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Dermoscopy of eccrine acrospiroma masquerading as nodular malignant melanoma
Eccrine acrospiroma, better known as eccrine poroma, is a benign adnexal neoplasm of the skin. Its clinical aspect can masquerade as some other nodular and cystic lesions. The current dermoscopy literature offers very few case studies. Moreover, these very few examples present a totally different appearance pattern compared to the one we examined. Its homogeneous blue pattern suggested the better-known nodular malignant melanoma; in fact, this dermoscopic appearance was due to the Tyndall effect
Cutaneous B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia resembling a granulomatous rosacea
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is a low-grade lymphoproliferative disease. Cutaneous involvement of B-CLL is limited and, in most cases, it represents non-specific manifestations related to an impaired immune system. Leukemic skin infiltrates (leukemia cutis) occur in 4-20% of patients. Herein we report the case of a 65-year-old woman with B-CLL presenting with papular, nodular, and plaque skin infiltrates affecting the nose, mimicking granulomatous rosacea. We discuss several aspects of rare cutaneous manifestations of B-CLL involving the face
Bortezomib and bilateral herpes zoster
Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor that has proven to be a very effective treatment for multiple myeloma. There is considerable debate about the potential for reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV) in patients with multiple myeloma during treatment with bortezomib. This report describes the case of a 70-year-old patient with multiple myeloma that developed bilateral herpes zoster shortly after being treated with bortezomib. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of using an antiviral prophylaxis with acyclovir in these patients treated with bortezomib
Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis due to borreliosis
Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) is a rare dermatosis of unknown cause with characteristic histopathological features and variable clinical expression. [1] It has been associated with systemic diseases which include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, autoimmune thyroiditis, carcinoma, infections and drug intake. It has recently been proposed that interstitial granulomatous dermatitis could be a cutaneous manifestation of Lyme borreliosis in Borrelia burgdorferi endemic areas. [2],[3],[4] We report a similar case below
Disseminated superficial porokeratosis and pyoderma gangrenosus
Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis (DSAP) is usually triggered by sun exposure. In some cases sun exposure is not essential and this skin disease is related to immunosuppression. Many associated diseases are described in the literature. We report a clinical case of a patient affected by pyoderma gangrenosum, who developed DSAP
Bullous pemphigoid triggered by dulaglutide: a case report and a review of the literature
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune disease with a chronic relapsing course, predominantly affecting elderly people. Drugs are one of the possible triggers. A class of antidiabetic drugs often associated with the development of BP are inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4 inhibitors or gliptins), while less known is the association with glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists. We describe a case of BP caused by dulaglutide and summarize the other few cases described in the literature. As a class of drugs widely used in clinical practice, it is important to know about this possible adverse event
Management of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma treated with sonidegib: The experience of an Italian reference hospital
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