Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in Calabar, southern Nigeria.

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：:Actinic prurigo (AP) has been found to be strongly associated with HLA DR4 and in particular with the DR4 subtype DRB1*0407. However, AP may occur in the absence of HLA-DR4. Furthermore, it has been shown that HLA-DR4 and DRB1*0407, even in association with polymorphic light eruption (PLE), are insufficient for the ex...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Grabczynska SA,Carey BS,McGregor JM,Hawk JL,Vaughan RW

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：:We describe a patient with intermittent unilateral hyperhidrosis localized to the left hand only. Histology confirmed the presence of an eccrine naevus. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Parslew R,Lewis-Jones MS

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：:A 59-year-old woman with a single cuff-like plaque, consisting of multiple skin-coloured to bluish cysts and comedones on her right forearm is reported. The solitary lesion resembled, morphologically and histologically, the Favre-Racouchot syndrome. The above condition is another case of the previously described actin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： John SM,Hamm H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucocutaneous side-effects from etretinate are common and are usually dose-dependent, whereas hypersensitivity drug eruptions are rare. Two patients are described in whom erythema multiforme-like eruptions appeared several days after oral intake of etretinate. In one patient etretinate rechallenge again produced the s...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： David M,Sandbank M,Lowe NJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 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

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 wish to report the progress of a patient with pyoderma faciale and Crohn's disease. The patient is interesting in that on two occasions the relapse in her skin condition coincided with the introduction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Therapy with isotretinoin was effective and well tolerated. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： McHenry PM,Hudson M,Smart LM,Rennie JA,Mowat NA,White MI

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:The motivations for patients presenting to melanoma screening clinics (MSCs) with concerning skin lesions are poorly understood. Social media (SoMe) refers to online platforms designed to facilitate sharing of information with billions of users worldwide. There is evidence of patients posting skin lesion 'se...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Guckian J,Jobling K,Oliphant T,Weatherhead S,Blasdale K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D has significant effects on the immune system and thereby on the pathogenesis of rosacea. However, there is a lack of information on the vitamin D status and vitamin D receptors (VDRs) of patients with rosacea. AIM:To evaluate the role of vitamin D in rosacea susceptibility. METHODS:A case-control...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Akdogan N,Alli N,Incel Uysal P,Candar T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune disease mediated by autoantibodies against hemidesmosome components. This study used PCR-sequence-specific primers to genotype polymorphisms in HLA-DR and DQ in 25 BP patients and 57 normal controls from northern China. We found lower frequencies of DRB1*08 (DR8) and DRB1*08/DQ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gao XH,Winsey S,Li G,Barnardo M,Zhu XJ,Chen HD,Song F,Zhai N,Fuggle S,Wojnarowska F

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromonychia induced by antineoplastic agents has been known for several years. The most frequent of these is melanonychia, either diffuse or in tranverse or longitudinal bands, that may co-exist with diffuse pigmentation of the skin. Although any cytostatic agent may be involved in melanonychia, this condition appear...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Unamuno P,Fernández-López E,Santos C

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatology services are largely outpatient based. Time for satisfactory patient communication is limited, with an average of around 15 min per new patient. The amount of new information that can be retained after verbal communication alone is limited during such consultations. One way to reinforce such information is...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tomkins CS,Braid JJ,Williams HC

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. We report a case in which identical T-cell clones were identified in both patch and tumour stage lesions and in which the tumorous deposits, containing CD30-positive cells, regressed spontaneously. We discuss the differential diagnosis of the tumorou...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Woodrow SL,Basarab T,Russell Jones R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact allergy to various essential oils used in aromatherapy was demonstrated on patch testing in a 53-year-old patient suffering from relapsing eczema resistant to therapy on various uncovered parts of the skin, in particular the scalp, neck and hands. Sensitization was due to previous exposure to lavender, jasmine...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Schaller M,Korting HC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haptoglobin (Hp) is one of the acute phase proteins, whose main function is to bind free haemoglobin (Hb) and transport it to the liver for degradation and iron recycling. In addition to its role as an Hb scavenger, Hp has been shown to behave as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and angiogenic factor. We pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Maresca B,Lembo S,Ayala F,Balato N,Di Caprio R,Mattii M,Raimondo A,Schiattarella M,Abrescia P,Spagnuolo MS,Cigliano L,Balato A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myiasis is a condition resulting from the invasion of tissues or organs of man or animals by the larvae of dipterous flies. The distribution of myiasis is worldwide, with more cases being reported from tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate areas. The various forms of myiasis may be classified from an entomological...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Delir S,Handjani F,Emad M,Ardehali S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant melanoma (MM), accounts for around 10% of skin cancers. To date, there have been few data on patient satisfaction with initial management of MM. OBJECTIVE:To identify the predictors of patient satisfaction with initial diagnosis and management of MM. METHODS:Data on 214 patients were collected us...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sheth N,Sarker SJ,Harries M,Healy C,Russell-Jones R,Acland K

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:In Europe and the USA, the incidence of primary nasal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma is rare. The skin is one of the predilection sites for dissemination. Cutaneous dissemination is a poor prognostic sign and is consistently fatal. We describe the case of a 17-year-old white German girl with a primary nasal NK/T-...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sandner A,Helmbold P,Winkler M,Gattenlöhner S,Müller-Hermelink HK,Holzhausen HJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of mutations in the hairless (HR) gene in patients with atrichia with papular lesions (APL) has proven of critical importance, as it provides a basis for the differentiation between APL and alopecia universalis. The establishment of the diagnostic criteria for APL has triggered the identification of a l...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Massé M,Martinez-Mir A,Lam H,Geraghty MT,Christiano AM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgA pemphigus is rare but may be underdiagnosed. We describe two cases, a 50-year-old female with a pustular eruption resembling subcorneal pustular dermatosis and a 55-year-old male with a pruritic vesiculopustular eruption simulating dermatitis herpetiformis. They illustrate the clinical heterogeneity of IgA pemphig...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Harman KE,Holmes G,Bhogal BS,McFadden J,Black MM

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Kindler syndrome (KS) is a rare autosomal recessive skin disorder, which was recently reclassified as a subtype of epidermolysis bullosa. Despite the fact that loss-of-function mutations in the FERMT1 gene, encoding kindlin-1, have been shown to cause the syndrome in numerous patients, a small number of typi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fuchs-Telem D,Nousbeck J,Singer A,McGrath JA,Sarig O,Sprecher E

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-six patients with a clinical and parasitological diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis were recruited to a comparative randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of topical paromomycin vs. weekly intralesional injections of meglumine antimoniate. The patients were randomly divided into two treatment group...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Faghihi G,Tavakoli-kia R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00