Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery
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Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita is an uncommon vascular malformation composed of capillary and venous sized vessels. It presents with a distinct reticulated pattern that is reminiscent of physiologic cutis marmorata however skin lesions do not resolve with warming of the skin surface. ⋯ Associated anomalies occur in individuals with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita the most commonly reported are limb asymmetry and the coexistence of other vascular birthmarks. Adams Oliver Syndrome and cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenital-macrocephaly syndrome are rare disorders that are associated with cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita.
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Semin Cutan Med Surg · Mar 2004
ReviewEczema and the spongiotic dermatoses: a histologic and pathogenic update.
The spongiotic dermatoses including eczema and its clinicopathologic variants are capable of presenting in a variety of clinical guises and are pathologically defined by the presence of epithelial intercellular edema that may rarely form blisters. The mechanisms which underlie there pathogensis has only recently begun to be elucidated. Collectively, these disorders comprise an integral facet of dermatology and are the subject of discussion in this article.
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There has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of malignant melanoma in most parts of the world. Because the tumor thickness is the most important prognostic factor for the prognosis of the malignant melanoma, the early detection of thin melanomas is essential. ⋯ Before using the ABCD rule of dermatoscopy to classify melanocytic lesions into benign, suspicious, or malignant, the distinction between melanocytic and nonmelanocytic lesions is necessary. An essential prerequisite for the usefulness of this technique is adequate training.
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Semin Cutan Med Surg · Jun 2000
ReviewMycosis fungoides: classic disease and variant presentations.
Mycosis fungoides is a peripheral non-Hodgkin's T-cell neoplastic process, representing the most common type of primary cutaneous malignant lymphoma. Neoplastic lesions classically show skin predilection and characteristic clinical and histologic features in patch, plaque, and tumor stages. In addition, several clinicopathologic variants of mycosis fungoides have been delineated, including poikiloderma atrophicans vasculare (parapsoriasis variegata), Sézary syndrome, granulomatous mycosis fungoides, hypopigmented mycosis fungoides, folliculocentric mycosis fungoides, syringotropic mycosis fungoides, and Woringer Kolopp disease. We will review the salient features of patch, plaque, and tumor stage mycosis fungoides in this article and follow with a discussion of these variant clinicopathologic presentations and of therapeutic modalities.