Xeroderma pigmentosum. A clinical study of 24 Libyan cases.

abstract：:Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a unique tumor, mainly of adults, which is characterized by epithelioid or histiocytoid endothelial cells. It is a low-grade malignant vascular tumor first described as a distinctive entity in 1982 by Weiss and Enzinger. An 8-year-old girl presented with an approximately 3-yea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Roh HS,Kim YS,Suhr KB,Yoon TY,Lee JH,Park JK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is an endothelial protein with adhesive properties for inflammatory cells including lymphocytes. Its role in skin disease and regulation in vivo are uncertain. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine expression of VCAM-1 in normal and inflamed skin and the effect on...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Groves RW,Ross EL,Barker JN,MacDonald DM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum levels of S100A8/A9 may correlate with disease activity in psoriasis. OBJECTIVE:We sought to elucidate the association of serum levels of S100A8/A9 heterodimers with the clinical subtypes of psoriasis and the major cell source. METHODS:Serum samples were collected from patients with psoriasis vulgari...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Aochi S,Tsuji K,Sakaguchi M,Huh N,Tsuda T,Yamanishi K,Komine M,Iwatsuki K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various cutaneous signs and syndromes have been associated with hepatitis B virus infection. This is a report of the clinical, pathologic, immunofluorescence, and immunoperoxidase studies of peculiar papular lesions that have been observed to occur during the chronic phase of hepatitis B virus infection. A total of th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Martínez MI,Sánchez JL,López-Malpica F

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nail dystrophies in newborns are rare and are particularly frightening when they appear as masses involving a single digit, suggesting the possibility of a tumor. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to report 3 infants with a congenital pseudoclubbing appearance of a digit and with a reddish discoloration ca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Piraccini BM,Antonucci A,Rech G,Iorizzo M,Neri I,Patrizi A,Tosti A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite improvements in melanoma mortality, disparities in melanoma survival persist. We evaluated possible sociodemographic and health care-based predictors of differences in melanoma survival in the United States by using the melanoma mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR). METHODS:State-based MIRs were calcu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hopkins ZH,Moreno C,Carlisle R,Secrest AM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialogues in Dermatology, a monthly audio program from the American Academy of Dermatology, contains discussions between dermatologists on timely topics. Commentaries from Dialogues Editor-in-Chief Jacqueline M. Junkins-Hopkins, MD, are provided after each discussion as a topic summary and are provided here as a speci...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Junkins-Hopkins JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Striking results were obtained with oral itraconazole therapy in two opportunistic mycoses. Of 28 patients with cryptococcal meningitis, 18 achieved complete responses, including 16 of 24 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Other manifestations of cryptococcosis were similarly responsive. In aspergillosi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Denning DW,Tucker RM,Hanson LH,Stevens DA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermolysis bullosa simplex is a skin-blistering disorder caused by mutations in keratin (K)14 or K5. Treatment with nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 inducer sulforaphane ameliorated skin blistering in Krt14-null mice, correlating with induction of K17. To be therapeutically useful for epidermol...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kerns ML,Guss L,Fahey J,Cohen B,Hakim JM,Sung S,Lu RG,Coulombe PA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatophytic infections of the fingernail can be effectively treated with oral antifungal agents; however, a long duration of treatment, generally several months, is required for cure. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to compare the efficacies of short-duration treatment with terbinafine and griseofulvin in the m...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Haneke E,Tausch I,Bräutigam M,Weidinger G,Welzel D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of atypical Reiter's syndrome occurring in a female patient who had severe, ulcerative vulvar disease develop in association with conjunctivitis, low back pain, stomatitis, and psoriasiform skin lesions. Vulvar lesions have rarely been described in Reiter's syndrome and are not well characterized. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lotery HE,Galask RP,Stone MS,Sontheimer RD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrences after Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) have been associated in the past with aggressive tumor type, large tumor size, and location within certain anatomic subunits. These factors are beyond the control of the treating physician and not subject to quality improvement efforts. OBJECTIVE:We sought t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Campbell T,Armstrong AW,Schupp CW,Barr K,Eisen DB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relatively few persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) come to psychiatric clinics for treatment. Our hypothesis was that patients with a form of OCD that involves compulsive hand and body washing might initially seek treatment from a dermatologist. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to screen patients atte...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hatch ML,Paradis C,Friedman S,Popkin M,Shalita AR

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two adults with psoriasis vulgaris were treated total body thrice weekly with both ultraviolet B (UVB) and psoralens and ultraviolet A (PUVA) with the use of protocols shown to be effective with either treatment alone. Patients previously difficult to manage with either UVB or PUVA and at least 25% psoriasis wer...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Momtaz-T K,Parrish JA

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis has been traditionally viewed as an inflammatory skin disorder of unknown origin. Recent advances in the immunopathogenesis and genetics of psoriasis have broadened our understanding of psoriasis. Psoriasis is now considered a systemic inflammatory condition analogous to other inflammatory immune disorders. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kremers HM,McEvoy MT,Dann FJ,Gabriel SE

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients are described who had a distinctive clinical and histologic presentation of dermal elastosis. Sunlight apparently played little role in the development of this elastotic change. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this form of elastosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Burket JM,Zelickson AS,Padilla RS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal allograft transplantation is associated with an increased incidence of malignant melanoma. The development of excess melanocytic nevi may be an indicator of this risk. OBJECTIVE:This study determines the prevalence of melanocytic nevi in children who have received renal allografts. METHODS:Total and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Smith CH,McGregor JM,Barker JN,Morris RW,Rigden SP,MacDonald DM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 33-year-old patient with a giant skin tumor on her right big toe. The tumor was characterized by unusual clinical manifestations including huge size and papillomatous surface. Chronic long-standing irritation as a result of aerobic exercise may have been involved in the development of giant fibrokeratoma...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kakurai M,Yamada T,Kiyosawa T,Ohtsuki M,Nakagawa H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD2- CD4+ CD56+ lymphoid malignancy has been only rarely reported the last 5 years. It is characterized by a high incidence of cutaneous involvement, cytologically agranular cells, aggressive clinical course, and negative Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) involvement. OBSERVATION:We describe a Japanese patient with ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kato N,Yasukawa K,Kimura K,Sugawara H,Aoyagi S,Mishina T,Nakata T

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia was observed in 3 patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. A sudden decrease in the platelet count occurred in association with rapid enlargement of primary or metastatic lesions. Neither antiplatelet antibody nor platelet-associated IgG was detected. Increased serum levels of beta-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Satoh T,Takahashi Y,Yokozeki H,Katayama I,Nishioka K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 420 neonates underwent total cutaneous and oral mucosal examinations during the first week of life. Skin lesions were seen in almost every baby (99.3%). The eight most common dermatoses were desquamation (65.0%), Epstein's pearls (56.0%), sebaceous hyperplasia (48.0%), milia (36%), toxic erythema (34.8%), s...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Rivers JK,Frederiksen PC,Dibdin C

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disorder of myeloid neoplasia of dendritic cells that affects 1 in 200,000 children <15 years of age and even fewer adults. LCH presents with a spectrum of clinical manifestations. High-risk stratification is reserved for infiltration of blood, spleen, liver, and lungs. After d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tran G,Huynh TN,Paller AS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with symptomatic urticaria pigmentosa who responded to nifedipine therapy is reported. Relief from cold-induced urtication and flushing was obtained with 10 mg taken orally three times daily. Calcium influx is an early step in the degranulation of mast cells. We hypothesize that the beneficial effect of nife...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fairley JA,Pentland AP,Voorhees JJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An examination of 380 patients was accomplished in order to determine the frequency of occurrence of pigmentary demarcation lines in an unselected population. Both white and black patients were included in the study, and there was an equal sex distribution. Separation of data by age groups enabled us to determine that...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： James WD,Carter JM,Rodman OG

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes developed intractable pruritus preceding weight loss and increasing fatiguability. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed infection with Candida, cytomegalovirus, and Cryptosporidium. His T cell helper/suppressor ratio was inverted, and the serum human immunodeficiency vi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Shapiro RS,Samorodin C,Hood AF

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Onychomycosis (OM) affects up to 10% of the general population and is associated with functional impairment. Clinically, OM can mimic nail psoriasis, trauma, lichen planus, oncyhogryphosis, and other disorders. Laboratory methods for diagnosing OM vary in accuracy and predictive value. Clinical clues to OM w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Walling HW,Sniezek PJ

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tinea corporis gladiatorum has been an infrequently reported condition in the dermatological literature. Two previous reports have investigated wrestlers during recognized epidemics of tinea corporis gladiatorum, but no study has examined wrestlers to determine the point prevalence of tinea corporis gladiato...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Adams BB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary closure of surgical defects after excision of cutaneous malignancies has been traditionally accomplished with layered closure. OBJECTIVE:We sought to compare the cosmetic outcome of cheek defects repaired with layered closure versus buried sutures and adhesive strips. METHODS:In all, 38 patients un...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Plotner AN,Mailler-Savage E,Adams B,Gloster HM Jr

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cidofovir is a potent nucleoside analog antiviral drug approved for the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS. It is currently available only for intravenous infusion. Several small studies and case reports describe the successful use of cidofovir applied either topically or intr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Zabawski EJ Jr,Cockerell CJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the prevalence of androgenetic alopecia among men, little is known about its psychological effects. OBJECTIVE:This investigation examined the psychosocial sequelae that balding men attribute to hair loss and compared balding and nonbalding men in personality functioning. METHODS:Subjects included 6...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cash TF

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00