Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus (NLE) is a rare disease associated with placental transport of maternal anti-Ro/La and/or anti-U1RNP antibodies into the fetal circulation and characterized by cardiac, cutaneous, hematologic and hepatic manifestations. The most serious complication of NLE is complete heart block and cardiomyopathy. The maternal connective tissue disorder has been systemic lupus ery...

Neurological injuries following peripheral nerve blocks are a relatively rare yet potentially devastating complication depending on the type of lesion, affected extremity, and duration of symptoms. Medical management continues to be the treatment modality of choice with multimodal nonopioid analgesics as the cornerstone of this therapy. We report the case of a 28-year-old man who developed a cl...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common viral infection affecting transplant patients, but urinary tract involvement has been rare. Only a few cases of symptomatic ureteritis have been reported in renal transplant recipients. In previous reports the presentation of CMV ureteritis is obstructive nephropathy, often in the absence of systemic illness, or rarely it may also mimic allograft rejecti...

We report four disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis(DCL) cases referred to leishmaniasis laboratory at the School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences with multiple nodular, ulcerative and crusted lesions extended on the face, trunk, and extremities. None of the patients had any complication and historical involvement in their immunological system conditions that suggest as t...

INTRODUCTION: Flap necrosis remains a major complication of reconstructive surgery. Euterpe oleracea Mart., popularly known as “açaí,” is cultivated in the Amazon region of Brazil. It contains hydroxybenzoic acids, antioxidant polyphenolics, flavan-3-ols, and anthocyanins. Açaí exhibits anti-inflammatory action through the inhibition of cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 1 , vasodilation, inhibition of ni...

Mycoplasma is a virulent organism that is known to primarily infect the respiratory tract; however, affection of the skin, nervous system, kidneys, heart and bloodstream has been observed in various forms, which include Stevens Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, toxic epidermal necrolysis, encephalitis, renal failure, conduction system abnormalities and hemolytic anemia. Small vessel vascul...

BACKGROUND Adult onset of Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory disease. Cardiorespiratory complications are mainly represented by pleural and pericardial disorders and are less frequent than cutaneous and articular complaints. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) occurring in AOSD is rarely described in literature. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a young patient wh...

Scalp arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) following hair transplantation are rare; few single case reports have been described. Therapeutic options include open surgery, percutaneous, and transarterial endovascular embolization; in recent years, these latter gained favour because of their minimally invasive approach also concerning post-treatment cutaneous appearance. A 29-year-old male after 3 months...

BACKGROUND Although mild early cutaneous transient reactions to vaccinations are common, late-onset chronic lesions have been scarcely reported. We report herein a series of 9 patients presenting with cutaneous and subcutaneous pseudolymphoma. OBSERVATIONS Nine patients presenting with late-onset, chronic skin lesions occurring at the site of antihepatitis B (8 cases) and antihepatitis A (one...

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical presentation and risk of PHACE syndrome in infants with large facial hemangiomas and concomitant airway hemangiomas. DESIGN The study involved a case series of infants with cutaneous hemangiomas and airway hemangiomas extracted from a prospective multicenter cohort study. Data regarding clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical course were obtain...