by Claudia Paoletto | Sep 14, 2022 | Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Vasculitis is a direct result of inflamed blood vessels. The vast majority of cases of cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis, also referred to as Small-Vessel Vasculitis (LCV) follow an acute infection or exposure to a new medication. Palpable Purpura is the...
by Claudia Paoletto | Jun 13, 2022 | Granulomatous disease
Liquid injectable Silicone (LIS) has been used for decades as a permanent filler for soft tissue augmentation in many locations to include the face, lips, eyelids, buttocks, hips and penis. LIS has a chemical composition of dimethyl polysiloxane. Pure LIS is...
by Claudia Paoletto | Jun 3, 2022 | Keloids
Keloids are benign dermal fibroproliferative tumors with no malignant potential. The first description of abnormal scar formation in the form of Keloids was recorded in the Smith Papyrus regarding surgical techniques in Egypt around 1700 B.C. The actual term Keloid,...
by Claudia Paoletto | May 18, 2022 | Kaposi Sarcoma
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) was originally described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872 when he called it “multiple benign pigmented idiopathic hemorrhagic sarcoma.” Since those initial descriptions there have been three clinical presentations that have been referred to as...
by Claudia Paoletto | May 9, 2022 | Xanthomas
Xanthomas are deposits of lipids in tissues, usually skin and tendons. These are often signs of dyslipidemia, which is a sign of inherited hyperlipidemia, often hypercholesterolemia. In other words, there are abnormalities of lipid amount or processing in the body...
