Acanthosis nigricans in a plaque of scleredema on the back of a diabetic patient: a case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Potent teratogenicity limits the use of isotretinoin among females of childbearing potential (FCBP). OBJECTIVE:To explore the current practice of dermatologists for pregnancy prevention when prescribing isotretinoin for FCBP. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 160 de...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： AlGhamdi KM,Khurram H,Asiri YA,Mandil A

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Leukocyte chemotaxis (in five patients with pyoderma gangrenosum) was studied using a modification of the Boyden chamber method. In all patients the chemotactic response was significantly lower than in the controls. This abnormal chemotaxis was a result of an intrinsic neutrophil dysfunction. No significant difference...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nerella P,Daniela A,Guido M,Fabbri P

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnostic errors appear to be the most common, costly, and dangerous of all medical mistakes. There has been a notable increase on the focus of error prevention as part of a growing patient safety movement. However, diagnostic errors have received less attention than other types of error. Our goal is to pre...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rush JL,Helms SE,Mostow EN

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most frequent human cancer that results from malignant transformation of basal cells in the epidermis. Gorlin syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disease that predisposes with multiple BCCs and other birth defects. Both sporadic and inherited BCCs are associat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Santos DC,Zaphiropoulos PG,Neto CF,Pimentel ER,Sanches JA Jr,Ruiz IR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have been published on the histopathology of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR), and most of these lack information on skin allergological tests. The histopathology of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is also seldom described. The purpose of our study was to exam...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Weinborn M,Barbaud A,Truchetet F,Beurey P,Germain L,Cribier B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Liver enzymes appear to be involved in oral lichen planus (OLP), but it is not known whether the elevation develops concomitantly with exacerbations of disease. We compared the levels of serum hepatic aspartate (AST) and alanine (ALT) aminotransferases as markers of OLP exacerbation in patients with chronic ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bombeccari GP,Tettamanti M,Pallotti F,Spadari F,Giannì AB

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of tender nodules in both nasolabial folds that had developed 4 months after the injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) (Restylane) for wrinkles. The patient was treated with 1.5 mg/day betamethasone for 6 days and her lesions disappeared within 1 week. About 8 days afte...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Dal Sacco D,Cozzani E,Parodi A,Rebora A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, various treatment modalities have failed to produce consistent improvement in patients having Behçet's disease. Recent reports in the literature, however, have shown promising results with the use of colchicine. Our patient, an 18-year-old white woman, satisfied the 1977 Istanbul Conference criteria for Behçe...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Harper RM,Allen BS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study reports the comorbidity of lifetime psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with alopecia areata (AA) in a child and adolescent psychiatry clinical sample. METHODS:Fourteen patients with AA were interviewed using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth edition (...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ghanizadeh A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Hair loss occurs in all ethnic populations, but the etiology varies considerably from group to group. In black women, many forms of alopecia are associated with hair care practices. However, the causes of alopecias in African women have not been extensively investigated. OBJECTIVE This descriptive, cross-se...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nnoruka EN

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many dermatological disorders have a psychosomatic or behavioral aspect. Skin and brain continually interact through psychoneuroimmunoendocrine mechanisms and through behaviors that can strongly affect the initiation or flaring of skin disorders. It is important to consider these mind-body interactions when planning t...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shenefelt PD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical, histologic, and immunofluorescence studies were performed in 15 patients with pemphigus herpetiformis. The initial diagnosis was dermatitis herpetiformis, IgA linear bullous dermatosis or bullous pemphigoid. The histology varied depending on the character of skin lesions, and showed eosinophilic spongiosis o...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Maciejowska E,Jablonska S,Chorzelski T

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COVID-19 cutaneous manifestations have been recently described and classified in five different clinical patterns, including acral erythema-edema (pseudo-chilblain), maculopapular exanthemas, vesicular eruptions, urticarial lesions, and livedo or necrosis. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to exami...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Méndez Maestro I,Peña Merino L,Udondo González Del Tánago B,Aramburu González A,Orbea Sopeña A,Sánchez De Vicente J,Ratón Nieto JA,Acebo Mariñas E,Gardeazabal García J

更新日期：2020-09-24 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：:Dapsone (4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone) is the only remaining sulfone used in anthropoid therapeutics and is commercially available as an oral formulation, an inhaled preparation, and a 5% or 7.5% cream. Dapsone has antimicrobial effects stemming from its sulfonamide-like ability to inhibit the synthesis of dihydrofolic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ghaoui N,Hanna E,Abbas O,Kibbi AG,Kurban M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:β-Cyclodextrin (βCD) xerogel containing silk fibroin (SF) was prepared, and the efficacy of the xerogel for a pressure sore developed on the back of an ICR mouse was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tosyl βCD was conjugated to polyethyleneimine (PEI), and the βCD residues were cross-linked in an aqueous ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Seo SR,Lee MS,So BP,Kim JC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Like all organ systems, the skin undergoes significant changes during pregnancy. The majority of physiologic skin conditions related to gestation resolve after childbirth. However, they may cause significant concern or cosmetic distress or be mistaken for one of the specific dermatoses of pregnancy. Dermatoses unique ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Geraghty LN,Pomeranz MK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vitiligo is an acquired progressive disorder characterized by destruction of melanocytes in the lesion and the lesional hair follicles. A number of new therapeutic options for vitiligo have become available over the last decade or so both on the medical as well as surgical side. One among them is the smash...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Krishnan A,Kar S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over a 3-year period (March 1999 to March 2002), 944 patients with scalp lesions attended a dermatology reference center in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Clinical specimens were examined at the Specialized Medical Mycology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, to detect patients ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Brilhante RS,Cordeiro RA,Rocha MF,Monteiro AJ,Meireles TE,Sidrim JJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health campaigns encourage the public to protect themselves against skin cancer by using sunscreens and taking other protective measures. However, it is difficult to estimate the level of awareness among the general public. METHODS:This study explores the prevalence and predictors of solar protection...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Devos SA,Baeyens K,Van Hecke L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of teledermatology as an adjunct to conventional clinical dermatology on the Faroe Islands is described. The service is based on a nurse-led dermatological clinic, and teledermatology is combined with specialist visits for more complex diagnosis or procedures. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jemec GB,Heidenheim M,Dam TN,Vang E

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is an opportunistic infection associated with substantial rates of mortality in immunosuppressed patients. Prophylaxis recommendations are mostly targeted toward patients with non-dermatologic diagnoses. This study was conducted to determine when dermatology patients treated with immuno...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gonzalez Santiago TM,Wetter DA,Kalaaji AN,Limper AH,Lehman JS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several economic factors are forcing changes in the American health care system. Many of these future changes will be implemented by the government. If left unguided, the governmental agencies could regulate doctors' practices, duties, and fees and place them in a bureaucratic maze. The cost of these changes to societ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Burnett JW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sunbathing on the beach is one of the main risks for skin cancer. OBJECTIVE:In the summer of 2010, a skin cancer prevention campaign aimed at beachgoers was undertaken on the western Costa del Sol (southern Spain). METHODS:The campaign took place on beaches during July and August. A multicomponent interven...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： de Troya-Martín M,Delgado-Sánchez N,Blázquez-Sánchez N,Ortega-Tudela G,Toribio-Montero JC,Jabalera-Mesa ML,Ríos-Almellones I,Rivas-Ruiz F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis is an uncommon infectious disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii affecting immunosuppressed as well as immunocompetent patients. It is often misdiagnosed as it may mimic other cutaneous diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We report a series of cases dia...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Marques SA,Bastazini I Jr,Martins AL,Barreto JA,Barbieri D'Elia MP,Lastória JC,Marques ME

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous fibrinolytic activity was found to be increased in a patient with aquagenic pruritus both before and after contact with water. This could explain the lack of wheal formation in this affection, which is characterized by increased histamine release. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lotti T,Cappugi P,Lattari P,Panconesi E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auricle is a flexible structure because it is formed by elastic cartilage. In the rare occurrence of ectopic auricular ossification, however, the cartilage is replaced by lamellar bone and becomes petrified. Such unphysiological replacement has been reported in association with local trauma, inflammation, systemic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sterneberg-Vos H,Winnepenninckx V,Frank J,Kelleners-Smeets NW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00