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Am J Dermatopathol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Vagelos College of Physician and Surgeons of Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY; and.
Primary cutaneous amoebiasis is rare, and typically affects immunocompromised patients and presents with unique clinical and histopathologic changes. Untreated, the infection could progress to involve the central nervous system, which is almost universally fatal. We present a case of primary cutaneous acanthamoebiasis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on acalabrutinib.
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January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; and.
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare and aggressive B-cell lymphoma typically associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) and Epstein-Barr virus infections. It classically presents as a malignant effusion in body cavities, but rarely presents with an extracavitary variant characterized by solid tumors in lymph nodes or extranodal sites such as the gastrointestinal tract, skin, lungs, and nervous system. This case report describes an unusual presentation of primary cutaneous extracavitary PEL in an HIV-positive patient that has only been reported in 8 cases previously.
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December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer involving uncontrolled proliferation of hematopoietic cells. Cutaneous involvement is referred to as leukemia cutis (LC). The histopathologic presentation of LC is variable, and may present with perivascular, periadnexal, dermal, or subcutaneous infiltrate.
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December 2024
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Neuropathologically, AD stands out as a mixed proteinopathy. Beta-amyloid and tau biomarkers can now add in-vivo support to the AD diagnosis.
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December 2024
Sanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Background: Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are abnormal communications between dural arteries and cortical, meningeal, or dural sinus veins. They represent 10-15% of intracranial arteriovenous malformations. In rare cases, they have been associated with potentially reversible cognitive impairment and dementia.
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