Stephen M. Purcell, DO

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Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in the Setting of Transient Renal Insufficiency

Author:: Huyenlan Dinh, DO; Jimmy Phan, MD; Nektarios I. Lountzis, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis may occur in patients with a history of renal insufficiency and exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents.

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Exuberant Lymphomatoid Papulosis of the Head and Upper Trunk

Author:: Stephen Hemperly, DO; Nektarios Lountzis, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Lymphomatoid papulosis is an indolent cutaneous lymphoma; however, it is associated with the potential development of a second hematologic...

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Scalp Arteriovenous Fistula With Intracranial Communication

Author:: Stephen Hemperly, DO; Richard McClain, MD; Nektarios Lountzis, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Scalp arteriovenous fistulas may be traumatic or spontaneous and present as either an innocuous-looking scalp nodule or as a progressively...

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Field Cancerization With Multiple Keratoacanthomas Successfully Treated With Topical and Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil

Author:: Stephen Hemperly, DO; Sean Branch, DO; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Treatment of patients with multiple neoplasms within an area of field cancerization can be especially challenging. The case of a patient with...

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Darkening and Eruptive Nevi During Treatment With Erlotinib

Author:: Stephen Hemperly, DO; Tanya Ermolovich, DO; Nektarios I. Lountzis, MD; Hina A. Sheikh, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Cutaneous side effects of erlotinib include acneform eruption, xerosis, paronychia, and pruritus. Clinicians should monitor patients for darkening...

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Acroangiodermatitis of Mali and Stewart-Bluefarb Syndrome

Author:: Emily P. Chea, DO; Veronica L. Rutt, DO; Joshua Levin, MD; Richard McClain, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Acroangiodermatitis (AAD) is a rare benign vascular proliferation characterized by violaceous patches or plaques of the extremities resembling...

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Relapsing Polychondritis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Author:: Kelly Quinn, DO; Nektarios Lountzis, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

One-third of relapsing polychondritis (RP) patients have coexisting autoimmune disease. Dermatologists must be aware of the potential for...

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Necrobiosis Lipoidica With Superimposed Pyoderma Vegetans

Author:: Carl J. Barrick, DO; Omobola Onikoyi, DO; Nektarios I. Lountzis, MD; Tanya Ermolovich, DO; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous inflammatory skin disease strongly associated with diabetes mellitus. Untreated NL may lead to...

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Inflammatory Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus Responsive to 308-nm Excimer Laser Treatment

Author:: Elise Grgurich, DO; Naeha Gupta, DO, MS; Ryan Owen, DO; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a rare cutaneous disease that presents as linear psoriasiform plaques with associated...

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Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis With Underlying Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Author:: Ryan Lee Owen, DO; Kabeer K. Shah, DO; Arthur C. Sosis, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a noninfectious condition characterized by folliculocentric papules, pustules, and plaques on the head...

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Spontaneous Regression of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Author:: Sean Branch, DO; Kenneth Maloney, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

A 96-year-old woman presented with a rapidly enlarging lesion overlying the suprasternal notch. The lesion originated as a small, erythematous,...

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Photosensitive Atopic Dermatitis Exacerbated by UVB Exposure

Author:: Veronica L. Rutt, DO; Kelly X. Reed, DO; Xuehui Liu, MD; Elisabeth G. Richard, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Photosensitive atopic dermatitis (AD) is a rare disease entity that many physicians are not familiar with, thus it often is misdiagnosed. It can...

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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Review

Author:: Christian W. Oram, DO; Cynthia L. Bartus, MD; Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor of unknown origin that usually presents in the elderly population. A novel polyomavirus...