A guide to prescribing home phototherapy for patients with psoriasis: the appropriate patient, the type of unit, the treatment regimen, and the potential obstacles.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with melanoma are at increased risk for cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). OBJECTIVE:We sought to examine the incidence of subsequent SCC among melanoma survivors and the impact of patient and melanoma characteristics on SCC risk. METHODS:Kaiser Permanente Northern California members given...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Asgari MM,Warton EM,Quesenberry CP,Koralek DO,Taylor M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile leukemia accounts for only 3% of childhood leukemia. Leukemia cutis occurs in 25% to 30% of infants with congenital leukemia and is more frequently associated with acute myeloid leukemia than with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We describe an infant in whom hyperpigmented macules that developed when the patie...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Yen A,Sanchez R,Oblender M,Raimer S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discoid lupus erythematosus lesions show hyperkeratosis and atrophy, which may reflect abnormal epidermal proliferation, differentiation, or both. In this investigation, markers for epidermal proliferation, differentiation and inflammation were studied in cutaneous lesions of discoid lupus erythematosus. Frozen sectio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： de Jong EM,van Erp PE,Ruiter DJ,van de Kerkhof PC

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been observed that sun exposure can induce or exacerbate skin lesions in patients with certain forms of lupus erythematosus. Despite the frequency of photosensitivity in these patients, the mechanism by which ultraviolet radiation alters the pathogenic course of this disease remains poorly understood. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kuhn A,Sonntag M,Richter-Hintz D,Oslislo C,Megahed M,Ruzicka T,Lehmann P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Classical dermatomyositis (CDM) patients display the hallmark cutaneous manifestations of dermatomyositis (DM), proximal muscle weakness, and laboratory evidence of myositis. The epidemiology and management of both adult-onset and juvenile-onset CDM has been well characterized. However, the clinical significa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Gerami P,Schope JM,McDonald L,Walling HW,Sontheimer RD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a multisystem disease. Genetic predisposition, altered immunity, hormones, drugs, viruses, and ultraviolet light all may play a role in etiology. A wide range of cutaneous lesions occur, and variants such as subacute cutaneous LE, complement-deficient LE, and neonatal LE have recently been ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tuffanelli DL

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hypersensitivity reactions are well characterized for certain medications, vancomycin-associated drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome (DIHS), or drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), has yet to be defined. OBJECTIVE:To better define the clinical phenotype of vancomycin-as...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Madigan LM,Fox LP

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of allergic contact hypersensitivity to Sta-Lok and Loctite anaerobic sealants are reported. These two anaerobic sealants constitute a +100 million annual market in industrial sealants used to join metal surfaces together. To the best of my knowledge, these are the first reported cases of allergic contact ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Dempsey KJ

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term penicillamine therapy has been associated with alterations in dermal elastic tissue. Well-described associated dermatoses include pseudo-pseudoxanthoma elasticum, acquired cutis laxa, elastosis perforans serpiginosa, and anetoderma. Histologically, "lumpy-bumpy" or "bramble-bush" morphologic changes of elast...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lewis BK,Chern PL,Stone MS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease of the skin with limited treatment options; there is an urgent need to identify and validate biomarkers of disease activity to support vitiligo clinical studies. OBJECTIVE:To investigate potential biomarkers of disease activity directly in the skin of vitiligo subjects and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Strassner JP,Rashighi M,Ahmed Refat M,Richmond JM,Harris JE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence of hairs grouped into well-defined follicular units has given a new vision of hair anatomy and pathology. The sebaceous glands and the arrector pili muscle, as part of the pilosebaceous unit, should be viewed as important parts of this organized follicular unit structure. OBJECTIVE:This study w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Poblet E,Jiménez F,Ortega F

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients were treated for tinea pedis with 2% topical ketoconazole cream either once or twice daily. All diagnoses were confirmed mycologically. They were randomly assigned in a double-blind study into three groups on the basis of their clinical lesions, that is, vesicular pedis, interdigital pedis, and hyperker...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Greer DL

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Inflammation plays a prominent role in atherosclerosis and its complications. OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate the associations of rosacea with cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular diseases from a nationwide population-based database. METH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hua TC,Chung PI,Chen YJ,Wu LC,Chen YD,Hwang CY,Chu SY,Chen CC,Lee DD,Chang YT,Liu HN

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intertriginous and facial involvement are manifestations of psoriasis that require a different approach than is used for typical plaque psoriasis on other skin areas. Topical corticosteroids are the primary treatment for psoriasis; however, the side effects of corticosteroids are magnified on intertriginous ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lebwohl M,Freeman AK,Chapman MS,Feldman SR,Hartle JE,Henning A,Tacrolimus Ointment Study Group.

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In response to the increasing rate of skin cancer, particularly melanoma in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Weather Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of Physicians for the Environment, and the American Academy of Dermatology, de...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Geller AC,Hufford D,Miller DR,Sun T,Wyatt SW,Reilley B,Bewerse B,Lisco J,Brooks D,Grupenhoff J,Weary P,Lew RA,Koh HK

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small open studies of patients at high risk for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin suggest that oral retinoid use reduces the risk of these tumors. Among patients at lower risk, randomized trials of low doses of retinoids did not demonstrate significant chemopreventive effects. Patients with psoriasis...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Nijsten TE,Stern RS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature concerning the use and possible mode of action of thalidomide in reactional lepromatous leprosy and in various other conditions is reviewed. Although it has no action against the leprosy bacillus, its value in the treatment of the adverse reactions in this type of leprosy is well established, many lepro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Barnhill RL,McDougall AC

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminology of the specific dermatoses of pregnancy has become increasingly confusing, with several names in use for identical clinical disorders. On the basis of our own study of sixty-four patients and a review of the literature, we propose a simplified classification: (1) herpes gestationis (pemphigoid gestatio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Holmes RC,Black MM

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data exist on the relationship between psoriasis and melanocytic lesions. OBJECTIVES:We sought to investigate number of melanocytic nevi in psoriatic patients compared with control subjects and its relationship with disease severity and treatment. METHODS:We performed a prospective study in 189 psoriat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Di Cesare A,Riitano A,Suppa M,Fidanza R,Zangrilli A,Esposito M,Fargnoli MC,Chimenti S,Peris K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acitretin, a metabolite of etretinate, was given to 38 patients for the treatment of psoriasis. During the first 8 weeks patients received either placebo, 10 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, or 75 mg of acitretin daily in a double-blind manner. The dosages of 10 mg and 25 mg daily did not achieve any statistically significant improv...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Goldfarb MT,Ellis CN,Gupta AK,Tincoff T,Hamilton TA,Voorhees JJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of dermatologic training centers in the United States and Canada discloses that only 12% use conventional x-ray therapy intramurally and an additional 15% utilize grenz ray therapy. Although many refer patients to radiologists on a regular basis, half of the present training programs consider radiation therap...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kingery FA

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietic protoporphyria is an inherited disorder characterized biochemically by a deficiency of ferrochelatase, the enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of ferrous iron into protoporphyrin to form heme. We describe a patient who illustrates the unpredictability of the course of liver disease in erythropoietic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Mercurio MG,Prince G,Weber FL Jr,Jacobs G,Zaim MT,Bickers DR

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ochronosis is an uncommon condition characterized by yellow-brown pigment deposits in the dermis. It occurs in exogenous and endogenous forms. We report a case of exogenous ochronosis in a Hispanic woman and discuss the different forms of this condition. We treated the lesions with Q-switched ruby laser. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kramer KE,Lopez A,Stefanato CM,Phillips TJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of immunotherapies in the treatment of metastatic cancers has significantly advanced oncology. However, due to safety concerns, solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are routinely excluded from immunotherapy trials; thus, there is limited data for these agents in this population. METHODS:A syste...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fisher J,Zeitouni N,Fan W,Samie FH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic herpesvirus infections are common in patients infected with HIV. Atypical skin lesions secondary to long-standing varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection have been reported. We present a case of an AIDS patient with a chronic VZV infection that simulated a basal cell carcinoma. Histologic examination and immuno...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tsao H,Tahan SR,Johnson RA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onycholysis (ONY) of the fingernails is a common disorder that is diagnosed with ease but often managed with great difficulty. The full spectrum of causes is broad and not always readily apparent. In this review, an approach to the evaluation and management of ONY is offered. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kechijian P

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reflections from instruments in the surgical field involving the CO2 laser beam present a serious ocular hazard. In addition to the use of plastic or glass protective eyewear, this hazard can be minimized by utilizing anodized instruments and recognizing the specific distances at which various reflections are no longe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Friedman NR,Saleeby ER,Rubin MG,Sandu T,Krull EA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is a complex disorder in which patients have chronic and recurrent Candida albicans infections of the skin, nails, and mucous membranes. There are several subgroups of patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, and these can be identified by associated disorders such as autoimmu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kirkpatrick CH

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a female patient with an acute purpuric and bullous eruption mainly affecting the lower aspect of the legs. Skin biopsy specimens demonstrated microvascular occlusions with fibrin thrombi but no dermal inflammation. Intermediate hyperhomocysteinemia and transient antiphospholipid antibodies were evidenced ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Martin L,Armingaud P,Georgescu V,Matre F,Legac E,Estève E

更新日期：2003-08-01 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