Cutaneous melanoma: a population-based epidemiology report with 989 patients in Hong Kong.

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：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：: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：: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：:Longitudinal splitting of the nails can occur as a result of any growth arising in the nail matrix. We present a case of a 50-year-old woman who presented with an 18-month history of longitudinal splitting of the nail on her right little finger, along with pain in the proximal nail fold region, which was extremely ten...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Jha AK,Sinha R,Kumar A,Bhadani P,Kumar S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 43-year-old woman, a longstanding heavy cigarette smoker, who developed Bürger's disease, leading to mid-thigh amputation of her left leg. After she gave up smoking her disease was arrested but Raynaud's phenomenon continues to affect her hands and right foot. In reviewing the literature, we fo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Abdullah AN,Keczkes K

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：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：: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：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：:Xanthomas are important clinical manifestations of disordered lipid metabolism, which are mostly found in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited disorder that is predominantly caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR). Tuberous and tendinous xanthomas with wide di...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kong MX,Zhang Q,Cao L,Zhao C,Ru GQ,Bi Q

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many antihistamines are now in clinical use, few studies directly compare their pharmacodynamic and sedative activities in humans in vivo. We designed a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study to compare the inhibitory effects of bepotastine, cetirizine, fexofenadine, and olopatadine on histamine-in...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Takahashi H,Ishida-Yamamoto A,Iizuka H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferons are molecules with antiviral effects, which have been used for the treatment of verruca for many years. AIMS:To determine if sublesional interferon (IFN)-alpha injection offers an effective alternative treatment for common warts. METHODS:We compared the results of single-dose sublesional IFN ap...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Aksakal AB,Ozden MG,Atahan C,Onder M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of white fibrous papulosis of the neck in a 70-year-old Iranian woman. To date this recently reported entity has only been described in Japanese patients. This asymptomatic eruption characteristically affects the posterior neck. The pale papules are round to oval 2-3 mm in diameter, and not follicular...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cerio R,Gold S,Jones EW

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis plays an important role in progression of various tumours including malignant melanoma. It is possible that the immunostaining of angiogenic markers could differentiate benign and malignant melanocytic lesions or that the immunostaining pattern with angiogenic markers could vary with tumour thickness and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Dawn G,MacKie RM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is characterized by lymphocytic infiltrate, fibrosis and potential destruction of the hair follicle. Demographic and clinical studies in LPP are limited, and racial differences have not been thoroughly investigated. AIM:To analyse epidemiological data and clinical profiles of Chile...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mardones F,Shapiro J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of anti-Ro (SS-A) antibody-positive subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE) occurring in a 47-year-old male with Crohn's disease is described. This is a previously undescribed association. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ashworth J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 10 patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis and from 10 age-matched healthy individuals were examined for IgG activity against Pityrosporum ovale. The IgG activity was analysed using the following techniques: an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) against whole P. ovale cells, purified cell-wall carbohydra...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bergbrant IM,Johansson S,Robbins D,Bengtsson K,Faergemann J,Scheynius A,Söderström T

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:A 78-year-old Caucasian woman developed Sweet's syndrome which progressed over 3 weeks to pyoderma gangrenosum and subcorneal pustule formation. In spite of treatment the patient died and post-mortem examination revealed cryptogenic cirrhosis which could have explained the spectrum of neutrophilic skin disease observe...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Davies MG,Hastings A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa presented with a 3-month history of an enlarging mass within scarring on the posterior aspect of the right shoulder. The clinical appearance of the mass with an almost cobbled, verrucous surface, and its rapid evolution suggested the development of a sq...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Orpin SD,Scott IC,Rajaratnam R,Colloby PS,Heagerty A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A finger-tip unit (FTU) is the amount of ointment expressed from a tube with a 5 mm diameter nozzle, applied from the distal skin-crease to the tip of the index finger. Thirty adult-patients treated various anatomical regions using FTU's of ointment. The number of FTU's required was: face and neck 2.5 (s.d. +/- 0.8); ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Long CC,Finlay AY

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that the protein MIA (melanoma inhibitory activity) is a potent serum marker for malignant melanoma. MIA is expressed in chondrocytes at high levels, and might potentially be elevated during periods of growth in childhood. Therefore, we evaluated MIA serum levels in pregnant women and in grow...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bosserhoff AK,Küster H,Hein R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The main cause of lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is not known but there is evidence to suggest that neurological abnormalities may be implicated in its aetiology. AIM:To investigate neuropathy in patients with LSC on the limbs. METHODS:In total, 23 consecutive patients [15 women (65.2%) and 8 men (34.8%); ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Solak O,Kulac M,Yaman M,Karaca S,Toktas H,Kirpiko O,Kavuncu V

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid proteinosis is an autosomal recessive condition associated with variable scarring and infiltration of skin and mucosae. The disorder has recently been shown to result from loss-of-function mutations in the extracellular matrix protein 1 gene (ECM1) on 1q21. Extracellular matrix protein 1 has important physiolog...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chan I,El-Zurghany A,Zendah B,Benghazil M,Oyama N,Hamada T,McGrath JA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tender nodules may develop at the site of injection of allergen extracts. Some cases can be related to the aluminium contained in the preparation. We report a case where scar sarcoidosis developed at the site of desensitization injections. At presentation, there were no other cutaneous signs of sarcoidosis; systemic s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Healsmith MF,Hutchinson PE

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterized by the clinical syndrome of burning pain, warmth and redness of the limbs. Neurological abnormalities (both large- and small-fibre neuropathy) are common. There have been few published reports on the sensory status of patients with erythromelalgia. AIM:To inv...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Genebriera J,Michaels JD,Sandroni P,Davis MD

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a man with a 3-year-history of a striking eruption of small, 2-3 mm diameter keratotic, crateriform papules distributed symmetrically over the lower limbs. Morphologically the individual papules closely resembled those described in acrokeratoelastoidosis (AK) of Costa and in focal acral hyperkeratosis of Dow...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Helbling I,Tucker SC,Chalmers RJ

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatologists performing surgical procedures face occupational and health hazards when exposed to surgical plume released during electrosurgical and ablative laser procedures. These hazardous fumes have toxic, infectious and carcinogenic effects. Understanding this risk is of particular importance during the COVID-19...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Searle T,Ali FR,Al-Niaimi F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00