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Skinmed
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
A 39-year-old woman presented to the dermatology department in January 2022 with a 3-week history of a progressively enlarging and intensely pruritic erythematous annular nodule on her left hand. The lesion started as a small blister, which was initially presumed to be a flare up of her pompholyx dermatitis. On her physician's advice, she applied clobetasol propionate ointment twice daily for 5 days; however the blister continued to increase in size until it burst, revealing raw inflamed skin.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China. Electronic address:
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas characterized by multiple erythematous patches, plaques, or even nodules on the skin. As the disease progresses, patients develop widespread pruritic skin lesions, leading to skin barrier dysfunction, which significantly impacts their quality of life, appearance, and social adaptation. The pathogenesis of CTCL is not fully understood.
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October 2024
Pathology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre, Ernakulam, IND.
Eosinophilic cellulitis, also known as Wells syndrome, presents a wide range of morphological spectrum, from pruritic erythematous papules, nodules, and pustules to urticarial and bullous lesions. This is a rare dermatological condition and is known to develop after treatment of hematological malignancy. Here, we report a case of Wells syndrome that was the initial presentation of lymphoma, preceding all other symptoms by six months.
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November 2024
Department of Dermatology, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
J Dermatol
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Indeterminate cell histiocytosis (ICH) is a rare histiocytic disorder characterized by a proliferation of CD1a and CD207/langerin cells. Recent molecular analyses have identified ETV3-NCOA2 translocation as a possible aetiopathogenesis of ICH. Herein, we describe the first Japanese case of ICH with ETV3-NCOA2 translocation.
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