Erythrodermic Mycosis Fungoides: The Algorithm of Diagnosis and Treatment

Erythrodermic mycosis fungoides (eMF) is an atypical severe form of mycosis fungoides resulting from persistent and treatment-resistant disease. eMF manifests as generalized skin bluish lesions, intense itching, secondary lymphadenopathy, and significant deterioration of quality of life. A differential diagnostic algorithm for various forms of erythrodermia is suggested. The paper presents a clinical case of eMF with spots and plaques that skipped the tumor stage. Experience of eMF treatment using vorinostat, gemcitabine, doxorubicin, and alemtuzumab is described

Prospects for Creation of Cardioprotective and Antiarrhythmic Drugs Based on Opioid Receptor Agonists

It has now been demonstrated that the μ, δ(1), δ(2), and κ(1) opioid receptor (OR) agonists represent the most promising group of opioids for the creation of drugs enhancing cardiac tolerance to the detrimental effects of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Opioids are able to prevent necrosis and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during I/R and improve cardiac contractility in the reperfusion period. The OR agonists exert an infarct‐reducing effect with prophylactic administration and prevent reperfusion‐induced cardiomyocyte death when ischemic injury of heart has already occurred; that is, opioids can mimic preconditioning and postconditioning phenomena. Furthermore, opioids are also effective in preventing ischemia‐induced arrhythmias