Nipple and areola lesions: Dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy features

22sinonenoneCinotti E, Galluccio D, Ardigò M, Gonzalez S, Manganoni AM, Venturini M, Broganelli P, Ribero S, Farnetani F, Mandel VD, Pellacani G, Tognetti L, Lacarrubba F, Guitera P, Stanganelli I, Zalaudek I, Arzberger EJ, Bahadoran P, Longo C, Spataro G, Perrot JL, Rubegni P.Cinotti, E; Galluccio, D; Ardigò, M; Gonzalez, S; Manganoni, Am; Venturini, M; Broganelli, P; Ribero, S; Farnetani, F; Mandel, Vd; Pellacani, G; Tognetti, L; Lacarrubba, F; Guitera, P; Stanganelli, I; Zalaudek, I; Arzberger, Ej; Bahadoran, P; Longo, C; Spataro, G; Perrot, Jl; Rubegni, P

Quality of Life in Patients with Neurocysticercosis in Mexico

The objective of this study was to compare quality of life measures in patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) to those of a matched control group. The NCC outpatients and their controls were recruited from two neurology referral hospitals in Mexico City, Mexico during 2007–2008. The quality of life of 224 NCC patients was compared with 224 age-sex-hospital-day matched controls using the short form 12 v2 (SF-12 v2) quality of life survey. Medical chart reviews were also conducted for the NCC outpatients to evaluate presenting clinical manifestations. Compared with the controls, NCC patients had a significantly lower score for each of the eight domains of health evaluated and significantly lower Physical and Mental Component Summary scores. Chart reviews indicated that hydrocephalus (48%), severe headaches (47%), and epilepsy (31%) were the most common clinical manifestations in these NCC outpatients