Kaposi Sarcoma Associated With Iatrogenic Immunosuppression: A Rare Complication of Bullous Pemphigoid Treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumour size is a crucial factor used to plan Mohs procedures. Larger tumours require more time and stages of excision, and they need to be triaged as a higher priority. Therefore, the accuracy in measurement of tumour size is critical. OBJECTIVE:To investigate if there is a significant difference in accurac...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： To D,Macdonald J

更新日期：2017-05-01 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:The gtring presence of dermatology platforms on Facebook has been acknowledged; however, little is known about the extent to which different types of content influence the level of engagement with online users. OBJECTIVE:To assess the level of public engagement with different types of content posted on Face...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Kim WB,Marinas JE,Vender RB

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Calciphylaxis is a rare syndrome of vascular calcification with subsequent cutaneous and tissue necrosis. It usually manifests as a complication of end-stage renal failure, affecting 1 to 4% of long-term dialysis patients. Very exceptionally, it can occur without chronic renal failure. OBJECTIVE:The goal of...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Stanciu M,Gagné-Henley A,Thérien G

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis in clinical trials is often measured by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). This measurement is well understood by clinical trialists and many dermatologists but rarely by patients and some clinicians. Patients may not understand their chance of improvement based on a PASI-50 or PASI-75 v...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： English PL,Vender R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intention of the Summary Notes section is to provide the practitioner and trainee with a current, concise reference source to dermatologic diseases and to serve as a form of Continuing Medical Education. Each installment will deal with a specific disease. When included, the pretest questions indicate some of the a...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Katz AM

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：:Basal cell carcinomas (BCC) are the most frequent tumours in humans and normally appear in photoexposed areas of the skin. It is widely accepted that BCCs originate at follicular stem cells and consequently are very rare in nonhairy areas. Here, we report 4 cases of vulvar BCC, 3 of which were located in a vulvar semi...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： García-de-la-Fuente MR,Santacana M,Vilardell F,Pujol RM,Gari E,Casanova JM

更新日期：2017-09-01 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:The development of knowledge concerning the role of sun exposure in causing skin cancer has been a gradual one. OBJECTIVE:This article reviews the article by Urbach who used manikin coated with an ultraviolet dosimeter to see exactly where on the head and neck the exposure was greatest. CONCLUSION:Urbach s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Jackson R

更新日期：1999-01-01 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:A patient with concurrent Raynaud disease presented for hyperhidrosis of the axillae and palms. After a positive response to botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) for axillary hyperhidrosis, she returned requesting palmar treatment. OBJECTIVES:Our goal was to investigate the effect of BoNTA on Raynaud disease in c...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Kossintseva I,Barankin B

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an 17-year-old male with a drug reaction in the spectrum of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), triggered by carbamazepine, who was succesfully treated with the combination of dexamethasone, cyclosporine, and etanercept. This triple therapy halted and prevented skin epi...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Coulombe J,Belzile E,Duhamel A,Rault P,Buteau C,DeBruycker JJ,Bussières JF

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A renaissance is taking place in the field of wound healing. Interest in wounds has probably never been so great, and a number of key therapeutic advances in the last 2 or 3 years are only an indication of more progress to come. In large part, we are benefitting from decades of basic research that has provided the kno...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Falanga V

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The self-inflicted dermatoses such as acne excorieé and neurotic excoriations are often chronic, recurring, and resistant to standard dermatologic therapies. OBJECTIVE:We present a 28-year-old woman with longstanding acne excorieé, whose acne started at age 14 years and was followed by acne excorieé at age ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gupta MA,Gupta AK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:This is a somewhat rare case of a 19-year-old African American female with multiple cutaneous granular cell tumors. Granular cell tumors are of neural origin, except in rare cases, and are considered benign, with a low incidence of malignancy. The clinical presentation varies greatly, but these...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Henry M,Perry A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leprosy reactions are acute inflammatory episodes that occur in the setting of Mycobacterium leprae infection. Precipitants of reactions can be pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic. Both type 1 and type 2 reactions typically occur before and during leprosy treatment but may also occur after treatment has been completed....

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Wu J,Boggild AK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection of the skin that is widely considered to be a self-resolving disease that can be treated with benign neglect. However, the clinical reality is that the disease can vary widely by anatomic site and by recalcitrance to treatment and remains a significant cause of morb...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Nguyen HP,Franz E,Stiegel KR,Hsu S,Tyring SK

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：: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:In 1995, a Rosacea Awareness Program (RAP) was initiated in Canada to make available educational resources for physicians and rosacea patients. Material is in French or English, and is accessible though physician offices and by toll-free telephone. Information was communicated to the public via noncommercial...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Shear NH,Levine C

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is believed to be a follicular variant of lichen planus that affects pilosebaceous units, mainly of the scalp. An extremely rare variant of LPP is a linear form, which follows the lines of Blaschko. Of the five previously documented cases of linear LPP, all were limited to the face....

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Baker K,Pehr K

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection usually remains asymptomatic in immunocompetent adults, and few cases of complicated disease in nonimmunosuppressed patients have been reported. Erythema multiforme (EM), an acute and self-limiting skin eruption characterized by a typical targetoid lesion that may also affect ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Vitiello M,Echeverria B,Elgart G,Kerdel F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local skin reactions are common during imiquimod treatment of actinic keratosis (AK). Cyclical application of imiquimod may improve tolerability while maintaining efficacy. OBJECTIVE:To assess the tolerability of imiquimod and clearance rate of AK lesions after imiquimod application. METHODS:Imiquimod 5% c...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Rivers JK,Rosoph L,Provost N,Bissonnette R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program administered by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons applies to all Fellows of the Royal College including dermatologists. It is mandatory for those who wish to maintain their fellowship in the Royal College and can be critical for maintaining licensure requiremen...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Rich P

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:We present the extraordinary case of a 72-year-old man with a history of primary cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified (pcPTCL-NOS) previously controlled with topical agents who developed tumours in a sporotrichoid pattern. Culture of the tumours was negative, and histopathology showed findings ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Lewis DJ,Vin H,Hinojosa T,Tetzlaff MT,Dabaja BS,Duvic M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alefacept (Amevive) is a fully human LFA-3/IgG1 fusion protein with a dual mechanism of action inhibiting T-cell activation and selectively reducing memory T cells. Alefacept is currently approved as a 12-week course of weekly 15 mg intramuscular (IM) injections for the treatment of adults with moderate to s...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Moul DK,Routhouska SB,Korman NJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the skin, a rare type of cutaneous B-cell lymphoma, is characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells primarily in the skin without evidence of multiple myeloma. Only about 30 cases with extramedullary plasmacytoma of the skin are reported in the literature. CASE REPORT...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Uçmak D,Meltem Akkurt Z,Türkçü G,Harman M,Sinan Dal M,Uçmak F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common pediatric chronic inflammatory skin disease in North America, often involving complex treatment regimens and impairing the quality of life of affected children and their families. Two topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) have been available for the treatment of AD in pediatri...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Fiorillo L,Marcoux D,Ramien M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00