A review of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (hdIVIg) in the treatment of the autoimmune blistering disorders.

abstract：:We report a patient with chronic urticaria which was closely associated with elevated levels of thyroxine. The urticaria responded poorly to antihistamines and only partially to systemic steroids, but resolved consistently when the thyroxine level was reduced to normal. The mechanism for the association may involve mo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Henderson CA,Highet AS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticarial vasculitis (UV) is a mainly leucocytoclastic vasculitis with urticarial plaques. Treating these patients is challenging as the available treatments have poor efficacy. Oral corticosteroids are considered the first-line treatment, but H1 antihistamines, dapsone, colchicine, antimalarials, ciclosporin and ant...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fueyo-Casado A,Campos-Muñoz L,González-Guerra E,Pedraz-Muñoz J,Cortés-Toro JA,López-Bran E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple dermatofibromas (DFs) are rare and have been thought to be associated with altered immunity. In this report, we describe a 27-year-old Japanese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome in whom eight nodules appeared over a period of 4 years. Histopathological findings were consiste...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tsunemi Y,Tada Y,Saeki H,Ihn H,Tamaki K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large variety of cutaneous reactions to malignancy have been described but to our knowledge none include psoriasis. Two cases of psoriasiform reactions in association with malignancy were first documented by Braverman, and Bazex's syndrome is now well documented in the literature. Both conditions, although clinicall...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hughes BR,Cotterill JA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the negative effects of androgenetic alopecia (AGA), no standardized health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaire which is both specific to women and suitable for use in clinical trials currently exists. A questionnaire to assess HRQOL in women with AGA, the Women's Androgenetic Alopecia Quality of Lif...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Dolte KS,Girman CJ,Hartmaier S,Roberts J,Bergfeld W,Waldstreicher J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal replacement is an important step in the management of patients with post-traumatic and iatrogenic scars. Skin-colour variation from disease or trauma causes significant changes in self-image and appearance. AIM:The aim of our study was to analyse the results obtained with a novel autologous cell-h...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cervelli V,De Angelis B,Spallone D,Lucarini L,Arpino A,Balzani A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact allergy to various essential oils used in aromatherapy was demonstrated on patch testing in a 53-year-old patient suffering from relapsing eczema resistant to therapy on various uncovered parts of the skin, in particular the scalp, neck and hands. Sensitization was due to previous exposure to lavender, jasmine...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Schaller M,Korting HC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus (LP) is an immune-mediated chronic mucocutaneous disease. Rarely, LP affects the conjunctiva, resulting in conjunctival inflammation, cicatrization and scarring of the subepithelium and cornea, causing keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. To date, there has been no case-control study exami...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Şanli B,Çetin EN,Bir F,Taşli L,Yaldizkaya F,Yaylali V

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two patients who developed pseudoporphyria whilst taking isotretinoin (Roaccutane). At that time, both patients were receiving other agents which could be incriminated as causing their pseudoporphyria. However, it is significant that these other agents had been longstanding and that the porphyria-like cutan...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Riordan CA,Anstey A,Wojnarowska F

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black hairy tongue is the name given to the appearance of an abnormal coating of the tongue and occurs only in adults. It is the result of hyperkeratosis of the filiform lingual papillae which, on gross examination appear hair-like with a variable tinctorial aspect from yellow-brown to black. The pathogenesis is unkno...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Langtry JA,Carr MM,Steele MC,Ive FA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secukinumab is an interleukin (IL)-17 monoclonal antibody inhibiting T-helper (Th)1-mediated immune response. It has proven high efficacy for moderate to severe psoriasis but data on its long-term toxicities are limited. We describe two patients who received secukinumab for clinically presumed psoriasis, but were subs...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yoo J,Shah F,Velangi S,Stewart G,Scarisbrick JS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 28-year-old homosexual man with advanced HIV disease (CDC classification group IV A) who developed erythrodermic psoriasis which responded to calcipotriol, a topical vitamin D analogue. We believe this to be the first reported case of HIV-related psoriasis responsive to this form of treatment. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gray JD,Bottomley W,Layton AM,Cotterill JA,Monteiro E

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug reactions are common in HIV-1 disease, with the incidence having been reported to increase with increasing stage and with CD4+ T-cell counts below 200/microliters. However, there have been numerous reports of patients in which rechallenge, dosing changes or continued therapy have resulted in no recurrence or else...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Smith KJ,Skelton HG,Yeager J,Ledsky R,Ng TH,Wagner KF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the association of smoking with acne vulgaris have reported conflicting results. The objective of this study was to investigate such an association. Our setting was three primary care practices in Hong Kong and one primary care practice in India. Patient characteristics in all four practices are si...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chuh AA,Zawar V,Wong WC,Lee A

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:A 72-year-old woman with chronic renal failure requiring haemodialysis developed acute iododerma twice, after receiving iodide contrast dye for radiological procedures. Iododerma was localized to the face, scalp and elbows and was associated with papular purpura of the legs. Histopathology of the skin lesions showed a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Vaillant L,Pengloan J,Blanchier D,De Muret A,Lorette G

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical characteristics associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) severity are poorly understood. In this study, 124 patients with HS from 6 Italian dermatology centres participated in this study. Disease severity was assessed using the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Physician's Global Assessment score (HS-PGA) and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bianchi L,Caposiena Caro RD,Ganzetti G,Molinelli E,Dini V,Oranges T,Romanelli M,Fabbrocini G,Monfrecola G,Napolitano M,Egan CG,Musumeci ML,Lacarrubba F,Micali G,Passoni E,Calzavara-Pinton PG,Venturini M,Zanca A,Offida

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an uncommon disease, which presents as a nonfollicular erythematous sterile pustular eruption. More than 90% of the cases are induced by adverse drug reactions, often triggered by anti-infectious systemic drugs. We report a case of itraconazole-induced AGEP in a 22-...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cançado GG,Fujiwara RT,Freitas PA,Correa-Oliveira R,Bethony JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We wish to report the progress of a patient with pyoderma faciale and Crohn's disease. The patient is interesting in that on two occasions the relapse in her skin condition coincided with the introduction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Therapy with isotretinoin was effective and well tolerated. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： McHenry PM,Hudson M,Smart LM,Rennie JA,Mowat NA,White MI

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome (RHS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip/cleft palate. Very recently, mutations in p63 have been identified as a cause of RHS; to date five such mutations have been identified. We describe a Thai girl with RHS. She had short stature, ectodermal d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shotelersuk V,Janklat S,Siriwan P,Tongkobpetch S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with the unusual condition of multiple warty dyskeratomas on the scalp. Biopsies of affected skin stained positive with human keratin monoclonal antibodies HKN-6 and -7, specific for cortex and inner root sheath of normal human hair, respectively. Multiple warty dyskeratomas are a rare occurrenc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Griffiths TW,Hashimoto K,Sharata HH,Ellis CN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with AIDS are at higher risk of developing severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions. We report two AIDS patients with drug-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). The suspected drugs were discontinued. Both patients were treated with intravenous human immunoglobulins at a dose of 1 g/kg body weight per da...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tan A,Tan HH,Lee CC,Ng SK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like many other cancers, melanoma has a significant genetic basis. However, its genetic pathways may involve multiple genes with probable interactions with sun exposure. Germline mutations in p16 or CDKN2A are found in a significant percentage of relatively rare melanoma families but p16 mutations are uncommon in spor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bataille V

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectodermal dysplasias (ED) are developmental disorders affecting tissues of ectodermal origin including hair, nail, teeth and sweat glands. To date, four different types of ectodermal dysplasias involving only hair and nails have been described. In an effort to understand the molecular basis of ED of hair and nails, a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Naeem M,John P,Ali G,Ahmad W

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with psoriasis, videocapillaroscopy has been used to visualize the typical modifications in the microcirculatory architecture. AIM:To evaluate the modifications of the superficial capillary bed in a psoriatic plaque and healthy perilesional skin during treatment with a topical steroid. METHODS:...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Stinco G,Lautieri S,Piccirillo F,Valent F,Patrone P

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is characterized by annular scaly erythematous plaques in a photosensitive distribution, and the presence of anti-Ro (SSA) and/or anti-La (SSB) antibodies. Most cases of SCLE are idiopathic, but occasional cases may be drug-induced or associated with a hereditary deficienc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Toms-Whittle LM,John LH,Buckley DA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An essential property of the immune system is its ability to generate diverse antibody and T-cell mediated responses to virtually any potential foreign particle. The basic molecular mechanisms responsible for producing this extensive diversity have now been elucidated. Each T cell expresses a unique membrane bound T-c...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Whittaker S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of cutaneous abscess by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent adult. A 31-year-old Korean woman presented to our hospital with a cutaneous abscess. She had received an intralesional steroid injection 4 months earlier on the site of a hypertrophic scar. Direct sequencing of the intergenic spac...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yun SJ,Lee JB,Shin MG,Kim SJ,Won YH,Lee SC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with pachyonychia congenita in which affected individuals showed nail involvement only is described. Pachyonychia congenita is a rare hereditary disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Various classifications of pachyonychia congenita have been suggested but none indicates nail involvement as a so...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Pryce DW,Verbov JL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00