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Cocaine use can cause a blistering skin disease.

This study suggests that cutaneous adverse reactions to bortezomib and lenalidomide are more frequent than reported, impacting patients' quality of life and may require dermatological consultation for proper management.

The researchers reported that their novel formulation of pterostilbene-loaded ethoniosomes with folic acid coating effectively targeted lung cancer cells in vitro and demonstrated promising results in animal models, indicating potential for future targeted chemotherapy applications.

This study suggests that the combination of bendamustine and rituximab is at least as effective and possibly offers a better therapeutic index than other standard regimens as first-line treatment for certain lymphoma patients.

This case report describes a woman diagnosed with paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome associated with Castleman's disease, leading to constrictive bronchiolitis and multiple organ involvement despite corticosteroid treatment.

This article reviews skin toxicities caused by radiation in metastatic cancer patients and discusses preventive measures, highlighting that current interventions lack robust supporting data.

In this first-in-human study, BLZ-100, an intraoperative fluorescent imaging agent, was administered to 21 patients before skin cancer surgery and was found to be well tolerated without serious adverse effects, suggesting its potential to help distinguish cancerous from non-cancerous tissue based on fluorescence.

In this study, the combination of photobiomodulation therapy and Respiro Myrtol forte reduced pain and inflammation more effectively than either treatment alone in patients after septoplasty.

This study found that patients with kerion responded well to antifungal treatments, with a lower dose of prednisolone effectively reducing inflammation when systemic corticosteroids were needed.

In this cross-sectional study, researchers found no significant difference in effectiveness between paclitaxel-carboplatin and pemetrexed-carboplatin for treating pulmonary adenocarcinoma with negative EGFR mutations, but paclitaxel-carboplatin was more cost-effective and associated with more frequent severe haematological toxicities.

Irradiating the whole central nervous system can lead to over 50% of patients with cerebellar medulloblastoma surviving three years.

This study found that 95% of untreated advanced-stage follicular lymphoma patients responded to a single course of the Bexxar regimen, with 75% achieving complete remission and remaining disease-free for years.

This article discusses the discontinuation of the Bexxar regimen for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, noting that despite its effectiveness, it was under-prescribed due to marketing and development challenges without reporting new clinical results.

This review found that oral methotrexate plus oral prednisone may improve disease activity or damage in juvenile active morphea compared to placebo plus prednisone, but adverse events may slightly increase.

The study reported that vismodegib showed significant effectiveness in treating basal cell carcinoma, particularly in patients with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome or locally advanced BCC, but also highlighted substantial side effects, requiring careful management to prevent treatment resistance and maintain remission.

Photodynamic therapy was effective in treating multiple scalp basal cell carcinomas with minimal side effects and good cosmetic results.

A man developed an allergic skin reaction after using brimonidine for rosacea.

The drug TGU was ineffective against small cell lung cancer and caused significant bone marrow suppression.

This study found that exposure to heated phenyl glycidyl ether vapor caused alopecia and skin lesions in rats but not in dogs.

This study found that in a small cohort of patients with infections, tumor necrosis factor levels varied, challenging the interpretation that these levels are transient in gram-negative sepsis.

In this study, MMF plus prednisolone was found to induce remission in 81% of patients with proliferative lupus nephritis, with fewer adverse effects such as alopecia and amenorrhea compared to CYC plus prednisolone, despite similar overall remission rates.

This review reports that low-level laser therapy may effectively prevent and alleviate oral mucositis from chemotherapy, supporting its use as a viable treatment option.

This study found that combining hair transplantation with platelet-rich plasma treatment significantly improved hair regeneration, reduced hair loss, and minimized skin lesion areas in patients with androgenic alopecia compared to hair transplantation alone, suggesting enhanced treatment efficacy.

In this study, permanent alopecia after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation was found in 16% of patients and was significantly associated with conditioning regimens involving busulphan.

In this case report, a 75-year-old man with benign essential blepharospasm and Parkinson disease experienced significant symptom relief from dystonia after starting finasteride, suggesting it may be a potential therapeutic option.

Stopping methotrexate might reverse lymphoma-like conditions in some patients.

This study confirmed significant and dramatic ophthalmic and mucocutaneous sequelae from Stevens-Johnson and Lyell syndromes in Morocco, affecting the social and professional integration of mostly young patients.

This article discusses the role of external beam radiotherapy as a primary treatment method for cancer and reports no new clinical findings.

This case report highlights that Demodex folliculitis in an immunocompromised patient can result in severe and widespread eruptions, which were effectively treated with oral ivermectin and topical permethrin.