Nicola Kearney, Rachel Lockhart, Cristina Grechin, Emily Orr, Li Jie Helena Yoo, Christian Gulmann, Marina O'Kane
{"title":"Dermatopathology.","authors":"Nicola Kearney, Rachel Lockhart, Cristina Grechin, Emily Orr, Li Jie Helena Yoo, Christian Gulmann, Marina O'Kane","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae369","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaya L Curtis, Onajia Stubblefield, Slavina B Goleva, Joshua C Denny, Shari R Lipner
{"title":"Higher odds of squamous cell carcinoma in sexual minority males compared to heterosexual males is mediated by HIV status in a mediation analysis of 13,687 participants.","authors":"Kaya L Curtis, Onajia Stubblefield, Slavina B Goleva, Joshua C Denny, Shari R Lipner","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae364","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early detection of anal squamous cell carcinoma with the use of high resolution anoscopy.","authors":"Muhammad Hyder Junejo, Oluwatobiloba Ifeoluwa Oyebanji, Baihan Wang, Carmelina Cappello, Brenton Wait, Emily Farrow, Mayura Nathan, Julie Bowring, Tamzin Cuming","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the UK, few (12%) anal squamous cell carcinomas (aSCC) are diagnosed early at stage 1 (T1N0M0). The Homerton Anogenital Neoplasia Service (HANS) is a highly specialised tertiary centre where high resolution anoscopy (HRA) is performed to diagnose and treat anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), a precursor to cancer. In some cases, aSCC (here defined as anal canal cancers and perianal cancers up to 5cm from the anal verge) is found on referral for AIN; in others, aSCC may develop while undergoing AIN management. We reviewed aSCC diagnoses at our specialist unit to establish whether HRA offers added value in the early detection of aSCC in a high-risk cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional analysis was performed of all primary aSCC diagnoses at HANS between January 2016 and June 2021. Patient records, histopathology and radiology reports were reviewed to define anal cancer stage per TNM classification (AJCC version 8). Results were compared with national anal cancer data published by the Office for National Statistics (AJCC version 8).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-three aSCC diagnoses were made at HANS; 35 (66%) were stage 1 (14 prevalent, 21 incident), 11 (21%) stage 2 (9 prevalent, 2 incident) and 6 (11%) stage 3 (5 prevalent, 1 incident). None were stage 4; 1 cancer was unstageable due to further management at another unit. By comparison, 5836 aSCCs were diagnosed in the UK between 2013-2017; of these, 12.0% were stage 1, 22.8% stage 2, 33.0% stage 3 and 8.46% stage 4; 23.8% were unknown or unstageable. There was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of early (i.e. stage 1) HRA-detected cancers (HDCs) compared with national statistics (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest that surveillance and examination within an HRA programme may lead to detection of aSCC at an earlier stage allowing for less morbid treatment and potentially a lower mortality.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142104885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filippo Viviani, Giorgio Spazzoli, Giacomo Clarizio, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Federico Bardazzi
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of biotechnological drugs for the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis in the elderly population: a single-center, Italian experience.","authors":"Filippo Viviani, Giorgio Spazzoli, Giacomo Clarizio, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Federico Bardazzi","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Demographic changes impose a number of issues regarding the biological treatment of elderly patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A retrospective, single-center study was conducted on patients aged 65 years or older with moderate-severe psoriasis who had been undergoing treatment with biologic drugs for at least 60 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 168 patients aged 65 years or older with moderate-to-severe psoriasis undergoing biologic therapy were retrieved: 45 were women and with a mean age of 73.23 ± 6.53 years. The decline in mean PASI, BSA, DLQI and NAPSI values over the 60 weeks of treatment was found to be statistically significant at each interval (p < 0.05). Multivariate statistical analysis showed that nearly all the considered independent variables did not influence the response to therapy in terms of PASI score reduction, except for psoriatic arthritis (p = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We observed a better response by YOs, with 72.84% of subjects achieving PASI 75 and 71.6% achieving PASI 90 and 100 at the 60th week of treatment. The worst result was obtained by the MOs, with 60 percent of subjects reaching PASI 75 at the end of follow-up, while the OOs had a more mixed performance. The results obtained seem to indicate greater efficacy of anti-TNFα drugs, followed by the other classes of interleukin inhibitors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results could provide a starting point for new and larger studies and guidelines for biologic treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142079422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lichen planus following Covid-19 vaccination: a narrative review.","authors":"Michela D'Agostino, Fabrizio Martora, Matteo Megna, Maddalena Napolitano, Luca Potestio","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae356","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lichen planus (LP) is an inflammatory disease that afflicts skin, mucous membranes, cutaneous appendages. Moreover, LP represents a prototype of lichenoid dermatosis, being characterized by the presence of a dense dermal cell infiltrate. Although most cases of LP are idiopathic, infectious and drug-related factors must also be considered in the etiology. In this context, the occurrence of LP and lichenoid drug eruption following different types of vaccination is a possible event. Therefore, the aim of our review is to provide a broad perspective to clinicians by analyzing the current literature cases of LP and lichenoid eruptions following COVID-19 vaccination, also investigating the possible pathogenetic mechanisms underlying this phenomenon. A total of 61 cases of LP and lichenoid eruption following COVID-19 vaccination have been collected. However, the number of cases of LP and lichenoid drug eruption is extremely low if compared to the number of vaccines administered overall, suggesting that the risk of LP and lichenoid eruption following COVID-19 vaccination is extremely low. Certainly, further studies are desirable to identify the population most at risk and the possibility of taking preventive measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142072183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William Liakos, Leena Abdelmoity, January Fields-Meehan, Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin, Elizabeth Fite
{"title":"Cutaneous Ulcers Following High-Dose Prednisone.","authors":"William Liakos, Leena Abdelmoity, January Fields-Meehan, Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin, Elizabeth Fite","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae351","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142046449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Alma, Francesca Beretti, Cecilia Bonilauri, Johanna Chester, Shaniko Kaleci, Silvana Ciardo, Laura Bertoni, Giovanni Pellacani, Francesca Farnetani
{"title":"Atypical nevi in dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy: correlation between immunohistochemistry and diagnostic patterns of atypia.","authors":"Antonio Alma, Francesca Beretti, Cecilia Bonilauri, Johanna Chester, Shaniko Kaleci, Silvana Ciardo, Laura Bertoni, Giovanni Pellacani, Francesca Farnetani","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142046448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Mosallaei, Sierra I Thomas, Marissa Lobl, Shauna Higgins, Erica B Lee, Matthew Stephany, Ashley Wysong
{"title":"Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma in Skin of Color: A Review.","authors":"Daniel Mosallaei, Sierra I Thomas, Marissa Lobl, Shauna Higgins, Erica B Lee, Matthew Stephany, Ashley Wysong","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People of color (POC) affected by skin cancer suffer disproportionately from worse morbidity and mortality. Although skin cancers occur most frequently in White individuals overall, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an exception. CTCL is a rare skin cancer comprising several subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma; each contains a unique clinical profile that varies with race. Our aim is to review and compile the differences in epidemiology, clinical presentation, treatments, and outcomes of the CTCL subtypes in Black, Asian or Pacific-Islander (API), and Hispanic patients. The current literature supports that there are nuances in the course of CTCL that differ with race. Across multiple studies, racial differences in incidence patterns have been reported, with the highest rates among Black patients. Cutaneous manifestation of CTCL are highly variable in POC, and the predilection for clinical CTCL variants often differs with race, as well as severity of cutaneous involvement (BSA). Response to and type of treatment also differs among POC, and may be partially attributable to the varying CTCL subtypes experienced by certain races. Prognostic factors tend to vary with race, although Black patients consistently experience poor outcomes, while API patients may have a more favorable prognosis. Currently, there is no definitive conclusion to account for differences observed in CTCL skin of color patients, however biologic and socioeconomic factors have been proposed as potential drivers. As POC comprise an increasing portion of our population, adequate physician awareness and knowledge of racial nuances in CTCL are necessary to begin addressing these disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142043843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aimilios Lallas, Claudio Toloza, Juan Pablo Morales, María Fernanda Santos-Ortiz, Konstantinos Lallas, Christina Nikolaidou, Stella Sakellaropoulou, Chryssoula Papageorgiou, Efstratios Vakirlis, Elena Sotiriou, Zoe Apalla
{"title":"Dermatoscopic shiny white structures in benign cutaneous tumours.","authors":"Aimilios Lallas, Claudio Toloza, Juan Pablo Morales, María Fernanda Santos-Ortiz, Konstantinos Lallas, Christina Nikolaidou, Stella Sakellaropoulou, Chryssoula Papageorgiou, Efstratios Vakirlis, Elena Sotiriou, Zoe Apalla","doi":"10.1093/ced/llad343","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llad343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The dermatoscopic characteristics of shiny white structures (SWS) in malignant skin tumours are well described, but data on benign skin neoplasms are scarce. To evaluate the dermatoscopic features of SWS in common benign tumours, we reviewed our database for histopathologically confirmed cases. Dermatoscopic images were evaluated for the presence of any type of SWS. Images with SWS were further analysed for their quantity, distribution and shape. Of 2420 evaluated benign tumours, 357 (14.8%) displayed SWS. The highest frequencies were observed in pyogenic granuloma (n = 62/100; 62%), angioma (n = 63/113; 55.8%) and adnexal tumours (n = 42/84; 50%). The lowest frequency was found in common naevi (n = 16/1032; 1.6%) and solar lentigo (n = 0). The presence of SWS was not associated with sex or anatomical location. SWS were usually diffuse and multiple. SWS may be present in a broad spectrum of benign tumours and therefore they should not be considered as de facto indicators of malignancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41193302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}