Neil Stuart Prose

Journal article J Am Acad Dermatol · July 2006 Featured Publication We report the case of a male infant with incontinentia pigmenti (MIM 308310) and low-grade XXY mosaicism. Fluorescence in situ hybridization may reveal the underlying genetic alteration in male patients with incontinentia pigmenti and a normal karyotype. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin complications of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunization.

Journal article Curr Opin Infect Dis · April 2005 Featured Publication PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been performed since 1921, and remains the best method of preventing severe infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis, in its various forms, remains a public health probl ... Full text Link to item Cite

The return of the common bedbug.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2005 Featured Publication The incidence of skin disease secondary to infestation with the human bedbug, Cimex lectularius, has increased dramatically in the United States and in the United Kingdom. We describe a child with a recurrent pruritic eruption of urticarial, erythematous p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Successful treatment of refractory childhood pemphgus vulgaris with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab).

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2005 Featured Publication Pemphigus vulgaris is an uncommon autoimmune blistering skin disorder that is particularly rare in children. Immunosuppressive treatment can be challenging. Rituximab (anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody) has been used to treat autoimmune disorders by depletion ... Full text Link to item Cite

Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartomas: report of occurrence in half brothers.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2004 Featured Publication Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartomas are uncommon, congenital, nontender papules located on the medial plantar aspects of the heel. We report the occurrence of this rare disorder in two half brothers, suggesting that it may occur in a familia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Some words that matter.

Journal article Arch Dermatol · January 2003 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Nail dystrophy in congenital cutaneous candidiasis.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2003 Featured Publication Congenital cutaneous candidiasis (CCC) is usually a benign condition characterized by various skin manifestations and is rarely associated with nail changes. We report a premature infant with CCC who developed dystrophy of all 20 nails at about 1 month of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Kasabach-merritt phenomenon: a retrospective study of treatment with vincristine.

Journal article J Pediatr Hematol Oncol · 2002 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is characterized by profound thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, a consumptive coagulopathy, and an enlarging vascular lesion. The syndrome develops in infancy and is associated with a high morbid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis: Report of two cases with prominent oral lesions.

Journal article J Am Acad Dermatol · October 2001 Featured Publication Hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of the oral and ocular mucosa initially described in the Haliwa-Saponi Native American tribe of North Carolina. We describe 2 sisters with the characteristic oral and ocul ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intrauterine epidermal necrosis.

Journal article J Cutan Pathol · August 2001 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Epidermal necrosis in a neonate is an uncommon event with a variety of potential cases. RESULT: We report a case of intrauterine epidermal necrosis in a preterm infant, with death occurring soon after birth. The histopathology of the denuded sk ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin and nail changes in children with sickle cell anemia receiving hydroxyurea therapy.

Journal article J Am Acad Dermatol · May 2001 Featured Publication Skin and nail changes from long-term hydroxyurea therapy are reported in adults. Skin and nail changes, including nail hyperpigmentation, longitudinal bands, and hyperpigmentation of the palms and other skin surfaces, developed in 7 children with sickle ce ... Full text Link to item Cite

Waxy keratoses of childhood in a segmental distribution.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2001 Featured Publication Waxy keratoses of childhood is a rare genodermatosis previously noted in both familial and isolated presentations. Three previous cases have been described in which the lesions appeared over the trunk and extremities. We report a case in which the waxy ker ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cutaneous complications of BCG vaccination in infants with immune disorders: two cases and a review of the literature.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2001 Featured Publication Two infants, one with a T-cell-signaling defect resulting in a primary immunodeficiency syndrome and the other with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), are described. Both infants developed cutaneous infections secondary to their bacillus Calmette-Gué ... Full text Link to item Cite

Autosomal dominantly inherited generalized basaloid follicular hamartoma syndrome: report of a new disease in a North Carolina family.

Journal article J Am Acad Dermatol · August 2000 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: An 8-year-old girl presented with hundreds of milia, measuring 1 to 2 mm; comedone-like lesions; skin-colored and hyperpigmented papules on the face, scalp, ears, neck, upper trunk, and lower arms along with diffuse scalp hypotrichosis; and pin ... Full text Link to item Cite

A piece of my mind: paying attention.

Journal article JAMA · June 7, 2000 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Periumbilical contact dermatitis.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 2000 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare: MR imaging features in six children and literature review.

Journal article Radiology · March 1999 Featured Publication PURPOSE: To describe the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of subcutaneous granuloma annulare (SGA), a rare mass of early childhood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: MR imaging studies and clinical records in six children aged 2 1/2-4 years in whom SGA was di ... Full text Link to item Cite

Skin manifestations in individuals of African or Asian descent.

Journal article Pediatr Dermatol · 1996 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases.

Journal article Lancet · September 19, 1981 Featured Publication The clinical findings in eight young homosexual men in New York with Kaposi's sarcoma showed some unusual features. Unlike the form usually seen in North America and Europe, it affected younger men (4th decade rather than 7th decade); the skin lesions wee ... Full text Link to item Cite