Occupational contact dermatitis. Recognition and management.

abstract：:Genital herpes, an incurable viral disease that can have a devastating impact on affected patients, is a serious public health concern affecting one in four Americans. Episodic treatment with nucleoside analogs for 3-5 days is the most common method of treatment; however, since maximum viral replication occurs within ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Tyring S,Berger T,Yen-Moore A,Tharp M,Hamed K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airbags are restraining safety devices, but their activation may sometimes induce injuries during road accidents. Rapid deceleration due to an impact causes the ignition of a sodium azide cartridge, which releases nitrogen gas to inflate the nylon rubber bag. Numerous high-temperature gases, sodium hydroxide, carbon d...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Corazza M,Trincone S,Virgili A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Halobetasol propionate (HP) 0.5% ointment and cream are class I topical corticosteroids. We review the efficacy and tolerability of HP for treatment of plaque psoriasis in the English language literature. The efficacy of HP ointment and cream is consistently superior to other super-potent topical corticosteroids. Loca...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Rivera AM,Hsu S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photochemotherapy with methoxsalen (8-methoxypsoralen) and long wavelength ultraviolet (UV) radiation (referred to as 'PUVA' for psoralen plus UVA) is commonly used to treat psoriasis and vitiligo. These vastly different diseases respond to the therapy by different mechanisms even though the immediate effects of the t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Gasparro FP

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Based on the results of numerous preclinical and clinical studies, sertaconazole can be considered a safe and effective drug for the treatment of fungal skin infections. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of a solution containing 2% sertaconazole with the well established 2% se...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Borelli C,Klövekorn G,Ernst TM,Bödeker RH,Korting HC,Neumeister C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old man developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap, with severe localized denudation of the skin on the head and neck, following radiotherapy and oral temozolomide therapy for cranial glioblastoma multiforme. He also had a primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thigh tha...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Sarma N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous adalimumab (Humira®) is a tumour necrosis factor-α blocker that is the only approved agent for the treatment of moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in several countries worldwide. This article reviews the clinical efficacy and safety of subcutaneous adalimumab in patients with moderate to sev...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Kim ES,Garnock-Jones KP,Keam SJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantothenic acid is essential to normal epithelial function. It is a component of coenzyme A, which serves as a cofactor for a variety of enzyme-catalyzed reactions that are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fatty acids, proteins, gluconeogenesis, sterols, steroid hormones, and porphyrins. The topical use ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Ebner F,Heller A,Rippke F,Tausch I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is proposed as an effective therapy with a good safety profile for patients with actinic keratoses. PDT involves the application of a photosensitizer to dysplastic or neoplastic tissue such that when exposed to light of an appropriate wavelength, the target tissue undergoes a cytotoxic react...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Chamberlain AJ,Kurwa HA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-recall dermatitis is the occurrence, with subsequent administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy, of an acute inflammatory toxicity in a previously quiescent radiation field. It may occur from days to weeks, and sometimes years, after the radiation therapy. The precise mechanism is unknown. One hypothesis sugge...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Yeo W,Johnson PJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythema nodosum (EN) is the most common form of panniculitis. It is characterized by erythematous, raised, tender nodules that usually occur bilaterally on the extensor surfaces of the lower extremities. EN is associated with many underlying conditions including infection, sarcoidosis, malignancy, and pregnancy. Its ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Acosta KA,Haver MC,Kelly B

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to provide a brief, but critical, overview of the evidence related to complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use, and to offer valid and useful information for dermatologists in clinical practice. Systematic literature searches were conducted on these databases: Medline, EMBASE, The ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Ernst E,Pittler MH,Stevinson C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL), which includes mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome, has been in a state of continual change over recent decades, as new therapies are constantly emerging in the search for more effective treatments for the disease. However, prognosis and survival of patients with CT...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Apisarnthanarax N,Talpur R,Duvic M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis is an extremely variable disease in its manifestations and consequently, treatment needs to be individualized depending on the specific problems that each patient has. Limited scleroderma patients have a prolonged duration of Raynaud's phenomenon and puffy fingers before they develop any skin thicke...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Steen VD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical therapy is one of the foundations of dermatology. The vehicles used to deliver topical therapy have considerable impact on efficacy. The vehicle can have direct effects on disease; it can impact the delivery of the active drug, and its characteristics affect patient compliance. While the physical chemistry of ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Feldman SR,Housman TS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a marked decline in the number of syphilis cases in the context of AIDS prevention campaigns, a significant increase has been observed in states of the former Soviet Union since 1994. In recent years, outbreaks have also been reported in the US, Canada, and several European countries. The current epidemic in the...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Lautenschlager S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging of the skin is associated with skin thinning, atrophy, dryness, wrinkling, and delayed wound healing. These undesirable aging effects are exacerbated by declining estrogen levels in postmenopausal women. With the rise in interest in long-term postmenopausal skin management, studies on the restorative benefits th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Shu YY,Maibach HI

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of melanoma. Targeting of the immune checkpoints cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 and programmed cell death protein 1 has led to improved survival in a subset of patients. Unfortunately, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with significant sid...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Rizk EM,Seffens AM,Trager MH,Moore MR,Geskin LJ,Gartrell-Corrado RD,Wong W,Saenger YM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connection between the brain and the skin is more than a physiologic fact. Skin conditions can impose great effects on every field in the patients' lives. Reciprocally, skin diseases can be evoked by psychological problems. A psychodermatology clinic is the format that enables dermatology patients to receive a com...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Orion E,Feldman B,Ronni W,Orit BA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence regarding what comprises effective education for acne vulgaris patients is lacking. Internet-based education may improve patient knowledge of this condition. OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to compare the effectiveness of standard web-based education and an automated counseling website in improving ac...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Tuong W,Wang AS,Armstrong AW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a syndrome that involves the deterioration of several higher mental functions in advanced age, and psoriasis is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin plaque. Epidemiological studies have indicated an association between dementia and psoriasis; however, to date, no studies in Asia have repor...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Lin CC,Lin HC,Chiu HW

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular parakeratosis (GP) is a rare, idiopathic, and benign skin condition that presents classically as erythematous to brown hyperkeratotic papules that can coalesce into plaques. Axillary GP was initially observed by Northcutt and colleagues and has since been described in various other areas of the body including...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Ding CY,Liu H,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis with malignant potential characterized by cutaneous and extracutaneous stigmata. Aberrations in the folliculin (FLCN) gene, which is located on chromosome 17, have been discovered in individuals with this condition. Over 150 unique mutations have be...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Tong Y,Schneider JA,Coda AB,Hata TR,Cohen PR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A meta-analysis of 3 major German studies conducted between 1989 and 1994 with cyclosporine in severe psoriasis was performed to allow an integrated evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of cyclosporine in this indication. DESIGN AND SETTING:All 3 studies were prospective, randomized, parallel group st...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Faerber L,Braeutigam M,Weidinger G,Mrowietz U,Christophers E,Schulze HJ,Mahrle G,Meffert H,Drechsler S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratosis follicularis spinulosa decalvans is a rare, X-linked disorder characterized by scarring alopecia of the scalp and eyebrows in the setting of widespread keratosis pilaris. Less frequent associations are ocular abnormalities and palmoplantar keratoderma. Acne keloidalis nuchae has previously been described in ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Janjua SA,Iftikhar N,Pastar Z,Hosler GA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At least 20 clinically relevant factors affect percutaneous absorption of drugs and chemicals: relevant physico-chemical properties, vehicle/formulation, drug exposure conditions (dose, duration, surface area, exposure frequency), skin appendages (hair follicles, glands) as sub-anatomical pathways, skin application si...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Law RM,Ngo MA,Maibach HI

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis (AD) have revealed that skin microbiome dysbiosis plays an important role in the disease. In this review, we describe how changes in the structure and function of the microbiome are involved in the pathogenesis of AD. We highlight recent ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Li W,Yosipovitch G

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune bullous diseases (AIBD), including pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, mucous membrane pemphigoid, and pemphigoid gestationis, pose significant therapeutic challenges, especially in pregnant and post-partum breastfeeding patients or those planning to conceive. Data on the safety ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Kushner CJ,Concha JSS,Werth VP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS) is the historic name for neuropathic self-induced facial ulceration from abnormal sensory symptoms leading to uncontrolled scratching. Anatomic co-localization of sensory loss (numbness) plus neuropathic itch and pain permits painless scratching. If the itch is severe, some patients w...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Curtis AR,Oaklander AL,Johnson A,Yosipovitch G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-infectious granulomatous diseases of the skin are a broad group of distinct reactive inflammatory conditions that share important similarities. As a group, they are relatively difficult to diagnose and distinguish both clinically as well as histologically. Many of these disorders have significant associations with...

journal_title：American journal of clinical dermatology

authors： Hawryluk EB,Izikson L,English JC 3rd

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00