Antiprotozoal Agents , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous , Organometallic Compounds , Humans , Meglumine Antimoniate/adverse effects , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/chemically induced , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/drug therapy , Meglumine/adverse effects , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/drug therapy
Chemotherapy extravasation is a rare but severe cutaneous complication associated with administration of intravenous chemotherapy. Extravasation causes serious disability and diminishes the quality of life in patients with cancer undergoing antineoplastic therapy. Treatment of chemotherapy extravasation is not standardized. We report a patient with paclitaxel extravasation who was successfully treated with corticosteroids.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic , Paclitaxel , Humans , Paclitaxel/adverse effects , Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/adverse effects , Quality of Life , Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials , Skin
Breast cancer is the first cancer associated with cutaneous metastasis (CM). The clinical presentation of these metastases is comprehensive. We report an original case of carcinoma en cuirasse associated with zosteriform metastasis that indicates the development of contralateral breast cancer.
Breast Neoplasms/complications , Scleroderma, Localized/classification , Biomarkers/analysis , Biomarkers/blood , Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis , Drug Therapy/methods , Female , GATA3 Transcription Factor/analysis , GATA3 Transcription Factor/blood , Humans , Keratin-7/analysis , Keratin-7/blood , Middle Aged , Palliative Care/methods , Scleroderma, Localized/etiology
Giant-cell arteritis (GCA), also referred to as temporal arteritis, is the most common primary vasculitis of the elderly involving the extracranial branches of the carotid arteries, in particular, the temporal artery. Patients usually present with temporal headaches, visual impairment, fever, and scalp tenderness. Scalp necrosis associated with GCA is a rare occurrence with approximately 100 cases reported in the literature to date. It is a therapeutic emergency requiring urgent management as it may lead to irreversible loss of vision. To increase awareness of this severe complication, we report a patient with a scalp necrosis revealing a GCA.
