by Claudia Paoletto | Oct 29, 2019 | Arthropod bites
And now for something completely different… When I was at Tripler Army Medical Center I saw a number of patients present with Hypoanesthetic Halos in Hawaii, also referred to as Thysanoptera dermatitis. It is a very unique presentation. It is believed to be...
by Claudia Paoletto | Oct 28, 2019 | Zoster
Shingles, also known as Zoster, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. It is a herpes virus. Following a primary infection with chickenpox (varicella) the virus settles in nerve ganglia and waits to express and raise trouble. The risk of...
by Claudia Paoletto | Oct 16, 2019 | Vitiligo
Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary anomaly of the skin manifested by depigmented milky white patches surrounded by a normal or a hyperpigmented border. It is an ancient disorder, first described in 1550 B.C….the Ebers Papyrus mentioned two forms of...
by Claudia Paoletto | Oct 3, 2019 | Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is also known as Von Recklinghausen’s Disease. The neurofibromas of NF1 were first described by Smith in 1849 but Frederick von Recklinghausen was credited with the discovery and coined the name for the disorder in 1882. NF1 includes...
by Claudia Paoletto | Oct 1, 2019 | Proteus Syndrome
Proteus Syndrome is also known as Elattoproteus Syndrome and elephant man disease. It may be confused with Neurofibromatosis and the Elephant Man, Joseph Merrick, originally believed to have neurofibromatosis, is now believed to have had Proteus Syndrome. To see...
