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Acne Vulgaris* ; Cicatrix*

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Carcinoma, Basal Cell* ; Mohs Surgery* ; Sutures*

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Carcinoma, Basal Cell ; Osteogenesis

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Glioblastoma* ; Keratosis, Seborrheic

Nail changes are common side effects of taxane chemotherapeutic agents. Docetaxel (Taxotere(R)) is known to cause a great incidence of nail change. Various types of nail changes have previously been reported as a result of treatment with taxanes. We describe 2 cases of severe nail changes induced by docetaxel. The patients had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and advanced gastric cancer, respectively. During the course of treatment with docetaxel, nail changes became apparent in both patients. Initially, they complained of nail bed purpura. Subungual hematomas with hemopurulent discharge were later observed in several fingers. Drainage of the hemopurulent material occurred spontaneously in our cases, leading to onycholysis. Following drainage, the pain in the nail with subungual hemoprulent material was relieved immediately and spontaneous healing of the patients' nails was noticed after few months. Subungual hemorrhage and suppuration therefore are considered causes of onycholysis and the pain in these patients. Although systemic or topical antibiotics were not used to treat these patients, antibiotics may be also worthwhile to hasten the drainage of the subungual hematomas and suppuration in patients for quick relief of pain.

Generalized eczema with pruritus may be due to various causes including atopic dermatitis, contact allergy and drug ingestion. However, unexplained recalcitrant eczema may be associated with an underlying lymphoproliferative malignancy. A 41-year-old woman visited our clinic with a 3-month history of pruritic erythematous papules and nodules on the whole body. She was diagnosed as having prurigo nodularis and treated, but failed to respond to conventional treatment including steroids, cyclosporine and antihistamine. About 3 months later, the patient developed low-grade fever and night sweats. Computed tomography of the chest confirmed an enlarged lymph node suggestive of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Patients who have recalcitrant eczema should be evaluated with a careful examination for internal malignancies.
Adult ; Cyclosporine ; Dermatitis, Atopic ; Eating ; Eczema ; Female ; Fever ; Hodgkin Disease ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Lymph Nodes ; Prurigo ; Pruritus ; Steroids ; Sweat ; Thorax

Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is an unusual form of leukocytoclastic vasculitis occuring in children from the age 4 months to 2 years. The etiology remains unknown. Numerous studies, however, suggest acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy as an immune-mediated vasculitis in response to a variety of antigenic stimuli. We report a case of an acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy; 11-month-old boy with a history of fever for 3 days and a history of purpuric rash on the extremities, trunk, buttock and oral mucosa for 2 days.
Acute Disease ; Biopsy ; Edema/immunology/*pathology ; Exanthema/immunology/pathology ; Hemorrhage/immunology/*pathology ; Human ; Infant ; Male ; Vasculitis, Hypersensitivity/immunology/*pathology