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“Herpes virus infections presenting as folliculitis are uncommon. We describe a 48-year-old white man with a distant history of a childhood gastric lymphoma and renal cell carcinoma presenting with an itchy eruption. He was concerned about recurrence. A punch biopsy revealed interface dermatitis with a dense atypical superficial and deep perivascular and periadnexal lymphohistiocytic infiltrate with occasional eosinophils extending to the subcutis, with destruction of vessel walls.
It was composed of predominantly CD3-positive lymphocytes with scattered CD56-positive cells and CD20-positive cells, concerning for lymphoma. A check details T-cell gene rearrangement study was negative. Deeper sections uncovered multinucleated giant keratinocytes in the follicular epithelium of 1 hair follicle, consistent with herpes
folliculitis. Cutaneous herpes infections can exhibit several variable clinical and histopathological features. Knowledge of alternative presentations of herpes infections, histological clues to the presence of herpes infections, and careful clinicopathological selleck chemicals correlation are necessary to differentiate herpes infections from cutaneous lymphomas and other inflammatory dermatoses.”
“Objective: To describe a North Carolina Taking Antibiotic Resistance Seriously (NC Tars) project involving a student pharmacist coalition educating patients about appropriate use of antibiotics.
Setting: Charlotte, NC, metropolitan area in October 2008.
Practice description: Student pharmacists from the Wingate University School of Pharmacy were educated on the importance of antibiotic safety and the threat of antibiotic resistance, and groups of students were assigned to local community pharmacies where they
assessed patients’ knowledge of antibiotic resistance.
Practice innovation: Student pharmacists expanded their knowledge Cell Cycle inhibitor of antibiotic resistance and were provided an opportunity to participate in a service-learning project in their community.
Main outcome measures: Patient knowledge regarding proper antibiotic use and the threat of antibiotic resistance.
Results: Patient knowledge was increased. Patients reported that the information provided by the student pharmacists was beneficial and would be useful in the future.
Conclusion: The NC Tars project is a unique, student-driven education program that has the potential to raise public awareness about the proper use of antibiotics and the threat of antibiotic resistance in the community setting. Through this experience, students were provided an opportunity to educate patients via a service-learning experience.