Lack of association between angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis in Spain.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococci aureus (CA-MRSA) pediatric skin infections have been reported worldwide. However, little is known about pathogens' implications in Egyptian children, and beta-lactams are still the empiric antimicrobials prescribed. This warrants Egyptian studies on an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Abdel Fattah NS,Darwish YW

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:In a randomized, double-blind, parallel comparative study of 80 patients, impetigo and ecthyma were treated effectively by sulconazole nitrate 1% cream and miconazole nitrate 2% cream applied to lesions twice daily for 14 days. When treatment began, bacterial cultures from all pyodermal lesions yielded Group A beta-he...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nolting S,Strauss WB

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe genetic disorder caused by the mutation in the ABCA12 gene. Infants born with this condition have markedly thickened, hard stratum corneum skin all over the body. METHODS:A female child born with a thick white plate of skin with deep cracks all over the body was investi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sheth JJ,Bhavsar R,Patel D,Joshi A,Sheth FJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With increasing levels of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in the earth's near environment and evidence that exposure to UVR contributes to skin cancer, cataracts, and photoaging, protection of the skin is imperative during exposure to the sun. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of v...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Davis S,Capjack L,Kerr N,Fedosejevs R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Even though androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of alopecia, factors associated with AGA severity have been poorly investigated. OBJECTIVES:The objective of our study was to investigate risk factors for AGA severity among a Caucasian population. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conduct...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Fortes C,Mastroeni S,Mannooranparampil TJ,Ribuffo M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Purpura annularis telangiectodes of Majocchi is an uncommon form of pigmented purpuric dermatosis which may present a therapeutic challenge. Given the rare nature of this condition, there is limited anecdotal information available regarding optimal therapy. Although pigmented purpuric dermatoses are generall...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hoesly FJ,Huerter CJ,Shehan JM

更新日期：2009-10-01 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:Though little known by medical personnel, an immediate nonallergic psychotic reaction to intramuscular procaine penicillin has been reported occasionally from many countries since 1951. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A case report describes a patient whose violent behavior, provoked by this reaction, resulted in leg...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Einterz EM,Einterz RM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection caused by dermatophytes, nondermatophyte molds, and yeasts. This difficult-to-treat chronic infection has a tendency to relapse despite treatment. This paper aims to offer a global perspective on onychomycosis management from expert physicians from around the world. Overall, th...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gupta AK,Mays RR,Versteeg SG,Piraccini BM,Takwale A,Shemer A,Babaev M,Grover C,Di Chiacchio NG,Taborda PRO,Taborda VBA,Shear NH,Piguet V,Tosti A

更新日期：2019-10-01 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:Although tetracycline has been used to treat cutaneous sarcoidosis, the mechanism of action for this treatment remains unclear. This study evaluated the efficacy of minocycline treatment on cutaneous sarcoidosis and the relationship between its efficacy and the presence of Propionibacterium acnes in skin sar...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Inoue Y,Teraki Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Punch grafting is an established treatment modality for management of localized, nonprogressive vitiligo resistant to conventional therapies.(1) In our set up, punch grafting is routinely carried out in focal vitiligo, segmental vitiligo and even in few cases of generalized vitiligo, especially when it is a serious co...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Agarwal US,Gulati R,Shukla SR,Mathur N

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma (scc) of the skin was studied in two similar populations, one living in the temperate zone of Australia, the other living in the tropics. In the tropics, the patients were significantly younger, the man to woman ratio approached unity, and women had significantly more sccs on the legs. In the t...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Czarnecki D,Collins N,Meehan C,O'Brien T,Leahy S,Nash CA

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Section of Dermatology of the University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, reported a case of chronic arsenic poisoning from a community in Luzon island to the Department of Health resulting in the conduct of two health and environmental assessment missions in December 2014. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sy SMT,Salud-Gnilo CM,Yap-Silva C,Tababa EJL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bazex-Dupré-Christol syndrome is a rare genodermatosis that manifests with the classical triad of basal cell carcinoma, follicular atrophoderma, and hypotrichosis; yet it may be accompanied by milia, ichthyosis, neurological symptoms, and visceral malignancies. Symptom onset is nonsimultaneous, and hence the diagnosis...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： AlSabbagh MM,Baqi MA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis (Hoffman-Zurhelle) is a distinct clinical entity. A case is reported in which the lesions were large, appeared early in childhood and were linear in distribution along the natal cleft. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Girglia HS,Bhattacharya SK

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Actinic prurigo (AP) is a photodermatosis with a restricted ethnic distribution, mainly affecting Mestizo women (mixed Indian and European). The lesions are polymorphic and include macules, papules, crusts, hyperpigmentation and lichenification. Thalidomide, an effective immunomodulatory drug, was first used...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Estrada-G I,Garibay-Escobar A,Núñez-Vázquez A,Hojyo-Tomoka T,Vega-Memije E,Cortés-Franco R,Pérez-Uribe A,Flores-Romo L,Santos-Argumedo L,Estrada-Parra S,Domínguez-Soto L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral mucous membrane involvement occurs uncommonly in mycosis fungoides and reports of it are scarce. We present two patients with severe involvement of the oral mucous membranes. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vicente A,Martí RM,Martín E,Estrach T,Herrero C,Mascaró JM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered levels of sex hormones have been observed in many autoimmune disorders, but there is no considerable data about pemphigus. The aim of this study is to compare serum total and free prolactin and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) levels between patients with pemphigus and healthy controls and to d...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yousefi M,Mozafari N,Hosseini MS,Gholamin S,Razavi SM,Namazi MR,Younespour S

更新日期：2016-06-01 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：:Grover disease (GD) is a benign eruption that causes a papulovesicular rash on the trunk and proximal extremities. It often resolves spontaneously but can follow a more chronic and fluctuating course that may last several years. Although the etiology remains unknown, several associated triggers have been identified in...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Aldana PC,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccrine poroma (EP) is a benign tumor of the eccrine duct. Multiple EPs are defined as eccrine poromatosis (EPS), an uncommon phenomenon. To date there are only eight reported cases of EPS. This review exemplifies the epidemiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and histology of EP, while reviewing the eight ca...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Deckelbaum S,Touloei K,Shitabata PK,Sire DJ,Horowitz D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (PAAS) is characterized by detection of antiphospholipid antibodies associated with venous or arterial thrombosis and/or miscarriages by patients with no other associated disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Primary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Diógenes MJ,Diógenes PC,de Morais Carneiro RM,Neto CC,Duarte FB,Holanda RR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the skin is rare, and no management guideline currently exists. Although LMS is historically classified as either dermal (cutaneous) or subcutaneous, definition for its classfication is inconsistent in the literature. Studies on the managenent of LMS are scarce, and there is no consensus on the...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kazlouskaya V,Lai YC,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alopecia areata (AA) is a non-scarring, autoimmune, inflammatory hair loss disease. Zinc is a trace element involved in important functional activities of hair follicles. PURPOSE:To evaluate serum zinc levels in patients with newly diagnosed and resistant lesions of AA in comparison to age- and sex-matched ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Abdel Fattah NS,Atef MM,Al-Qaradaghi SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old Celtic man presented with a linear pigmented 20-mm lesion on the left infraorbital cheek (Fig. 1). Clinical impression was pigmented basal cell epithelioma. Removal was accomplished by linear excision under local anesthesia. The wound was closed with a running 5-0 nylon subcuticular suture, which was rem...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lewis JE

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of topical 5% cysteamine versus 4% hydroquinone in the treatment of facial melasma in women. Topical 5% cysteamine is an antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitor that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of melasma. However, to date, no study has compared the performan...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lima PB,Dias JAF,Cassiano D,Esposito ACC,Bagatin E,Miot LDB,Miot HA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is a chronic debilitating disease affecting approximately one million Canadians. The objective of this study is to estimate the economic burden in $CDN (2008) of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis among Canadian adults. METHODS:Using a cross-sectional design, direct resource use, costs, lost prod...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Levy AR,Davie AM,Brazier NC,Jivraj F,Albrecht LE,Gratton D,Lynde CW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00