Cutaneous adornment in the Yoruba of south-western Nigeria - past and present.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary cutaneous CD4+ small-medium pleomorphic T cell lymphoma (SMPTCL) is a low-grade cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Its clinical and histopathologic features are comparable with those of CD8+ lymphoid proliferations (LPs) of the ear and acral sites. OBJECTIVES:We performed a retrospective analysis of patient...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Virmani P,Jawed S,Myskowski PL,Horwitz S,Skripnik Lucas A,Moskowitz A,Pulitzer M,Zain J,Rosen ST,Querfeld C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of melanoma in situ (MIS), particularly the lentigo maligna (LM) subtype, has been a controversial subject in the literature for over a decade. Surgical excision with 5 mm margins is the standard of care in the USA, while several variations of Mohs surgery are frequently used to treat clinicall...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Erickson C,Miller SJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Iran, particularly in Kerman Province. Leishmaniasis recidivans (LR) is one of the characteristics of this disease with a chronic course. Most patients with LR are resistant to the usual treatments. METHODS:Thirty-two patients (18 females and 14 males), ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Esfandiarpour I,Dabiri SH

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old man presented with a diffuse and fine wrinkling of the skin of his back and trunk. Skin lesions had first appeared about 5 years earlier and resulted from coalescing of multiple, flat, pinkish-red papules, a few millimeters in diameter. A diagnosis of widespread cutaneous elastic hamartoma was made. Hist...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Crivellato E

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old Asian man with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome was referred to the dermatology clinic in January 2005 with stiff fingers and ankles of 3 months' duration. He had undergone bilateral nephrectomy for renal squamous cell carcinoma in 2002 and had started hemodialysis. Multiple cerebellar hemangiomata were resect...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gulati A,Harwood CA,Raftery M,Cerio R,Ashman N,Proby CA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sequential treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) and cancerization field with cryotherapy and ingenol mebutate (IM) is widely used in clinical practice, however, the order of application of sequential treatment has not been examined yet. OBJECTIVE:To compare different sequential treatments of IM and cryothera...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pasquali P,Segurado-Miravalles G,González S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors collected data from the literature and from experts on the subject of vaccination of patients with dermatologic disorders. They assembled these data into categories of specific skin conditions and vaccinations. These data may be used in deciding whether or not to vaccinate, and at which stage of the dermat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Weber G,Falk U

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the causes of striae distensae (SD) remain to be elucidated, the condition is known to relate to changes in the structures that provide the skin with its tensile strength and elasticity. OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to evaluate whether premature birth is a risk factor for SD. METHODS:A total...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kelekci KH,Kelekci S,Destegul E,Aksoy A,Sut N,Yilmaz B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The plantar surface is one of the commonest sites of malignant melanoma in the Japanese; however, the biological behavior is not sufficiently clarified, because of the paucity of long-term studies. We attempted an epidemiologic survey of the cases of plantar melanoma treated in our institute to study the sur...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kato T,Suetake T,Tabata N,Takahashi K,Tagami H

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Treatment of keloids is a challenge as a result of paucity of effective treatment modalities, significant side effects, and their recurrent nature. In this study, various treatment modalities were compared to search for a treatment option with maximum efficacy and minimum side effects. METHODS:One hundred...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Aggarwal A,Ravikumar BC,Vinay KN,Raghukumar S,Yashovardhana DP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man presented with a 10-cm x 8-cm tumoral plaque with a superficial nodule in the interscapular region of the back (Fig. 1). The lesion had been growing for 25 years. As a cystic lesion was suspected, the superficial nodule was biopsied. The histopathologic diagnosis was low-grade sarcoma with sclerosis....

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sabater-Marco V,Pérez-Vallés A,Berzal-Cantalejo F,Rodriguez-Serna M,Martinez-Diaz F,Martorell-Cebollada M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report three cases of mycosis fungoides with milia formation in the regressing lesions. PATIENTS AND SETTING:Dermatology clinic of a university hospital (referral center). Three patients with mycosis fungoides with body surface involvement of 10% in one case (stage IIb) and exceeding 30% in two cases (sta...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kalayciyan A,Oguz O,Demirkesen C,Serdaroglu S,Kotogyan A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin bearing apocrine glands. There are numerous comorbidities and associated diseases among patients with HS. The association of HS and thyroid abnormalities is equivocal. We aimed to explore whether HS is associated with thyroid ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sherman S,Tzur Bitan D,Kridin K,Pavlovsky L,Hodak E,Cohen AD

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Irish health system, dermatology patients present to their family practitioner for diagnosis and treatment, and are referred to a dermatologist for a second opinion where diagnosis is in doubt or when there has been therapeutic failure. The level of expertise in dermatology amongst family practitioner...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Morrison A,O'Loughlin S,Powell FC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is a rare subtype of pemphigus that presents challenges in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To review the presentation, diagnosis, and management of PH. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all patients diagnosed and treated for PH in an immunobullous referral center between September 2007 an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Laws PM,Heelan K,Al-Mohammedi F,Walsh S,Shear NH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tranexamic acid (TA) is a traditional plasmin inhibitor, and its role in the renovation of damaged skin has become the topic of a lot of research. The aim of this study is to determine whether TA could repair the skin barrier by means of tight intercellular junctions. METHODS:Two kinds of damaged skin model...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yuan C,Wang XM,Yang LJ,Wu PL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of lichen planus with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been widely reported in the literature. No such association, however, has been reported amongst black Africans in whom HCV is thought to be endemic. Lichen planus is a frequently encountered dermatosis in this racial group as well. The aim of ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Daramola OO,George AO,Ogunbiyi AO

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cosmetic importance of hair as a unique structure of the scalp is immense, such that once the loss of hair becomes an issue for a child, parents, in most cases, project their own concerns, often expressed as guilt. The clinical presentation of hair loss and scalp disorders in children varies widely, ofte...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nnoruka EN,Obiagboso I,Maduechesi C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic reactions to insulin, although very common, are usually mild and self-limited. Many persistent effects can be corrected by simple means available to the discerning physician. In a few patients, however, they are severe and cause extreme morbidity or even mortality. These patients need to be recognized promptl...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jegasothy BV

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Onchocerciasis, an infection by the filarial nematode Onchoverca volvulus, is widely distributed in tropical Africa and of great dermatologic interest. This study analyses the dermatologic presentation and tries to determine the correlations between clinical disease and host parasite interactions in onchocer...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Stingl P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tamoxifen (TAM) is routinely used in advanced melanoma, it is still uncertain whether evidence exists to support this practice. This review assesses the benefits and harms of systemic therapy with TAM vs. without TAM on response and mortality in patients with advanced melanoma. MEDLINE, The Cochrane Database ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Beguerie JR,Xingzhong J,Valdez RP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPPI) is a rare variant of LP. Only 31 cases have been reported in the literature. METHODS:Here we report a series of 10 patients with LPPI from North Africa. RESULTS:Ten cases of LPPI, clinically suspected and histologically confirmed, were seen over 3 years (2013-2015)...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mohamed M,Korbi M,Hammedi F,Youssef M,Soua Y,Akkari H,Lahouel I,Belhadjali H,Zili J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'"Inflammatory vitiligo" cases with clear lichenoid infiltrates have been reported. However, the inflammatory nature of common vitiligo has not gained wide acceptance because of its benign appearance and scanty cellular infiltrates. We have observed in our patients a few lesions with mild erythema, scaling a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Attili VR,Attili SK

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema is a distinct localized cutaneous response to certain systemic chemotherapeutic agents. METHODS:Between January 1990 and December 1994, from a total of 76 leukemic patients who have received combination chemotherapy consisting of cytosine arabinoside and anthracycline ant...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Demirçay Z,Gürbüz O,Alpdoğan TB,Yücelten D,Alpdoğan O,Kurtkaya O,Bayik M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review the salient features of tinea versicolor and describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and histopathology of this mycosis in dark-skinned individuals. Tinea versicolor is caused by an overgrowth of the Malassezia genus. It manifests clinically as asymptomatic hypopigmented macules, h...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kallini JR,Riaz F,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus is a mucocutaneous papulosquamous itchy disease with unknown etiology. A number of factors such as immune mechanisms, viral agents, and drugs have been implicated in pathogenesis of lichen planus. In recent years, several studies have indicated the role of viral agents in this disease, includin...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nahidi Y,Tayyebi Meibodi N,Ghazvini K,Esmaily H,Esmaeelzadeh M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is some debate regarding the risk of developing malignancy and progression of malignancy in patients with psoriasis treated with biologics. The lack of extensive, long-term, and large studies, including patients with psoriasis, to assess these aforementioned risks makes it difficult to ascertain the safety profi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Patel S,Patel T,Kerdel FA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial pathogen. It can also cause community-acquired infections. Indian reports about MRSA in community-acquired infections are rare. AIM:To evaluate the rate of MRSA in community-acquired pyoderma and the nasal colonisation with S. aur...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nagaraju U,Bhat G,Kuruvila M,Pai GS,Jayalakshmi,Babu RP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by a triad of fibrofolliculomas, trichodiscomas, and acrochordons. Since the first description in 1977, many conditions have been described in association with its clinical triad. Recent epidemiological studies have shown a significant associatio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Welsch MJ,Krunic A,Medenica MM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic ulcers or diabetic foot ulcers are preventable ulcers associated with diabetes mellitus. These ulcers occur in the setting of unrecognized trauma, peripheral neuropathy, and foot deformities; however, they are often complicated by peripheral arterial disease and infection. Approximately 15% of individuals ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Urso B,Ghias M,John A,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00