Publications (7)16.75 Total impact
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Article: Bullous lesions in acrodermatitis enteropathica delaying diagnosis of zinc deficiency: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
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ABSTRACT: Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare disorder associated with poor absorption of zinc. A variety of clinical and histological findings have been reported in the literature, described mainly in isolated case reports. Because of the varied nature of these cases, the histological features of AE are described often as non-specific. We describe lesions of AE in two patients who presented with vesiculobullous and erosive skin lesions, both showing intra-epidermal, inflammatory vesiculation with surrounding eosinophilic epidermis and necrotic keratinocytes. The lack of clinical suspicion of AE led to their misdiagnosis. We present these two patients to further characterize the bullous variant of AE, and we review the previously reported clinical and histopathological findings.Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 07/2008; 35 Suppl 1:1-13. · 1.56 Impact Factor -
Article: Immunohistochemical differentiation of four benign eccrine tumors.
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ABSTRACT: The histogenesis and differentiation of eccrine tumors, including cylindroma, poroma, spiradenoma and syringoma, remains controversial. This controversy may be because of sporadic and incomplete studies of these neoplasms. Ten examples each of normal eccrine structures and of four benign eccrine tumors are analyzed with antibodies to cytokeratin (CK) 7, CD34, CK6, CK10, smooth muscle actin (SMA) and CD10. These markers represent two different immunohistochemical stains for each part of the eccrine structure; CK7 and CD34 stain the secretory coil, CK6 and CK10 stain the straight duct and SMA and CD10 stain the myoepithelial cells. This redundancy in staining is performed on four benign eccrine tumors to better interpret the existing literature. We find that CK7 is a sensitive marker for the secretory coil; both cylindromas and spiradenomas express CK7. We also find that CK6 is a marker for the inner ductal cells, while CK10 is a marker for the middle ductal cells; syringomas express both these markers. SMA appears to be a more specific marker for myoepithelial cells surrounding normal eccrine coils, and none of the studied tumors express SMA or CD10. Our studies suggest that syringomas are tumors of the eccrine duct, while cylindromas and spiradenomas are tumors of the secretory coil.Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 07/2008; 36(2):190-6. · 1.56 Impact Factor -
Article: Mitoses in conventional melanocytic nevi.
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ABSTRACT: Given that nevi may grow in size, mitotic figures may be expected in melanocytic nevi. We reviewed the literature for studies addressing this issue. We sought to determine the number of mitotic figures we might discover upon review of a group of randomly collected, conventional nevi. We reviewed 157 nevi from patients and found seven nevi exhibiting mitotic figures, comprising 4% of our sample. We noted the location of the mitoses within the nevi, the presence of any congenital features, as well as other features such as signs of inflammation or irritation. Through this study we have shown that occasional mitoses occur within unremarkable, conventional nevi.Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 10/2007; 34(9):713-5. · 1.56 Impact Factor -
Article: Purple polypoid masses on the legs.
Archives of Dermatology 11/2005; 141(10):1311-6. · 3.89 Impact Factor -
Article: Bilateral periorbital necrotizing fasciitis.
Archives of Dermatology 07/2004; 140(6):664-6. · 3.89 Impact Factor -
Article: Rosacea fulminans associated with pegylated interferon alpha-2B and ribavirin therapy.
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ABSTRACT: Rosacea fulminans is characterized by the sudden onset of large, coalescing nodules and draining sinuses on the face. A few reports have linked medications to this condition, but none have described the onset of rosacea fulminans with pegylated interferon or ribavirin therapy. We report a patient who presented with rosacea fulminans after initiation of therapy for Hepatitis C.Journal of drugs in dermatology: JDD 11/2003; 2(5):554-6. · 1.57 Impact Factor -
Article: The caudal sublenticular region/anterior amygdaloid area is the only part of the rat forebrain and mesopontine tegmentum occupied by magnocellular cholinergic neurons that receives outputs from the central division of extended amygdala.
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ABSTRACT: Ascending cholinergic projections and the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) have both been implicated in attentional and orienting mechanisms leading to adaptive behavioral responses. In view of this, the present study was carried out to identify relevant neuroanatomical relationships in the form of projections from the CeA and a related structure, the dorsolateral divison of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (dlBST), to parts of the basal forebrain and mesopontine tegmentum that contain magnocellular cholinergic neurons. The CeA and dlBST are components of the 'central division of extended amygdala'. Following injections of the anterogradely transported compounds, Phaseolus vulgaris-leucoagglutinin or biotinylated dextran amine, into the CeA or dlBST, sections were processed with immunohistochemical reagents to localize the anterograde tracer and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). The trajectories of efferent projections from CeA and dlBST were qualitatively similar. Few ChAT-immunoreactive (ir) neurons were present within the extended amygdala or regions containing the dense terminations of its efferent projections, with the striking exception of the caudal sublenticular/anterior amygdaloid region. The ChAT-ir neurons there, however, were significantly smaller and weakly ChAT-ir as compared to those located outside of the dense extended amygdaloid terminations. In the mesopontine tegmentum, the robust downstream projection from the extended amygdala was centered medial to ChAT-ir neurons of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus. The differentiated character of the relationships between extended amygdala and forebrain and mesopontine districts containing ChAT-ir neurons that give rise to ascending projections may have significant implications for the control of cortical and diencephalic acetylcholine release and accompanying effects on attention, vigilance and locomotor activation.Brain Research 01/2003; 957(2):207-22. · 2.73 Impact Factor
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St Louis University Hospital
- Department of Dermatology
Saint Louis, MO, USA
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Boston University
- Department of Dermatology
Boston, MA, USA
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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MI, USA
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Department of Dermatology
Lubbock, TX, USA
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