Background: To the best of our knowledge, only 52 cases of squamous cell carcinoma
(SCC) complicating hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) have been reported since 1958. We …

Outbreaks of monkeypox (mpox) have historically resulted from zoonotic spillover of clade I
monkeypox virus (MPXV) in Central Africa and clade II MPXV in West Africa. In 2022 …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the cause of human acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a zoonotic infection of staggering proportions and …

Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIV), T-cell lymphotrophic viruses (STLV), and foamy
viruses (SFV) from non-human primates (NHP) have crossed the species barrier to humans …

Background Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) may present with lesions in
their oral cavity. Lesions may be associated with the disease itself representing an …

Plasmodium falciparum is the most prevalent and lethal of the malaria parasites infecting
humans, yet the origin and evolutionary history of this important pathogen remain …

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) from west central Africa are recognized as the
reservoir of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVcpz Ptt) that have crossed at least twice to …

Background High doses of corticosteroids are considered the standard treatment for
pemphigus. Because long-term corticosteroid treatment can cause severe and even life …

Background Bullous pemphigoid is the most common autoimmune blistering skin disease of
the elderly. Because elderly people have low tolerance for standard regimens of oral …

Background The combination of multiple cycles of rituximab and intravenous immune
globulins has been reported to be effective in patients with severe pemphigus. The aim of …