Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) has emerged worldwide as a major nosocomial pathogen that causes notable morbidity and mortality, especially in vesiculobullous disorders. To study the prevalence of MRSA among patients with autoimmune bullous and drug-induced vesiculobullous disorders and elucidate its predisposing factors and associated mortality, we conducted a prospective, descriptive, 1-year study of all vesiculobullous patients admitted to a tertiary-care center. The prevalence of MRSA in this study was high (32.6%); MRSA constituted 55.8% of all bacterial isolates. All MRSA isolates were resistant to cloxacillin, oxacillin, and cefoxitin; all isolates (100%) were sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid; and 79.1% of isolates (34 patients) were sensitive to amikacin, an inexpensive and readily available antibiotic.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet
December 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Private Clinic, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Objective: To evaluate the maternal and fetal outcomes of 12 pregnant women diagnosed with pemphigoid gestationis, in conjunction with a review of the literature.
Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on the medical records of 12 patients diagnosed with pemphigoid gestationis who presented between January 2014 and January 2024.
Results: Twelve pregnant patients with pemphigoid gestationis were included in the study.
JAAD Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
An Bras Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD) is an uncommon disease with only a few reported studies in large series with long follow-up periods.
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical presentation, immunopathological features, management, and disease course in LABD patients.
Methods: Data including demographics, clinical features, histopathological and immunofluorescence findings of LABD patients, in addition to the preferred treatments and responses to treatments were evaluated.
Nutrients
November 2024
Department of Clinical Dietetics, Medical University of Warsaw, Erazma Ciolka 27 Street, 01-445 Warsaw, Poland.
Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBDs) are a group of conditions marked by the formation of blisters and erosions on the skin and mucous membranes. It occurs in all age groups, slightly more often affecting women. Several factors may be linked to the development of AIBDs, with nutrition being one of them.
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November 2024
Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
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