The new pandemic COVID-19 is now recognised as a multisystem disease. Variety of skin lesions have been reported in 0.2-20.4% of cases of COVID-19. In some cases of COVID-19, skin lesions have been reported as the initial or the only manifestation. We are reporting a case of bilateral palmar erythema as the sole manifestation of COVID-19 in a 37-year-old female who had a family history of COVID-19 like illness and was later found positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
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January 2025
Department of Oncologic Dermatology, "Elias" Emergency University Hospital, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
In the context of modern cancer therapy, the management of adverse effects of systemic therapies can lead to the avoidance of underdosing and withdrawal and increases in the quality of the therapeutic act and the quality of life. This review offers an overview of the skin-related toxicities associated with Cabozantinib, a multikinase inhibitor (MKI) that is approved for treating advanced kidney cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and medullary thyroid cancer. It covers the most common dermatological side effects, such as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, stomatitis, hair alterations, xerosis, scrotal erythema, and subungual splinter hemorrhages.
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December 2024
Department of Oral Medicine, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, JPN.
Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia (CREST) syndrome, a systemic sclerosis subtype, features skin thickening, vascular issues, and organ involvement, causing complications in the gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems. Herein, we present a rare case of oral candidiasis, with CREST syndrome. The patient presented with xerostomia, tongue erythema, and burning pain.
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September 2024
Internal Medicine, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MEX.
Chronic liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The most common extrahepatic manifestations are dermatological. The pathophysiology of these dermatological manifestations is not clear, but it is postulated that the mechanisms involved include generalized vasodilatation, hyperdynamic blood circulation, and altered estrogen metabolism.
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October 2024
Farmacéutica Comunitaria. Profesora Asociada CC Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, USAL. Miembro del grupo de trabajo en Indicación SEFAC España.
Case Description: Patient (29 years old) with palmo-plantar erythema, goes to the community pharmacy (FC) requesting a cream to treat atopy.
Evaluation: The patient accessed the Pharmaceutical Indication Service (SPIF), showing that the manifestations appeared 24 hours after the start of dental treatment with amoxicillin 1g/12h and ibuprofen 600 mg/8h without any concomitant medication.
Intervention: After explaining the possible relationship of the symptoms with their medication, patient was derived to the doctor with the referral report completed by SEFAC-eXPERT.
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September 2024
Department of Dermatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
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