{"title":"Subtle periorbital edema and hyperkeratotic papules in a woman of color.","authors":"Sara Asbeck, Brittany Smirnov","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000051","url":null,"abstract":"A 65-year-old African-American female presented to the der- matology clinic complaining of poorly controlled melasma over the past year. Physical examination incidentally revealed bilateral violaceous periorbital erythema and edema, accen-tuated on the left eye, patchy gray to violaceous pigmented patches on forehead and glabella, and flat-topped, hyperkeratotic papules overlying the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints (Fig. 1). Upon further inspection with capillaroscopy, periungual, dilated, looped telangiectasias were evident (Fig. 2). The patient denied proximal muscle weakness, fatigue, weight loss, shortness of breath, chest pain, or dyspnea on exertion. A punch biopsy above the left metacarpophalangeal joint was taken revealing perivascular lymphocytic infil- trate with epidermal hyperplasia, acanthosis, slight increase of papillary dermal mucin, and mild vacuolar interface at the der- moepidermal junction. Direct immunofluorescence revealed C5b-9 and weak IgM and C3 deposition with cytoid bodies along the epidermal basement membrane.","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"e051"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/de/7d/jw9-8-e051.PMC9553372.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33516295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meropi Karakioulaki, Dedee F Murrell, Aikaterini Kyriakou, Aikaterini Patsatsi
{"title":"Investigation of comorbid autoimmune diseases in women with autoimmune bullous diseases: An interplay of autoimmunity and practical implications.","authors":"Meropi Karakioulaki, Dedee F Murrell, Aikaterini Kyriakou, Aikaterini Patsatsi","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Autoimmune bullous diseases are a group of skin disorders resulting from an autoimmune reaction against intercellular adhesion molecules or components of the basement membrane of skin and mucosa. Autoimmune disorders often occur in patients with a history of another autoimmune disease and most autoimmune diseases have a striking female predominance. In this review, we aim to analyze the different associations of autoimmune bullous diseases with other autoimmune diseases and highlight the distinctiveness of the female gender in these associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"e053"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9543088/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33503998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalie Ingraham, Lena R Hann, J Austin Williamson, Caleb Drew
{"title":"Communicating with health providers and romantic partners: The impact of negative emotions on quality of life for individuals with hidradenitis suppurativa.","authors":"Natalie Ingraham, Lena R Hann, J Austin Williamson, Caleb Drew","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory, debilitating skin disease that impacts an estimated 1 to 4% of the population; women are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. There is no cure for HS, and many patients face a lifetime of various healthcare appointments, medical interventions, and personal experiences living with the disease.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to explore social, emotional, and medical experiences for individuals with HS, and to understand connections between those experiences and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants (n = 243) in the community-based convenience sample completed a cross-sectional survey about their experiences and quality of life and reported high rates of anxiety, embarrassment, and depressed mood. These and other negative emotions were commonly experienced during interactions with healthcare providers and romantic partners.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants who had more negative interactions with providers and partners surrounding their HS tended to experience a lower quality of life.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Limited generalizability due to convenience sampling.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Providers should consider how patients experience patient -provider communication about HS, and how this communication impacts other areas of patients' lives, including quality of life, mental health, and romantic relationships. Future care approaches should prioritize mental health strategies in HS patients' care plans, and establish partnerships between dermatology practices and mental health professionals to aid in the multidisciplinary approach recommended for the treatment of HS.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"e049"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d6/47/jw9-8-e049.PMC9542567.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33503997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Burden of pemphigus vulgaris with a particular focus on women: A review.","authors":"Nika Kianfar, Shayan Dasdar, Hamidreza Mahmoudi, Maryam Daneshpazhooh","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000056","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic autoimmune mucocutaneous blistering disorder. Apart from the disease itself, other aspects of patients' life, including psychological, social, and financial, can be affected. Women are particularly more disposed to the impact of the disease due to their physiological characteristics, the specific periods of pregnancy and lactation as well as their social and familial role. In this review, we summarized the burden of pemphigus vulgaris on various aspects of women's lives. It is essential to understand these problems and provide appropriate support for patients with such a burdensome disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"8 3","pages":"e056"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9529034/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9548678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Devon E Cross, James Garritano, Amanda E Zubek, Alicia J Little
{"title":"Pruritic annular erythematous eruption after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.","authors":"Devon E Cross, James Garritano, Amanda E Zubek, Alicia J Little","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"8 3","pages":"e033"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/de/e7/jw9-8-e033.PMC9276362.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9177326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facial rash with exuberant crusting in pregnancy.","authors":"Raymond Zhao, Severine Cao, Frank Wang","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000055","url":null,"abstract":"Case Summary A woman in her 20s with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus controlled with azathioprine and low-dose prednisone presented at ten weeks of pregnancy after developing pruritic, painful facial lesions over three weeks. She had no history of rosacea, topical corticosteroid use, or recent fevers, but was wearing masks frequently. On examination, she appeared nontoxic and had numerous coalescing erythematous papules and pustules with yellow-gray crusting around her nose, mouth, and glabella (Fig. 1). The vermilion border was spared. No comedones were present. Herpes simplex virus polymerase chain reaction (PCR), varicella zoster virus PCR, bacterial cultures, and fungal cultures were negative. Punch biopsy of a pustule showed intraepidermal neutrophilic spongiosis with subcorneal pustules, diffuse dermal neutrophilic inflammation, and dermal edema.","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"e055"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9512326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40384531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Skin eruption involving bilateral breasts following radiation therapy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast: Erratum.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JW9.0000000000000052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/JW9.0000000000000016.].</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"e052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9467672/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40361464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}