Introduction: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease characterized by infiltration of large mononuclear or dendritic cells in one or more organs. Lung can be involved alone or with other organs in this complication. Case Report: We report a 33-year-old smoker man with LCH in whom both the lung and the skin were involved. He was referred to our department due to malodourous, crusted and scaly erythematous patches, plaques, and pustules involved scalp and flexural area. His medical problem started with pulmonary involvement. He experienced spontaneous pneumothorax, and was suffering progressive dyspnea for years. Cryo-transbronchial lung biopsy previously had been done. Pathology report was pulmonary LCH (PLCH). Weid skin biopsy. Histologic analysis of skin with haemotoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemistry (IHC) exam with S100 and CDa1 confirmed the diagnosis of LCH. Conclusion: It is important to consider PLCH in the setting of recurrent pneumothorax and progressive dyspnea in middle-aged smoker patient. PLCH may be associated with skin involvement.
Background: Few cases with fistulous communication between the GI system and female adnexal structure have been reported in the literature, and bilateral contrast spillage has been reported only in one case, and this case is the second one all over the world. Case Presentation: The case was a 27-year-old woman with a diagnosis of primary infertility. She was booked with hysterosalpingogram (HSG) as part of the routine workup in the infertility clinic. There was a positive history of pelvic surgery for bilateral adnexal cysts for her in 2014. In this case, previous pelvic surgery without any medical problems was the strongest risk factor for tubo-intestinal fistula. Cystectomy performed for the left adnexal cyst and the right adnexal cyst was only drained. The pathologic report for the left ovarian cyst was endometriosis. HSG result showed evidence of bilateral fallopian tube opacification with contrast outlining from the fallopian tubes. Contrast leakage happened to the adjacent small intestine in the right side and peritoneal cavity on the left side. Conclusion: Fistulous connections between fallopian tube and intestine will remain an exceptional rarity. The reported case could be a good lesson illustrating that the adherence to general surgical principles (meticulous hemostasis, careful applying of diathermy, etc.) and a watchful postoperative care could protect the patient from both usual and unusual complications.
Background: Rising follicular keratin secretion, increasing sebum production, and Propionibacterium acnes are among the main etiology of acne vulgaris formation. Antibiotics are the predominant conventional treatment of acne. Antibiotic resistance is the main problem in the ordinary treatments of acne. Therefore, newer treatments are necessary. Intense pulsed light (IPL) is a novel therapeutic option with rapid application in this field. Methods: Patients referred to us were randomized into two groups: group A (cases) and group B (controls). In addition to conventional antibiotic therapy, IPL was prescribed to group A while azithromycin alone was prescribed to group B. IPL treatment was performed weekly for five weeks and the patients were followed for three months. Declining inflammatory lesions count after the intervention was considered the remission scale. Results: In group A, moderate, partial, and complete remission occurred in 4, 9, and 7 patients, respectively. In group B, moderate, partial, and complete remission occurred in 10, 7, and 3 patients, respectively. Statistically, the remission difference was meaningful between the two groups. Conclusion: IPL with conventional antibiotics is an effective treatment choice in moderate to severe acne vulgaris but also is a more accelerating agent in treatment versus antibiotics alone.
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