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Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) has a storied history. Histologically, LEP variably displays a lymphoplasmacytic lobular panniculitis with epidermal and dermal changes of lupus, hyaline fat necrosis, and lymphoid follicles.
What can possibly be new about SSSS? Four aspects – 1) epidemiology; 2) causation; 3) the clinical spectrum; and 4) therapeutic approach.
Increasing evidence demonstrates the favorability of en bloc excision of the nail unit as treatment over amputation. This message needs to be communicated to colleagues in all specialties involved with managing ungual melanomas.
Recognizing localized insulin-derived amyloidosis (LIDA), a rare complication of insulin, is essential because of its potential havoc on glycemic control. Surgical excision of LIDA offers optimal management.
CAR is defined as an autoantibody-driven retinal degeneration that is not caused by tumor metastasis. The prevailing hypothesis is that antiretinal antibodies in high titers penetrate the retina, affecting function of the target antigens.
NS (OMIM 256500) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder, due to germline mutation of SPINK5, affecting one in 100,000 to 200,000 live births.
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