An atypical presentation of hand-foot-mouth disease

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infectious disease caused by enteroviruses, characterized by enanthem and maculopapular and/or vesicular cutaneous rash affecting the hands, feet, and perioral and perineal regions.1 Less commonly, atypical HFMD can occur with an exuberant widespread rash, increasingly associated with coxsackievirus A6.2–4 A healthy 11-month-old boy, with an epidemiological context of conjunctivitis […]

Clinicopathological and imaging correlation of a cutaneous metastasis from renal cell carcinoma

Dear Editor, A 60-year-old woman with a prior right radical nephrectomy for clear cell renal carcinoma was admitted 18 months later with a 5-day history of expressive aphasia and right-sided motor weakness. During ­hospitalization, dermatology evaluated a 1.5 cm ­erythematous-violaceous nodule on the right flank, soft in consistency, evolving over several months (Fig. 1). Excisional […]

Assessment of TikTok content on hidradenitis suppurativa: A qualitative and quantitative analysis

Dear Editor, Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory dermatosis with profound psychosocial impact, often accompanied by pain, stigma, and depression.1,2 The dissemination of health information through social media has expanded public access to medical knowledge, but the rapid and unfiltered spread of content also raises concerns regarding misinformation. TikTok, one of the fastest-growing social […]