Friday Pop Quiz 8/1/2025
A 3-month-old infant presents with the findings seen in the photo in the first week of life. The mother reports the infant was born with a membrane encasing it that later "peeled off". History is also notable for poor weight gain and multiple rounds of antibiotics since birth. On physical exam there is diffuse erythema, scaling, and sparse eyebrow hair. Laboratory studies show eosinophilia (1, …
A 3-month-old infant presents with the findings seen in the photo in the first week of life. The mother reports the infant was born with a membrane encasing it that later "peeled off". History is also notable for poor weight gain and multiple rounds of antibiotics since birth. On physical exam there is diffuse erythema, scaling, and sparse eyebrow hair. Laboratory studies show eosinophilia (1, … 
Alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) is a naturally occurring endogenous retinoid that in gel form is FDA approved for AIDs-related localized cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS)1. As compared to other topical retinoids, alitretinoin is unique in that it binds to all known intracellular retinoid receptors (RARs and RXRs), allowing it to exert anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects, particularly usefu … 