2020
Neoadjuvant anti–programmed cell death 1 therapy for locally advanced basal cell carcinoma in treatment-naive patients: A case series
Ligtenberg KG, Hu JK, Damsky W, Olino K, Kluger H, Clune J, Cowper SE, Panse G, Leventhal J, Weiss SA. Neoadjuvant anti–programmed cell death 1 therapy for locally advanced basal cell carcinoma in treatment-naive patients: A case series. JAAD Case Reports 2020, 6: 628-633. PMID: 32613057, PMCID: PMC7317689, DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2013
Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides.
Huang J, Cowper S, Moss J, Girardi M. Case experience of 308-nm excimer laser therapy compatibility with PUVA and oral bexarotene for the treatment of cutaneous lesions in mycosis fungoides. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2013, 12: 487-9. PMID: 23652902.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsExcimer laser therapyOral bexaroteneLaser therapyMycosis fungoides lesionsMinimal side effectsMF plaquesLocal erythemaMycosis fungoidesTreatment regimenCutaneous lesionsMF lesionsHistologic resolutionSide effectsTherapyBexaroteneLesionsUltraviolet ARegimenPUVAPatientsTreatmentPlaquesCase experienceFungoidesErythema
2012
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: concepts and perspectives
de Souza Machado Igreja A, de Carvalho Mesquita K, Cowper SE, Costa IM. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: concepts and perspectives. Anais Brasileiros De Dermatologia 2012, 87: 597-607. PMID: 22892775, DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962012000400013.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisGadolinium-based contrast agentsSystemic fibrosisNephrogenic systemic fibrosis casesCareful clinicopathological correlationEffective preventive methodsMagnetic resonance imagingContrast agentsRenal impairmentRenal functionClinicopathological correlationSkin changesProgressive conditionFibrosis casesVisceral organsKidney disordersResonance imagingPreventive methodsPatientsFibrosisDiseaseExposureAgentsRemissionNephrologistsLinking Drugs to Obscure Illnesses: Lessons from Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, and Reye’s Syndrome. A Report From the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR)
Bennett CL, Starko KM, Thomsen HS, Cowper S, Sartor O, Macdougall IC, Qureshi ZP, Bookstaver PB, Miller AD, Norris LB, Xirasagar S, Trenery A, Lopez I, Kahn A, Murday A, Luminari S, Cournoyer D, Locatelli F, Ray P, Mattison DR. Linking Drugs to Obscure Illnesses: Lessons from Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, and Reye’s Syndrome. A Report From the Southern Network on Adverse Reactions (SONAR). Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 27: 1697-1703. PMID: 22692632, PMCID: PMC3509314, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2098-1.ChaptersConceptsPure red cell aplasiaNephrogenic systemic fibrosisChronic kidney disease patientsSerious adverse drug reactionsKidney disease patientsRed cell aplasiaReye's syndromeNSF casesCell aplasiaDisease patientsSystemic fibrosisAdministration of aspirinDanish Medicines AgencyAdverse drug reactionsYears of identificationCKD patientsCounter medicationsDrug reactionsAdverse reactionsGadodiamide administrationObscure illnessPediatric useMedicines AgencyPatientsSyndrome
2011
Mycosis fungoides exhibiting features of a dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature
Morcos SM, Girardi M, Subtil A, Wilson LD, Cowper SE. Mycosis fungoides exhibiting features of a dermatofibroma: a case report and review of the literature. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2011, 39: 40-46. PMID: 22059953, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01804.x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMycosis fungoidesLesions of MFStage IA mycosis fungoidesUnusual clinical presentationLarge cell transformationClinical cluesClinical presentationDermal lymphocytesPatient populationFibrohistiocytic proliferationCase reportClinical managementAtypical lesionsRight forearmSuspicious tumorsBenign lesionsLesionsFungoidesDermatofibromaPatientsPrognosisLymphocytesTumorsIntraepidermalPlaques
2010
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
Braverman IM, Cowper S. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. F1000 Medicine Reports 2010, 2: 84. PMID: 21283650, PMCID: PMC3026615, DOI: 10.3410/m2-84.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsRenal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature
Cuffy MC, Singh M, Formica R, Simmons E, Abu Alfa AK, Carlson K, Girardi M, Cowper SE, Kulkarni S. Renal transplantation for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2010, 26: 1099-1101. PMID: 21079195, DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq693.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisRenal transplantationSystemic fibrosisSymptoms of NSFEarly renal transplantationUnderwent renal transplantationRare fibrosing disorderStandard therapy existsRenal functionFibrosing disorderRenal diseaseCase reportTherapy existsPatient's lesionTherapeutic modalitiesTransplantationPatientsLesionsFibrosisPhotopheresisPlasmapheresisImatinibSymptomsCareful considerationDiseaseSquamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Terushkin E, Leffell DJ, Futoryan T, Cowper S, Lazova R. Squamoid Eccrine Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. American Journal Of Dermatopathology 2010, 32: 287-292. PMID: 20010402, DOI: 10.1097/dad.0b013e3181b623c4.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsDuctal carcinomaShave biopsyEccrine ductal carcinomaInitial shave biopsySuperficial shave biopsiesMohs micrographic surgeryRare adnexal tumorTreatment guidelinesCase reportDiagnostic challengeMicrographic surgeryBiologic behaviorComplete excisionAdnexal tumorsImmunohistochemical approachBiopsyCarcinomaRare variantsTumorsDiagnostic purposesPatientsSurgeryNeoplasmsExcisionCancer
2009
Gadolinium‐containing magnetic resonance image contrast agent promotes fibrocyte differentiation
Vakil V, Sung JJ, Piecychna M, Crawford JR, Kuo P, Abu‐Alfa A, Cowper SE, Bucala R, Gomer RH. Gadolinium‐containing magnetic resonance image contrast agent promotes fibrocyte differentiation. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009, 30: 1284-1288. PMID: 19937928, PMCID: PMC2787835, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSerum amyloid PFibrocyte differentiationDifferentiation of monocytesNSF patientsBlood mononuclear cellsHemodialysis patientsInterleukin-12Mononuclear cellsPurified monocytesFibroblast-like cellsFibrotic lesionsHealthy controlsSystemic fibrosisAmyloid PContrast agentsPatientsMonocytesDifferentiation inhibitorWiley-LissFibrocytesOmniscanDifferentiation protocolsCells
2008
NSF: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Early Recognition and Treatment
Knopp EA, Cowper SE. NSF: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Early Recognition and Treatment. Seminars In Dialysis 2008, 21: 123-128. PMID: 18226008, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2007.00399.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisGadolinium-containing contrast agentsEarly recognitionSystemic fibrosisAcute kidney diseaseSignificant risk factorsInvolved extremityRenal dysfunctionRenal insufficiencyExtracorporeal photopheresisRenal functionMedical therapyMuscle weaknessKidney diseaseRisk factorsDistressing diseaseEarly treatmentPhysical therapyEffective treatmentEarly symptomsEarly signsPatientsBeneficial effectsFibrosisTherapy
2007
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case series suggesting gadolinium as a possible aetiological factor
Moreno‐Romero J, Segura S, Mascaró JM, Cowper SE, Julià M, Poch E, Botey A, Herrero C. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: a case series suggesting gadolinium as a possible aetiological factor. British Journal Of Dermatology 2007, 157: 783-787. PMID: 17627792, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08067.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisDevelopment of NSFRenal insufficiency patientsOnset of symptomsNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyPossible aetiological factorsMagnetic resonance angiographyRenal diseaseCase seriesAetiological factorsSystemic fibrosisResonance angiographyFibrotic conditionsPatientsParamagnetic contrast agentHistory of useDiseaseContrast agentsAngiographyFibrosisDermopathyEtiologyGadoliniumSymptomsNephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Population Study Examining the Relationship of Disease Development to Gadolinium Exposure
Deo A, Fogel M, Cowper SE. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Population Study Examining the Relationship of Disease Development to Gadolinium Exposure. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2007, 2: 264-267. PMID: 17699423, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.03921106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisGadolinium-containing contrast agentsGadolinium exposureIncidence of NSFSevere renal failurePopulation of patientsMajor risk factorOccurrence of NSFDevastating complicationESRD populationRenal failureSignificant morbidityRadiologic studiesRisk factorsSystemic fibrosisPopulation studiesESRDPatientsDisease developmentRecent reportsExposureContrast agentsRiskMorbidityComplicationsNephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Review and Exploration of the Role of Gadolinium
Cowper SE. Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: A Review and Exploration of the Role of Gadolinium. Advances In Dermatology 2007, 23: 131-154. PMID: 18159899, DOI: 10.1016/j.yadr.2007.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2006
Gadolinium is detectable within the tissue of patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
High WA, Ayers RA, Chandler J, Zito G, Cowper SE. Gadolinium is detectable within the tissue of patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2006, 56: 21-26. PMID: 17097388, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisNSF patientsSystemic fibrosisGadolinium-containing contrast materialSubset of patientsSoft tissueNumber of patientsPilot investigationTissues of patientsGadolinium-based contrastGadolinium-containing contrast agentsParaffin-embedded specimenNegative controlRenal insufficiencyDevelopment of diseasePathophysiologic mechanismsUnknown etiologyEpidemiologic associationPatientsContrast materialTissue residence timeSingle histological sectionTissue specimensBlocks of tissueDetection of gadoliniumNephrogenic systemic fibrosis (nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy)
Galan A, Cowper SE, Bucala R. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy). Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2006, 18: 614-617. PMID: 17053507, DOI: 10.1097/01.bor.0000245725.94887.8d.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyRenal insufficiencyClinical awarenessSystemic diseaseClinical spectrumTreatment optionsFibrogenic factorsEffective therapyFatal disorderEnigmatic disorderClinical reportsCardinal featuresFibrosisSpecific causesDisordersPathogenesisFibrocytesFuture studiesCauseRheumatologistsPatientsEtiopathogenesisRegistryEditorials: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: An Emerging Threat Among Renal Patients
DeHoratius DM, Cowper SE. Editorials: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: An Emerging Threat Among Renal Patients. Seminars In Dialysis 2006, 19: 191-194. PMID: 16689966, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139x.2006.00152.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNephrogenic systemic fibrosisSystemic fibrosisCases of NSFNephrogenic fibrosing dermopathyScleroderma-like diseaseRenal insufficiencyRenal patientsNSF patientsNephrology professionalsPatientsNephrology literatureSoft tissueTissue remodelingWound repairFibrosisSkinSpecific cellsComorbiditiesDermopathyInsufficiencySymptomsDiseaseThe histopathology of primary cicatricial alopecia.
Sperling LC, Cowper SE. The histopathology of primary cicatricial alopecia. Seminars In Cutaneous Medicine And Surgery 2006, 25: 41-50. PMID: 16616302, DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2000
Scleromyxoedema-like cutaneous diseases in renal-dialysis patients
Cowper S, Robin H, Steinberg S, Su L, Gupta S, LeBoit P. Scleromyxoedema-like cutaneous diseases in renal-dialysis patients. The Lancet 2000, 356: 1000-1001. PMID: 11041404, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02694-5.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters