Our 13-year experience indicates a changing landscape of (meth)acrylate contact allergy and allergic contact disease, with an observed shift in exposures away from manufacturing and towards acrylic nail sources. Wound dressings are highlighted as emerging sources of sensitization. Larger studies are required to establish the sensitivity and specificity of the four (meth)acrylates proposed for potential screening.

A 43-year-old male presented with a myeloproliferative disorder with prominent lymphadenopathy. Examination of the bone marrow showed almost complete replacement by a population of cells with an acquired chromosomal translocation t(8;13)(p11;q12). There are two other case reports describing a similar clinical syndrome with t(8;13)(p11;q12) as the sole chromosomal aberration in bone marrow cells, suggesting a role for this translocation in the pathogenesis of this myeloproliferative disorder.

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