Disseminated Kaposi's sarcoma associated with idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia and low dose steroid therapy.

abstract：:Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome (SBS) is a subtype of pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma (PKS), which is associated with congenital arteriovenous malformation. It is a rare syndrome, characterized by cutaneous lesions with onset in the second decade of life. We report a case of SBS in a 33-year-old man presenting with a 15-year history ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Verma SB,Vasani R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cells at the site of patch tests to inhaled allergens in patients with atopic dermatitis were investigated. Within 24 h the Langerhans cells showed increased cellular activity and became apposed to mononuclear cells. This supports the view that Langerhans cells are involved in antigen presentation in atopic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Najem N,Hull D

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune bullous disease characterized by autoantibodies against desmogleins. We report a case of recalcitrant PV, which progressed from the mucosal to the mucocutaneous type, with a corresponding increase in anti-desmoglein (Dsg)1 and decrease in anti-Dsg3 antibody titres. Thus, the cl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fujii M,Honma M,Iinuma S,Kaneta K,Komatsu S,Sato K,Takahashi H,Ishida-Yamamoto A,Iizuka H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective case series of 53 female patients with incontinentia pigmenti (IP) including 28 secondary cases (female relatives of probands) was reviewed and compared with other series in an attempt to estimate more accurately the true disease burden of patients with IP. We found that, while the frequency of the fir...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Phan TA,Wargon O,Turner AM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melioidosis is a rare tropical disease caused by infection with the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It occurs predominantly in south-east Asia, northern and central Australia and central and south America. Patients often present to the internal medicine physicians with a severe, potentially fatal sepsis. We repor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tran D,Tan HH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on the dermoscopic features of fungal melanonychia are limited. AIM:To identify the dermoscopic features of fungal melanonychia. METHODS:We reviewed patient files, clinical history and dermoscopic images of all cases with a diagnosis of fungal melanonychia seen at our dermoscopy unit within the past y...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kilinc Karaarslan I,Acar A,Aytimur D,Akalin T,Ozdemir F

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Therapeutics targeting tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α are effective for psoriasis; however, in patients treated for other disorders, psoriasis may worsen and psoriasiform dermatitis (PsoD) may arise. T helper (Th) cytokines in psoriasis upregulate keratin (K)17, which modulates TNF-α transduction, leading to...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Moy AP,Murali M,Kroshinsky D,Horn TD,Nazarian RM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 37-year-old female with a history of psoriasiform dermatitis who presented with multicentric primary cutaneous CD30-positive anaplastic large T cell lymphoma (ALCL). Despite aggressive systemic therapy, the patient suffered multiple relapses and the lymphoma spread to cervical and inguinal ly...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Dawn G,Morrison A,Morton R,Bilsland D,Jackson R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies have found that the interleukin-23/T helper 17 (IL-23/Th17) pathway plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD). Inhibition of the IL-23/Th17 pathway with monoclonal antibodies reduces skin inflammation in animal models. AIM:To investigate the association between IL-17A a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Narbutt J,Wojtczak M,Zalińska A,Salinski A,Przybylowska-Sygut K,Kuna P,Majak P,Sysa-Jedrzejowska A,Lesiak A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe cases of psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis require systemic treatment. Although a number of established drugs are in clinical use, there is a need for new compounds with an improved risk-benefit ratio with a major emphasis on long-term safety. Furthermore, patients with moderate psoriasis ask for systemic drugs...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mrowietz U

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The protein kynureninase (KYNU) has recently been reported to participate in the pathological processes of various diseases. AIM:To explore the expression and the biological function of KYNU in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). METHODS:Expression of KYNU in cSCC cell lines and tissues was firstly e...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ci C,Wu C,Lyu D,Chang X,He C,Liu W,Chen L,Ding W

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：: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:We have previously reported that about 30% of patients affected by a new variant of endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) in El Bagre, Colombia (termed El Bagre-EPF or pemphigus Abreu-Manu) have systemic compromise. In the current study, we focused on studying autoreactivity to the kidney and its pathological co...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Abreu-Velez AM,Howard MS,Yi H,Florez-Vargas AA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hyperactive melanocytes present in melasma skin are confined to the epidermis, but epidermal ablation to treat melasma pigmentation may lead to disease recurrence and aggravation. Melanocyte function is regulated by interactions between melanocytes and neighbouring cells such as keratinocytes and fibrobl...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Byun JW,Park IS,Choi GS,Shin J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acne vulgaris is a common skin problem that affects up to 90% of adolescents. Colonization of the duct with Propionibacterium species is one of the factors implicated in the development of acne. Owing to the increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance, there has been an greater interest in the development ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yung A,Stables GI,Fernandez C,Williams J,Bojar RA,Goulden V

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:We describe the challenging case of a patient presenting with extensive, eruptive mid-facial squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and keratoacanthomas (KAs) consequent to radiotherapy. Our patient had a personal and family history of multiple KAs and SCCs. Multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma, otherwise known as Ferg...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Robertson SJ,Bashir SJ,Pichert G,Robson A,Whittaker S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis (ARPC) is an uncommon dermatosis characterized by transepidermal elimination of altered collagen. It is commonly seen in patients with diabetes mellitus and/or chronic renal insufficiency. Rarely, it has been reported in association with malignancy and other conditions. We re...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yazdi S,Saadat P,Young S,Hamidi R,Vadmal MS

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Clear cell acanthoma (CCA) is a benign epidermal tumour with distinctive and uniform clinical and histological features. Although solitary lesions are the rule, some cases of multiple CCA, rarely with more than 10 lesions, have been previously reported. Only 22 cases of multiple CCA have been described in the English ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Innocenzi D,Barduagni F,Cerio R,Wolter M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pruritus measurement is problematic, because of its subjective nature and poor localization. Ratio scales enhance the usefulness of the visual analogue scale (VAS) by reducing variation; other scales such as the generalized labelled magnitude scale may also be useful. Pruritus neuroanatomy includes peripheral receptor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Langner MD,Maibach HI

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:A 68-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 5-week history of a widespread pruritic papular eruption. Histology from a papule on the left shoulder showed a dense dermal infiltrate of large mononuclear cells which were positive for leucocyte common antigen, KP1 and PGM1, with an MIB-1 proliferating fraction of 40%, d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Millard TP,Aitchison R,Wilkinson JD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulatory T cells (Tregs), together with tolerogenic dendritic cells (tDCs) are involved in maintaining peripheral tolerance. A recent report suggested both Tregs and tDCs may be pathogenic in granulomatous skin disorders. AIM:To examined the expression of CD39 on granuloma-composing cells and Foxp3-positi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fujimura T,Kambayashi Y,Aiba S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four children affected by intradermal vascular proliferations are presented. The clinicopathological findings closely resemble those of cases described as angioblastoma, a familiar entity in the Japanese literature. Some people suggest that angioblastoma is the same as the tufted angioma described by Wilson-Jones. We ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cho KH,Kim SH,Park KC,Lee AY,Song KY,Chi JG,Lee YS,Kim KJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis, or Haberland syndrome, is a rare congenital neurocutaneous disease. It is characterized clinically by unilateral lipomatous hamartomata of the scalp, eyelid, and outer globe of the eye, ipsilateral porencephalic cysts with cortical atrophy, cranial asymmetry, marked developmental ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rubegni P,Risulo M,Sbano P,Buonocore G,Perrone S,Fimiani M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea is an anti-tumour agent most commonly used to treat chronic myeloproliferative disorders in doses up to 4 g per day. Dermatological adverse effects reported so far have been observed predominantly in these patients. As we are treating selected psoriasis patients with low dose hydroxyurea we attempted to de...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kumar B,Saraswat A,Kaur I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00