Management of nail psoriasis.

abstract：:Although pellagra is a recognized complication of isoniazid therapy, the diagnosis may be overlooked or delayed--sometimes with life-threatening consequences. We report a case of isoniazid-induced pellagra which occurred despite pyridoxine supplementation. Drug withdrawal and supplementation with niacin led to a rapid...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Darvay A,Basarab T,McGregor JM,Russell-Jones R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). In this paper we attempted to confirm the connection between dialysis, HHV-8, and KS by examining the case of an elderly haemodialysis nonimmunosuppressed male patient with end-stage renal disease, who developed KS. By using ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Metaxa-Mariatou V,Chiras T,Loli A,Gazouli M,Vallis D,Nasioulas G

更新日期：2004-03-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic eczema (AE) is characterized by reduced skin hydration (SH) and impaired integrity of the skin. Proper emollient usage is an important facet of AE management and patients are encouraged to use emollients liberally. AIM:To evaluate whether the amount of emollient and skin cleanser used correlates with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hon KL,Ching GK,Leung TF,Choi CY,Lee KK,Ng PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common unifying features of the subepidermal blistering diseases are the presence of tense blisters clinically and demonstration by immunofluorescence of linear deposition of immunoreactants along the dermoepidermal junction. Further characterization of subtype is possible by identification of the target antigen by im...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rao R,Bhogal B,Groves R

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Fourteen patients with psoriasis received long-term treatment with cyclosporin (CsA). Among patients there was great variability in the minimal effective CsA dose. In most patients long-term treatment was limited due to dose reductions made necessary because of side-effects. The therapeutic window for CsA seems small....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Korstanje MJ,Van de Staak WJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Refractory leg ulcers in two patients healed following splenectomy. Neither patient had the ethnic background or family history of haematological abnormalities to suggest a haemoglobinopathy. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lawrence P,Aronson I,Saxe N,Jacobs P

更新日期：1991-01-01 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 dermatofibromas (DFs) are rare and have been thought to be associated with altered immunity. In this report, we describe a 27-year-old Japanese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome in whom eight nodules appeared over a period of 4 years. Histopathological findings were consiste...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tsunemi Y,Tada Y,Saeki H,Ihn H,Tamaki K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 40-year-old man with delusions of parasitosis as the presentation of a monodelusional psychosis is reported. In spite of treatment with pimozide and depot neuroleptics the patient committed suicide. Since the introduction of pimozide, this drug has come to be regarded as the specific treatment for this d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Monk BE,Rao YJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is a common experience that many Spitz naevi deviate from the idealized or stereotypical representation found in the literature, often causing considerable difficulties in distinguishing them from melanoma. The diagnostic term 'atypical Spitz naevus' is used to describe lesions that deviate from the typical appeara...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： de Giorgi V,Sestini S,Massi D,Papi F,Lotti T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CDNH) in patients with the limited form of systemic sclerosis are described. Two of the three cases were noted during regular follow-up visits and the third case was found as part of a survey of the 21 other patients with systemic sclerosis routinely seen in the depa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bottomley WW,Goodfield MD

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old-male, previously diagnosed case of tuberous sclerosis complex, presented to us with gradually progressive thickening of the fourth finger of his right hand that was first noticed at seven years of age. There was no pain or difficulty in moving the finger. On examination, the distal aspect of the fourth d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sindhuja T,Agarwal S,Gupta V

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Divided or kissing naevi are located on adjacent parts of the body that are separated during embryogenesis. Divided naevus of the penis (DNP) is exceedingly rare, with < 15 cases reported in the English language literature. Divided penile naevi affect the glans penis and inner foreskin, which are anatomical structures...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mendes CP,Samorano LP,Alessi SS,Nico MM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients presenting with chronic pigmented purpuric dermatosis (CPPD) on the limbs were found to have granulomatous inflammation superimposed on the pathological changes of CPPD. Three of the four patients had hyperlipidaemia. Therefore, the granulomatous reaction observed could be associated with hyperlipidaemia...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lin WL,Kuo TT,Shih PY,Lin WC,Wong WR,Hong HS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with an 8-month history of deep pelvic pain and postcoital bleeding. Examination revealed desquamation of the vaginal epithelium with tender fissured plaques in the vagina, initially thought to be vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia. Histology showed squamous mucosa with supraba...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kentley J,Cerio R,Khorshid M,Gibbon K

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:We report a patient of Malay ancestry with dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis (DPR) resulting from a recurrent KRT14 p.R125C mutation. The patient has reticulate hyperpigmentation over his trunk and proximal limbs, together with onychodystrophy. Despite the absence of noncicatricial alopecia, he has acral nonscarrin...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Goh BK,Common JE,Gan WH,Kumarasinghe P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Q-switched (QS) lasers are the mainstay of modern tattoo removal, paradoxical darkening of tattoo ink may occur. This darkening of tattoo ink is dependent on laser wavelength, pulse duration and fluence, with high-energy, nanosecond-pulsed lasers more prone to induce tattoo-ink darkening. Laser toning, consis...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chung WK,Yang JH,Lee DW,Chang SE,Lee MW,Choi JH,Moon KC

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a pigmentation disorder of autoimmune aetiology. Polymorphisms in beta-defensin genes have been linked to a predisposition to some autoimmune disorders. AIM:To evaluate the role of polymorphisms in DEFB1, the gene encoding for human beta-defensin (HBD)-1 and its 5' untranslated region in nonsegm...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ochoa-Ramírez LA,Becerra-Loaiza DS,Díaz-Camacho SP,Muñoz-Estrada VF,Ríos-Burgueño ER,Prado-Montes de Oca E,Rangel-Villalobos H,Velarde-Félix JS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A family with pachyonychia congenita in which affected individuals showed nail involvement only is described. Pachyonychia congenita is a rare hereditary disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. Various classifications of pachyonychia congenita have been suggested but none indicates nail involvement as a so...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Pryce DW,Verbov JL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 68-year-old woman who developed a painful subcutaneous tumour in the sacral region. Histological examinations revealed a characteristic zonal pattern with a central zone of liquefactive necrosis, surrounded by proliferated atypical fibroblasts and prominent vessels, indicating ischaemic fascii...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kaneko T,Rokunohe D,Takiyoshi N,Minakawa S,Nakano H,Sawamura D

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imiquimod 5% cream has proven to be effective in superficial and nodular basal cell carcinomas in nonimmunosuppressed patients and treating squamous cell carcinomas in situ in transplant patients. The objective of this open-label study was to determine the efficacy of imiquimod 5% cream in treating basal cell carcinom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Vidal D,Alomar A

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:Guadeloupe is a French Caribbean island, with a population of mainly African ancestry, and a high standard of living. We recorded the dermatological diagnoses in 5000 new patients attending dermatologists. The main diagnoses were acne (16.4%), superficial mycoses (12.8%), and eczema (10.5%). Diseases considered to be ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mahé A,Mancel E

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：:Naturally acquired anthrax infection remains an important public-health problem in developing countries. Turkey is one of the countries in which the zoonotic form of anthrax may still be encountered. The most frequent portal of entry for anthrax spores is the skin. Although cutaneous anthrax is usually self-limiting, ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Erkek E,Ayaslioglu E,Beygo B,Ozluk U

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imprinting is the process whereby genetic alleles responsible for a phenotype are derived from one parent only. It is an epigenetic phenomenon resulting from DNA methylation or modification of protruding histones. When imprinted genes are disrupted, syndromes with characteristic patterns of inheritance and multisystem...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Millington GW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00