2022
Topical formulation based on disease-specific nanoparticles for single-dose cure of psoriasis
Mai Y, Ouyang Y, Yu M, Qin Y, Girardi M, Saltzman WM, Cocco E, Zhao C, Yu L, Jia Y, Xiao L, Dou L, Deng W, Liu Y, Xie J, Deng Y. Topical formulation based on disease-specific nanoparticles for single-dose cure of psoriasis. Journal Of Controlled Release 2022, 349: 354-366. PMID: 35817278, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy skinPsoriasis treatmentTopical formulationsPsoriatic skinCurrent psoriasis treatmentsFirst-line treatmentSingle-dose cureLocal drug concentrationModerate psoriasisLesional skinSingle doseDermal atrophyTherapeutic levelsTherapeutic efficacyCorticosteroidsDrug concentrationsPsoriasisBNPBasal cellsSkin retentionSkinLesionsBioadhesive nanoparticlesTreatmentStratum corneum
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
2011
Mycosis fungoides exhibiting features of a dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature
Morcos SM, Girardi M, Subtil A, Wilson LD, Cowper SE. Mycosis fungoides exhibiting features of a dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2011, 39: 40-46. PMID: 22059953, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01804.x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMycosis fungoidesLesions of MFStage IA mycosis fungoidesUnusual clinical presentationLarge cell transformationClinical cluesClinical presentationDermal lymphocytesPatient populationFibrohistiocytic proliferationCase reportClinical managementAtypical lesionsRight forearmSuspicious tumorsBenign lesionsLesionsFungoidesDermatofibromaPatientsPrognosisLymphocytesTumorsIntraepidermalPlaques
2010
Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature
Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisRenal transplantationSystemic fibrosisSymptoms of NSFEarly renal transplantationUnderwent renal transplantationRare fibrosing disorderStandard therapy existsRenal functionFibrosing disorderRenal diseaseCase reportTherapy existsPatient's lesionTherapeutic modalitiesTransplantationPatientsLesionsFibrosisPhotopheresisPlasmapheresisImatinibSymptomsCareful considerationDisease
2008
Pemphigoid vegetans: a case report and review of the literature
Kim J, Chavel S, Girardi M, McNiff JM. Pemphigoid vegetans: a case report and review of the literature. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2008, 35: 1144-1147. PMID: 18988318, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01016.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPemphigoid vegetansPemphigus vegetansInitial skin biopsySecond biopsyTopical antibioticsImmunological featuresBullous pemphigoidInguinal foldsRare lesionsCase reportEosinophilic spongiosisPurulent lesionsPapillomatous plaquesSkin biopsiesAppropriate diagnosisVegetansNew casesPerioral regionPemphigoidBiopsyLesionsPatientsSpongiosisAxillaGroinNephrogenic 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
2007
Cutaneous two-stage chemical carcinogenesis.
Filler RB, Roberts SJ, Girardi M. Cutaneous two-stage chemical carcinogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2007, 2007: pdb.prot4837. PMID: 21357170, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot4837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-stage chemical carcinogenesisChemical carcinogenesisCutaneous malignanciesCutaneous tumorsCutaneous carcinogenesisBenign papillomasImmunological pathwaysPrecursor lesionsTopical administrationPro-inflammatory phorbol estersCancer developmentMouse skinTumor susceptibilityCarcinogenesisTumorsProgressionPhorbol esterLate eventSkinInductionMalignancyPapillomasLesionsMiceAdministration