Browsing by Author "Mirowski, Ginat W."

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    A case of disseminated and acyclovir-resistant tumoral herpes simplex virus 2 infection in an immunocompromised patient
    (Elsevier, 2024-08-29) Prechtel, Taylor J.; Mirowski, Ginat W.; Umphress, Brandon; Rumancik, Brad E.; Xiao, Honglin; Kowal, Rachel P.; Dermatology, School of Medicine
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    Dermatographism with vulvar symptoms
    (Elsevier, 2021-05-05) Rivera, Sydney; Mirowski, Ginat W.; Dermatology, School of Medicine
    Dermatographism (DG) is characterized by a localized, inducible, wheal-and-flare response along the distribution of mechanical pressure. We report an illustrative case of DG with vulvar symptoms (DG-VS) and review the literature on this rarely recognized but easily treated etiology of vulvar complaints. A 35-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of vulvar pruritus unresponsive to antifungal, antibacterial, and steroid treatments. A prior punch biopsy was nondiagnostic. Vulvar examination revealed normal architecture and no cutaneous abnormalities. She was markedly dermatographic with a scratch test. DG-VS was diagnosed. The patient achieved complete symptomatic control on low-dose hydroxyzine. She maintains excellent control at 3.5 years. In the literature, a typical patient with DG-VS is of reproductive age, with several years' history of vulvar symptoms (itching, burning, pain, or swelling) and repeated empiric treatment for infectious/inflammatory etiologies. Exacerbation with sexual activity, menstruation, or wearing tight clothing is characteristic and supports the role of mechanical pressure in inducing focal symptoms. Dermatologic changes to the vulvar skin are rarely noted. DG-VS is diagnosed based on clinical findings, symptom patterns, and a positive scratch test and is treated with antihistamines. DG-VS remains absent from current vulvar disease guidelines. In the complex world of vulvar pain and itch, an etiology so easily screened for and readily treated warrants consideration.
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    Diseases of the lips
    (Elsevier, 2017-10) Greenberg, Sophie A.; Schlosser, Bethanee J.; Mirowski, Ginat W.; Dermatology, School of Medicine
    Heath care providers should be comfortable with normal as well as pathologic findings in the lips, because the lips are highly visible and may display clinical manifestations of local, as well as systemic inflammatory, allergic, irritant, and neoplastic alterations. Fortunately, the lips are easily accessible. The evaluation should include a careful history and physical examination, including visual inspection, as well as palpation of the lips and an examination of associated cervical, submandibular, and submental nodes. Pathologic and microscopic studies, as well as a review of medications, allergies, and habits, may further highlight possible etiologies. Many lip conditions, including premalignant changes, are relatively easy to treat, when the abnormalities are detected early; however, advanced disease and malignancies are challenging for both the patient and clinician. Treatment should be focused on eliminating potential irritants or allergens and treatment of the primary dermatosis. In this paper we review physiologic variants as well as pathologic conditions of the lips.