A complete and durable clinical response to high-dose dexamethasone in a patient with scleromyxedema.

abstract：:Critical to the proper management of pyoderma gangrenosum are correct diagnosis, identification and treatment of any underlying disorder, and the proper choice of topical and systemic therapy. Many agents are available for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum. We review the current therapeutic options, their efficacy...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Chow RK,Ho VC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a male diabetic patient with recurrent bullous lesions restricted to the hands is reported. Areas of spongiosis in the epidermis, as well as subepidermal blister formation, were observed in repeated biopsies. On electron microscopy, separation was seen at the level of the lamina lucida. No immunopathology ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Toonstra J

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of noncutaneous and cutaneous malignancies support the hypothesis that poor risk-perception status contributes to health disparity. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated skin cancer (SC) risk perceptions across race and other demographic markers using the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) and compa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Buster KJ,You Z,Fouad M,Elmets C

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Subungual Bowen's disease and squamous cell carcinoma are not as rare as has been implied by earlier literature. The course of the lesions is protracted. Clinically the diseases may mimic onychomycosis, chronic paronychia, eczema, verruca vulgaris, pyogenic granuloma, subungual exostosis, or malignant melanoma. Histol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Mikhail GR

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granuloma annulare is a common skin disorder that usually presents with smooth papules arranged as annular plaques. Variants, such as disseminated, subcutaneous, and perforating granuloma annulare, have been described. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and histologic features o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Mutasim DF,Bridges AG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite multiple therapeutic approaches for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), no single treatment has convincingly shown consistent benefit. The most successful outcomes have been associated with recovery of renal function, although evidence remains limited and past studies have been inconclusive. OBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Wilson J,Gleghorn K,Seigel Q,Kelly B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report relates how a normal variation of the eccrine secretory coil was mistaken for pathologic change. Electron microscopic studies of this variation, which to the best of our knowledge have not previously been reported, are presented. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Burket JM,Brooks R,Burket DA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) degrades the essential amino acid tryptophan, and this degradation is an immunosuppressive mechanism that is mainly used by antigen-presenting cells. IDO-expressing dendritic cells and macrophages have previously been identified as components of lymph node granulo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： von Bubnoff D,Scheler M,Wilms H,Wenzel J,von Bubnoff N,Häcker G,Schultze J,Popov A,Racz P,Bieber T,Wickenhauser C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first reported case of phenytoin-induced generalized nodular cutaneous pseudolymphoma without symptoms of the phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome is presented. Despite the malignant histologic appearance of the dermal infiltrate, T-cell receptor gene rearrangement studies did not demonstrate monoclonality. The cut...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Braddock SW,Harrington D,Vose J

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have observed, in patients undergoing high-dose PUVA treatment, a type of keratosis not previously described. The lesions usually occur on the sides of the palms or soles and are clinically distinct. They are generally painless and often go unnoticed by patients. OBJECTIVE:We sought to further characteri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Turner RJ,Sviland L,Charlton F,Farr PM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patch testing is a necessary tool to investigate contact dermatitis, which has developed alongside the increased knowledge of contact sensitivity in the past 100 years. The history of patch testing, the current state of the art with its problems, and future prospects are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hjorth N

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indoor tanning may increase the risk of melanoma and other health problems. Frequent users of indoor tanning facilities may be at particularly high risk. OBJECTIVE:In study 1 our purpose was to assess the prevalence and nature of indoor tanning advertisements; in study 2 we aimed to assess tanning facility ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kwon HT,Mayer JA,Walker KK,Yu H,Lewis EC,Belch GE

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of physicians who provide ambulatory care for patients with skin diseases is rapidly increasing. Current and proposed changes in health care financing may limit direct access to dermatologists. We provide recent data on volume of visits for cutaneous diagnoses, including the types of medical practitioners w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Stern RS,Nelson C

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the definition of outcomes research. It explores the reasons that outcomes research should be conducted by practicing physicians in both university and private practice settings. Methods for outcomes research with examples relevant to dermatologists are detailed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Faust HB

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often stated that persons of Celtic origin have an increased risk of skin cancer, but the evidence for this is almost exclusively anecdotal. We believe that the possibility of the Celts being at greater risk of skin cancer has important implications with regard to management in particular and in assisting our un...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Long CC,Marks R

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports the cases of two patients in whom a widespread dermatophyte infection mimicked the cutaneous lesions of their underlying collagen vascular disease. Griseofulvin may be associated with an increased incidence of adverse cutaneous reactions in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. One patient w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Almeida L,Grossman M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC), an aggressive tumor of the aerodigestive tract, was described over 20 years ago, and its defining histologic parameters remain largely unchanged. While rare reports have noted cutaneous metastatic deposition, primary tumors have not been previously described. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Boyd AS,Stasko TS,Tang YW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:T-cell receptor (TCR) clonality may help establish a diagnosis of mycosis fungoides (MF). Routine clonality analysis is performed by using a polymerase chain reaction TCR- gamma assay, yet with this method, 10% to 50% of T-cell lymphomas escape detection. TCR- beta gene rearrangement is an additional assay. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schachter O,Tabibian-Keissar H,Debby A,Segal O,Baum S,Barzilai A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is a central component of illness and suffering, yet unfortunately it is frequently undertreated. In dermatology, many acute and chronic conditions are characterized by pain that may require therapeutic intervention in addition to medical treatment aimed at treating the primary disease. To date, however, there ar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Enamandram M,Rathmell JP,Kimball AB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is associated with extrapulmonary complications, including mucocutaneous eruptions. These eruptions, which have been termed either "Stevens-Johnson syndrome" or "erythema multiforme" in the literature, may differ from drug-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome or viral-associated e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Canavan TN,Mathes EF,Frieden I,Shinkai K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-six lymph node biopsy specimens from twenty-three patients with Sézary syndrome were microscopically evaluated and compared with nodal specimens from six patients with pre-Sézary syndrome and four control patients with dermatopathic lymphadenopathy. Three phases of nodal involvement by cerebriform lymphocytes w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Buzzanga J,Banks PM,Winkelmann RK

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As summarized in the first article in this continuing medical education series, the currently available epidemiologic data suggest that psoriasis may be a risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. Emerging data also suggest associations between psoriasis and other comorbidities beyond psoriatic arthritis, including chr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Takeshita J,Grewal S,Langan SM,Mehta NN,Ogdie A,Van Voorhees AS,Gelfand JM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the utilization of medical services for psoriasis. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to quantify the medical resources utilized in the United States for the treatment of psoriasis. METHODS:By utilizing data tapes from the National Center of Health Statistics we estimated the number of outpati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Stem RS

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old girl with failure to thrive and intense pruritus associated with Alagille syndrome is described. The clinical features of this autosomal dominant disorder are reviewed. This case highlights the importance of recognizing the severe pruritus as a manifestation of the disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schwartz R,Rehder K,Parsons DJ,Morrell DS

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old male patient had multiple angiokeratotic lesions arranged in a linear pattern on his left arm. Histopathologic examination showed characteristic features of verrucous hemangioma. This entity should be distinguished from angiokeratoma or simple hemangioma. The linear arrangement of lesions as observed in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Wentscher U,Happle R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of allergic contact hypersensitivity to Sta-Lok and Loctite anaerobic sealants are reported. These two anaerobic sealants constitute a +100 million annual market in industrial sealants used to join metal surfaces together. To the best of my knowledge, these are the first reported cases of allergic contact ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Dempsey KJ

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of two patients with an unusual form of discoid lupus erythematosus that was confined almost exclusively to the palms and soles. In both patients this form of discoid lupus erythematosus did not respond to conventional therapies, which included topical steroids, intralesional steroids, prednisone, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ashinoff R,Werth VP,Franks AG Jr

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) is an oncolytic virus based on herpes simplex virus type 1 approved for intralesional treatment of advanced melanoma. In this article, we review the clinical literature on T-VEC for advanced melanoma and provide a practical approach to using T-VEC in the dermatologic surgery and oncolo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Haitz K,Khosravi H,Lin JY,Menge T,Nambudiri VE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four female patients with chromoblastomycosis were completely cured by prolonged topical application of tolerable heat from pocket warmers. The lesions involuted after 2, 3, and 6 months, respectively, in three patients who faithfully followed our strict treatment schedule, in contrast to the fourth patient who perfor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tagami H,Ginoza M,Imaizumi S,Urano-Suehisa S

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00