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 regionPemphigoidBiopsyLesionsPatientsSpongiosisAxillaGroin
2005
Cross-Comparison of Patch Test and Lymphocyte Proliferation Responses in Patients With a History of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Girardi M, Duncan KO, Tigelaar RE, Imaeda S, Watsky KL, McNiff JM. Cross-Comparison of Patch Test and Lymphocyte Proliferation Responses in Patients With a History of Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2005, 27: 343-346. PMID: 16121058, DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000160982.75176.6c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute generalized exanthematous pustulosisPatch test resultsPositive patch test resultsGeneralized exanthematous pustulosisLymphocyte proliferative responsesProliferative responseExanthematous pustulosisPeripheral T-cell proliferative responsesT cell-mediated immune responsesDrug-specific T cellsVitro lymphocyte proliferative responseCalcium channel blocker diltiazemCell-mediated immune responsesDelayed-type hypersensitivity reactionT cell proliferative responsesAdverse cutaneous reactionsLymphocyte proliferation responseChannel blocker diltiazemCell proliferative responsesPatch test sitesNeutrophilic pustulesClinical responsePerivascular lymphocytesCutaneous reactionsHypersensitivity reactions