Prostatic adenocarcinoma with cutaneous metastases overlying oestrogen-induced gynaecomastia.

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 case of cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompetent 85-year-old man. Identification of the causative organism in this patient was achieved by 18S rRNA sequencing. A 6-month course of itraconazole led to a good clinical response. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Williams C,Layton AM,Kerr K,Kibbler C,Barton RC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the physiology of wound healing, in particular the recovery of the dermal and epidermal compartments and the co-ordination of these processes by the cytokine network, is of great importance to rational wound management. The individual components of the wound healing process have been studied using various...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Van de Kerkhof PC,Van Bergen B,Spruijt K,Kuiper JP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A finger-tip unit (FTU) is the amount of ointment expressed from a tube with a 5 mm diameter nozzle, applied from the distal skin-crease to the tip of the index finger. Thirty adult-patients treated various anatomical regions using FTU's of ointment. The number of FTU's required was: face and neck 2.5 (s.d. +/- 0.8); ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Long CC,Finlay AY

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that systemic corticosteroids arrest the progress of vitiligo and lead to repigmentation, but they may produce unacceptable side-effects. The use of high-dose prednisolone therapy to minimize the side-effects of systemic steroids has been reported, but there have been no reports on the effectiveness o...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Lee Y,Seo YJ,Lee JH,Park JK

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors predisposing individuals to Behçet's disease (BD) are considered to play important roles in the development of the disease. Patients with BD exhibit elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and affected organs show a significant neutrophil and lymphocyte infiltration. Current evidence suggests th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sallakci N,Bacanli A,Coskun M,Yavuzer U,Alpsoy E,Yegin O

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial unilateral lentiginosis is a rare disorder of cutaneous pigmentation characterized by the presence of multiple lesions of simple lentigo involving, wholly or partially, one half of the body. We report seven cases of this condition. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Piqué E,Aguilar A,Fariña MC,Gallego MA,Escalonilla P,Requena L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wet dressings combined with topical corticosteroids are beneficial for patients with generalized and refractory dermatosis; however, to our knowledge, serum levels after topical corticosteroid absorption during intensive therapy have not been reported previously. AIM:To examine serum levels of triamcinolone...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mirza SA,Wentworth AB,Harvey JA,Bridges AG,Camilleri MJ,El-Azhary RA,McEvoy MT,Sartori Valinotti JC,Wetter DA,Davis MDP

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Previous studies on the association of smoking with acne vulgaris have reported conflicting results. The objective of this study was to investigate such an association. Our setting was three primary care practices in Hong Kong and one primary care practice in India. Patient characteristics in all four practices are si...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chuh AA,Zawar V,Wong WC,Lee A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common and disabling skin disease which is often associated with psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety and depression. These conditions are widely thought to cause, drive and/or maintain CSU, and have been reported as making an important contribution to the low quality of l...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Weller K,Koti I,Makris M,Maurer M

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria is a clinically heterogenous disorder. We report two unrelated Indian patients with dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria, who had generalized and progressive reticulate hyper- and hypo-pigmentation of the skin. The oral mucosa and tongue also showed mottled pigmentation. Intrig...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sethuraman G,Srinivas CR,D'Souza M,Thappa DM,Smiles L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete deficiency of the fourth component of complement (C4) is an extremely rare condition. However, it has been reported that partial C4 deficiency can occur in normal subjects, and is associated with several immune diseases. We report a 44-year-old woman who developed slight oedema and punctate purpura on her low...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kosaka S,Osada S,Kaneko T,Nishimura S,Kawana S

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：: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：:This is the first of two articles on C1 inhibitor deficiency based on a recent UK consensus document covering diagnosis and management of the disorder in both adults and children. This paper focuses on diagnosis of this disorder. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gompels MM,Lock RJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:There is variation in the treatment of lower limb cellulitis (LLC) with no agreement on the most effective antibiotic regimen. Many patients with cellulitis fail to respond to first-line antibiotics. This can negatively affect patient care and result in unnecessary hospital admissions. The aim of this systematic revie...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mistry K,Sharma S,Patel M,Grindlay D,Janjuha R,Smart P,Levell NJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The main cause of lichen simplex chronicus (LSC) is not known but there is evidence to suggest that neurological abnormalities may be implicated in its aetiology. AIM:To investigate neuropathy in patients with LSC on the limbs. METHODS:In total, 23 consecutive patients [15 women (65.2%) and 8 men (34.8%); ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Solak O,Kulac M,Yaman M,Karaca S,Toktas H,Kirpiko O,Kavuncu V

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four children affected by intradermal vascular proliferations are presented. The clinicopathological findings closely resemble those of cases described as angioblastoma, a familiar entity in the Japanese literature. Some people suggest that angioblastoma is the same as the tufted angioma described by Wilson-Jones. We ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cho KH,Kim SH,Park KC,Lee AY,Song KY,Chi JG,Lee YS,Kim KJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：:Black hairy tongue is the name given to the appearance of an abnormal coating of the tongue and occurs only in adults. It is the result of hyperkeratosis of the filiform lingual papillae which, on gross examination appear hair-like with a variable tinctorial aspect from yellow-brown to black. The pathogenesis is unkno...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Langtry JA,Carr MM,Steele MC,Ive FA

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old woman with vitiligo developed multiple actinic keratoses only on the vitiligo skin of sun-exposed areas. She had worked outdoors as a farmer for a long period. Although actinic skin cancers arising on vitiligo skin have rarely been reported, the present case demonstrates that vitiligo skin is more suscep...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yashiro K,Nakagawa T,Takaiwa T,Inai M

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Androgenic alopecia is known to be androgen-dependent. Insulin is found in hair follicles and may play a role in the regulation of androgen metabolism and the hair-growth cycle. OBJECTIVES:To compare the insulin resistance between people with androgenic alopecia and a control group. METHODS:A case-control ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Nabaie L,Kavand S,Robati RM,Sarrafi-Rad N,Kavand S,Shahgholi L,Meshkat-Razavi G

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lichenoid keratosis (LK), also known as benign lichenoid keratosis or lichen planus-like keratosis, is a solitary, pink to red-brown scaly plaque representing a host immunological response to a variety of precursor lesions. LK is often misdiagnosed as a dermatological malignancy owing to its clinical resemblance to ba...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Maor D,Ondhia C,Yu LL,Chan JJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic use of the induction of an allergic contact sensitivity to diphencyprone in alopecia areata has been studied. Fourteen subjects had alopecia totalis and four had extensive and long-standing alopecia areata. Topical diphencyprone was capable of inducing an allergic contact sensitivity in 16 subjects (89...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Monk B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00