Circulating levels of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) and MBL-associated serine protease 2 in endemic pemphigus foliaceus.

abstract：:COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Vesicular skin rashes have been reported as associated with COVID-19, but there is little information about this cutaneous manifestation. We designed a prospective observational study of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 wh...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fernandez-Nieto D,Ortega-Quijano D,Jimenez-Cauhe J,Burgos-Blasco P,de Perosanz-Lobo D,Suarez-Valle A,Cortes-Cuevas JL,Carretero I,Garcia-Del Real C,Fernandez-Guarino M

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:We describe a combined cutaneous hamartoma in a 57-year-old man, which comprised a vellus hair cyst, an epidermoid cyst and an intradermal melanocytic naevus in a single facial tumour. The vellus hair cyst was filled with keratinous material with unusual slit-like lacunae. While numerous cases of epidermoid cyst have ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tsuruta D,Nakagawa K,Taniguchi S,Kobayashi H,Hamada T,Ishii M

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:In 1990 we reported the trends in presentation of malignant melanoma (MM) from 1986 to 1988 in a defined population in South Wales. Ten years after this initial study we reassessed the incidence of invasive MM in this defined population over a similar 3 year period. Using the local skin cancer registry we identified 1...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Holme SA,Malinovsky K,Roberts DL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cases of two patients who developed generalized pustular psoriasis on the withdrawal of oral Cyclosporin treatment for persistent palmoplantar pustulosis. This complication does not appear to have been reported previously. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： De Silva BD,Benton EC,Tidman MJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonization of the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) by Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is associated with more severe disease. AIM:To determine the association of SA colonization patterns and densities in lesional and nonlesional skin in patients with varying severities of AD, and to determine the a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gomes PL,Malavige GN,Fernando N,Mahendra MH,Kamaladasa SD,Seneviratne JK,Karunatilaka DH,Ogg GS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary cause of collagen degeneration in necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is proposed to be immunologically mediated vascular disease. Ultraviolet (UV)A1 has been used successfully to treat scleroderma in which both vascular damage and collagen dysregulation also occur. We treated six patients with NL [(five women; mea...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Beattie PE,Dawe RS,Ibbotson SH,Ferguson J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in white populations have confirmed advanced age as a risk factor for cutaneous melanoma, but in nonwhite populations, its role is less clear. To clarify a possible association in our local population, comprising 94.9% Chinese, a retrospective epidemiological study of 20 years of data on cutaneous melanoma bet...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hui SK,Tang WY,Wong TW,Lau KH,Lee S,Chong LY,Lo KK

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An earlier standard syphilology textbook states that 'If vesicles are an essential part of an eruption in an adult, the lesions are not due to secondary syphilis'. However, vesicular and bullous eruptions do occur in congenital syphilis and rare reports of both vesicular and pustular eruptions in adults with secondary...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lawrence P,Saxe N

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mortality from malignant melanoma (MM) has increased in Chile in the past decade. The location of MM lesions on the body has been correlated with prognosis and survival. AIM:To review body site and gender relationships with histopathologically confirmed primary MM in Chile. METHODS:Records of 575 cases pre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zemelman V,Roa J,Tagle SR,Valenzuela CY

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two photodermatoses, polymorphic light eruption (PLE) and chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD), are characterized by lymphocyte-rich inflammatory infiltrates, the pathogeneses of which are not fully understood. We have therefore studied suction blister fluid (SBF) samples from patients with these conditions before and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Norris P,Bacon K,Bird C,Hawk J,Camp R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a promising new treatment for superficial malignant nonmelanoma tumours, including cutaneous malignant lymphoma. Here, we report a case of cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma effectively treated by PDT with topical 5-ALA in combination with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Umegaki N,Moritsugu R,Katoh S,Harada K,Nakano H,Tamai K,Hanada K,Tanaka M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aicardi-Goutières syndrome type 6 (AGS6) and dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH) are allelic disorders caused respectively by biallelic and heterozygous pathogenic variants in ADAR1. We report three unrelated children presenting with features of both AGS6 and DSH, two of whom had compound heterozygous pathogen...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sathishkumar D,Muthusamy K,Gupta A,Malhotra M,Thomas M,Koshy B,Jasper A,Danda S,George R

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis is endemic in many parts of the tropics and subtropics with an estimated 200 million people, at least, infected worldwide. The symptoms and signs of vesical and gastrointestinal forms are readily recognized but ectopic forms are rare even in endemic areas and present a greater diagnostic challenge, par...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Leman JA,Small G,Wilks D,Tidman MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we used the nickel contact allergy patch (CAP) test to investigate the effect of topical corticosteroids on allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). On day 1, three CAP tests were applied for 48 h on the forearms of 20 female volunteers with a known nickel ACD. CAP of the right forearm contained 5% nickel, and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hachem JP,De Paepe K,Vanpée E,Bogaerts M,Kaufman L,Rogiers V,Roseeuw D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precalcaneal congenital fibrolipomatous hamartoma (PCFH) is a condition that is seldom reported in the paediatric literature and rarely in the dermatological literature. It has other disparate and confusing names and as histology is rarely obtained, the condition may be under-reported. We describe this disorder in the...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Flann S,Munn SE

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mohs' surgery for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is widely recommended by dermatologists as first line surgical therapy for recurrent or ill-defined skin tumours. The technique assumes that BCC spread by contiguous growth and that all tumour cells have to be removed. Advocates claim that Mohs' surgery provides a better ch...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lawrence CM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei (LMDF) is a chronic and uncommon inflammatory dermatosis, characterized by yellowish-red papules, especially on the face and around the eyelids. It is considered to be a reaction to destroyed hair follicles. We dermoscopically evaluated two patients diagnosed with LMDF. Dermoscopy re...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ayhan E,Alabalik U,Avci Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Cutaneous amyloidosis and multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN 2A) have been previously reported in several families. A genetic linkage of both disorders has recently been described. Notalgia paraesthetica has been suggested to be involved in the aetiology of amyloidosis in such patients. We report such an association...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： de Argila D,Ortiz-Romero PL,Ortiz-Frutos J,Rodriguez-Peralto JL,Iglesias L

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary Mid-dermal elastolysis is an unusual process characterized by the absence of the elastic fibres within the mid-dermis. The disappearance of these fibres causes fine wrinkles (type 1) or perifollicular protrusions (type 2) affecting the trunk, neck and arms. There is a female predilection, and most patients hav...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cutillas E,Ferrando FJ,Martí ME,Mateu A,Rausell N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-body ultraviolet (UV)A1 (340-400 nm) phototherapy was first introduced 30 years ago, but is currently available in the UK in only three dermatology departments. A workshop to discuss UVA1 was held by the British Photodermatology Group in May 2009, the aim of which was to provide an overview of UVA1 phototherapy ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kerr AC,Ferguson J,Attili SK,Beattie PE,Coleman AJ,Dawe RS,Eberlein B,Goulden V,Ibbotson SH,Menage Hdu P,Moseley H,Novakovic L,Walker SL,Woods JA,Young AR,Sarkany RP

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Port-wine stains (PWS) are congenital capillary malformations that persist throughout life. Laser therapy is a common treatment for PWS, and pulsed-dye laser is the current treatment of choice. AIM:To compare the clinical results on untreated PWS of two dye lasers with different wavelengths and pulse durati...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Frohm Nilsson M,Passian S,Wiegleb Edstrom D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Anandron, a novel non-steroidal anti-androgen, on the reduction in sexual hair growth of 14 male-to-female transsexuals was investigated. Anandron (300 mg/day) alone for 8 weeks increased serum testosterone levels (mean: 19.2 +/- 6.1 to 44.9 +/- 11.5 mmol/l) and serum oestradiol levels (mean: 0.08 +/- 0....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Asscheman H,Gooren LJ,Peereboom-Wynia JD

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans are the natural host for eight of more than 80 known herpes viruses. Infections with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) are ubiquitous worldwide and highly transmissible. Herpes simplex labialis (HSL) is the best-recognized recrudescent infection of the lips and perioral tissues caused by HSV-1. Facial lesions...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fatahzadeh M,Schwartz RA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Piloleiomyoma is a benign tumour originating in the smooth muscles of the arrector pili muscle in the skin. The lesions are often sensitive to touch, cold and emotional disturbance. We present a patient with multiple piloleiomyoma (MPL) of the submentum who underwent reconstructive surgery using a submental perforator...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Matsushita S,Ishihara T,Takeda K,Uchida Y,Tamai M,Usuki K,Kanekura T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of onychomycosis is mainly based on clinical diagnosis with auxiliary diagnostic methods such as potassium hydroxide (KOH) microscopy, periodic acid-Schiff staining or fungal culture. However, each method is limited by its sensitivity and specificity. AIM:To develop a new test method using th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ho WT,Li Y,Yang S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00