Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is characterized by the presence of a variable number of asymptomatic, discrete, slate to brown-black pigmented macules involving the oral mucosa and lips, which are sometimes confluent or even diffuse. Buccal mucosa is commonly affected and reports also include pigmentation of the hard and soft palate, the gingival, the palatoglossal arch, the floor [...]
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A 54-year-old woman presented with a 7-year history of pigmentary change on the lips and int- raoral mucosa. She was otherwise healthy with no history of gastrointestinal problems. There was no relevant family history. There was no drug or exposure history to explain the findings. Oral lesions manifested as irregular dark brown to black con¬fluent [...]
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INTRODUCTION In 1970, Laugier and Hunziker described acquired macular hyperpigmentation of the lips and oral mucosa in 5 patients, with longitudinal nail pigmentation in 2 of them. The eponymous terminology “Laugier-Hunziker syndrome” (LHS) was later coined to designate this entity. Additional reports emphasized the absence of associated systemic disease, and the need to differentiate this [...]
Nocardia species are aerobic, filamentous, gram- positive and partially acid-fast actinomycetes found in the soil; they cause systemic and cutaneous infections and usually cause an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis comprises only 5 percent of nocardial infections. Cutaneous nocardiosis is characterized by one of the four clinical manifestations. Mycetoma is a chronic, [...]
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A previously healthy 70-year-old woman presented with recurrent painful skin lesions on the right arm for three months. She remembered a minor scratch of her hand that had been caused by contaminated scissors. Examination of the skin revealed multiple erythematous nodules on the right dorsum of the hand, forearm and elbow (Fig. 1). Abnormal laboratory [...]
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INTRODUCTION Nocardiosis is an uncommon infectious disease that can be divided into systemic and cutaneous types. Cutaneous nocardiosis is characterized by one of four clinical manifestations: (i) mycetoma; (ii) lymphocutaneous infection; (iii) superficial skin infections such as cellulitis, abscesses, ulcers or granulomas; and (iv) disseminated infection with cutaneous involvement.
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The new camera system had a positive impact on workflow in the oncology pharmacy. The pharmacists and technicians were pleased with the results, and the benefits of the system are observed on a daily basis. In particular, pharmacists and technicians seldom interrupt each other’s work for the validation of pharmaceutical preparations. We compared our system with [...]
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