Treatment of molluscum contagiosum in adult, pediatric, and immunodeficient populations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with topical aminolevulinic acid (ALA) on large skin surfaces has recently been reported for patients with multiple actinic keratoses. OBJECTIVE:The current study compared the ability of topical and systemic ALA-PDT as well as topical ALA-PDT with blue light to delay th...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Liu Y,Viau G,Bissonnette R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:pemphigoid gestationis is an autoimmune blistering disease affecting pregnant women. Treatment often consists of topical corticosteroids, oral antihistamines, and oral prednisone followed by immunosuppressants. Refractory cases in antepartum patients present a particular therapeutic challenge as the majority...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Doiron P,Pratt M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Any scientific discipline needs a sharply defined set of words for exact and reproducible communication. Surprisingly this has never been a strong point in dermatological science, especially as regards the living gross pathology of skin disease. OBJECTIVE:This article briefly reviews the four editions of a ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Jackson R

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand dermatitis (HD) is one of the most common skin conditions; however, it is not a homogeneous disease entity. The severity of HD may range from very mild cases to severe chronic forms, which may result in prolonged disability and, occasionally, refractory HD. Chronic hand dermatitis (CHD) is associated wi...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Lynde C,Guenther L,Diepgen TL,Sasseville D,Poulin Y,Gulliver W,Agner T,Barber K,Bissonnette R,Ho V,Shear NH,Toole J

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elephantiasis is a well-known condition in dermatology usually affecting the legs and external genitalia. It is characterized by chronic inflammation and obstruction of the lymphatic channels and by hypertrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The etiology is either idiopathic or caused by a variety of ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hanna D,Cloutier R,Lapointe R,Desgagné A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elastosis perforans serpiginosa (EPS) is a rare skin disease in which abnormal elastic tissue fibers, other connective tissue elements, and cellular debris are expelled from the papillary dermis via transepithelial elimination. It is characterized by an eruption of small grouped hyperkeratotic papules in a s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Humphrey S,Hemmati I,Randhawa R,Crawford RI,Hong CH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective cyclooxygenase (COX) 2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been associated with a general lower incidence of side effects compared with nonselective NSAIDs. Postmarketing information has highlighted the need to reassess the risk evaluation for specific organs, including the skin. OB...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Atzori L,Pinna AL,Pau M,Aste N,Zucca M,Ferreli C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duration of response to treatment with alefacept has been assessed in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis who responded to alefacept therapy in phase 2 and phase 3 clinical studies. In a phase 2 trial, duration of response was based on time to retreatment with alefacept. In two phase 3 studie...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Krueger GG

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-like papillary dermal elastolysis (PXE-PDE), a rare acquired elastolytic disorder, occurs in postmenopausal, elderly women and is characterized by soft, white-yellow papules that localize on the neck and supraclavicular regions and often coalesce into cobblestone plaques. It has no s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Valbuena V,Assaad D,Yeung J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:All kinds of bees, wasps, and hornets are members of the hymenoptera order. Local hypersensitivity reactions after bee stings are very common and well studied. However, tissue necroses following untreated bee stings are extremely rare and they are not well documented. OBJECTIVE:Two extremely rare cases of e...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Koçer U,Ozer Tiftikcioğlu Y,Mete Aksoy H,Karaaslan O

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermoscopy has been shown to be a promising method to facilitate the diagnosis of lichen planus (LP) outside of China. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the spectrum of dermoscopic patterns in Chinese LP patients. METHODS:The clinical data and dermoscopic patterns of nine LP cases with a total of 43 lesions were ev...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Tan C,Min ZS,Xue Y,Zhu WY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus designated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has rapidly spread worldwide and has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Patients with altered immunologic function are at higher risk of acquiring...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ladda M,Lynde C,Fleming P

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforating dermatoses are a rare group of dermatologic conditions characterized by transepidermal elimination of dermal material that can be primary or acquired secondary to systemic disease. OBJECTIVE:We present an atypical case of perforating dermatosis resembling elastosis perforans serpiginosa (EPS) pr...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Cloutier-Bosworth A,Naert K,Kirshen C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy that originates from the endothelial cells lining lymphatic vessels and carries an extremely poor prognosis. Its clinical and histologic features are often indistinguishable from angiosarcoma. OBJECTIVE:We sought to better characterize the clinical and hist...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Mamelak AJ,Collie MR,Kroll R,Hanson ML,Harris HM

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Granular parakeratosis is a hyperkeratotic eruption of unknown etiology that occurs in the axilla and other intertriginous areas. The histologic features are unique for the retention of keratohyalin granules in the stratum corneum. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the article is to review the clinical manifestations an...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： English JC 3rd,Derdeyn AS,Wilson WM,Patterson JW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is a relatively new, nonhereditary, but congenital, neurocutaneous syndrome with unilateral cutaneous tumors and ipsilateral ophthalmologic and neurologic malformations. The syndrome is rare, with only 25 cases reported since first communication in 1970. The primar...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gawel J,Schwartz RA,Józwiak S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emotional stress has been associated with the development of alopecia areata (AA) and androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Emotional intelligence (EI), a component of general intelligence, is thought to govern the recognition, expression, and control of stress and other emotions. People with low EI are unable to ade...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Monselise A,Bar-On R,Chan L,Leibushor N,McElwee K,Shapiro J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune polymorphic skin disease characterized by erythematous papules and plaques and tense bullae. A skin biopsy for direct immunofluorescence (DIF) is used to detect autoantibodies and complement proteins. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine which location would provide the ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Sladden C,Kirchhof MG,Crawford RI

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new treatment for actinic keratoses, ingenol mebutate, was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. OBJECTIVE:To review the mechanisms of action, efficacy and safety data, and practical recommendations for ingenol mebutate. METHODS:The PubMed and clinicaltrials.gov databases were searche...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gupta AK,Paquet M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1997, it was reported that a PTEN gene deletion, a common genetic mutation in Cowden's disease (CD), was identified in a patient with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvacalba (BRR), suggesting that the two diseases were allelic. However, the clinical overlap between the two diseases has largely remained unclear. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Blum RR,Rahimizadeh A,Kardon N,Lebwohl M,Wei H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of treatment for external genital warts (EGWs) is to eradicate visible lesions and address symptoms that may accompany them, but it does not address the underlying virus. Left untreated, warts may grow, remain the same, or spontaneously regress as a result of being cleared by the immune system. Howeve...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Vender R,Bourcier M,Bhatia N,Lynde C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mast cells stimulate inflammation and itch sensation in the skin by releasing various mediators when they are activated. Stress exacerbates some skin diseases. We have reported that inhalation of certain odorants modulates immune reactions in the skin. OBJECTIVE:The possible usage of odorants in the regulat...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hosoi J,Tanida M,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo can negatively affect patients' quality of life (QoL). Assessment of QoL provides relevant information about treatment benefits. OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of excimer laser treatment on vitiligo patients' QoL and to identify overall patient satisfaction. The literature review failed to show ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Al-Shobaili HA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vemurafenib is an oral BRAF inhibitor recently approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Patients treated with this medication have been reported to have the occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and/or actinic keratosis (AK). OBJECTIVE:We report the case of a patient treated with vemurafenib...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Mays R,Curry J,Kim K,Tsai K,Arora A,Khan F,Ramirez-Fort M,Ciurea A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal aesthetic results are achieved when nasal defects after Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) are reconstructed as entire nasal subunits. OBJECTIVE:To illustrate the importance of reconstructing the nose in entire subunits and explore the possibilities of expanding the principles of subunit reconstruction...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Jergensen ZR,Pezeshk RA,Thornton JF

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of dermatology residency positions in Canada has not reflected the growing workforce shortage. Until 2005, all dermatology residents at the University of Ottawa were committed to return to their funding area at the completion of their training. This has left Eastern Ontario with a critical shortag...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Heughan C,Kanigsberg N,Amdemichael E,Fergusson D,Ammerman D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nail changes are common in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), with varying relationships existing between skin, nail, and joint disease. OBJECTIVE:To further characterize relationships between nail changes, psoriasis, and joint involvement in PsA patients. METHODS:One hundred eighty-eight PsA patients had skin, fi...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Sandre MK,Rohekar S,Guenther L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a chronic subepidermal blistering disease that is frequently resistant to therapy. OBJECTIVE:A 58-year-old man who had a one-year history of a bullous eruption involving the hands, forearms, trunk, scalp, and oral mucosa. Histopathology revealed a subepidermal bulla,...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Hughes AP,Callen JP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omalizumab is a third-line treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). Studies investigating the use of higher doses of omalizumab in patients unresponsive to regular doses are limited. OBJECTIVES:This study aims to investigate the effectiveness and safety of omalizumab 450 mg in CSU. METHODS:A retr...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Salman A,Comert E

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus vegetans is a rare variant of pemphigus vulgaris, comprising 1 to 2% of all pemphigus cases. Exposures to oral agents such as captopril and penicillamine and, less commonly, physical or chemical factors have been implicated in the development of pemphigus. METHODS:We report a 42-year-old white mal...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ngo JT,Trotter MJ,Robertson LH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00