Cerebral Mass Due to Neurocutaneous Melanosis: Eight Years Later
Schaffer J, McNiff J, Bolognia J. Cerebral Mass Due to Neurocutaneous Melanosis: Eight Years Later. Pediatric Dermatology 2001, 18: 369-377. PMID: 11737677, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.01961.x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCongenital melanocytic neviGiant congenital melanocytic nevusMagnetic resonance imagingNeurocutaneous melanosisCentral nervous system involvementExcellent long-term outcomesMedium-sized congenital melanocytic nevusMultiple satellite neviSymptomatic neurocutaneous melanosisNervous system involvementAbsence of malignancyLong-term outcomesRight temporal lobePotential surgical interventionAge 5 monthsAge 10 monthsT1-weighted imagesPerivascular collectionsSatellite neviAsymptomatic patientsEarly imagingSurgical interventionSurgical specimenSystem involvementHistologic examinationPointillist nevi
Huynha P, Glusac E, Bolognia J. Pointillist nevi. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2001, 45: 397-400. PMID: 11511837, DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.116343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanocytic neviHistologic featuresHistologic correlatesMelanocytic nestsJunctional melanocytic nestsAtypical melanocytic neviBenign melanocytic neviBenign melanocytic lesionsCutaneous melanomaHistologic examinationPerifollicular hypopigmentationPapillary dermisMelanocytic lesionsNeviBrown globulesUnusual patternPerinuclear antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody-positive cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa associated with minocycline therapy for acne vulgaris
Schaffer J, Davidson D, McNiff J, Bolognia J. Perinuclear antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody-positive cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa associated with minocycline therapy for acne vulgaris. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2001, 44: 198-206. PMID: 11174376, DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.112218.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsLong-term minocycline therapyCutaneous polyarteritis nodosaAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyPolyarteritis nodosaMinocycline therapyCytoplasmic antibodiesSubcutaneous nodulesAcne vulgarisPerinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyAntinuclear antibody panelDiscontinuation of minocyclineDrug-induced lupusUnusual side effectMedium-sized arteriesLong-term treatmentAutoimmune hepatitisOral antibioticsPrednisone therapyLivedo reticularisAutoimmune syndromeAutoimmune disordersCutaneous lesionsBiopsy specimensLower extremitiesHistologic examinationSpeckled lentiginous nevus: within the spectrum of congenital melanocytic nevi.
Schaffer J, Orlow S, Lazova R, Bolognia J. Speckled lentiginous nevus: within the spectrum of congenital melanocytic nevi. JAMA Dermatology 2001, 137: 172-8. PMID: 11176689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital melanocytic neviLentiginous nevusMelanocytic neviCongenital neviSpeckled lentiginous nevusTypes of neviHistologic featuresCongenital natureClinical appearanceBiopsy specimensHistologic examinationLesionsSame lesionNatural historyPigmented lesionsNeviMultiple reportsSubtypesBirthPattern of distributionAdditional evidencePatients