Advances in systemic therapy for psoriasis.

abstract：:Chronic hand eczema (CHE) is a debilitating and distressing disease for patients, the physical symptoms of which are compounded by psychosocial problems. Alitretinoin is an endogenously occurring physiological vitamin A derivative (retinoid) that possesses strong anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity. It is ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： English J,Graham-Brown R,de Sica Chapman A,Alexandroff AB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Numerous studies have associated HS with obesity, and recently with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Both obesity and MetS are linked with metabolic changes. Thyroid hormones play a central role in metabolism and exert pleiotropic effects on adipogen...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Miller IM,Vinding G,Sørensen HA,Rytgaard H,Mogensen UB,Ellervik C,Jemec GB

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic eczema (AE) is characterized by reduced skin hydration (SH) and impaired integrity of the skin. Proper emollient usage is an important facet of AE management and patients are encouraged to use emollients liberally. AIM:To evaluate whether the amount of emollient and skin cleanser used correlates with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hon KL,Ching GK,Leung TF,Choi CY,Lee KK,Ng PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a rare disease among children, manifesting differently in children below and above 4-5 years of age. Although the exact incidence and prevalence of childhood sarcoidosis is not known, the cutaneous involvement is frequent in both children and adults. Infiltration of old cutaneous scars with sarcoid gran...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Singal A,Thami GP,Goraya JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metallothioneins (MTs) are a group of proteins widely distributed in tissues regulating metal metabolism, scavenging free radicals, and taking part in immunological reactions. Knockout mice for MT genes I and II (MT(-/-)) exhibit reduced tolerance to ultraviolet B injury in vivo. Upregulation of MT proteins ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ma C,Li LF,Zhang BX

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is only in the past 10 years that the allergenic potential of topical corticosteroids has been fully realized. This has an important impact on the management of patients with chronic eczematous eruptions. Nonhalogenated topical steroids are more frequent sensitizers than halogenated molecules. Tixocortol pivalate a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： English JS

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:We present a 23-year-old woman with a diagnosis of keratolytic winter erythema (erythrokeratolysis hiemalis), who developed facial lesions following a traumatic experience. This rare genodermatosis usually affects the palms and soles, and appears as mild erythema and annular scaling. The limbs and trunk can rarely be ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Degiovanni CV,Farrant PB,Howell S,Hull PR,Woollons A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy is an uncommon disorder, usually developing in the third trimester and rapidly resolving in the first few weeks postpartum. It has been suggested that multiple pregnancy and excessive weight gain are associated features. We report a patient with the clinical and histological features ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kirkup ME,Dunnill MG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin carcinoma. AIM:To investigate the function of key micro(mi)RNAs and to explore the potential molecular mechanisms involved in BCC. METHODS:The microarray dataset GSE34535, which comprises seven BCC samples and seven control samples, was downloaded ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mi X,Lai K,Yan L,Xie S,Qiu X,Xiao S,Wei S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryosurgery is an alternative treatment option to surgical excision for lentigo maligna. Clinical evidence of recurrence is usually characterized by repigmentation at the treated site. We report two patients who developed amelanotic malignant melanoma following cryosurgery for a pigmented lentigo maligna. These cases ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： McKenna DB,Cooper EJ,Kavanagh GM,Davie RM,McLaren KM,Tidman MJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A peculiar observation published in 1971 by Chernosky et al. is revisited in this paper. An African American mother and three of her four children (two girls and one boy) had hyperpigmented skin areas arranged along Blaschko's lines. According to the current knowledge of formal genetics, a mendelian mode of transmissi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Happle R

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Incipient osteomalacia developed in a Pakistani patient living in the UK after strict sunlight avoidance forming part of the management of the photosensitivity disorder, chronic actinic dermatitis. The patient's skin type and diet, which included calcium-binding phytates in chappattis, had increased his risk of the co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kapur N,Creamer D,Hawk J

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：:We report a patient with purely cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) who presented with a solitary, asymptomatic plaque on the back of her left thigh, with characteristic, large histiocytoid cells exhibiting emperipolesis histologically. Cutaneous lesions occur in 27% of patients with lymph node involvement in RDD ho...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Child FJ,Fuller LC,Salisbury J,Higgins EM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in western countries seems to be appearing more frequently. Our aim was to determine if there has been a shift in countries where CL is acquired and whether the incidence has changed, and to assess current diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities. In a retrospective study medical rec...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zeegelaar JE,Steketee WH,van Thiel PP,Wetsteyn JC,Kager PA,Faber WR

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:A 55-year-old diabetic female treated with a combination of a short- and intermediate-acting insulin, developed sterile furunculoid lesions at the injection sites which eventually healed with atrophic scars. Histopathologically, an initial neutrophilic stage was followed by granulomatous and fibrotic stages. It was co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Jordaan HF,Sandler M

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotrophic ulceration of the face is a rare but well recognized sequel to division of the trigeminal nerve. Trauma is an important contributory factor and thought to be due in part to paraesthesiae, which encourages picking and scratching, with resultant chronic and persistent ulceration. A case is described of an 8...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mayer RD,Smith NP

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papilloma virus is a common and often distressing cutaneous disease. It can be therapeutically challenging, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of recalcitrant cutaneous warts that resolved with intravenous cidofovir treatment. The patient was immunocompromised secondary to monoclonal anti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： McAleer MA,Bourke J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians have become increasingly aware of the important effects of psoriasis on patients' quality of life. As a result, several measures of the disabilities and handicaps associated with psoriasis have been developed. The Psoriasis Disability Index (PDI) has been shown to be sensitive to changes in the extent of le...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kent G,al-Abadie M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that causes defects in the DNA repair system. It is characterized by a marked sensitivity to sunlight, and sufferers develop serious sunburns with onset of poikilodermia in the light-exposed skin. Squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Roseeuw D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgery may be curative in early malignant melanoma, its effect on survival lessens with each succeeding stage of the disease. A wide variety of immunological strategies have therefore been used to improve the prognosis of patients with malignant melanoma, but adjuvant therapy with interferon (IFN)-alpha is t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Russell-Jones R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of erysipelas which complicated chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (CDLE) of the face. The diagnosis and implications for management are discussed. The changing epidemiology and clinical spectrum of erysipelas are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Keefe M,Wakeel RA,Kerr RE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many types of histiocytoses have been described. We present a case of a 56-year-old woman who presented with multiple nodules on the hands. On histological examination of an excision biopsy, a mainly dermal lesion was seen, with scattered mononuclear inflammatory cells and occasional multinucleated cells in the backgr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Patel AN,Cohen SN,Leach IH,Scharrer K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous ochronosis or alkaptonuria is a rare, autosomal recessive disease of tyrosine metabolism that is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme homogentisic acid oxidase. The disease results in the accumulation and deposition of homogentisic acid in the cartilage, eyelids, forehead, cheeks, axillae, genital region, b...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Turgay E,Canat D,Gurel MS,Yuksel T,Baran MF,Demirkesen C

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two leprosy patients with neuritis caused by giant abscesses involving almost the entire ulnar nerve are described. One patient, who also had skin lesions, was diagnosed histopathologically as having borderline tuberculoid leprosy both on skin and nerve biopsy, and the other, with only nerve involvement, belonged to t...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

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

更新日期：1990-09-01 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：:Pityriasis rotunda (PR) is an uncommon chronic dermatosis, which may be idiopathic or may be associated with infections or malignancy. We describe the clinical and biochemical findings of two patients with multiple myeloma, who were incidentally diagnosed with PR, and detail the clinical conditions with which this rar...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： van Heerden T,Webb MJ,Barrett CL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00