Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to V A Cirillo-Hyland.
We observed a newborn infant of a previously reported kindred with absent dermal ridge pattern, syndactyly, and facial milia. The infant's features were consistent with three other kindreds, suggesting that this entity is a single disorder with variable expression. Furthermore, this entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of excessive congenital facial milia and erosions.
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a rare cutaneous disorder characterized by recurrent cyclic eruptions during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. We describe a woman with postpartum onset of a papulovesicular eruption. The possibility of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis was raised because of the cyclic nature of the outbreak. A reactive intradermal progesterone test confirmed the diagnosis. A review of individual case reports is also presented.
No matter how typical a cutaneous eruption may be in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, early histologic evaluation is necessary if a delay in diagnosis and treatment is to be avoided. We report the case of a 33-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who was clinically misdiagnosed as having a drug-induced eruption. Three weeks later he died with disseminated histoplasmosis.