Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a refractory autoimmune mucocutaneous disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schnitzler syndrome (SS) is a rare autoinflammatory disorder characterized by a recurrent urticarial rash and a monoclonal immunoglobulin M gammopathy, as well as 2 of the following minor criteria: recurrent fever (>38°C), objective signs of abnormal bone remodeling, elevated C-reactive protein level or leuk...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Urbanski M,Holfeld K,Milne A,Abbas M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand cutaneous photosensitivity reactions, a review of its etiologic factors, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and treatment modalities was undertaken. METHODS:Articles discussing the above aspects of phototoxic and photoallergic reactions were used to demonstrate what is currently kno...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Lankerani L,Baron ED

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis (PXE-PDE), a rare acquired elastolytic disorder, occurs in postmenopausal, elderly women and is characterized by soft, white-yellow papules that localize on the neck and supraclavicular regions and often coalesce into cobblestone plaques. It has no s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Valbuena V,Assaad D,Yeung J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin that is widely considered to be a self-resolving disease that can be treated with benign neglect. However, the clinical reality is that the disease can vary widely by anatomic site and by recalcitrance to treatment and remains a significant cause of morb...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Nguyen HP,Franz E,Stiegel KR,Hsu S,Tyring SK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A renaissance is taking place in the field of wound healing. Interest in wounds has probably never been so great, and a number of key therapeutic advances in the last 2 or 3 years are only an indication of more progress to come. In large part, we are benefitting from decades of basic research that has provided the kno...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Falanga V

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, there is no standard treatment of folliculitis decalvans (FD), a rare type of cicatricial alopecia. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The records of 23 patients with FD (1998-2012) were retrospectively analyzed, with added data review on the course and treatment of long-standing cases. RESULTS:Initial managem...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Bunagan MJ,Banka N,Shapiro J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) overexpress collagen messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein, especially alpha1 collagen. Antisense nucleic acids are effective in inhibiting harmful or uncontrolled gene expression, suggesting that antisense ribonucleic acid (RNA) can ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ju-Lin X,Shao-Hai Q,Tian-Zeng L,Chao-Quan L,Hou-Dong L,Ying-Bin X,Xu-Sheng L,Bin S,Hui-Zhen L,Yong H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ear keloids continue to be a therapeutic challenge. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical success of a modified "oyster splint technique." METHODS:Ten patients with an ear keloid agreed to receive the compression therapy. After surgical removal, a compressive device made of acrylic resin was applied on top of...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hassel JC,Löser C,Koenen W,Kreuter A,Hassel AJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a member of the non-Langerhans cell group of proliferative disorders of mononuclear phagocytes. JXG is a benign tumour of histiocytic cells. Classic JXG is divided into 2 main clinical subtypes: dome-shaped papules (<0.5 cm) and single/multiple nodules (<2.0 cm). A rare variant is ref...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ladha MA,Haber RM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that affects multiple organ systems, including the pulmonary, lymphatic, skeletal, and integumentary systems. Improved understanding of the intrinsic immunology and molecular biology in sarcoidosis can be applied to the treatment of this dis...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Garcia-Zuazaga J,Korman NJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis in a 78-year-old Caucasian woman presented as a nonhealing ulcer on the right thigh for 3 months. Histopathology of the skin revealed widely thickened walls of middermal and subcutaneous vessels from deposition of amorphous eosinophilic material that stained p...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Alhaddab M,Srolovitz H,Rosen N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Topical minoxidil solution (TMS) is widely used for androgenetic alopecia (AGA), and this is the first report of a large safety trial. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety profile of TMS by comparing hospitalization and death rates among subjects using TMS with controls. Cardiovascular...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Shapiro J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although methotrexate is a highly effective treatment for psoriasis, nausea and vomiting may be dose-limiting side effects. Various approaches have been used to improve the tolerability of methotrexate therapy, including changing the dose or form of administration of the methotrexate or concomitant administr...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Wilson JK,Phelps KC,Feldman SR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intralesional Candida antigen has been used as immunotherapy to treat refractory warts in the immunocompetent pediatric and adult populations but has not been reported in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). PURPOSE:To examine if Candida antigen resulted in clearance of medically refractory,...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Wong A,Crawford RI

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of dermatology residency positions in Canada has not reflected the growing workforce shortage. Until 2005, all dermatology residents at the University of Ottawa were committed to return to their funding area at the completion of their training. This has left Eastern Ontario with a critical shortag...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Heughan C,Kanigsberg N,Amdemichael E,Fergusson D,Ammerman D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinomas (BCC) are the most frequent tumours in humans and normally appear in photoexposed areas of the skin. It is widely accepted that BCCs originate at follicular stem cells and consequently are very rare in nonhairy areas. Here, we report 4 cases of vulvar BCC, 3 of which were located in a vulvar semi...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： García-de-la-Fuente MR,Santacana M,Vilardell F,Pujol RM,Gari E,Casanova JM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy that originates from the endothelial cells lining lymphatic vessels and carries an extremely poor prognosis. Its clinical and histologic features are often indistinguishable from angiosarcoma. OBJECTIVE:We sought to better characterize the clinical and hist...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Mamelak AJ,Collie MR,Kroll R,Hanson ML,Harris HM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the encapsulated yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. This ubiquitous organism has emerged as a frequent finding in immunosuppressed patients, especially those with underlying malignancies, organ transplants, and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)....

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ingleton R,Koestenblatt E,Don P,Levy H,Szaniawski W,Weinberg JM

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis has been associated with a number of behavioral and systemic comorbidities, including psoriatic arthritis, anxiety, depression, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, smoking, cardiovascular disease, alcoholism, Crohn's disease, lymphoma, and multiple sclerosis. Many of...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Guenther L,Gulliver W

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common inflammatory disease with significant comorbidities, whose management can be challenging given the variety of treatment options. It is critical for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, general practitioners, and dermatology trainees to have useful information about the treatment and monitor...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Armstrong AW,Aldredge L,Yamauchi PS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to corticosteroids, there are increasing numbers of anti-inflammatory agents that specifically target bioactive lipids generated from arachidonic acid. Knowledge of the diverse mechanisms of action of these different bioactive lipids holds promise in the therapy of a wide spectrum of cutaneous an...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Smith KJ,Skelton H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral psychostimulant (PS) drugs, the pharmacologic treatment of choice for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), have been associated with diseases of abnormal sensitivity to cold (DASC) such as Raynaud phenomenon and acrocyanosis. OBJECTIVES:In a cohort of pediatric patients with DASC, we sought...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Coulombe J,Powell J,Hatami A,McCuaig C,Renet S,Marcoux D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elastosis perforans serpiginosa (EPS) is a rare skin disease in which abnormal elastic tissue fibers, other connective tissue elements, and cellular debris are expelled from the papillary dermis via transepithelial elimination. It is characterized by an eruption of small grouped hyperkeratotic papules in a s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Humphrey S,Hemmati I,Randhawa R,Crawford RI,Hong CH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1997, it was reported that a PTEN gene deletion, a common genetic mutation in Cowden's disease (CD), was identified in a patient with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvacalba (BRR), suggesting that the two diseases were allelic. However, the clinical overlap between the two diseases has largely remained unclear. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Blum RR,Rahimizadeh A,Kardon N,Lebwohl M,Wei H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The self-inflicted dermatoses such as acne excorieé and neurotic excoriations are often chronic, recurring, and resistant to standard dermatologic therapies. OBJECTIVE:We present a 28-year-old woman with longstanding acne excorieé, whose acne started at age 14 years and was followed by acne excorieé at age ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gupta MA,Gupta AK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumour size is a crucial factor used to plan Mohs procedures. Larger tumours require more time and stages of excision, and they need to be triaged as a higher priority. Therefore, the accuracy in measurement of tumour size is critical. OBJECTIVE:To investigate if there is a significant difference in accurac...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： To D,Macdonald J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genital herpes is a very common sexually transmitted disease. Safe and effective therapies are needed for patients with frequent recurrences. OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study was to determine the efficacy and safety of famciclovir for suppression of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in patients with histor...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Tyring SK,Diaz-Mitoma F,Shafran SD,Locke LA,Sacks SL,Young CL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paget's disease is an extremely rare condition of the male breast that presents as an eczematous change of the nipple and areola. It is almost always associated with an underlying intraductal carcinoma. OBJECTIVE:A case of Paget's disease of the male breast with extension into adnexal structures is reported...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hayes R,Cummings B,Miller RA,Guha AK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indoor tanning (IT) in fitness facilities encourages a misleading positive relationship between tanning and health. While IT in Canadian fitness facilities has been studied, American literature regarding this topic is lacking. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to evaluate availability, cost, reporte...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Huang CM,Kirchhof MG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crohn disease of the vulva is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose. There are limited reports describing treatment of this condition. OBJECTIVE:To describe the diagnosis and treatment of a 16-year-old girl with Crohn disease of the vulva, without onset of intestinal symptoms. METHODS:Crohn disease ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Zhang AJ,Zhan SH,Chang H,Gao YQ,Li YQ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00