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Optom Vis Sci 2021 Feb 26. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California Division of Dermatopathology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York Ophthalmology Section, Surgical Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California

Significance: Hemolacria (bloody tears) is a rare clinical presentation with varied underlying etiologies. Thorough clinical evaluation is essential to diagnosis and management.

Purpose: This study aimed to report unilateral hemolacria in a known contact lens wearer with an occult, palpebral, conjunctival pyogenic granuloma and review the literature. Read More

Dermatol Surg 2021 Feb 22. Epub 2021 Feb 22.

All authors are affiliated with the Department of Vascular Anomalies and Interventional Radiology, Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan City, Shandong, China.

Background: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign vascular lesion that is commonly observed in the skin and mucosa. Sclerotherapy is the first-line conservative treatment option for PG.

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of sclerotherapy with 1. Read More

Pediatric Health Med Ther 2021 16;12:43-53. Epub 2021 Feb 16.

Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Phramongkutklao Hospital and Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand.

Background: The most common type of vascular tumors reported among children is hemangioma. The determinant factors to predict clinical outcomes among those patients were not well studied.

Objective: The study aimed to explore clinical characteristics and treatment approaches as well as associated prognostic factors of vascular tumors specifically in a pediatric population. Read More

Skin Appendage Disord 2021 Jan 10;7(1):62-65. Epub 2020 Nov 10.

Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

Introduction: Subungual pyogenic granuloma (PG) can be caused by numerous medications including chemotherapeutic agents. These lesions grow rapidly, oftentimes causing significant pain and bleeding, prompting patients to seek treatment. The management of subungual PG ranges from topical steroids to surgical excision. Read More

Dermatol Pract Concept 2021 Jan 29;11(1):e2021105. Epub 2021 Jan 29.

Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.