The results showed that the textile clothing with seaweed enriched with silver ions brings a quicker improvement of the patients in the first days in opposition to the use of standard all-cotton clothes. The results also reinforce the importance of non-pharmacological measures, like clothing, in the management of patients with a diagnosis of AD.
Syringoma is a benign, adnexal tumor of the eccrine sweat gland ducts. Eruptive
syringomas are a rare variant, occurring before or during puberty in most cases. A
57-year-old man was observed in our department, with a 10-year history of multiple
brownish papules (1-4mm in diameter), localized on the neck, shoulders, trunk and
axillae. The clinical diagnosis was cutaneous mastocytosis. Histopathological
examination from a papule in the trunk was compatible with the diagnosis of
syringoma. The patient was treated with isotretinoin, without any improvement. The
clinical diagnosis of eruptive syringoma is diffi cult and histological examination
is crucial for its diagnosis. Long-term morbidity is not associated with syringomas;
they are treated for cosmetic reasons with unsatisfactory results.
Introduction. The major medical concern with giant congenital melanocytic nevi CMN is high risk of developing cutaneous melanoma, leptomeningeal melanoma, and neurocutaneous melanocytosis. Case Report. A 30-year-old woman with a giant congenital melanocytic nevus covering nearly the entire right thoracodorsal region and multiple disseminated melanocytic nevi presented with neurological symptoms. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large expansive lesion in the left frontal region. Postsurgically pathological diagnosis revealed characteristics of melanoma. Immunohistochemical examination showed S100(+), HMB45(+), MelanA(+), and MiTF(+). She received radiotherapy with temozolomide followed by two more chemotherapy cycles with temozolomide. She followed a rapidly progressive course, reflecting widespread leptomeningeal infiltration, and she died of multiorgan failure seven months after diagnosis of cerebral melanoma. Discussion. This patient was diagnosed as having a neurocutaneous melanosis with malignant widespread leptomeningeal infiltration. Diffuse spinal involvement is unusual and is described in only another patient.
Bleomycin is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of different tumours. It has several side effects, including flagellate hyperpigmentation, which is a unique and a well-documented side effect of bleomycin therapy. We report a case of a 23-year-old woman with a personal history of ovarian dysgerminoma, who developed flagellate hyperpigmentation on trunk after bleomycin therapy.
A significant number of patients did not obtain an imaging response. Biochemical and imaging responses were asynchronous and occurred mainly in the first 4 years of treatment. This may allow an earlier identification of partially resistant and resistant macroprolactinomas, with consequent change in the therapeutic approach.
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