Persistent erythema multiforme associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection.

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：BACKGROUND:Acne vulgaris is a common chronic skin disease. Inflammation is an important pathogenetic mechanism of acne, and NLRP3 polymorphisms have been reported to be involved in the mediation and occurrence of the inflammation. However, only a few studies on NLRP3 and acne have been reported, and the mechanism remai...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shen C,Wang QZ,Shen ZY,Yuan HY,Yu WJ,Chen XD,Xu H

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Dermatomyositis has a significant clinical component of pruritus that has not yet been studied. Pruritus can significantly affect the life of patients. The aim of the present work was to study the degree of pruritus experienced by patients. A four-question survey was sent to patients with documented dermatomyositis. T...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shirani Z,Kucenic MJ,Carroll CL,Fleischer AB Jr,Feldman SR,Yosipovitch G,Jorizzo JL

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:Individuals with AIDS are at higher risk of developing severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions. We report two AIDS patients with drug-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). The suspected drugs were discontinued. Both patients were treated with intravenous human immunoglobulins at a dose of 1 g/kg body weight per da...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tan A,Tan HH,Lee CC,Ng SK

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:The case of an 80-year-old woman who developed extensive cutaneous calcification following intravenous phosphate administration is presented. Also the circumstances under which cutaneous calcification may occur are discussed. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mills CM,Knight AG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children (two boys and one girl) from the same family presented with photosensitivity, hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, mild skin fragility, blistering and scarring in childhood. On examination, the cutaneous lesions were found to have improved since their previous examinations. Laboratory tests showed raised ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Remenyik E,Lecha M,Badenas C,Kószó F,Vass V,Herrero C,Varga V,Emri G,Balogh A,Horkay I

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with chronic urticaria which was closely associated with elevated levels of thyroxine. The urticaria responded poorly to antihistamines and only partially to systemic steroids, but resolved consistently when the thyroxine level was reduced to normal. The mechanism for the association may involve mo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Henderson CA,Highet AS

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：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 72-year-old man on haemodialysis who presented with multiple abscesses on his lower legs. Routine bacterial culture of abscess pus was reported as 'sterile' after 48 h, leading to the suspicion of a mycobacterial infection. Skin biopsy taken for mycobacterial microscopy and culture isolated a heavy growth ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Morris-Jones R,Fletcher C,Morris-Jones S,Brown T,Hilton RM,Hay R

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Multipotent cells can be isolated from dermis, and have wound-healing and antioxidant effects on human and murine skin. AIM:To investigate the changes in aged dermis after injection of dermal multipotent cells and adult fibroblasts. METHODS:Dermal multipotent cells were isolated and cultured from 3-day-old...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Xue S,Li L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is currently known about the relationship between melanocytic naevi and melanoma in terms of neoplastic progression. At histological examination, remnants of a pre-existing melanocytic naevus adjoining a melanoma are seen in 20-30% of cases. This study investigated dermoscopic features of 108 naevus-associated ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Stante M,Carli P,Massi D,de Giorgi V

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naevoid hypertrichosis is an unusual congenital disorder consisting of a solitary circumscribed area of terminal hair growth which is not associated with any other systemic abnormalities. We describe a patient with multiple areas of circumscribed naevoid hypertrichosis on the trunk and limbs who also had lipodystrophy...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cox NH,McClure JP,Hardie RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Robert Willan is commemorated by a blue plaque on the house in which he lived in Bloomsbury Square in London. He lived there during a productive period of his career, until ill-health caused him to travel to Madeira, where he died. This fitting tribute to Willan is the result of the efforts of Dr. Henry MacCormac, him...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Walker SL

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidence indicates that plasma interleukin (IL)-17 levels may be associated with increased risk of psoriasis, but the individual published results are inconclusive. AIM:To evaluate IL-17 levels in patients with psoriasis using a meta-analysis of studies comparing IL-17 levels in controls and in pat...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zhou XY,Bao J,Huang B,Jin Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：:Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata (MCL) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of benign smooth muscle tumours (leiomyomas) in the skin and uterus of affected women, and in the skin of affected men. In rare cases, MCL has been associated with a predisposition to the rare type II pa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chuang GS,Martinez-Mir A,Engler DE,Gmyrek RF,Zlotogorski A,Christiano AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 93-year-old woman with an 8-year history of episodes of fixed drug eruption due to paracetamol is described. The rash was characterized by bullae, crusted lesions, hyperpigmented and erythematous patches as well as lesions resembling toxic epidermal necrolysis. Direct immunofluorescence revealed deposition of IgG an...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Duhra P,Porter DI

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with plaque-type psoriasis were treated by applying semi-permeable hydrocolloid dressings (Com-feel, Coloplast, Denmark) and the effect compared to untreated skin. The treatment effect was evaluated by: (a) O2-consumption as measured by a TCM-2 oxygen-monitor; (b) blood flow as measured by laser-Doppler f...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Broby-Johansen U,Kristensen JK

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas is an autosomal dominant condition that results in benign smooth muscle tumours of the skin and, in females, uterine fibroids. This syndrome overlaps with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome in which affected individuals may develop the rare type II papill...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chan I,Wong T,Martinez-Mir A,Christiano AM,McGrath JA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article forms part of a series of annual updates that summarizes the evidence base for atopic eczema (AE). It provides a summary of key findings from 28 systematic reviews that were published or indexed during 2017, and focuses on the epidemiology, aetiology and risk factors of AE. AE is the largest single contri...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hale G,Davies E,Grindlay DJC,Rogers NK,Harman KE

更新日期：2019-12-01 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:Recently, a new population of IL-17-producing CD4 T helper (Th) cells, named Th17, was identified and shown to be involved in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including psoriasis. AIM:To determine the frequency of Th17 cells and related cytokines in peripheral blood of patients with psoriasis, ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chhabra S,Narang T,Joshi N,Goel S,Sawatkar G,Saikia B,Dogra S,Bansal F,Minz R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness of a silicone gel in treating surgical wounds compared with a control group of the same phenotype and same scar site for which a placebo was advised. METHODS:This was a randomized controlled trial, carried out in a dermatology department of a university hospital. In total, we studied ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： de Giorgi V,Sestini S,Mannone F,Papi F,Alfaioli B,Gori A,Lotti T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare oral disorder often associated with gastrointestinal and/or cutaneous diseases and sometimes with other disorders. The association of pyostomatitis vegetans with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis, is well known and in most cases bowel disease precedes the onse...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hegarty AM,Barrett AW,Scully C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00