Polymerase chain reaction in cutaneous tuberculosis: is it a reliable diagnostic method in paraffin-embedded tissues?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bullous skin diseases are known to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There have been no studies on mortality from severe bullous skin diseases in Canada. METHODS:We used mortality data from the Statistics Canada website from 2000 to 2007 for three major bullous skin diseases: bullous p...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Baibergenova AT,Weinstock MA,Shear NH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acanthosis nigricans (AN) and scleredema are two skin conditions that have been reported in association with diabetes mellitus. Few cases associating scleredema and AN have been reported. A literature search did not reveal any reports of diabetic patients developing AN on top of a scleredema plaque. Here we report a p...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lamba S,Krishtul A,Tan MH,Lebwohl MG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediculosis capitis is an endemic parasitosis affecting many countries of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of head lice infestation in Mersin, Turkey. METHODS:A total of 5318 elementary schoolchildren, aged 8-16 years, were examined for the presence of Pediculus capitis. If ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kokturk A,Baz K,Bugdayci R,Sasmaz T,Tursen U,Kaya TI,Ikizoglu G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the skin is rare, and no management guideline currently exists. Although LMS is historically classified as either dermal (cutaneous) or subcutaneous, definition for its classfication is inconsistent in the literature. Studies on the managenent of LMS are scarce, and there is no consensus on the...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kazlouskaya V,Lai YC,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanic's hand is a defined specific skin eruption associated with dermatomyositis; there are few reports concerning its histopathology. As mechanic's hand clinically resembles hand eczema, it is important to distinguish between these two conditions. AIM:To determine the characteristic clinical and histopa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mii S,Kobayashi R,Nakano T,Harada H,Okada M,Matsui Y,Fujii T,Eto H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have implicated the association between oxidative stress and inflammation in pathogenesis of psoriasis and its associated comorbidities. Hence, we undertook to study inflammatory markers such as sialic acids and the oxidative stress index (OSI) in patients with psoriasis vulgari...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rajappa M,Shanmugam R,Munisamy M,Chandrashekar L,Rajendiran KS,Thappa DM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genodermatoses represent genetic anomalies of skin tissues including hair follicles, sebaceous glands, eccrine glands, nails, and teeth. Ten consanguineous families segregating various genodermatosis phenotypes were investigated in the present study. METHODS:Homozygosity mapping, exome, and Sanger sequencin...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shah K,Mehmood S,Jan A,Abbe I,Hussain Ali R,Khan A,Chishti MS,Lee K,Ahmad F,Ansar M,University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics.,Shahzad S,Nickerson DA,Bamshad MJ,Coucke PJ,Santos-Cortez RLP,Spritz RA,Leal SM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old boy presented with mildly itchy, linear, skin lesions over the trunk, arms, and face of 3 months' duration. He had previously been admitted to a private hospital for generalized exfoliation of the skin following drug intake for fever and throat pain. The nature of the drugs was not known. The exfoliative ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ghorpade A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An allogeneic human skin graft is a temporary biologic dressing used in extensive burns that can be a providential treatment for affected patients. Skin quality depends directly on its microbial decontamination after processing in a tissue bank. Our objective was to describe the skin donor profiles in relati...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pretto AS,Pretto L,Souza AFD,Chem EM,Ely PB,Bonamigo RR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melasma is characterized by a facial hypermelanosis of light to dark brown color, being more common in women of Hispanic origin. In this study, 27 men with melasma were evaluated clinically and histologically to compare their features with those of previous studies. Three patterns of localization were recognized, name...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vázquez M,Maldonado H,Benmamán C,Sánchez JL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man with AIDS developed a lesion with the clinical characteristics of an ectopic geographic tongue in the lower lip, near the right commissure. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Grinspan D,Fernández Blanco G,Agüero S,Bianchi O,Stringa S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between combined chemotherapy, including 6-mercaptopurine, and development of excessive number of melanocytic nevi in childhood has been previously reported and studied. As of yet, no such relation has been reported in adults. We recently observed a 27-year-old female patient who developed numerous ben...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kakrida M,Orengo I,Markus R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intralesional bleomycin is effective for the treatment of various dermatologic conditions. However, the efficacy of intralesional bleomycin for the treatment of corns has not been established. METHODS:A total of 50 patients with plantar corns were recruited and equally divided between groups A and B. Groups...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lee WJ,Lee SM,Won CH,Chang SE,Lee MW,Choi JH,Moon KC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) in the skin have been noninvasively determined in vivo by diagnostic x-ray spectrometry. The skin of healthy controls was divided into two major groups based upon the distribution of the concentrations of these elements. In the face and upper neck, the follow...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gorodetsky R,Sheskin J,Weinreb A

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease that can have a major impact on a patient's life, the burden of illness associated with this condition has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVE:To determine the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with atopic dermatitis by disease severity...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kiebert G,Sorensen SV,Revicki D,Fagan SC,Doyle JJ,Cohen J,Fivenson D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycosis fungoides is a lymphoma of cutaneous origin characterized by a proliferation of cells with a T phenotype. METHODS:In this pilot study, 13 men with mycosis fungoides in various stages were treated with alpha-2b interferon and etretinate. RESULTS:In ten of them, such a therapy proved to be effective ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Altomare GF,Capella GL,Pigatto PD,Finzi AF

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sebaceous cysts are benign enveloped nodules resulting from an obstruction of a hair follicle. Although they are very common, differential diagnosis is not obvious and may include many diseases. Ultrasound examination with high frequency probes, in the hands of a skilled operator, is the gold standard for noninvasive ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Solivetti FM,Desiderio F,Elia F,Guerrisi A,Cota C,Morrone A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis has been associated with depressive disease and case reports of completed suicide. METHODS:217 consenting psoriasis patients completed the Carroll Rating Scale for Depression (CRSD), a 52-item self-rated scale, with four of the items directly addressing wishes to be dead and suicidal ideation. The...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gupta MA,Schork NJ,Gupta AK,Kirkby S,Ellis CN

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact allergy to corticosteroids has recently gained increased attention. METHODS:Five cases of contact dermatitis due to budesonide, a nonhalogenated steroid, are described. The Japanese literature was reviewed for reports on this allergy, and the occurrence due to budesonide was compared with that of ot...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Okano M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin problems in the elderly population have rarely been the subject of scientific research. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to determine the prevalences of the most common dermatological conditions in elderly subjects and to investigate their associations with systemic diseases. METHODS:The study invol...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Reszke R,Pełka D,Walasek A,Machaj Z,Reich A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrine is a traditional Chinese medicine with significant inhibitory activity against malignant tumors. Its effects on the invasiveness and metastasis of malignant tumors have rarely been reported. AIM:To investigate whether matrine can inhibit the metastasis-related activities of the human malignant melan...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Liu XY,Fang H,Yang ZG,Wang XY,Ruan LM,Fang DR,Ding YG,Wang YN,Zhang Y,Jiang XL,Chen HC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with cutaneous toxoplasmosis had slowly regressing erythema-multiforme-like eruptions or lichenoid, papulonodular and purpurictelangiectatic disorders. The most common histologic finding was subacute histiolymphocytic perivasculitis with frequent demonstration of the parasite. Another group of patients s...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Binazzi M,Papini M

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three heroin addicts had Candida folliculitis of the scalp, beard, and pubis associated with fever, chills, headache, and fatigue. In each case, pseudohyphae were found within a hair and yeasts around it and Candida was recovered from urine. These facts support a systemic dissemination. Since serious ocular and osteoa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Leclerc G,Weber M,Contet-Audonneau N,Beurey J

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman presented with an erythematous plaque of the left postauricular area that was diagnosed as metastatic carcinoma on clinical and histologic bases. It was revealed that herpes zoster had been diagnosed in the same dermatomal distribution 10 years previously. The lesion recurred 2 years after irradiat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hudson CP,Hanno R,Callen JP

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health authorities in the USA, Canada and Australia recommend a "no nit" policy, i.e. the immediate dismissal of all children who have head lice, eggs and/or nits on their hair from school, camp or child-care settings. These children would be readmitted to the institution only when all head lice, eggs and nits have be...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mumcuoglu KY,Meinking TA,Burkhart CN,Burkhart CG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data have established an association between cardiovascular disease and psoriasis. Only one general population study has so far compared prevalences of cardiovascular risk factors among subjects with psoriasis and control subjects. We aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk f...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jensen P,Thyssen JP,Zachariae C,Hansen PR,Linneberg A,Skov L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Challenge: Balancing patient-centered clinical care with learner-centered teaching in a clinical setting becomes particularly challenging when it comes to teaching procedures to trainees (e.g. biopsies, excisions, etc.). How can procedures be taught in a way that reinforces repetition and mastery without compromising ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ojevwe C,Rana J,Burgin S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Section of Dermatology of the University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, reported a case of chronic arsenic poisoning from a community in Luzon island to the Department of Health resulting in the conduct of two health and environmental assessment missions in December 2014. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sy SMT,Salud-Gnilo CM,Yap-Silva C,Tababa EJL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 10-year period (1976-1985), eight Chinese patients from a population of 2.5 million fulfilled the criteria for dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA bullous dermatosis (LABD). These rare diseases among Asians presented during the third decade of life with homogenous linear IgA deposits along the dermoepider...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ratnam KV

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a common, acquired condition of unknown etiology. The only practical treatment for patients with vitiligo is psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA). No satisfactory method is available to measure the influence of certain factors on the therapeutic response. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with generalized v...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： al-Aboosi MM,Ajam ZA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00