Necrolytic acral erythema: successful treatment with topical tacrolimus ointment.

abstract：:The calcipotriene/betamethasone dipropionate two-compound scalp formulation has been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of scalp psoriasis over 8 weeks, but the patients studied were mainly White and non-Hispanic. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the two-compound scalp form...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tyring S,Mendoza N,Appell M,Bibby A,Foster R,Hamilton T,Lee M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a study of 400 patients (272 patients with herpes zoster and 128 with postzoster neuralgia), the subcutaneous injection of triamcinolone in saline is concluded to be a safe and effective measure for reducing pain. The acute eruption and symptoms of herpes zoster cleared in an average of less than four days. P...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Epstein E

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancers are the most common malignancies and, historically, ionizing radiation has played an important role in their treatment. However, less experienced dermatologists generally consider radiation last in the line of therapeutic options. The authors sought to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of office-based...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hernández-Machin B,Borrego L,Gil-García M,Hernández BH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gardner-Diamond syndrome (GDS) is a rare psychodermatological condition characterized by the formation of spontaneous, painful skin lesions that develop into ecchymosis following episodes of severe physiological or psychological stress. The majority of GDS cases occur in young adult females, and although the etiology ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Block ME,Sitenga JL,Lehrer M,Silberstein PT

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:The relationship between infantile seborrheic dermatitis (ISD) and infantile atopic dermatitis (IAD) is controversial. METHODS:Ninety-six children aged 2-12 months diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and a comparable control group of healthy children were evaluated. Demographic data, personal history of ISD an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Moises-Alfaro CB,Caceres-Rios HW,Rueda M,Velazquez-Acosta A,Ruiz-Maldonado R

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:  Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin and peripheral nerves caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which causes peripheral insensitivity and disfigurements of the skin, limbs, and digits. Social stigma is a common consequence of leprosy and may differ according to level of physical disfiguremen...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Roosta N,Black DS,Rea TH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports have shown that alterations in cutaneous and plasmatic fibrinolytic activity are found in cutaneous necrotizing vasculitis (CNV). In a combined investigation with direct immunofluorescence and autohistographic evaluation of tissue fibrinolytic activity in the lesional skin of 20 subjects affected by S...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bianchini G,Lotti T,Fabbri P

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten healthy volunteers were studied to find out whether tachyphylaxis occurs on repeated application of topical steroids. The Singh and Singh modification of the Reddy and Singh (1976) technique was used. Fluocinolone acetonide cream (0.1%) under occlusion was applied daily for 14 days on the flexor aspect of the fore...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Singh G,Singh PK

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old woman presented with an orange-yellow discoloration of the skin, most noticeable on the palms and soles and nasolabial folds; sclera appeared normal. The patient had observed the abnormal pigmentation of her skin 3 months earlier and noticed that it had become more evident after a sauna she had taken 2 d...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Palleschi GM,Knoepfel BR,Lotti T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epoxy resin compounds (ERC) include a large number of sensitizing chemicals such as epoxy resins (ER), hardeners (curing agents), and reactive diluents. Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by ERCS is often occupational. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We report a patient, sensitized to a hardener of a two-compon...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kanerva L,Estlander T,Jolanki R

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overproduction of sweat, sweaty skin, and body malodors are felt unpleasant by many people in diverse social groups. This review summarizes the functional aspects of the eccrine, apocrine, and apoeccrine sweat glands as encountered in health and disease. A series of measuring methods are conveniently used to explore a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Noël F,Piérard-Franchimont C,Piérard GE,Quatresooz P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus is a group of vesiculobullous disorders in which the blisters usually heal with hyper or hypopigmentation. The appearance of acanthomata at sites of previous blisters has been noted in some cases. METHODS:All cases of pemphigus admitted to the Madras Medical College hospitals during a 2-year perio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yesudian PD,Krishnan SG,Jayaraman M,Janaki VR,Yesudian P

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The improvement of acne in summertime or the aggravation of acne in winter is a traditional dermatologic opinion. Ultraviolet rays are thought to be beneficial in the treatment of acne. In the existing literature there is no proof of this. The purpose of this study was to find out whether or no...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gfesser M,Worret WI

更新日期：1996-02-01 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 39-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was treated with terbinafine for onychomycosis. After only 7 days of treatment with 250 mg terbinafine, a widespread severe erythematous eruption developed. The results of clinical, histological and immunofluorescent examinations confirmed the diagnosis of...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Cetkovská P,Pizinger K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Affecting approximately 9.4% of the population worldwide, acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Medical students are exposed to higher levels of stress and have a higher prevalence of acne. However, the risk factors and the impact of acne on medical students' mental health remains poorly underst...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sachdeva M,Tan J,Lim J,Kim M,Nadeem I,Bismil R

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1982, five patients having pemphigus vulgaris, four men and one woman, ranging in age between 16 and 48 years, were treated with an arbitrary regimen designed by us. The regimen consisted of giving 100 mg dexamethasone in 500 mL of 5% glucose by a slow intravenous infusion on three consecutive days, along with 500 ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pasricha JS,Das SS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical anthralin application producing a brisk irritant contact dermatitis has been reported to have therapeutic benefit in alopecia areata. A pilot clinical study was undertaken to determine whether topical anthralin application in doses low enough to produce only minimal contact dermatitis would produce a similar t...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nelson DA,Spielvogel RL

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of the lupus band test (LBT) in the diagnosis of cutaneous lupus erythematosus remains controversial. The study was done to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the LBT in discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:During the s...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： George R,Kurian S,Jacob M,Thomas K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to test the linguistic validation of the Turkish version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for Turkish speaking dermatology patients. METHODS:The DLQI is a 10-item dermatology specific index developed originally in English. The methodology of this study consists of four ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Oztürkcan S,Ermertcan AT,Eser E,Sahin MT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clouston's syndrome is an ectodermal dysplasia characterized by dystrophic nails, alopecia, and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis. Alopecia is due to decrease in number and degree of maturation of the hair follicles. Tretinoin is a mitogen by itself and also enhances the absorption of minoxidil which acts by enlarging the m...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Melkote S,Dhurat RS,Palav A,Jerajani HR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Papulonecrotic tuberculid is a rarely reported cutaneous reaction to the mycobacterium bacillus. It is most often encountered in association with tuberculosis. The clinical and histologic picture of the entity is a distinctive one, but the etiology of the disease process is uncertain. Therapy directed agains...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Williams JT,Pulitzer DR,DeVillez RL

更新日期：1994-02-01 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:Pemphigoid gestationis (PG), also called herpes gestationis, is a rare autoimmune disease of pregnancy or puerperium (estimated 1 out of 50,000 pregnancies among Caucasians). A previous series has demonstrated an association of PG with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR3 or HLA-DR4 haplotypes. While these hapl...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： García-González E,Castro-Llamas J,Karchmer S,Zúñiga J,de Oca DM,Ambaz M,Bolaños R,Granados J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With more than 3 years' follow-up, dramatic clinical transfiguration of granuloma annulare was observed in a 59-year-old man with perforating granuloma annulare. The eruption was at first localized, then became generalized, developed perforations, and subsided in parallel with the improvement of associated diabetes me...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shimizu H,Harada T,Baba E,Kuramochi M

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postherpetic neuralgia, a common sequele to herpes zoster infection, is a chronic debilitating problem. The available therapeutic modalities are usually ineffective. METHODS:A total of 3960 patients (1326 women and 2634 men; age group, 21-84 years), with postherpetic neuralgia as the presenting complaint an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bhargava R,Bhargava S,Haldia KN,Bhargava P

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl who at 9 1/2 months was diagnosed as having keratoderma of the palms and soles, present since birth, developed typical granuloma annulare at the age of 11 years. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of epidermolytic palmo-plantar keratoderma associated with granuloma annulare. There ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Thomas JR 3rd,Greene SL,Su WP

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hair cycle is regulated by various molecules, among which FGF-5 has been shown to promote the transition from anagen to catagen. The FGFR-1, a trans-membrane receptor of FGF-5 with tyrosine kinase activity, is localized in the follicular papilla of hair follicles. OBJECTIVES:In order to apply the antise...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tsuboi R,Yamazaki M,Matsuda Y,Uchida K,Ueki R,Ogawa H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00