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Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma: Does Noninvasive Ventilation Accelerate Tumor Progression?
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Skinmed [Skinmed] 2022 Dec 20; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 463-465. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 20 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency to be department with diarrhea, asthenia, cough, and dysgeusia. The patient had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and was found infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On physical examination, a small basal cell carcinoma (BCC) lesion was identified on her scalp; however, following the administration of noninvasive ventilation, the appearance of both macroscopic and microscopic BCC worsened dramatically. Our findings point to positive pressure noninvasive ventilation used to treat COVID-19 associated with COPD as a possible causative agent for the progression of cutaneous BCC. ( SKINmed . 2022;20:463-465).
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1751-7125
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Skinmed
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36537684