Daniel Flood

Sep 26, 2024 | kdhx.org | Daniel Flood

It’s usually the desire to talk to your younger self. Right all those wrongs, dodge that bad heartbreak, buy some crypto when it was dirt cheap. This hypothetical scenario is where we take comfort with the knowledge our lived experience has granted us. How nice it’d be to put that hindsight to use. However, you tend to picture yourself giving advice to your past self. The reversal of this, to be told by your future self all the things you should and shouldn’t do, feels less appealing.

May 9, 2024 | mdedge.com | Ashley Gray |Abraham M. Korman |Daniel Flood

Histopathology revealed interface dermatitis, spongiosis, and a perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate with extravasated red blood cells consistent with a purpuric drug eruption. Our patient achieved remission of hairy cell leukemia after receiving only 2 of 5 expected doses of cladribine. The rash resolved completely in 3 weeks following a prednisone taper (Figure).