1.Rupture of Giant Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm in a Leukemic Patient Submitted to Chemotherapy.
Gianfranco VARETTO ; Claudio CASTAGNO ; Matteo RIPEPI ; Paolo GARNERI ; Simone QUAGLINO ; Pietro RISPOLI
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014;47(4):413-415
The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is a relatively rare location for lower limb aneurysmatic disease. In the literature, this disease is described an association between a relatively high growth rate and/or the rupture of aneurysms and chemotherapeutic agents. We report a case of the rupture of a giant SFA aneurysm in a patient during chemotherapy for acute lymphatic leukemia.
Aneurysm*
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Arteries
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Drug Therapy*
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Femoral Artery*
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Humans
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Leukemia
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Lower Extremity
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Rupture*
2.Alopecia areata after COVID-19 vaccination
Giuseppe GALLO ; Luca MASTORINO ; Luca TONELLA ; Simone RIBERO ; Pietro QUAGLINO
Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research 2022;11(1):129-132
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are authorized for use in numerous countries worldwide. Several cutaneous findings are reported after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) vaccination. Here, we report the case of a patient with a rapid onset of alopecia areata immediately after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune disease leading to non-scarring hair loss. Among the many cutaneous adverse effects reported after the anti-SARS-COV2 vaccination, no episodes of alopecia areata have been described to date. In this paper, we report the first case of alopecia areata after COVID-19 vaccination described in the literature with a revision of cases of alopecia areata reported after other types of vaccination. Although the significance of these skin reactions is not yet known, further studies will certainly clarify whether the development of alopecia areata or other forms of immune-mediated reactions could represent a positive prognostic factor regarding immune protection from SARS-CoV-2.