The course and outcome in 7 pregnant European women with erythema migrans and borreliae isolated from blood, treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for 14 days, were uneventful, and the outcome of their pregnancies was good. Spirochetemia was not associated with constitutional symptoms.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.07.017 | DOI Listing |
Indian Dermatol Online J
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, N.K.P. Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Background: Dermatosis papulosa nigra (DPN) presents as benign skin growths, predominantly affecting women and often commencing during adolescence. Treatment is sought due to its cosmetic impact, with available modalities often posing risks of scarring and pigmentary changes.
Materials & Methods: This study investigates the efficacy of ionized plasma jet therapy (IPJT) in ten DPN patients at a tertiary care hospital in central India.
CEN Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35-2 Sakae-Cho, Itabashi, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with fever, right back pain, paresthesia in the right extremities, erythema, purpura, and nodules. She had previously initiated dialysis due to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and was transferred to our hospital. Imaging studies revealed multiple cerebral and splenic infarcts and hemorrhage encapsulating the right kidney, likely due to microaneurysms in multiple renal arteries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCureus
December 2024
Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PRT.
Exit-site infections (ESIs) of peritoneal dialysis catheters can cause serious complications if not promptly treated. Uncommon pathogens like are infrequently associated with these infections. We report a 26-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to Alport syndrome, presenting with recurrent purulent discharge and erythema at the Tenckhoff catheter exit site.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran-Dr Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.
Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRI) are biological factors used in several types of cancer, including non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC). One of the EGFR inhibitors that has been approved for NSCLC is afatinib. Dermatologic adverse events are the most commonly reported and may impair the patient's compliance to the therapy as it causes aesthetic discomfort and significantly impact the patient's quality of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cosmet Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Background: There is no definitive solution for the treatment of striae distensae (SD), and effectiveness of each treatment method remains controversial. We aimed to investigate and compare the efficacy of the combination of Erbium YAG (Er:YAG) laser and stromal vascular fraction (SVF), the combination of Er:YAG laser and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Er:YAG laser plus saline in the treatment of SD.
Materials And Methods: In 12 participating patients with at least three lesions (36 lesions in total), each lesion was treated with an Er:YAG laser.
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!