Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing in the puerperium.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder of autoimmune aetiology. Polymorphisms in beta-defensin genes have been linked to a predisposition to some autoimmune disorders. AIM:To evaluate the role of polymorphisms in DEFB1, the gene encoding for human beta-defensin (HBD)-1 and its 5' untranslated region in nonsegm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ochoa-Ramírez LA,Becerra-Loaiza DS,Díaz-Camacho SP,Muñoz-Estrada VF,Ríos-Burgueño ER,Prado-Montes de Oca E,Rangel-Villalobos H,Velarde-Félix JS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide has been used as an effective treatment for prurigo nodularis (PN) with a median dose of 200 mg, but the risk of peripheral neuropathy precludes long-term use. We analysed the efficacy of low-dose thalidomide (< 100 mg) in 17 patients with recalcitrant PN. Patients were initiated on thalidomide 50 mg on al...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sardana K,Gupta A,Sinha S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) is an autoimmune disease, which occurs in Brazil and other regions of South America. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and MBL-associated serine protease (MASP-2) play a key role in innate immunity, and its deficiency has been related to increased susceptibility to infection and autoimmune...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Messias-Reason I,Bosco DG,Nisihara RM,Jakobsen LH,Petzl-Erler ML,Jensenius JC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that primary systemic amyloidosis [light chain (AL) amyloidosis] is associated with hidden dyscrasia or multiple myeloma. Acquired cutis laxa (cutis laxa acquisita; CLA) has also been described in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma. We report a case in which haemorrhagic ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gonzalez-Ramos J,Garrido-Gutiérrez C,González-Silva Y,Yébenes-Gregorio L,Beato-Merino M,Vidaurrázaga-Arcaya C,Herranz-Pinto P

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:The therapeutic use of the induction of an allergic contact sensitivity to diphencyprone in alopecia areata has been studied. Fourteen subjects had alopecia totalis and four had extensive and long-standing alopecia areata. Topical diphencyprone was capable of inducing an allergic contact sensitivity in 16 subjects (89...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Monk B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical application of leukotriene-B4 (LTB4) on normal skin has been used as an in-vivo model to investigate cutaneous inflammation and epidermal proliferation, which are important phenomena in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The aim of the present investigation is to further elucidate the interrelation between inflamm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： de Jong EM,van Erp PE,van Vlijmen IM,van de Kerkhof PC

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that concomitant administration of food may enhance the bioavailability of oral retinoids. AIM:To assess the influence of food on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of alitretinoin after a single oral dose. METHODS:This was a single-dose, open-label, randomized, crossover study, which en...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Schmitt-Hoffmann AH,Roos B,Sauer J,Schleimer M,Kovācs P,Stoeckel K,Maares J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermanyssus gallinae is a mite that normally parasitizes small birds but may occasionally bite humans. We report an unusual case of an 82-year-old woman who presented with pruritus and bite-like lesions over her trunk. Other members of the household were also affected. On physical examination, mites < 1 mm in size wer...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Collgros H,Iglesias-Sancho M,Aldunce MJ,Expósito-Serrano V,Fischer C,Lamas N,Umbert-Millet P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refractory leg ulcers in two patients healed following splenectomy. Neither patient had the ethnic background or family history of haematological abnormalities to suggest a haemoglobinopathy. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lawrence P,Aronson I,Saxe N,Jacobs P

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:We report the case of a 26-year-old man with haemophilia B and human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) who presented with a short history of multiple dermatofibromas. He also had troublesome psoriasis for which he was receiving acitretin with UVB therapy and had recently discontinued low-dose daily prednisolone f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Armstrong DK,Irvine A,Walsh MY,Mayne EE,Burrows D

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC) is a congenital vascular anomaly of unknown aetiology. About 300 cases have been reported in the literature. The rate of associated anomalies varies between 20% and 70%. METHODS:We report a series of 27 children with CMTC, 18 of whom were followed-up prospect...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kienast AK,Hoeger PH

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:We report a 29-year-old white woman who presented with oral involvement and subsequently developed severe and extensive laryngeal involvement with mucous membrane pemphigoid. She could not tolerate systemic corticosteroids due to side-effects. Dapsone improved only the oral disease, but the laryngeal disease remained ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gürcan HM,Ahmed AR

更新日期：2009-12-01 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

abstract：:Cutaneous drug eruptions have a variety of clinical features. Lichenoid drug eruptions are rare and may be difficult to diagnose. A case of a simvastatin-induced lichenoid eruption with skin and mucosal involvement is reported. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Roger D,Rolle F,Labrousse F,Brosset A,Bonnetblanc JM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Langerhans cells in the lentigines of four patients with the Leopard syndrome contained large membrane bound accumulations of melanin granules. Giant melanosomes were only seen in two patients. The patients had no immune-based symptoms relating to their lentigines. The Leopard Syndrome, also known as multiple lent...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fryer PR,Pope FM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological and clinical data suggest that actinic damage to the skin is an important predictor of skin carcinogenesis. AIM:To investigate the association of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with sun-damage alterations seen by histopathology. METHOD:In the current prospectiv...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Apalla Z,Calzavara-Pinton P,Lallas A,Argenziano G,Kyrgidis A,Crotti S,Facchetti F,Monari P,Gualdi G

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is considered to be an intraepithelial adenocarcinoma. Typically involved anatomical sites are the vulvar, perianal, perineal, scrotal and penile regions. Clinically, the lesions present as well-defined, moist, erythematous plaques usually accompanied by pruritus. An unusual feature...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Pascual JC,Perez-Ramos M,Devesa JP,Kutzner H,Requena L

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease caused by genetic and epigenetic factors. There are conflicting results in the literature about the association between psoriasis and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR), ranging from strong linkage to no association. AIM:To investigat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kilic S,Ozdemir O,Silan F,Isik S,Yildiz O,Karaagacli D,Silan C,Ogretmen Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis (PKMB) is an uncommon premalignant condition involving the glans penis. We report the case of an 86-year-old man who presented with phimosis and pain on retracting his foreskin. He had previously undergone circumcision, which revealed a hyperkeratotic plaque with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Choo KJL,Ng SK,Sim CS,Cheng SWN

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlled trials and clinical experience indicate that systemic cyclosporin A and tacrolimus are effective treatments for psoriasis, and that cyclosporin A also improves atopic eczema. A variety of other inflammatory and non-inflammatory skin diseases are probably also responsive to these drugs. However, the widespre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Reynolds NJ,Al-Daraji WI

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer is significantly increased in recipients of solid-organ transplants. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-documented treatment option for superficial and selected nodular basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) in immunocompetent patients, but there are few reports describing PDT of BCCs ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Guleng GE,Helsing P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous (IV) calcium is usually given to temporarily treat the effects of hyperkalaemia on muscle and heart. When extravasation of a calcium gluconate infusion occurs, there may be rapid and marked swelling and erythema, with signs of soft-tissue necrosis or infection, and ensuing extensive local calcification, ca...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Celbek G,Gungor A,Albayrak H,Kir S,Guvenc SC,Aydin Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small tufts of chest hair were epilated at different rates and the roots classified as to growth phase, presence or absence of root sheaths and whether the shafts were fractured. With respect to anagen roots, a slow epilation gives bare roots whereas an increase in the rate of epilation increases the proportion of ens...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chapman DM

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two men, aged in their 20s, presented with multiple, soft, rounded papules on the prepuce. The lesions were centrally umbilicated, resembling molluscum contagiosum, but clearly distinct from Tyson's glands. Surface microscopy showed well-defined, milky-white, bag-shaped structures, which under histological examination...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ena P,Origa D,Massarelli G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of autoimmune blistering diseases consists of systemic glucocorticosteroids usually in combination with additional immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil or immunomodulators such as dapsone, antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulins, and immunoadsorption. In some patients, these tre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Schmidt E,Hunzelmann N,Zillikens D,Bröcker EB,Goebeler M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RSTS) is a rare congenital disorder, mainly characterized by postnatal growth retardation, intellectual disability, and facial and limb abnormalities. Although not considered as characteristic manifestations, numerous cutaneous anomalies have also been reported in patients with RSTS while th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Wang L,Deng Y,Zhou XL,Ma JJ,Li W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00