January 2020 in “Advanced ultrasound in diagnosis and therapy” This case report highlights a misdiagnosis of an epidermoid cyst as a dermoid cyst using ultrasound, suggesting that specific ultrasound features can improve diagnostic accuracy for skin lesions.
10 citations
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August 2003 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This case report documents a 30-year-old man's presentation with actinic superficial folliculitis and characterizes the inflammatory infiltrate, supporting the classification of this condition as a distinct disease entity.
This study found that onychomatricoma can fully mimic the nail unit and differentiate toward the nail bed and isthmus, distinguishing it from other pilar tumors.
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September 2021 in “Cutis” Eating shiitake mushrooms caused a man to develop a rash similar to a skin condition known as AGEP.
December 2025 in “Frontiers in Endocrinology” This study found that elevated CgA levels in PCOS are associated with obesity, insulin resistance, and low-grade inflammation, suggesting CgA may be a novel biomarker for metabolic risk stratification in PCOS.
2 citations
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August 2008 in “Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences” This case report describes a twenty-year-old woman misdiagnosed with a sebaceous cyst that was actually pilomatrixoma, a benign skin lesion from hair matrix cells, confirmed by histopathology after excision.
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April 1998 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This report describes a case of pretibial myxedema in an 18-year-old Japanese woman with Graves' disease, along with a review of 112 similar cases from the Japanese literature.
February 2025 in “Clinical Chemistry” This case study reported a 34-year-old woman presenting with secondary amenorrhea, hirsutism, and obesity showed elevated testosterone and anti-Müllerian hormone levels, leading to the exclusion of nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia as a diagnosis.
June 2023 in “Journal of cosmetic dermatology” This case report highlights a patient who developed cutaneous sarcoidal lesions at the site of platelet-rich plasma injections after COVID-19 infection and vaccination, suggesting possible immune system involvement.
9 citations
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June 2011 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report presents a case of molluscum contagiosum virus infection within an epidermoid cyst in a 13-year-old on long-term steroid treatment, highlighting its rare occurrence and need for histological examination for accurate diagnosis.
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October 2010 in “EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam)” In this case report, long-term oral antibiotics were extremely effective in treating a 49-year-old man with a therapy-resistant botryomycosis infection on his forearm.
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August 2021 in “Skin appendage disorders” This case report describes a successful treatment of scalp hair white piedra caused by T. ovoides with oral itraconazole and topical ketoconazole, using a combination of clinical, trichoscopic, microbiologic, and molecular methods for diagnosis.
9 citations
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January 2015 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report highlights the successful treatment of Kaposi varicelliform eruption in a pemphigus vulgaris patient using intravenous acyclovir, alongside antibiotics, resulting in healing of skin lesions with scarring.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that sweat glands may have an immune privilege similar to hair follicles, and disruptions in this could contribute to autoimmune skin diseases.
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November 2015 in “Dermatology” This study observed inflammatory and granulomatous infiltration in alopecic nodules of the scalp and suggested that AANS should be considered in diagnoses of alopecic nodules.
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December 2013 in “The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings” This case report describes a patient with severe alopecia areata and multiple autoimmune diseases who showed excellent hair regrowth after treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, though she later developed hyperpigmentation.
64 citations
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August 1977 in “PubMed” This article describes the skin changes seen in acute and chronic graft-vs-host reactions after bone marrow transplantation, highlighting the potential for early recognition due to the visibility of these changes, but reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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January 2005 in “Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation” This article reviews various models of graft-versus-host disease, highlighting the complexity of its mechanisms and the challenges in interpreting histopathologic data; it reports no new results.
June 2023 in “Dermatology online journal” In this case report, localized myxedema of the scalp was identified in a patient with Graves disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis, emphasizing the varied skin manifestations in autoimmune thyroid conditions.
January 2020 in “ScholarWorks (Central Washington University)” This study suggests that NAG-1 overexpression may prevent some metabolic dysfunctions linked to polycystic ovary syndrome in a mouse model.
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September 2023 in “JAAD case reports” In this case report, mogamulizumab treatment for Sézary syndrome was associated with rashes and alopecia in a patient, highlighting the potential for immune-mediated side effects and suggesting that such adverse effects might indicate a favorable prognosis, though further studies are needed.
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January 2010 in “PubMed” This case study reports that a police dog's pododemodicosis lesions resolved completely six months after a treatment regimen of ivermectin, antibacterial drugs, and beta-glucan.
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January 2005 in “The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Dermatology” In this study, Pomeranians with non-illness, generalized alopecia did not exhibit adrenal or pituitary abnormalities, suggesting a breed-specific hormonal pattern as a potential cause rather than a functional adrenal anomaly.
14 citations
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June 2019 in “BMC infectious diseases” This study presents the first reported case of kerion-type scalp mycosis caused by Aspergillus protuberus, emphasizing the importance of mycological examination when diagnosing unusual scalp infections, especially in children.
September 2020 in “Advances in anatomic pathology” In this case report, a preoperative core biopsy for a giant rhinophyma provided a misleading diagnosis, and the authors suggest such biopsies may be unnecessary.
March 2022 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This case report describes a 64-year-old man with pulmonary nocardiosis, where erythema annulare centrifugum lesions possibly associated with co-trimoxazole resolved after discontinuation of the medication.
November 2018 in “Journal of dermatology & cosmetology” This manuscript reports on the first case of perforating necrobiosis lipoidica in Colombia, marking the 19th documented case worldwide.
January 2019 in “Galicia Clínica” This article presents a case report of a patient with multiple health conditions and persistent fatigue and dyspnea, but no definitive diagnosis was reached.
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April 2013 in “PubMed” This review discusses non-motor symptoms in autoimmune myasthenia gravis and associated thymomas, highlighting abnormal T-cell clones as a contributing factor, but reports no new clinical results.
September 2024 in “BMJ Case Reports” This case report highlights an atypical presentation of favus in an immunocompetent adult, where a psoriasiform plaque over the 'bindi' area was successfully treated with systemic itraconazole, achieving complete resolution without relapse. Simple stains proved essential for diagnosis in this resource-limited setting.