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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2017

Melanoma Masquerading as a Zosteriform Rash.

Saif Ibrahim, Bashar Al-Turk, Ciel Harris, Farrah Al-Saffar, Sayf Said, Maheera Farsi, Jeffrey Winder, Christian Landa

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Saif IbrahimDepartment of Cardiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Bashar Al-TurkDepartment of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Ciel HarrisDepartment of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Farrah Al-SaffarDepartment of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, FL, USA.
Sayf SaidDepartment of Medicine, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Maheera FarsiDepartment of Dermatology, Largo Medical Center, Largo, FL, USA.
Jeffrey WinderDepartment of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Christian LandaBaptist Health, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Jacksonville University · USUniversity of Florida · USBaptist Medical Center Jacksonville · USFlorida Center for Gastroenterology · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · USProvidence Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Primary care physicians and internal medicine specialists frequently encounter a variety of rashes. Many of these cases look and feel typical of common entities, resulting in the potential for misdiagnosis. CASE REPORT This is a case of a zosteriform rash where the surprising true diagnosis of metastatic melanoma was confirmed with bedside skin punch biopsy. Possible mechanisms involve direct cutaneous injury, neuronal, and dorsal root ganglia involvement in metastases. CONCLUSIONS Skin biopsy is indispensable especially when there is a lack of clinical response or deterioration in the clinical condition. The pathophysiology of zosteriform metastasis is unclear.

Indexed as

Diagnosis, DifferentialExanthemaHerpes ZosterHumansMaleMelanoma, AmelanoticMiddle AgedSkin Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID28507284
PMCPMC5441273
OpenAlexW2615630104

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