Isotretinoin-associated pseudoporphyria.

abstract：:Palmoplantar punctate keratoses may be the main cutaneous sign of various diseases (porokeratosis punctata palmaris et plantaris, keratosis punctata of the palmar creases, familial punctate palmoplantar keratoderma) or represent a secondary feature [Cowden's syndrome (CS) and Darier's disease]. In CS, such keratoses u...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ferran M,Bussaglia E,Matias-Guiu X,Pujol RM

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：: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：:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory disease affecting the skin folds. Multiple therapeutic options have been proposed for severe cases, but persistent responses are rarely seen. Important complications of HS are uncommon, and usually seen only in severe and unresponsive disease. Amyloid ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Utrera-Busquets M,Romero-Maté A,Castaño Á,Alegre L,García-Donoso C,Borbujo J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is an autosomal recessive skin disease caused by mutations in the type VII collagen gene (COL7A1), resulting in detachment of the entire epidermis due to loss or hypoplasticity of the anchoring fibrils that normally secure the basement membrane to the underly...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hanafusa T,Tamai K,Umegaki N,Yamaguchi Y,Fukuda S,Nishikawa Y,Yaegashi N,Okuyama R,McGrath JA,Katayama I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic solar urticaria (SU) is a rare, debilitating photodermatosis, which may be difficult to treat. First-line treatment with antihistamines is effective in mild cases, but remission after phototherapeutic induction of tolerance is often short-lived. Other treatment options include plasma exchange, photopheresis...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hughes R,Cusack C,Murphy GM,Kirby B

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：: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：:The effect of dietary supplementation with a combination of n-3 (marine oil) and n-6 (evening primrose oil) essential fatty acids in the treatment of chronic stable plaque psoriasis was observed. Thirty-seven patients in a double-blind parallel trial were studied. There was no significant improvement in clinical sever...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Oliwiecki S,Burton JL

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:Burning mouth syndrome is characterized by an idiopathic burning pain affecting the oral mucosa, with no clinically apparent changes. It can present to a variety of health professionals including dermatologists. This article summarizes the important aspects of the condition, including theories of pathogenesis, diagnos...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lewis AK,Prime SS,Cohen SN

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with subungual exostoses, two involving the great toe and one the fourth toe, are presented. Local excision was performed, and the specimens were processed for light and electron microscopy. Light-microscopic study revealed that the tumours consisted of a proliferative fibrocartilaginous cap that merged...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kato H,Nakagawa K,Tsuji T,Hamada T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo usually begins in childhood with approximately half of the patients manifesting onset of disease prior to the age of 20 years. Treatment options in this age group are few and have disappointing response rates. This study was designed to evaluate the role of narrow-band UVB in the treatment of generalized viti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kanwar AJ,Dogra S

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Both leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are infectious diseases, and are an important global health problem. Patients with leprosy who are co-infected with HIV seem to be at higher risk of developing leprosy reactions. AIM:To examine the histological features of leprosy in patients with HIV and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Deps P,Lucas S,Porro AM,Maeda SM,Tomimori J,Guidella C,Reuter T,Oliveira NS,Madureira BP,Souza VA,Loureiro RM,Alves BL,Bellone A,Lockwood DN

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of localized bullous pemphigoid (BP) in a woman patient with primary lymphoedema tarda. There is only one previous case reported of localized pemphigoid in an area of lymphoedema, this being of the cicatricial variant. Slow circulation in the lymphatic vessels, increased capillary permeability with pr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Perez A,Clements SE,Benton E,Robson A,Bhogal B,Stefanato CM,McGibbon D

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Two cases of localized multiple neurofibromas are reported. The patients had fairly large, closely grouped neurofibromas limited to a circumscribed part of the body, a very different clinical feature from segmental neurofibromatosis, but with otherwise had typical histopathological features. Possible aetiology is disc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mohri S,Atsusaka K,Sasaki T

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (AHE) is a benign reactive vascular lesion characterized by a proliferation of small to medium sized vascular structures lined by epithelioid endothelial cells. We report a 75-year-old woman with a 1-month history of a painful ulcer on the tongue. Histopathological findings ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Garrido-Ríos AA,Sanz-Muñoz C,Torrero-Antón MV,Martínez-García G,Miranda-Romero A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with the unusual condition of multiple warty dyskeratomas on the scalp. Biopsies of affected skin stained positive with human keratin monoclonal antibodies HKN-6 and -7, specific for cortex and inner root sheath of normal human hair, respectively. Multiple warty dyskeratomas are a rare occurrenc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Griffiths TW,Hashimoto K,Sharata HH,Ellis CN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The linear pattern of lichen planus (LP) is extremely rare. In six publications 1256 patients with LP have been reviewed and only three cases of linear LP (LLP) are reported. The differential diagnosis of LLP includes a number of linear dermatoses in particular lichen striatus (LS) and the extent of overlap between th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Herd RM,McLaren KM,Aldridge RD

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steatocystoma multiplex is a rare, autosomal dominant condition characterized by multiple cysts, usually arising on the trunk and proximal extremities at puberty. We present two unrelated women with sporadic steatocystoma multiplex strictly confined to the vulva and arising at an older age. These cases represent an un...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rongioletti F,Cattarini G,Romanelli P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Renbök phenomenon (or Inverse Köbner phenomenon) describes how the emergence of one skin condition inhibits another skin condition. The term was first coined in 1991 by Happle et al. to describe retained hair growth localised to psoriatic plaques in a patient with coexisting psoriasis and alopecia areata (AA). Sub...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Nemazee L,Harries M

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) syndrome is a vascular malformation characterized by a port-wine stain, varicose veins and hypertrophy of the affected limb. Ulceration is considered an uncommon complication of KT syndrome and occurrence of skin cancer has been previously reported only in one case. We observed a case of KT synd...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： De Simone C,Giampetruzzi AR,Guerriero C,De Masi M,Amerio P,Cina G

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：: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：:Stewart-Bluefarb syndrome (SBS) is a subtype of pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma (PKS), which is associated with congenital arteriovenous malformation. It is a rare syndrome, characterized by cutaneous lesions with onset in the second decade of life. We report a case of SBS in a 33-year-old man presenting with a 15-year history ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Verma SB,Vasani R

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:A 48-year-old patient presented with a nonhealing leg ulcer and a raised white blood cell count. He was diagnosed with pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) and small lymphocytic leukaemia/chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (SLL/CLL). Eight months later, after undergoing treatment with chlorambucil for the SLL/CLL, and prednisone, cic...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Branagan NM,Higgins SP,Halim SA,Le TH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00