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Siskou S, Drongoula O, Grammatikopoulou J, Nivatsi P, Noukari D, Kokarida A, Chrysoglou CL, Chrysoglou SI, Vounotrypidis P, Demirtzoglou G, Goula M. Coexistence of Lichen Sclerosus Et Atrophicus and Morphea in the Same Lesion: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e43062. [PMID: 37680411 PMCID: PMC10481406 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA) is an inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology, usually affecting the genital region, with extragenital involvement being uncommon. The coexistence of LSA and morphea in the same lesion is rare. The present study aims to demonstrate that LSA and morphea might share similar pathologic processes. We present a case of a 53-year-old female patient with extragenital lesions with clinical appearance and histopathological features of both LSA and morphea. Finally, the two diseases might lie on the same disease spectrum.
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Affiliation(s)
- Styliani Siskou
- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Laboratory of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Department of Rheumatology, Attikon General University Hospital of Athens, Athens, GRC
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- Department of Dermatology, State Hospital for Venereal and Skin Diseases, Thessaloniki, GRC
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Mellou K, Tryfinopoulou K, Pappa S, Gkolfinopoulou K, Papanikou S, Papadopoulou G, Vassou E, Kostaki EG, Papadima K, Mouratidou E, Tsintziloni M, Siafakas N, Florou Z, Katsoulidou A, Sapounas S, Sourvinos G, Pournaras S, Petinaki E, Goula M, Paparizos V, Papa A, Zaoutis T, Paraskevis D. Overview of Mpox Outbreak in Greece in 2022-2023: Is It Over? Viruses 2023; 15:1384. [PMID: 37376683 PMCID: PMC10303940 DOI: 10.3390/v15061384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
In May 2022, for the first time, multiple cases of mpox were reported in several non-endemic countries. The first ever case of the disease in Greece was confirmed on 8 June 2022, and a total of 88 cases were reported in the country until the end of April 2023. A multidisciplinary response team was established by the Greek National Public Health Organization (EODY) to monitor and manage the situation. EODY's emergency response focused on enhanced surveillance, laboratory testing, contact tracing, medical countermeasures, and the education of health care providers and the public. Even though management of cases was considered successful and the risk from the disease was downgraded, sporadic cases continue to occur. Here, we provide epidemiological and laboratory features of the reported cases to depict the course of the disease notification rate. Our results suggest that measures for raising awareness as well as vaccination of high-risk groups of the population should be continued.
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- National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece
- Central Public Health Laboratory, 16672 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece
- Central Public Health Laboratory, 16672 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon General University Hospital of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Medical Biopathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece
- Central Public Health Laboratory, 16672 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Attikon General University Hospital of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Medical Biopathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, 54643 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, "Andreas Syggros" Hospital for Skin and Venereal Diseases, 16121 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Apalla Z, Lallas A, Mastraftsi S, Giannoukos A, Noukari D, Goula M, Kalantzi P, Zapridou M, Lallas K, Kyrgidis A, Lazaridou E, Stratigos A, Sidiropoulos T, Nicolaidou E. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STIs in Greece. Sex Transm Infect 2022; 98:70. [PMID: 33653880 PMCID: PMC7931207 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-054965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Zoe Apalla
- Second Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syggros University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syggros University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
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- Second Dermatology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Faculty of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syggros University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- State Dermatology Department, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Andreas Syggros University Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Mitran G, Saab R, Charisiou N, Polychronopoulou K, Goula M. MOLYBDENUM SUPPORTED ON CARBON COVERED ALUMINA: ACTIVE SITES FOR n-BUTANOL DEHYDROGENATION AND KETONIZATION. Molecular Catalysis 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Polychronopoulou K, Charisiou N, Papageridis K, Sebastian V, Hinder S, Dabbawala A, AlKhoori A, Baker M, Goula M. The Effect of Ni Addition onto a Cu-Based Ternary Support on the H₂ Production over Glycerol Steam Reforming Reaction. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2018; 8:E931. [PMID: 30413119 PMCID: PMC6266861 DOI: 10.3390/nano8110931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
Abstract
In the present study, Ni/Ce-Sm-xCu (x = 5, 7, 10 at.%) catalysts were prepared using microwave radiation coupled with sol-gel and followed by wetness impregnation method for the Ni incorporation. Highly dispersed nanocrystallites of CuO and NiO on the Ce-Sm-Cu support were found. Increase of Cu content seems to facilitate the reducibility of the catalyst according to the H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR). All the catalysts had a variety of weak, medium and strong acid/basic sites that regulate the reaction products. All the catalysts had very high XC3H8O3 for the entire temperature (400⁻750 °C) range; from ≈84% at 400 °C to ≈94% at 750 °C. Ni/Ce-Sm-10Cu catalyst showed the lowest XC3H8O3-gas implying the Cu content has a detrimental effect on performance, especially between 450⁻650 °C. In terms of H₂ selectivity (SH2) and H₂ yield (YH2), both appeared to vary in the following order: Ni/Ce-Sm-10Cu > Ni/Ce-Sm-7Cu > Ni/Ce-Sm-5Cu, demonstrating the high impact of Cu content. Following stability tests, all the catalysts accumulated high amounts of carbon, following the order Ni/Ce-Sm-5Cu < Ni/Ce-Sm-7Cu < Ni/Ce-Sm-10Cu (52, 65 and 79 wt.%, respectively) based on the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) studies. Raman studies showed that the incorporation of Cu in the support matrix controls the extent of carbon graphitization deposited during the reaction at hand.
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- Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Main Campus, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 127788, UAE.
- Center for Catalysis and Separation, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 127788, UAE.
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- Laboratory of Alternative Fuels and Environmental Catalysis (LAFEC), Department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, 50100 Kozani, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Alternative Fuels and Environmental Catalysis (LAFEC), Department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, 50100 Kozani, Greece.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department & Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 4DL, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, SAN Campus, P.O. Box 127788, UAE.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Main Campus, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 127788, UAE.
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- The Surface Analysis Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 4DL, UK.
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- Laboratory of Alternative Fuels and Environmental Catalysis (LAFEC), Department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering, Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences, 50100 Kozani, Greece.
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