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Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Lady: Challenges in Achieving Remission.
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December 2024
Ophthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a subtype of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) that commonly requires aggressive immunosuppression to achieve remission. We present a case of a young Malay lady with recurrent episodes of ANCA-positive nodular anterior scleritis who responded poorly to topical and systemic corticosteroids and relapsed while on methotrexate. A year later, she had epistaxis, and a sino-nasal biopsy confirmed granulomatous vasculitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZoon's Vulvitis and Coexisting Lichen Planus: A Rare Vulval Dermatosis.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, IRL.
This case report describes Zoon's vulvitis or plasma cell vulvitis (PCV) with coexisting lichen planus (LP) treated with methotrexate. PCV is a rare, chronic, benign idiopathic inflammatory condition of the vulvar mucosa, characterized by a bright-red, chronic lesion of mucosa. Typically, it presents as atrophic, shiny, red plaques that can affect any part of the vulva and can spread symmetrically and bilaterally with the propensity of chronicity and gradual coalescence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombined fractional CO2 laser 10,600 nm with methotrexate 1% gel versus methotrexate 1% gel alone in the treatment of nail psoriasis: a randomized comparative study.
Arch Dermatol Res
December 2024
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Methotrexate injections intralesionally as a treatment for psoriatic nails proved to be effective in large-scale studies as well as individual case reports, but the process is painful and time-consuming. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of combined fractional CO2 laser (Fr. CO2) 10,600 nm and methotrexate gel versus methotrexate 1% gel alone in treatment of nail psoriasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLichen Planopilaris in Children: A Systematic Review.
Pediatr Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Background: Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is the most common form of scarring alopecia in adults. The disease may also occur in children and adolescents. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate clinical, trichoscopic, and histopathologic features of pediatric LPP.
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