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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative tumour that develops as a result of an infection by human herpesvirus 8, which is considered a necessary cause but not sufficient. Other factors - genetic, immunological and environmental - might play a role in the development of the disease. We report a case of KS secondary to endogenous Cushing syndrome (ECS) due to a pituitary adenoma, an association that has been reported only once. We also conducted a search through the Medline and PubMed databases for cases involving KS and ECS, finding only three additional cases that shared common clinical and prognostic features with ours. ECS might favour the development of KS due to immunosuppression. Dermatologists and other clinicians should be aware of this association, as it might be an underdiagnosed condition. It also has an important impact on the management of KS, and based on this review it relies on a good prognosis when ECS is well controlled.
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INTRODUCTION: Infantile hemangiomas with multi-organ involvement are rare, and presentation in the form of uncontrollable bleeding is exceptional. CLINICAL CASE: 4-day-old newborn with multiple hepatocutaneous hemangiomas and a purplish vascular lesion in the third finger of the right hand. In the third week of life, the lesion became ulcerated and caused uncontrollable bleeding. Therefore, urgent amputation was required, with a histopathological result of GLUT-1 positive infantile hemangioma, and an architecture compatible with arteriovenous malformation in the deep portion. Imaging tests revealed it was a high-flow lesion. Genetic tests (MAP2KI, RASA 1, EPHB4, GNAQ, and GNA 11) were negative. Patient progression was good, with hepatocutaneous lesions receding and eventually disappearing. DISCUSSION: No explanation has been given yet as to why the same vascular lesion may behave differently in different patients. New mutations may be accountable for this.
INTRODUCCION: Los hemangiomas infantiles con afectación multivisceral son escasos y su presentación en forma de hemorragia incontrolable es excepcional. CASO CLINICO: Recién nacido de 4 días de vida que presentaba múltiples hemangiomas hepatocutáneos y una lesión vascular púrpura-violácea, que abarcaba el tercer dedo de la mano derecha. En la tercera semana de vida, la lesión presentó ulceración y un sangrado incoercible requiriendo amputación urgente, con un resultado histopatológico de hemangioma infantil GLUT-1 positivo, con arquitectura compatible con malformación arteriovenosa en la parte profunda. Las pruebas de imagen mostraron que se trataba de una lesión de alto flujo. La genética (MAP2KI, RASA 1, EPHB4, GNAQ y GNA 11) fue negativa. La evolución del paciente fue buena, con la involución de las lesiones hepatocutáneas hasta su desaparición. COMENTARIOS: La divergencia en el comportamiento de las mismas lesiones vasculares en diferentes pacientes aún no ha encontrado explicación. Es posible que nuevas mutaciones puedan darnos una respuesta.
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Hemangioma , Diagnóstico por Imagen , Hemangioma/diagnóstico , Hemangioma/patología , Humanos , Recién NacidoRESUMEN
Bilateral segmental neurofibromatosis is a rare subtype of neurofibromatosis type 1 defined by lesions affecting a single segment of the body and crossing the midline, with no systemic involvement. We present a case diagnosed during pregnancy because of the characteristic increase in size of the lesions during this period.
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Neurofibromatosis 1/diagnóstico , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Cutáneas/diagnóstico , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Proteínas de Neoplasias/fisiología , Neoplasias Hormono-Dependientes/química , Neoplasias Hormono-Dependientes/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hormono-Dependientes/patología , Neurofibromatosis 1/patología , Embarazo , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/patología , Receptores de Progesterona/fisiología , Proteínas S100/análisis , Neoplasias Cutáneas/química , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patologíaRESUMEN
Invasive vascular procedures have good efficacy and safety profiles and are now widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of many cardiovascular disorders. However, they do have potential complications that can occasionally be life-threatening. We present a new case of infectious pseudoaneurysm following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and complicated by septic emboli to the skin. It is a rare condition characterized by persistent bacteremia, sepsis of unknown origin, and regional septic emboli. Histopathology of the skin lesions typically reveals gram-positive coccobacilli and septic vasculitis. The condition carries a significant morbidity and mortality, making early diagnosis essential. Both cholesterol and septic emboli should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions after invasive vascular procedures.
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Angioplastia/efectos adversos , Embolia/etiología , Sepsis/etiología , Infecciones Cutáneas Estafilocócicas/etiología , Anciano , Humanos , Masculino , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/etiologíaRESUMEN
This series of 2 articles on dermatopathologic diagnoses reviews conditions in which granulomas form. Part 1 clarifies concepts, discusses the presentation of different types of granulomas and giant cells, and considers a large variety of noninfectious diseases. Some granulomatous diseases have a metabolic origin, as in necrobiosis lipoidica. Others, such as granulomatous mycosis fungoides, are related to lymphomas. Still others, such as rosacea, are so common that dermatologists see them nearly daily in clinical practice.
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Part 2 of this series on granulomatous diseases focuses on skin biopsy findings. Whereas the first part treated noninfectious conditions (metabolic disorders and tumors, among other conditions), this part mainly deals with various types of infectious disease along with other conditions seen fairly often by clinical dermatologists.
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Vascular occlusion has multiple, diverse clinical manifestations, some of which can have grave consequences for patients. It also has a wide variety of causes, including thrombi, which we recently addressed in partI of this review. In this second part, we look at additional causes of vascular occlusion.
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Trastornos de la Coagulación Sanguínea/complicaciones , Embolia/complicaciones , Enfermedades Cutáneas Vasculares/etiología , Anticoagulantes/efectos adversos , Síndrome Antifosfolípido/complicaciones , Síndrome Antifosfolípido/patología , Calcifilaxia/complicaciones , Calcifilaxia/patología , Cocaína/efectos adversos , Femenino , Cuerpos Extraños/complicaciones , Cuerpos Extraños/patología , Humanos , Isquemia/etiología , Isquemia/patología , Levamisol/efectos adversos , Livedo Reticularis/etiología , Livedo Reticularis/patología , Masculino , Papulosis Atrófica Maligna/patología , Necrosis , Neoplasias/complicaciones , Neoplasias/patología , Paraproteinemias/complicaciones , Paraproteinemias/patología , Piel/irrigación sanguínea , Enfermedades Cutáneas Vasculares/inducido químicamente , Enfermedades Cutáneas Vasculares/patología , Úlcera Cutánea/etiología , Úlcera Cutánea/patología , Síndrome de Sneddon/patologíaRESUMEN
Vascular occlusion has multiple, diverse clinical manifestations, some of which can have grave consequences for patients. The causes of vascular occlusion are also highly variable, ranging from thrombi triggered by the uncontrolled activation of coagulation mechanisms, on the one hand, to endothelial dysfunction or occlusion by material extrinsic to the coagulation system on the other. In a 2-part review, we look at the main causes of vascular occlusion and the key clinical and histopathologic findings. In this first part, we focus on vascular occlusion involving thrombi.