Corticosteroid-induced contact dermatitis: a pragmatic approach.

abstract：:Three antituberculous drug regimens have been employed to study the therapeutic response in 90 patients with any one of the commonly encountered paucibacillary forms of skin tuberculosis, namely lupus vulgaris, tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and scrofuloderma. The first two regimens contained rifampicin, isoniazid and e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ramesh V,Misra RS,Saxena U,Mukherjee A

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old woman with a single cuff-like plaque, consisting of multiple skin-coloured to bluish cysts and comedones on her right forearm is reported. The solitary lesion resembled, morphologically and histologically, the Favre-Racouchot syndrome. The above condition is another case of the previously described actin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： John SM,Hamm H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naevoid hypertrichosis is an unusual congenital disorder consisting of a solitary circumscribed area of terminal hair growth which is not associated with any other systemic abnormalities. We describe a patient with multiple areas of circumscribed naevoid hypertrichosis on the trunk and limbs who also had lipodystrophy...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cox NH,McClure JP,Hardie RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acne is a common and complex skin disease, with a very complex pathogenesis. Although in women the relationship between acne and insulin resistance is well known, in particular in women with PCOS, in males this relationship has been poorly investigated. In total, 20 subjects with an altered metabolic profile were cons...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fabbrocini G,Izzo R,Faggiano A,Del Prete M,Donnarumma M,Marasca C,Marciello F,Savastano R,Monfrecola G,Colao A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vulval allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) may be a primary disorder or may be associated with an underlying vulval dermatosis. Few studies have looked at the incidence of ACD and the allergens responsible for it. AIMS:We report the incidence of vulval ACD and the responsible allergens in 282 patients investi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Al-Niaimi F,Felton S,Williams J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiasis is a condition resulting from the invasion of tissues or organs of man or animals by the larvae of dipterous flies. The distribution of myiasis is worldwide, with more cases being reported from tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas. The various forms of myiasis may be classified from an entomological...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Delir S,Handjani F,Emad M,Ardehali S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, increased evidence has shown that serum micro (mi)RNA levels are a useful biomarker for the diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic value of various diseases. However, serum miRNA has not been investigated in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), to our knowledge. AIM:To investigate the possibility...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Makino K,Jinnin M,Kajihara I,Honda N,Sakai K,Masuguchi S,Fukushima S,Inoue Y,Ihn H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of localized bullous pemphigoid (BP) in a woman patient with primary lymphoedema tarda. There is only one previous case reported of localized pemphigoid in an area of lymphoedema, this being of the cicatricial variant. Slow circulation in the lymphatic vessels, increased capillary permeability with pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Perez A,Clements SE,Benton E,Robson A,Bhogal B,Stefanato CM,McGibbon D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pachydermodactyly describes a rare condition of localized fibromatosis, usually symmetrically affecting the interphalangeal joints of both hands. We describe a case of a new subtype of pachydermodactyly in a 14-year-old boy, which we term 'unilateral pachydermodactyly transgrediens'. This atypical pattern is caused by...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Nicolay JP,Faulhaber J,Kutzner H,Schneider SW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Laws Milton, a 19th-Century surgeon, founded the St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin close to Leicester Square in London in 1863. This article reviews his single-minded effort to establish dermatology as a medical subspeciality and to create a proper skin diseases hospital. The review also details his man...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Black MM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pruritic folliculitis (PF) is one of the specific dermatoses of pregnancy the aetiology of which remains unknown. Several theories have been proposed, and the most commonly accepted is that it represents a hormonally induced acne, as seen in patients taking progestogenic steroids. This theory led to the proposition th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Vaughan Jones SA,Hern S,Black MM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is an uncommon, complex neuromucocutaneous disorder characterized by recurrent orofacial oedema, facial palsy and fissured tongue. Complete MRS is uncommon. A case of complete MRS with multiple cranial nerve palsies is reported. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zeng W,Geng S,Niu X,Yuan J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 72-year-old man on haemodialysis who presented with multiple abscesses on his lower legs. Routine bacterial culture of abscess pus was reported as 'sterile' after 48 h, leading to the suspicion of a mycobacterial infection. Skin biopsy taken for mycobacterial microscopy and culture isolated a heavy growth ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Morris-Jones R,Fletcher C,Morris-Jones S,Brown T,Hilton RM,Hay R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene encoding type VII collagen, the major component of anchoring fibrils. The characteristic genetic lesion in dominant DEB (DDEB) is a glycine substitution in the collagenous domain of the protein. In this study, we identified a Chinese fami...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zhang XJ,Song YX,Zhang XQ,Yang S,Li M,Li CR,Yang CJ,Yang J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are infectious diseases, and are an important global health problem. Patients with leprosy who are co-infected with HIV seem to be at higher risk of developing leprosy reactions. AIM:To examine the histological features of leprosy in patients with HIV and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Deps P,Lucas S,Porro AM,Maeda SM,Tomimori J,Guidella C,Reuter T,Oliveira NS,Madureira BP,Souza VA,Loureiro RM,Alves BL,Bellone A,Lockwood DN

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that in Africa squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is commoner than other skin malignancies. The risk factors are grouped generally into solar and nonsolar factors and their contributions vary with race, geographical region and site of lesion. This study attempted to identify risk factor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Asuquo ME,Udosen AM,Ikpeme IA,Ngim NE,Otei OO,Ebughe G,Bassey EE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective treatment options for morphoea remain limited. As a result, there has been increasing interest in the role of phototherapy in the management of this condition. Aims. We report the findings of a study in which 13 patients with localized morphoea were treated with oral (n = 11) and topical (n = 2) ps...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Usmani N,Murphy A,Veale D,Goulden V,Goodfield M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual giant combined dermatofibroma is reported in a 34-year-old man who presented with skin-coloured swellings on the medial aspect of the left scapula. The plaque was well defined, reddish-brown and 25-30 cm in diameter. It was also tender and indurated. Several similar smaller lesions (satellites) were present...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sehgal VN,Sardana K,Khandpur S,Sharma S,Majumdar S,Aggarwal AK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence has suggested that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a crucial growth factor in regulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), plays a central role in keloid formation. However, the levels of circulating EPCs in patients with keloid have not yet been explored. The aim of this study was to determine ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zhang GY,Wu LC,Liao T,Chen G,Chen YH,Meng XC,Wang AY,Chen SY,Lin K,Lin DM,Gao WY,Li QF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 68-year-old woman who presented with asymptomatic skin nodules and symptoms of anaemia, and was found to have acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia with fibrosis, a condition now believed to correspond to the former diagnosis of acute myelofibrosis. There is only one previous report of skin lesion...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Macfarlane AW,Parry DH,Caslin AW,Hughes M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo usually begins in childhood with approximately half of the patients manifesting onset of disease prior to the age of 20 years. Treatment options in this age group are few and have disappointing response rates. This study was designed to evaluate the role of narrow-band UVB in the treatment of generalized viti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kanwar AJ,Dogra S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to the cell dysfunction and tissue damage that result from glucolipotoxicity in diabetes. ROS formation in cells causes oxidative stress, thereby activating oxidative damage-inducing genes. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) has been shown to play an e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lee YJ,Kwon SB,An JM,Kim CH,Lee SH,Choi CY,Nam DH,Park JW,Nam HS,Lee SH,Lee MW,Cho MK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans are the natural host for eight of more than 80 known herpes viruses. Infections with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) are ubiquitous worldwide and highly transmissible. Herpes simplex labialis (HSL) is the best-recognized recrudescent infection of the lips and perioral tissues caused by HSV-1. Facial lesions...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fatahzadeh M,Schwartz RA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic solar urticaria (SU) is a rare, debilitating photodermatosis, which may be difficult to treat. First-line treatment with antihistamines is effective in mild cases, but remission after phototherapeutic induction of tolerance is often short-lived. Other treatment options include plasma exchange, photopheresis...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hughes R,Cusack C,Murphy GM,Kirby B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in white populations have confirmed advanced age as a risk factor for cutaneous melanoma, but in nonwhite populations, its role is less clear. To clarify a possible association in our local population, comprising 94.9% Chinese, a retrospective epidemiological study of 20 years of data on cutaneous melanoma bet...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hui SK,Tang WY,Wong TW,Lau KH,Lee S,Chong LY,Lo KK

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors predisposing individuals to Behçet's disease (BD) are considered to play important roles in the development of the disease. Patients with BD exhibit elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and affected organs show a significant neutrophil and lymphocyte infiltration. Current evidence suggests th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sallakci N,Bacanli A,Coskun M,Yavuzer U,Alpsoy E,Yegin O

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphisms of the IL-10 promoter have been implicated in the genetic susceptibility to many autoimmune diseases, including psoriasis. Four putative functional single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the interleukin-10 promoter region (-3575T/A, -2763A/C, -1082G/A and -592C/A) were analysed in 139 patients wit...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Wongpiyabovorn J,Hirankarn N,Ruchusatsawat K,Yooyongsatit S,Asawanonda P,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of onychomycosis is mainly based on clinical diagnosis with auxiliary diagnostic methods such as potassium hydroxide (KOH) microscopy, periodic acid-Schiff staining or fungal culture. However, each method is limited by its sensitivity and specificity. AIM:To develop a new test method using th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ho WT,Li Y,Yang S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A female patient is presented who consistently developed lesions of disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) whilst on holiday abroad. The lesions resolved completely within 4-6 weeks of return to the UK. Induction of the lesions by exposure to artificial sources of UVA and UVB was unsuccessful. Disseminated super...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ibbotson SH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CDNH) in patients with the limited form of systemic sclerosis are described. Two of the three cases were noted during regular follow-up visits and the third case was found as part of a survey of the 21 other patients with systemic sclerosis routinely seen in the depa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bottomley WW,Goodfield MD

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00