Kerosene-Induced Panniculitis in Iraqi Patients

Delayed-onset vemurafenib-induced panniculitis

INTRODUCTION Approved in 2011, vemurafenib is a selective serine/threonine kinase inhibitor directed against the V600E mutation in the BRAF gene. This drug is often used in dermatology as a targeted therapy for metastatic or unresectable melanomas, for which about 50% have this mutation. Other tumors possessing the V600E mutation are targets for this therapy. The commonly reported adverse effec...

Skeletal brucellosis in Iraqi patients.

The clinical features of 21 episodes of skeletal brucellosis in 17 Iraqi patients are reported. Six had monarthritis of a large joint, six had spondylitis, and five had spondarthritis. Brucellosis remains a major health problem in Iraq. The disease is transmitted to man through the ingestion of unpasteurised milk or milk products but can also be acquired through physical contact.

Kerosene Poisoning in Children.

The advisability or otherwise of carrying out routine gastric lavage in cases of kerosene poisoning is still much debated (Olstad and Lord, 1952; Gerarde, 1959; Capel and Gardner, 1960; George, 1960; Ashkenazi and Berman, 1961). The most recent and comprehensive study has been carried out by the American Pediatric Association (Report of the Subcommittee on Accidental Poisoning, 1962). However, ...

Panniculitis

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris