RESUMEN
Understanding patient concerns regarding skin surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic is a vital way of learning from individual experiences. A shift towards using superficial absorbable sutures (AS) has been anecdotally observed. We explored patient attitudes to the use of AS, and their experiences and perceptions of attending for skin surgery during the pandemic. In total, 35 participants were interviewed (74% men, 100% white British; mean age 72.5 years, range 43-95 years). Participants reported that they were reassured by precautions taken to minimize exposure and risk from COVID-19. The majority (86%) did not feel that personal protective equipment worn by staff impaired their experience, and 29% reported that their experience of attending for skin surgery during the lockdown period was more efficient and organized than on prepandemic visits. The vast majority (94%) of participants would opt to have AS again or had no strong preference for either suture type. Based on their experiences, most participants would have no concerns about attending for further skin surgery during the pandemic and would opt to have AS.
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COVID-19 , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , COVID-19/epidemiología , COVID-19/prevención & control , Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Dermatologicos , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pandemias/prevención & control , Suturas , Reino Unido/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
We present a case of a patient with a history of Blau syndrome, who presented with acute onset of widespread florid painful folliculitis rash, which was resistant to the treatment with multiple courses of antibiotics in the community. Despite of the negative skin swab and negative periodic acid-schiff (PAS)stain on the skin biopsy, clinical diagnosis was fungal folliculitis and patient responded well to the course of itraconazole.
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Foliculitis , Sarcoidosis , Sinovitis , Uveítis , Artritis , Foliculitis/diagnóstico , Foliculitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Foliculitis/microbiología , Humanos , Sarcoidosis/complicaciones , Sarcoidosis/diagnóstico , Sarcoidosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Uveítis/diagnóstico , Uveítis/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
The dermoscopic features of solitary storiform collagenomas (sclerotic fibromas) have not been described previously, as these are rare cutaneous soft tissue tumors. The presence of multiple lesions is considered a marker of Cowden syndrome. They can also present as single firm cutaneous nodules. We present an unusual single nodule with distinct dermoscopic and histologic features.