospective data from 14 pediatric patients diagnosed with systemic ALCL at Valme University Hospital were studied.
HCA Healthc J Med
December 2024
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX.
Introduction: Bortezomib is a reversible proteasome inhibitor that is a first-line chemotherapeutic agent for multiple myeloma. Bortezomib can be administered intravenously or subcutaneously with similar efficacy. Subcutaneous administration has fewer side effects.
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