Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a child while in remission for acute lymphocytic leukemia.

abstract：:As the most common human cancer worldwide and continuing to increase in incidence, basal cell carcinoma is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Continued advances in research have refined both our insight and approach to this seemingly ubiquitous disease. This 2-part continuing medical education article wil...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cameron MC,Lee E,Hibler BP,Barker CA,Mori S,Cordova M,Nehal KS,Rossi AM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Confirmation of mild bites caused by Loxosceles reclusa with swab testing has not been previously documented, to our knowledge. METHODS:We report a case using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. RESULTS:A lesion lacking necrosis or other specific signs of loxoscelism was confirmed by identif...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Stoecker WV,Green JA,Gomez HF

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatophytic infections of the fingernail can be effectively treated with oral antifungal agents; however, a long duration of treatment, generally several months, is required for cure. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to compare the efficacies of short-duration treatment with terbinafine and griseofulvin in the m...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Haneke E,Tausch I,Bräutigam M,Weidinger G,Welzel D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) may have been underestimated, particularly in patients with widespread wheals of concurrent idiopathic urticaria, because of difficulty in recognizing the association between pressure-related swellings and the preceding physical stimulus. Diagnostic tests for...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Barlow RJ,Warburton F,Watson K,Black AK,Greaves MW

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous surgery has become critical to comprehensive dermatologic care, and dermatologists must therefore be equipped to manage the risks associated with surgical procedures. As complications may occur at any point along the continuum of care, assessing, managing and preventing risk from beginning to end becomes ess...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Strickler AG,Shah P,Bajaj S,Mizuguchi R,Nijhawan RI,Odueyungbo M,Rossi A,Ratner D

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acral lentiginous melanomas compose a higher proportion of melanomas and have a higher mortality in ethnic minorities than in whites. Early detection by acral surface inspection during skin examinations may lead to improved acral lentiginous melanoma outcomes. OBJECTIVE:This study compared patient-reported ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tsai MS,Chiu MW

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperoxaluria encompasses 3 rare genetic disorders of glyoxylate metabolism characterized by excessive urinary excretion of oxalic acid, resulting in oxalosis. Patients typically have recurrent calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis, leading to chronic renal failure and death from uremia. Oxalate...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Marconi V,Mofid MZ,McCall C,Eckman I,Nousari HC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Isotretinoin treatment is frequently associated with reversible, dose-related side effects. Recent studies claimed that combining vitamin E with high-dose isotretinoin ameliorated isotretinoin-induced side effects. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this double-blind, randomized study was to determine the effects of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Strauss JS,Gottlieb AB,Jones T,Koo JY,Leyden JJ,Lucky A,Pappas AA,McLane J,Leach EE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of the TRUE Test patch test system with the chamber system recommended by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group showed concordance of results in 98% of tests with nickel, epoxy resin, and ethylenediamine dihydrochloride. Also, a panel of 12 TRUE Test screening allergens tested on 128 patients showed n...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors：

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a complex disorder in which patients have chronic and recurrent Candida albicans infections of the skin, nails, and mucous membranes. There are several subgroups of patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, and these can be identified by associated disorders such as autoimmu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kirkpatrick CH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary polymorphic light eruption (HPLE) occurs unique ly in the American Indian and Inuit and exhibits autosomal dominant transmission. Because the cutaneous expression of HPLE resembles that of polymorphic light eruption (PLE) and because many non-Indians in the United States have American Indian herit...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fusaro RM,Johnson JA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialogues in Dermatology, a monthly audio program from the American Academy of Dermatology, contains discussions between dermatologists on timely topics. Commentaries from Dialogues Editor-in-Chief Warren R. Heymann, MD, are provided after each discussion as a topic summary and are provided here as a special service t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Heymann WR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many cutaneous diseases have been reported in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. We report two patients with pityriasis rubra pilaris and human immunodeficiency virus infection. In one patient, the onset of pityriasis rubra pilaris preceded the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus infection. In...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Blauvelt A,Nahass GT,Pardo RJ,Kerdel FA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In infantile seborrheic dermatitis (ISD) several different pathogenetic mechanisms have been proposed. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to investigate the importance of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and their metabolites in the origin of ISD. METHODS:The serum EFA patterns of 30 children with ISD, 1 t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tollesson A,Frithz A,Berg A,Karlman G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schönlein-Henoch purpura is characterized by palpable purpura, colicky abdominal pain, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, arthralgias, and renal involvement. Bacterial and viral infections, as well as drugs and diseases associated with immune complexes, are thought to be responsible. We describe the case of a 21-year-old wo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Reinauer S,Megahed M,Goerz G,Ruzicka T,Borchard F,Susanto F,Reinauer H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-adherence rates are high among patients with psoriasis, partly because of discordance between recommended treatments and individual preferences. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to assess the impact of comorbidities on patients' preferences for psoriasis treatments. METHODS:A computer-based conjoint analysis exp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schmieder A,Schaarschmidt ML,Umar N,Terris DD,Goebeler M,Goerdt S,Peitsch WK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blistering of light-exposed skin, pink-stained fluorescing diapers, and fluorescing peripheral erythrocytes led to diagnosis of congenital porphyria in an infant born to consanguineous parents. Although massive coproporphyrinuria and coproporphyrinemia initially suggested a coproporphyrinogen oxidase deficiency disord...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Huang JL,Zaider E,Roth P,Garcia O,Pollack S,Poh-Fitzpatrick MB

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clofazimine has been in clinical use for almost 40 years, but little is known of its mechanism of action. The primary indication for clofazimine is multibacillary leprosy, but it is useful in several infectious and noninfectious diseases, such as typical myocobacterial infections, rhinoscleroma, pyoderma gangrenosum, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Arbiser JL,Moschella SL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of drug-induced pemphigus caused by an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril. The cutaneous reaction remitted after withdrawal of captopril therapy. Unique to this case, however, was the substitution of another angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, enalapril, without exacerbation of th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kaplan RP,Potter TS,Fox JN

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of fatal pancreatitis heralded by the presence of cutaneous panniculitis without abdominal pain or other stigmata of the disease. Although cutaneous fat necrosis has been associated with pancreatitis, it is unusual as the presenting complaint of this relatively common disease. In vitro evidence sugges...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Berman B,Conteas C,Smith B,Leong S,Hornbeck L 3rd

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, first described in 1964 by Robert Douglas Sweet, has been termed Sweet's syndrome. Classic Sweet's syndrome occurs in middle-aged women after a nonspecific infection of the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract. Raised erythematous plaques with pseudoblistering and occasionally p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： von den Driesch P

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Confetti-like depigmentation was noted in patients reporting recent worsening of vitiligo. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine if confetti-like depigmentation is a marker of rapidly progressing vitiligo. METHODS:Review of patient records and images of patients from a vitiligo registry resulted in 7 patients w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Sosa JJ,Currimbhoy SD,Ukoha U,Sirignano S,O'Leary R,Vandergriff T,Hynan LS,Pandya AG

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperpigmentation of the skin is often refractory to conventional therapies, but has significant cosmetic implications if located on visible areas. Because laser systems are capable of removing pigment deposits caused by selective photothermolysis, we addressed the issue of whether the Q-switched ruby laser could be a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Becker-Wegerich PM,Kuhn A,Malek L,Lehmann P,Megahed M,Ruzicka T

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new family with the rare genodermatosis keratosis punctata palmo-plantaris Buschke-Fischer-Brauer (keratoma disseminatum). In all, 3 family members in 3 generations were affected, a pattern consistent with autosomal dominant inheritance. Clinical symptoms started in the third decade with disseminated, sm...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Emmert S,Küster W,Zutt M,Hänssle H,Hallermann C,Kretschmer L,Neumann C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trichoadenoma is a rare benign follicular tumor first described by Nikolowski 50 years ago. Both trichoadenoma and desmoplastic trichoepithelioma are composed of cords of epithelial cells and cornifying cysts embedded in sclerotic stroma. In trichoadenoma the cystic component predominates, while desmoplastic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Shimanovich I,Krahl D,Rose C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of cicatricial pemphigoid is a problem because patients afflicted are elderly, the disease is chronic, systemic agents required for control are potentially toxic (particularly to older patients), and the disease is often in an advanced stage when the diagnosis is established and requires aggressive therapy f...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Rogers RS 3rd,Seehafer JR,Perry HO

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melasma is an irregular brown or grayish-brown facial hypermelanosis, often affecting women, especially those living in areas of intense UV radiation. The precise cause of melasma remains unknown; however, there are many possible contributing factors. Because of its dermal component and tendency to relapse, melasma is...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Gupta AK,Gover MD,Nouri K,Taylor S

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent employed in the therapy of malignant melanoma. In this communication, we present two patients who developed photosensitivity skin reactions immediately after its administration. Physicians using dacarbazine should be aware of this side effect and should i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Yung CW,Winston EM,Lorincz AL

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous harmartoma of infancy is a benign soft tissue tumor that occurs in the first few years of life. Although the lesion is not distinctive clinically, it has a characteristic microscopic appearance. Only 12 cases of fibrous hamartoma of infancy have been reported in the dermatology literature. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Scott DM,Peña JR,Omura EF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is currently no universally adopted terminology for defining human surface anatomic location. The lack of precision, accuracy, and reliability of terms used by health care providers, in particular dermatologic surgeons, is unsatisfactory both for epidemiologic research and for high-quality patient care...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kenneweg KA,Halpern AC,Chalmers RJG,Soyer HP,Weichenthal M,Molenda MA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00