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A Woman With Purple Macules on the Legs
Cohen, Jeffrey M; Femia, Alisa N; Ho, Roger S
PMID: 28787491
ISSN: 1538-3598
CID: 2663872
Cancer risk in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: A retrospective cohort study at four tertiary care centers [Meeting Abstract]
Pinard, J; Roman, M; Kurtzman, D; Ho, A; Femia, A; Vleugels, R
ISI:000406862400400
ISSN: 1523-1747
CID: 2667052
Groove Sign of Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Fruchter, Renee; Mazori, Daniel R; Femia, Alisa N
PMID: 28277348
ISSN: 1536-7355
CID: 2477242
Characteristics and treatment of postirradiation morphea: A retrospective multicenter analysis
Fruchter, Renee; Kurtzman, Drew J B; Mazori, Daniel R; Wright, Natalie A; Patel, Mital; Vleugels, Ruth Ann; Femia, Alisa N
PMID: 27692734
ISSN: 1097-6787
CID: 2273862
Amylose cutanée nodulaire primitive associée à un syndrome de Sjögren
Mazori, DR; Femia, AN
SCOPUS:85008384486
ISSN: 1169-8330
CID: 2452072
A case of perniosis
Mu, Euphemia W; Terushkin, Vitaly; Meehan, Shane A; Leger, Marie; Femia, Alisa
Perniosis is a localized, inflammatory reaction that ischaracterized by erythematous papules and nodulesthat often are located on the acral surfaces in youngwomen. The lesions of perniosis are thought to bedue to cold-induced vasoconstriction that leadsto hypoxemia and inflammation of the vessel wall.Histopathologic and laboratory studies are indicatedfor patients with suspected perniosis to distinguishbetween idiopathic perniosis and secondaryperniosis. Treatment includes adequate heating andclothing, proper food intake, nifedipine, ultravioletA1 phototherapy, topical glucocorticoids, andvasodilators.
PMID: 28329550
ISSN: 1087-2108
CID: 2494762
Sarcoidosis with prominent necrosis on histopathology
Rosenstein, Rachel; Orme, Charisse; Kim, Randie H; Meehan, Shane A; Femia, Alisa
Sarcoidosis is a multiorgan inflammatory diseasewith variable clinical presentations and the commonhistopathologic finding of noncaseating granulomas.The etiology of the disease is not known, butevidence suggests both environmental and geneticcontributions to the pathogenesis. Depending onthe severity of cutaneous disease and extent ofextracutaneous involvement, therapies range fromtopical and intralesional glucocorticoids to systemicimmunomodulatory and immunosuppressiveagents. We present the case of a patient withcutaneous sarcoidosis with prominent necrosis onhistopathologic examination in the setting of severepulmonary sarcoidosis.
PMID: 28329548
ISSN: 1087-2108
CID: 2494742
Silicone granulomas with ulcers
Rothman, Lisa R; Kim, Randie H; Meehan, Shane A; Femia, Alisa
We present a 42-year-old transgender womanwith woody induration over her buttocks andlower extremities as well as persistent ulcers of thebuttocks. The lesions developed ten years prior to herpresentation and approximately five years after shereceived illegal silicone injections to her buttocks.Histopathologic examination was consistent witha silicone granuloma. Silicone granuloma is a notan uncommon side effect of silicone injections andmore often occurs when the filler is administeredby non-physician practitioners, as is the case in thispatient. Ulcerative silicone granulomas, however,rarely are reported. In this case, the patient'shemodialysis treatments, which required longperiods of weight bearing on her buttocks, may havepredisposed her to ulcers in this area, and the ulcersmay have been in part due to poor vascular supplyas well as physical pressure. Treatment of this patientis relatively challenging, owing to her multiplecomorbidities that include end-stage renal diseaseand congestive heart failure.
PMID: 28329542
ISSN: 1087-2108
CID: 2494682
Acral keratoses and squamous-cell carcinomas likely associated with arsenic exposure
Hausauer, Amelia K; Hoffmann, Rachel; Terushkin, Vitaly; Meehan, Shane A; Femia, Alisa N; Pomeranz, Miriam Keltz
Chronic arsenic exposure is known to inducepunctate keratoses with an increased risk ofprimary squamous-cell carcinoma. Drinking wateris currently the major source of arsenic exposureworldwide and is considered one of the mostsubstantial environmental carcinogens. We describethe case of a 61-year-old Hungarian woman withscattered, acral, hyperkeratotic papules and a historyof five palmoplantar squamous-cell carcinomasas well as two other extremity non-melanomaskin cancers. Prior to immigration, she had livedin a county of Southern Hungary that is known tohave elevated concentrations of inorganic arsenicin the drinking water above the World HealthOrganization's current maximum threshold forsafety. To date, this report is the first to describethe phenomenon of palmoplantar squamouscellcarcinomas in a patient from this region andunderscores the importance of vigilant screening inthose individuals who have spent substantial time inhigh-risk regions internationally and domestically.
PMID: 28329540
ISSN: 1087-2108
CID: 2494662
Tofacitinib Citrate for Refractory Cutaneous Dermatomyositis: An Alternative Treatment [Letter]
Kurtzman, Drew J B; Wright, Natalie A; Lin, Janice; Femia, Alisa N; Merola, Joseph F; Patel, Mital; Vleugels, Ruth Ann
PMID: 27120749
ISSN: 2168-6084
CID: 4372202