Weekly vs. daily administration of oral methotrexate (MTX) for generalized plaque psoriasis: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

abstract：:Histoid leprosy is a rare variant of leprosy with a unique clinical presentation and bacilli rich histology. These patients are large reservoirs for disease and vectors for spread, making prompt diagnosis and treatment crucial. To date, no consensus on treatment and duration exists. This paper aims to investigate the ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bartos G,Sheuring R,Combs A,Rivlin D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral 8-methoxypsoralen is the drug of choice in photochemotherapy of several dermatoses, e.g., vitiligo and psoriasis. The aim of this trial is to produce a new preparation of the drug, which is able to overcome the difficulties met with the oral use of the older preparations. METHODS:A new preparation cont...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： el-Mofty AM,el-Sawalhy H,el-Mofty M

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal neoplasms (sarcomas) of skin are rare. Patients with sarcomas were analyzed over the last decade. METHODS:Over a 10-year period, we conducted a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed and treated in an urban academic teaching hospital in Saxony, Germany. Clinical and pathologic files were u...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Wollina U,Koch A,Hansel G,Schönlebe J,Kittner T,Pabst F,Haroske G,Nowak A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various hormonal states are known to be associated with the waxing and waning of psoriasis. Patients with psoriasis commonly experience changes in their cutaneous disease during pregnancy or post partum. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated 100 women with psoriasis by questionnaire and interview. The women had been seen ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Boyd AS,Morris LF,Phillips CM,Menter MA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-year-old boy with nevus comedonicus, multiple congenital abnormalities of the spine, and a central nervous system disorder is described. The associated abnormalities previously reported with nevus comedonicus are summarized. Thorough evaluation of patients with nevus comedonicus may disclose the occurrence of cer...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Engber PB

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-nail dystrophy (TND) is an idiopathic and non-congenital nail dystrophy that is characterized by excess longitudinal ridges and loss of luster in multiple nail plates. There are a few studies on TND. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In order to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patient...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lee YB,Cheon MS,Park HJ,Cho BK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatologic diseases vary widely as a result of geographic location and may be influenced by environmental factors. Aim To determine the epidemiology of dermatological diseases in the Peruvian Amazonia. METHODS:Transversal and multicentric study, which were carried out during February of 2006, 2007, and 20...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gutierrez EL,Galarza C,Ramos W,Tello M,Jiménez G,Ronceros G,Chía H,Hurtado J,Ortega-Loayza AG

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young white men (1176 men, mean age 20 years, age range from 18 to 26 years) were examined for dysplastic nevi. In 78 patients (6.63%), 107 clinically dysplastic nevi were observed, demonstrating all three NIH criteria (diameter greater than 5mm, irregularities of border, irregularities of color) suggestive for clinic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Peter RU,Worret WI,Nickolay-Kiesthardt J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite an array of topical and systemic antifungal agents, cases of resistant dermatophytosis still exist. Use of naftifine, the first commercially available allylamine derivative, proved successful in the management of four such cases. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rosen T,Fischer M,Orengo I,Abuabara F

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:A 10-year-old immunocompetent boy presented with multiple, verrucous, disseminated pheohyphomycotic lesions caused by Exophiala spinifera. The patient was not responsive to combination antifungal therapy (itraconazole, terbinafine, fluconazole) and cryotherapy. As antifungal susceptibility is known to be variable for ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Singal A,Pandhi D,Bhattacharya SN,Das S,Aggarwal S,Mishra K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dithranol is a potent reducing substance and is thought to achieve its effect on psoriasis by reduction of cell turnover. It was shown to be efficacious in adults, but its efficacy has not been documented in children. METHODS:The efficacy of short-contact therapy, a dithranol cream preparation, was retrospe...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Zvulunov A,Anisfeld A,Metzker A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND DESIGN:The clinical, histologic, and direct (DIF) and indirect (IIF) immunofluorescence findings are used in a critical, although arbitrary, manner in the routine diagnostic process of bullous pemphigoid (BP). Our purpose was to estimate their relative value. In the present retrospective study, a follow-...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Chaidemenos GC,Maltezos E,Chrysomallis F,Kouskoukis K,Kapetis E,Mourellou O,Gotsis N

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:We sought to determine the prevalence of skin diseases in Iraq. Most such studies performed in Iraq have been hospital based. One community based study was performed in the southern area of Iraq but involved only an urban population. Our study was carried out in two Iraqi governorates, Tikrit and Kirkuk, and involved ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Al Samarai AG

更新日期：2009-07-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Surgery, in any setting, has several inherent risks not only to the patient, but the physician and his assistants as well. Safe handling and management of the sharps to prevent inoculation injuries is one of these risks, in particular: 1) instrument hand-off of the needle and needle driver between the physic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kunishige J,Wanitphakdeedecha R,Nguyen TH,Chen TM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tinea pedis is an infrequent disease in children before the age of puberty. There are few epidemiologic and clinical data regarding cases of tinea pedis observed in children. Materials and methods We prospectively collected all cases of tinea pedis in children diagnosed during the years 1995-1997. Only those...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jang KA,Chi DH,Choi JH,Sung KJ,Moon KC,Koh JK

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The porphyrias are diverse in pathophysiology, clinical presentation, severity, and prognosis, presenting a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although not easily curable, the dermatological manifestations of these diseases, photosensitivity and associated cutaneous pathology, can be effectively prevented and manag...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tintle S,Alikhan A,Horner ME,Hand JL,Davis DM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail, is caused by dermatophytes, yeasts, and nondermatophyte molds. The causative pathogen and incidence of onychomycosis depend on age, gender, geographic and climatic conditions, living habits, and immune status of the host. AIM:To determine the incidence and etio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yenişehirli G,Bulut Y,Sezer E,Günday E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dandruff is a common scalp condition characterized by flakes, pruritus and sometimes mild erythema. These symptoms reflect underlying histopathologic and biochemical events that must be reversed if treatment is to be effective. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to better characterize the state of the epidermis in...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kerr K,Darcy T,Henry J,Mizoguchi H,Schwartz JR,Morrall S,Filloon T,Wimalasena R,Fadayel G,Mills KJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In July 2008, the German statutory health insurance introduced a nationwide skin cancer screening program. Before the introduction, eligible physicians had to qualify to perform the screening test and counsel their patients on skin cancer screening. To educate physicians, a curriculum and training materials ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Anders MP,Fengler S,Volkmer B,Greinert R,Breitbart EW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven patients with primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis (PLCA) were clinically and histopathologically reviewed. Two-thirds of patients had macular amyloidosis (MA). Intermediate cases having macular lesions with micropapules and/or lichens were identified. A spectrum for the disease is proposed, in which th...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kibbi AG,Rubeiz NG,Zaynoun ST,Kurban AK

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare destructive, ulcerative, and inflammatory cutaneous disease. PG can be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), arthritis, autoinflammatory syndromes, and hematological malignancies. Multiple reports in the literature have found an association between PG and solid organ tum...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shah M,Sachdeva M,Gefri A,Jfri A

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:The results of a study on onychomycosis in AIDS related complex and AIDS patients presenting for dermatology consultation at an infectious diseases department are reported. The clinical results showed that most patients presented a proximal white superficial onychomycosis. The association with a clinical interdigital ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Dompmartin D,Dompmartin A,Deluol AM,Grosshans E,Coulaud JP

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biologic therapies are more effective than conventional therapies in the treatment of psoriasis, but they are also more costly. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to compare the cost-efficacy of etanercept, adalimumab, and ustekinumab therapies in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in a Taiwane...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Wang SH,Chi CC,Hu S

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：:The authors describe ten cases of cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC). All of these cases were sporadic. The incidence of associated anomalies was relatively low, and three patients had skin manifestations (cutaneous atrophy and nevus telangiectaticus). In two patients, the right leg was shorter and thinn...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kennedy C,Oranje AP,Keizer K,van den Heuvel MM,Catsman-Berrevoets CE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00