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J Infect Dev Ctries 2020 Jun 29;14(6.1):16S-21S. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.

Introduction: The majority of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have established primary skin manifestations or associated clinical feature. Skin NTDs often result in physical impairment and disfigurement, which can lead to disability. Skin diseases have been proposed as an entry point for integrated NTDs control. Read More

Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Haematology Department, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole, 1 avenue Irène Joliot-Curie, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France.

The development of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors represents a major breakthrough in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other B cell malignancies. The first-generation inhibitor ibrutinib works by covalent irreversible binding to BTK, a non-receptor tyrosine kinase of the TEC (transient erythroblastopenia of childhood) family that plays a critical role in the B-cell receptor signaling pathway. It also induces an 'off-target' inhibition of a range of other kinases including (but not limited to) epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), SRC, and other kinases of the TEC family (interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase [ITK], Tec, BMX). Read More

Kans J Med 2020 25;13:131-133. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS.

Introduction: Antibiotic stewardship utilizes interprofessional collaborative practices, including professionals from medicine, pharmacy, nursing, social services, and clinical laboratory science, to identify potential problems proactively. A tertiary care integrated health system's Emergency Department (ED) aimed to identify antimicrobials prescribed to the outpatient community as part of a proactive antimicrobial stewardship project.

Methods: A pilot, prospective, snapshot of a tertiary community hospital's outpatient antimicrobial prescribing habits was conducted. Read More

Acute Med 2019 ;18(1):8-13

MD (Canada), MMED (Singapore), MRCP (UK), FAMS, Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital.

Lower limb cellulitis is a common cause for hospital admissions. In this retrospective study, we assessed the characteristics and outcome of patients admitted in an acute medical unit. The mean duration of treatment was 10. Read More

Vascular 2020 Jul 1:1708538120937616. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Royal Free Vascular Malformation Service, Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Objective: The current literature on the major complications of embolo-sclerotherapy of upper and lower extremity vascular malformations is scarce. Evaluating and understanding the rates and types of potential major complications of embolo-sclerotherapy of vascular malformations help treatment planning and informed consent. Therefore, this study reviewed major complications following embolo-sclerotherapy of all upper and lower extremity vascular malformations in a single specialized multidisciplinary vascular malformation center over a 5-year period. Read More

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2020 Jun 29;140(10). Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Background: The diagnosis of necrotising soft tissue infections (NSTIs, necrotising fasciitis, myositis and cellulitis) may be clinically challenging, and can result in fatal outcomes.

Case Presentation: A previously healthy woman in her sixties fell and cut her right patella. The wound was complicated by localised infection, which subsequently developed into a bacterial bursitis. Read More

Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2020 Jun 29:1-42. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Cellulitis is a common bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissues immediately beneath the skin. Despite the successful use of antibiotics in the treatment of infectious diseases, bacterial infections continue to impose significant global health challenges because of the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance. The aim of this work was to develop an hydrogel forming system containing highly permeable cephalexin-loaded nanotransfersomes (NTs), suitable for antibacterial drug delivery. Read More

IDCases 2020 16;21:e00874. Epub 2020 Jun 16.

Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.

A new clinical variant of Sweet syndrome, called giant cellulitis-like Sweet syndrome, can masquerade as cellulitis because the patients present with an acute onset of large erythematous plaques, fever, and leukocytosis with neutrophil predominance. This case describes a 90-year-old female with a history of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast who presented with 3 days of erythema of the right chest and right leg. Physical examination was notable for well-demarcated, blanching erythematous rashes involving the right chest and right lower extremity. Read More

Drugs Real World Outcomes 2020 Jun;7(Suppl 1):13-19

Department of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Health, 600 Highland Avenue, MC 1530, Madison, WI, 53792, USA.

Background: Vancomycin treatment of complicated Gram-positive infections is associated with laboratory monitoring, nephrotoxicity, and multiple daily dosing. Oritavancin, a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with a once-weekly dosing strategy and similar but slightly broader spectrum of activity, presents several opportunities over vancomycin to improve compliance and convenience for the patient. Minimal real-world clinical and acquisition cost data in the inpatient setting and clinical data surrounding multiple dosing in the outpatient setting have limited oritavancin use despite its potential logistic advantages. Read More

Urology 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Department of Urology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Objective: To demonstrate a technique for performing panniculectomy and skin graft for a patient with adult buried penis, highlighting a number of technical modifications that allow for the procedure to be performed as an outpatient.

Methods: Pannus is mobilized with a modified trapezoid incision, leaving superior attachments intact for skin graft harvest. Diseased penile skin is removed, defect is measured, and an appropriately sized split thickness skin graft is harvested from the pannus in 2 inch sections at a depth of 18/1,000. Read More

Hand Clin 2020 Aug;36(3):285-299

Hand and Upper Extremity Division, Einstein Healthcare Network, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 170 West Germantown Pike, Suite C-1, East Norriton, PA 19401, USA. Electronic address:

Hand infections can lead to significant morbidity if not treated promptly. Most of these infections, such as abscesses, tenosynovitis, cellulitis, and necrotizing fasciitis, can be diagnosed clinically. Laboratory values, such as white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and recently, procalcitonin and interleukin-6, are helpful in supporting the diagnosis and trending disease progression. Read More

Australas J Dermatol 2020 Jun 25. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW, Australia.

Eosinophilic cellulitis is a rare inflammatory skin disease of unknown aetiology, first described by George Wells in 1971 as a recurrent granulomatous dermatitis with eosinophilia. It is typically characterised by recurrent pruritic erythematous plaques, vesicles or bullae usually involving the extremities and trunk. Many cases of eosinophilic cellulitis are difficult to treat and traditionally require long course of oral steroids, resulting in steroid side effects. Read More

Jt Dis Relat Surg 2020 18;31(2):399-402. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Acıbadem Fulya Hastanesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Bölümü, 34349 Beşiktaş, İstanbul, Türkiye.

Streptococcus dysgalactiae (SD) is a common pathogen among elderly population. However, to our knowledge, there is no periprosthetic joint infection case reported that is infected with Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (SDSE) in the English literature. In this article, we report a 77-year-old male patient who had undergone total knee arthroplasty three years ago and had the diagnosis of cellulitis at his leg followed by swelling, pain and hyperemia localized at his knee. Read More

Front Public Health 2020 3;8:204. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) is a common cause of severe and difficult to treat ocular infection. In this study, the population structure of 68 ocular MRSA isolates collected at Massachusetts Eye and Ear between January 2014 and June 2016 was assessed. By using a combination of multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis, SCC typing and detection of the panton-valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene, we found that the population structure of ocular MRSA is composed of lineages with community and hospital origins. Read More

Pathogens 2020 Jun 22;9(6). Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92660, USA.

is an anaerobic, gram-positive commensal organism of the urogenital tract. typically causes urinary tract infections, predominantly in the elderly. Here, we describe the first case of infection presenting as cellulitis and abscess in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. Read More

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2020 Jun 23;57:e34-e37. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

The authors report a rare case of fulminant bilateral orbital cellulitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with meninigitis in a neonate. The clinical, laboratory, photographic, and radiological records are reviewed. A 17-day-old female infant presented with swelling over both upper eyelids and proptosis in both eyes. Read More

Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland.

Eosinophilic annular erythema (EAE) is a rare condition with a chronic relapsing and remitting course, characterized by the presence of annular or polycyclic erythematous and plaque lesions and prominent tissue eosinophilia on histopathology. There is an ongoing discussion on whether EAE is a subset of Wells syndrome (eosinophilic cellulitis) or a separate entity. To date, few cases of EAE have been reported in the literature; of these, about 40 cases were in adults and fewer than ten cases were in children. Read More

J Am Soc Nephrol 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.

Background: Risk of infectious disease is increased among individuals with CKD. Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is often elevated in CKD, and may impair immune function directly or indirectly through proinflammatory and vitamin D-suppressing pathways. Whether FGF23 is associated with risk of infection has not been evaluated in a CKD population. Read More

Australas J Dermatol 2020 Jun 22. Epub 2020 Jun 22.

Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Cureus 2020 May 18;12(5):e8177. Epub 2020 May 18.

Ophthalmology, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, GBR.

Posterior scleritis is a rare sight-threatening condition that typically presents with an acutely painful eye, often with associated reduced visual acuity. Diagnosis can be challenging and requires specialist ophthalmological assessment. Consequences of delayed treatment include permanent loss of vision. Read More

Vaccine 2020 Jul 19;38(33):5178-5186. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address:

Background: High-dose influenza vaccine (HDV) is an alternative vaccination strategy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), though the safety of HDV has not been evaluated in this population. The objective of this study was to estimate the relative occurrence of adverse vaccine reactions in patients with ESRD following vaccination with HDV compared with standard-dose influenza vaccine (SDV).

Methods: Using data from the United States Renal Data System, we identified patients with ESRD aged ≥ 65 years at influenza vaccination during yearly influenza seasons from 2010 through 2016. Read More

Diabetes Ther 2020 Jun 20. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Introduction: Despite improvements in endovascular interventions and multidisciplinary approaches, improving clinical outcomes and increasing limb salvage have become increasingly challenging. This prospective study investigated the associations of cilostazol treatment with clinical outcomes and predictive factors in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) after endovascular revascularization of the affected angiosome.

Methods: In this study, 172 consecutive patients with CLI (Fontaine levels III-IV) received cilostazol treatment after successful endovascular intervention according to the angiosome concept, and their primary patency rates and cardiovascular and amputation events during a 24-month follow-up period were assessed. Read More

Ann Surg Oncol 2020 Jun 18. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Background: Extremity lymphedema can occur bilaterally with different severities on each side. The aim of this study is to investigate the treatment outcomes of such patients with bilateral extremity lymphedema of different severities.

Patients And Methods: Between 2013 and 2017, patients with bilateral extremity lymphedema of different severities according to the Taiwan Lymphoscintigraphy Staging (TLS) system were retrospectively reviewed. Read More

Emerg Radiol 2020 Jun 19. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, P.O. Box 648, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.

There are a wide variety of inflammatory, infectious, and cystic lesions which may lead patients to seek acute care for facial swelling. Computed tomography (CT) has become the mainstay for imaging in the urgent/emergent setting. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can also serve as a powerful problem solving tool in the modern era. Read More

Cureus 2020 May 16;12(5):e8160. Epub 2020 May 16.

Pulmonary Medicine, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, USA.

We are presenting a case of primary lymphedema (PL) complicated with a repeated need for thoracentesis and pericardiocentesis. Our patient is a 24-year-old male with primary lymphedema that is manifested in the left hand and right lower limb. The patient presented to the emergency department (ED) for recurrent right lower lobe cellulitis that had failed repeated attempts with outpatient antibiotic therapy. Read More

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol 2020 Jan-Mar;27(1):65-67. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Department of Ophthalmology, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Repeated vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are the hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD). These repeated crises can lead to bone infarcts, necrosis, and, over time, degenerative changes in the bone marrow. Orbital complications in SCD patients are infrequent and usually present as orbital cellulitis. Read More

Int J Trichology 2020 Jan-Feb;12(1):35-37. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Division of Dermatology, Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq.

Acne conglobata (AC) is a rare form of severe and chronic nodulocystic acne. It is characterized by nodulocystic lesions, borrowing, interconnecting abscesses, scars, in addition to grouped comedones. AC usually appears on the trunk and may extend to the buttocks. Read More

J Orthop Case Rep 2020 ;9(6):15-18

Department of Orthopedics, The University of Toledo Medical Center, MS 1094, 3000 Arlington Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614, US.

Introduction: Morel-Lavallée lesions (MLLs) are a post-traumatic degloving injury which the superficial fascia and skin are separated from the deep fascia through shearing forces. This process leads to the development of a potential space in which blood products and necrotic material can collect, potentially resulting in abscesses, cellulitis, or osteomyelitis. Most of these cases occur at the greater trochanter, gluteal musculature, proximal femur, and around the knee. Read More

Vaccine 2020 Jul 13;38(33):5219-5222. Epub 2020 Jun 13.

Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No.8, Chung Shan S. Rd., Taipei 10041, Taiwan. Electronic address:

Background: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a significant public health concern in the Asia-Pacific region, with a case-fatality rate of around 20% for those who develop encephalitis. Mouse-brain derived vaccines against JE have been used in the publicly funded national immunization program (NIP) in Taiwan since 1968. They were replaced with a live-attenuated recombinant vaccine (JE-CV, IMOJEV®) in May 2017. Read More

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2020 Jan-Dec;8:2324709620934303

Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

Fungal infections due to species are mostly present in immunocompromised and patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. We report a case of lower extremity skin infection caused by species in a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Single skin ulceration caused by species can result from fungal inoculation into damaged tissue, so any condition that damages the skin can be considered as a risk factor for inoculation. Read More

Intern Med J 2020 Jun;50(6):752-754

Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high. While skin infections are recognised as an antecedent to conditions such as acute rheumatic fever in children, data are limited concerning skin infection complications such as cellulitis, abscesses and osteomyelitis in older children and adults. In a 1-year retrospective audit of 439 patients presenting to two remote health clinics, 330/439 (75%) patients presented with a skin infection and 18 (4%) developed a complication. Read More

J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2020 Jun 15;32(1):29. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Background: Postmastectomy lymphedema can be considered the main cause of upper extremity functional impairment in patients with breast cancer. Fatigue, pain, and limited range of motion are common symptoms. If left untreated, lymphedema causes cellulitis, which can lead to gangrene in rare cases. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2020 Mar 27;8(3):e2674. Epub 2020 Mar 27.

Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex.

Lymphedema is a lifelong, debilitating condition that plagues a large portion of patients who have undergone multimodality therapy for breast cancer. With the increasing experience in supermicrosurgical treatment of lymphedema, reconstructive surgeons have made a tremendous impact in improving the quality of life of patients suffering from breast cancer related lymphedema.

Methods: Historical review of our evolution in treatment and management of breast cancer related lymphedema and implementation of our new algorithm. Read More

Cureus 2020 May 10;12(5):e8049. Epub 2020 May 10.

Inpatient Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, USA.

is a gram-negative bacillus of the Enterobacteriaceae family. It is a rare human pathogen that is often acquired via wound and/or contact with aquatic environment. Although multiple cases of infections are described in the adult population, few have been documented in pediatrics. Read More

Case Rep Infect Dis 2020 23;2020:8393059. Epub 2020 May 23.

Department of Neurosurgery and Neurocritical Care, King Fahad Hospital of the University Dammam University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Camel bite represents a minimal proportion, and most of them are from the Middle East countries. Their infectious potential is poorly understood, and the guidelines for antimicrobial treatment are not well developed. We describe a 40-year-old male, who works as a camel herder and was bitten by a camel while he was tying it down which led to a unilateral depressed skull fracture and multiple bilateral teeth-puncture wounds in the scalp. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2020 19;35:79. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Department of Microbiology, Dr Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

Onychomycosis is a common nail infection caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytic molds (NDMs) and yeast. are emerging etiological agents of non-dermatophyte mold onychomycosis (NDMO). Though this is usually of cosmetic concern, it may also cause pain and discomfort to the patient. Read More

Am J Med 2020 Jun;133(6):e326-e327

III Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy.

J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Jun 9. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address:

Ann Plast Surg 2020 Jul;85(S1 Suppl 1):S92-S96

From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Background: Lymphedema treatment is an ongoing challenge. It impacts quality of life due to pain, loss of range of motion of the extremity, and repeated episodes of cellulitis. Different modalities have been used to evaluate lymphedema; some are more error-prone and some are more invasive. Read More

Acad Radiol 2020 Jun 8. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Emory University Department of Radiology, Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Suite D112, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Rationale And Objectives: Historically, patients undergoing image-guided percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement have been admitted overnight with feeds commencing 12-24 hours postprocedure. With new expedited feeding protocols starting 3-4 hours postprocedure, same-day discharge is now possible. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and cost of image-guided percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement as an outpatient procedure. Read More

AACE Clin Case Rep 2020 May-Jun;6(3):e132-e134. Epub 2020 May 11.

Objective: To report a massive increase in subcutaneous insulin requirements following spinal cord injury in a type 1 diabetic and how it was managed over a 22-month period with pramlintide.

Methods: A case report and brief literature review is presented.

Results: The patient is a 43-year-old male who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus at age 18. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2020 May 11. Epub 2020 May 11.

Outpatient Clinic of Capillary Disorders, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Dissecting cellulitis is a chronic, progressive, and relapsing inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the vertex and occiput of young Afro-descendent men. Itstarts with papules and pustules that evolves to nodules, abscesses, and cicatricial alopecia. This article illustrates the evolutive trichoscopy of dissecting cellulitis, from its early phase, through the abscess phase, to the fibrotic cicatricial phase. Read More

Pediatr Dent 2020 May;42(3):212-216

Dr. Tomar is a professor and an associate dean for Prevention and Public Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, Chicago, Il., USA;, Email:

Barriers to regular dental care may lead to children being hospitalized for dental problems. The purpose of this study was to examine trends related to pediatric hospital inpatient admissions for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) in Florida between 2006 and 2016. Data were from the Florida Department of Health inpatient admission database and included zero- to 19-year-old patients. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2020 Jun 10. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Plastic Surgery Resident, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium.

Background: In the context of continuous interest to develop and refine minimally invasive procedures, recent publications reported a scarless approach in breast lifting.

Objectives: The authors describe a power-assisted lipomodeling technique combined with surgical loops to achieve breast reduction and reshaping with minimal scars.

Methods: Between 2014 and 2018, a total of 94 patients underwent breast reduction by combined liposuction and loops. Read More

Int J Dermatol 2020 Jun 9. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

Orbit 2020 Jun 9:1-5. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide , Adelaide, Australia.

Pyomyositis is a rare condition which occurs most often in large skeletal muscles. Pyomyositis of extraocular muscles is a very rare entity. The authors describe a case of 2 sites of pyomyositis of extraocular muscles. Read More

Clin Dermatol 2020 Mar - Apr;38(2):216-222. Epub 2019 Oct 25.

Department of Dermatology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address:

Neoplastic cells originating from a primary cancer can uncommonly spread to the skin, where they suggest a poor prognosis for the patient. In women, melanoma, breast, ovarian, oral cavity, and lung are the most common primary sources; in men, melanoma, lung, colon, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck predominate. The classic presentation of cutaneous metastases is a firm, painless, flesh-colored to an erythematous dermal nodule (or nodules); however, several other presentations, including inflammatory, cicatricial, and bullous lesions, have been reported. Read More

Eur J Pediatr Surg 2020 Jun 8. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia, Federico II University, Naples, Campania, Italy.

Introduction:  Skin tags are benign lesions, that often represent only an aesthetic problem; if subjected to trauma, they can occasionally bleed with possible infection and pain. When they occur in the preauricular region, attention should be paid to the diagnosis and approach; in fact, controversy exists in the differential diagnosis between hair follicle nevi, accessory tragus, and skin tag. Misdiagnosis and failure of treatment can lead to serious consequences, such as chondritis. Read More

J Family Med Prim Care 2020 Mar 26;9(3):1762-1764. Epub 2020 Mar 26.

Research Unit, College of Medicine, College of Medicine King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the deeper layers of the skin, namely, the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue. The most common organisms involved in causing cellulitis are group A β-hemolytic streptococci and organisms. Rare causes include in case of puncture wounds, anaerobes, , in human bites. Read More

Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2020 1;13(5):1081-1085. Epub 2020 May 1.

Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610072, China.

Natural killer T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL) is a highly aggressive tumor that usually affects the nasal cavity and/or paranasal sinuses. Primary orbital NKTCL is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature. The clinical presentation of orbital involvement by NKTCL is atypical and usually misdiagnosed as orbital cellulitis or orbital pseudotumor. Read More