2013
Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides.
Huang J, Cowper S, Moss J, Girardi M. Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2013, 12: 487-9. PMID: 23652902.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsExcimer laser therapyOral bexaroteneLaser therapyMycosis fungoides lesionsMinimal side effectsMF plaquesLocal erythemaMycosis fungoidesTreatment regimenCutaneous lesionsMF lesionsHistologic resolutionSide effectsTherapyBexaroteneLesionsUltraviolet ARegimenPUVAPatientsTreatmentPlaquesCase experienceFungoidesErythema
2008
FDG-PET/CT for the Evaluation of Response to Therapy of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma to Vorinostat (Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid, SAHA) in a Phase II Trial
Kuo PH, Carlson KR, Christensen I, Girardi M, Heald PW. FDG-PET/CT for the Evaluation of Response to Therapy of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma to Vorinostat (Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid, SAHA) in a Phase II Trial. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2008, 10: 306-314. PMID: 18665425, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-008-0161-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaFDG PET/CTPhase II trialParticular positron emission tomographyT-cell lymphomaII trialNodal diseaseInitial PET/CT scanPET/CT scansEarly clinical trialsEvaluation of responseHistone deacetylase inhibitorsAlters gene transcriptionPositron emission tomographyFDG uptakeCutaneous lesionsFDG-PETPrognostic valueFuture trialsClinical trialsConclusionFurther studiesCell lymphomaCT scanDeacetylase inhibitorsHDAC inhibitorsFDG-PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Kuo PH, McClennan BL, Carlson K, Wilson LD, Edelson RL, Heald PW, Girardi M. FDG-PET/CT in the Evaluation of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2008, 10: 74-81. PMID: 18196347, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-007-0127-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaPET/CTT-cell lymphomaFDG uptakeD-glucose positron emission tomography/FDG PET/CTPositron emission tomography/PET/CT scansComprehensive case seriesTomography (CT) of patientsMonitoring of responseMalignant adenopathyActive diseaseAdvanced diseaseCutaneous examinationVisceral diseaseVisceral involvementLymph nodesCase seriesCutaneous lesionsPhysical examinationThicker tumorsTomography/Physical examIndividual patientsNephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Dermatologist’s Perspective
Girardi M. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Dermatologist’s Perspective. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2008, 5: 40-44. PMID: 18180008, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisDermatologist's perspectiveCutaneous manifestationsExtracorporeal photopheresisSevere contracturesSkin findingsCutaneous lesionsSubcutaneous indurationDiagnostic confirmationDifferential diagnosisSuch lesionsFibrosisLesionsPhotopheresisPatientsContracturePapulesPathogenesisIndurationPlaquesDiagnosis