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Elinkichari Dorsaf
Dermatologist
Tunisia
Public Documents
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Extensive keloid scarring in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris
Dorsaf Elinkichari
and 4 more
August 15, 2022
Since pemphigus blisters are intraepidermal, scarring should induce at most a post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. We describe a very atypical and unusual course of pemphigus vulgaris with extensive keloid formation despite high systemic steroids. This could be promoted by the severe flare of the disease, the delay of scarring and the superinfection.
A dry gangrene signing SARS-CoV2 infection in a vulnerable patient
Dorsaf Elinkichari
and 4 more
December 14, 2021
Although lungs represent the main target of the SARS-CoV2, the novel virus may affect other tissues. In the pandemic context, unexplained cutaneous ischemic lesions would be suggestive of the infection and should draw attention to a serious course of the disease.
Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot-Carteaud in a North African pati...
Dorsaf Elinkichari
and 3 more
January 07, 2022
Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is a rare skin condition of uncertain etiology. The anti-bacterial and most importantly the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of some antibiotics seem to explain the effectiveness of these medications. Other measures such as reducing weight and treating an underlying endocrine disorder may be helpful.