SMJ articles in the category "skin"

Case Report

Coincidental Consort Clear Cell Cutaneous Carcinom: Facial Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ Containing Human Papillomavirus and Cancer Cells with Clear Cytoplasm in an Octogenarian Couple

Clear cell squamous cell carcinoma in situ, also referred to as pagetoid or clear cell Bowen disease, is a rare pathologic variant of this neoplasm. It is characterized by neoplastic cells with clear or pale cytoplasm. An octogenarian husband and wife concurrently developed new facial skin lesions which demonstrated squamous…

Posted in: Cancer 19 carcinoma 5 cell 4 cutaneous 4 malignancy 5 neoplasm 4 skin 5 squamous 2

Review Article

Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome

Ulceration of the nose may be inadvertently induced by the patient. Although trigeminal trophic syndrome is an uncommon cause of chronic ulcers, healthcare providers should consider the possibility of this disorder when encountering a patient with nasal ulcerations. Trigeminal trophic syndrome most commonly occurs in older women following therapy for…

Posted in: basal 2 Cancer 19 carcinoma 5 cutaneous 4 dementia 3 nasal 2 skin 5 squamous 2 Stroke 16

Case Report

Cutaneous Metastases of Signet Cell Carcinoma of the Rectum Without Accompanying Visceral Involvement

Cutaneous metastasis of rectal carcinoma is a rare event. It occurs in fewer than 4% of all patients with rectal cancer. Although skin metastasis of rectal cancer is usually detected around surgical scars or on the abdominal wall, especially in the periumbilical region, it rarely presents at other sites. The…

Posted in: metastasis 5 rectal carcinoma 3 skin 5

Case Report

Pleomorphic Basal Cell Carcinoma: Case Reports and Review

Pleomorphic basal cell carcinoma is a pathologic variant of basal cell carcinoma characterized by the presence of atypical-appearing, mononuclear or multinucleated giant cells. Including our 3 patients, a total of 52 pleomorphic basal cell carcinomas have been described in 48 individuals. The tumors usually present as a nodule on the…

Posted in: basal 2 Cancer 19 carcinoma 5 cell 4 giant 2 immunohistochemistry 3 malignancy 5 skin 5 tumor 6

Original Article

Cutaneous Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Participants of Athletic Activities

Objectives: Cutaneous community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) has been identified in otherwise healthy individuals either with or without methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)-associated risk factors who participate in athletic activities. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical features of CAMRSA skin infection that occurred in university student athletes,…

Posted in: abscess 6 athletes 4 cellulitis 5 community acquired 3 cutaneous 4 infection 11 methicillin-resistant 3 skin 5 sports 4 Staphylococcus aureus 14
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