Granuloma Annulare and Morphea: Correlation with Borrelia burgdorferi Infections and Chlamydia-related Bacteria.

abstract：:Tobacco smoke and UV radiation are extrinsic risk factors for accelerated skin ageing. In this study the effects of smoking on wrinkling and ageing were assessed in males living in Northern Finland, where cumulative sun exposure is low. Smoking habits, age and facial wrinkling were estimated from facial photographs of...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Raitio A,Kontinen J,Rasi M,Bloigu R,Röning J,Oikarinen A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the usefulness of the restriction enzyme (RE) fingerprinting for epidemiological tracing in gonococcal disease. The RE patterns of three paired gonococcal isolates showed corresponding identical fingerprints. Within each of the three pairs of epidemiologically linked isolates the respective restriction...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Falk ES,Danielsson D,Bjorvatn B,Melby K,Sørensen B,Kristiansen BE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind controlled study, superficial radiotherapy (SRT) was given to psoriatic fingernails as three fractionated doses of 150 cGy (90 kV, 5 mA, 1.00 mm aluminium filter). The treated nails demonstrated a significant fall in scoring on a clinical rating scale 10 and 15 weeks after therapy (mean scores = 4.4 ...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Yu RC,King CM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pruritus is exacerbated at night in many systemic and dermatological diseases, resulting in reports of significantly diminished quality of life and sleep disturbances. At present, the underlying mechanisms responsible for night-time itching are not well understood. Nocturnal pruritus may be related to the circadian rh...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Patel T,Ishiuji Y,Yosipovitch G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent therapeutic developments raise hope, melanoma remains a devastating disease with a need for new treatment targets. In other tumours prohormone convertases have been shown to be pro-tumourigenic as they are involved in processing preforms of matrix-metalloproteinases, growth factors and adhesion molecul...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Weishaupt C,Mastrofrancesco A,Metze D,Kemper B,Stegemann A,Picardo M,Klein-Szanto AJP,Böhm M

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effect on acne vulgaris of topical treatment with meclocycline sulfosalicylate and systemic treatment with peroral tetracycline (500 mg daily) was compared in a double-blind study of 60 patients treated for 8 weeks. The reducing effect of Meclosorb cream and tetracycline tablets on the number of closed co...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Hjorth N,Schmidt H,Thomsen K,Dela K

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cutaneous mycoses caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient is reported. The infection cleared after complete surgical excision and 6 months of oral itraconazole therapy. In vitro activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ravuconazole and terbinafine against the clinic...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Durán MT,Del Pozo J,Yebra MT,Crespo MG,Paniagua MJ,Cabezón MA,Guarro J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate if whole body UVB irradiation has effects on the neutrophil function, eleven patients with mild to moderate psoriasis and 14 healthy subjects were treated with whole body UVB irradiation 3 times weekly for 4 weeks. Eight healthy untreated subjects served as controls. After 2 weeks of treatment the individu...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Lundin A,Michaëlsson G,Venge P,Berne B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain and discomfort are common and often severe skin symptoms in patients with psoriasis. However, no studies have investigated skin pain and discomfort over time, or factors that explain changes in these symptoms. The aims of the present study were to describe the changes in skin pain, skin discomfort and Psoriasis A...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Ljosaa TM,Stubhaug A,Mork C,Moum T,Wahl AK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvar vestibulitis, as defined by Friedrich, is considered to be inflammatory, despite the fact that the normal histology of this specific area has previously not been characterized. The aim of the present study was to compare the normal histology of the vulvar vestibulum with findings in localized vulvar vestibuliti...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Lundqvist EN,Hofer PA,Olofsson JI,Sjöberg I

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pemphigus has recently been linked to psoriasis, the risk of emergence of pemphigus during the course of psoriasis is yet to be delineated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing pemphigus during the course of psoriasis. A large-scale population-based longitudinal retrospective cohort st...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Kridin K,Ludwig RJ,Damiani G,Cohen AD

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pruritus is an essential symptom of atopic dermatitis, its complex pathomechanism is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to characterize the clinical pattern of itch in adult subjects with atopic dermatitis. A total of 89 patients (59 females, 30 males) with atopic dermatitis, age range 18-60 year...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Chrostowska-Plak D,Salomon J,Reich A,Szepietowski JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three women with hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans (HLP) are described. The lesions developed after the age of 45 and there was no family history of this disease. The possible role of UV-light in the pathogenesis of this disease is discussed. ...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Rosdahl I,Rosén K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eye colour, hair colour and skin colour are important risk factors for malignant melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. There are few studies in which the distribution of these pigmentary factors in risk populations has been assessed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the major eye and ha...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Lock-Andersen J,Wulf HC,Knudstorp ND

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis (AD) has a big impact on quality of life. The usefulness of health-related quality of life questionnaires for children with AD in general practice, and the relationship of quality of life to disease severity, as assessed by parents and by investigators, however, is not known. This study used the Infa...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： van Valburg RW,Willemsen MG,Dirven-Meijer PC,Oranje AP,van der Wouden JC,Moed H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis is a rare systemic disease of unknown aetiology characterized by erosive arthritis and cutaneous lesions consisting of multiple reddish-brown papules and nodules, mainly involving the face and distal upper extremities. It has been suggested that skin eruptions in multicentric reticul...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Taniguchi T,Asano Y,Okada A,Sugaya M,Sato S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trioxysalen bath is a safe alternative to systemic 8-methoxypsoralen in long-term psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA) treatment. The kinetics of its main side-effect, the strong phototoxicity, has not been thoroughly studied. This study determined the degree and persistence of phototoxicity after a single 10 min bath...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Snellman E,Rantanen T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullous dermolysis of the newborn (BDN) is a subtype of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa characterized by rapid improvement in skin fragility within the first months of life, associated with typical immunofluorescence and ultrastructural features. Inheritance can be autosomal dominant or recessive. We report here 4 ca...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Diociaiuti A,Castiglia D,Giancristoforo S,Guerra L,Proto V,Dotta A,Boldrini R,Zambruno G,El Hachem M

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first case in the literature describing naevi spili, café-au-lait spots and melanocytic naevi aggregated along-side Blaschko's lines. The pattern of melanocytic lesions in our patient is different from the congenital pigmentary syndromes and the segmental distribution of melanocytic naevi, the quadrant dis...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Langenbach N,Pfau A,Landthaler M,Stolz W

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis do not respond adequately to methotrexate monotherapy. This pilot study, with a small patient population, was performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of etanercept and methotrexate combination in patients with plaque psoriasis and inadequate response to...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Zachariae C,Mørk NJ,Reunala T,Lorentzen H,Falk E,Karvonen SL,Johannesson A,Claréus B,Skov L,Mørk G,Walker S,Qvitzau S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsies obtained from both the perilesional areas and clinically uninvolved skin of patients with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) were studied for antigen-presenting cell and lymphocyte phenotype and/or activation phenotype using monoclonal antibodies in avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex staining. Perilesional PV skin contain...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Mashkilleyson N,Konttinen YT,Visa K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with the Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome presented with prolonged bleeding from the finger tips during strenuous exercise. Tissue fibrinolysis studies showed increased fibrinolytic activity suggesting that the blood vessels in the affected limb may be functionally as well as anatomically abnormal. ...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Adams SJ,Cunliffe WJ

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial melanoma is difficult to diagnose and dermatoscopic features are often subtle. Dermatoscopic non-melanoma patterns may have a comparable diagnostic value. In this pilot study, facial lesions were collected retrospectively, resulting in a case set of 339 melanomas and 308 non-melanomas. Lesions were evaluated fo...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Tschandl P,Gambardella A,Boespflug A,Deinlein T,de Giorgi V,Kittler H,Lallas A,Malvehy J,Moscarella E,Puig S,Scalvenzi M,Thomas L,Zalaudek I,Alfano R,Argenziano G

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the suitability and effectiveness of heliotherapy in moderate or severe atopic dermatitis in adults in the Canary Islands. A total of 216 patients participated on 6 different 2- or 3-week heliotherapy trips. Using the Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis Index (SCORAD), the se...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Autio P,Komulainen P,Larni HM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of juvenile xanthogranuloma in a female newborn infant is reported. Red-brown, flat, well-demarcated lesions were present at birth on her scalp, face and trunk. During the following year of observation the eruptions regressed slowly and spontaneously. Light and electron microscopy revealed histiocytes and Touto...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Mortensen T,Weismann K,Kobayasi T

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological stress and atopic dermatitis (AD) symptoms appear to form a vicious cycle. This study compared the degree of stress and impairment of dermatology life quality between patients with AD and healthy controls, and examined for neuropeptides and neurotrophins associated with stress in AD. Questionnaires, comp...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Oh SH,Bae BG,Park CO,Noh JY,Park IH,Wu WH,Lee KH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a recurrent, debilitating suppurative skin disease. Nowadays the major challenge is the choice of optimal treatment. Many conservative therapies seem to have only a supportive character and do not prevent progression of the disease. Early surgical intervention with complete excision of...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Matusiak L,Bieniek A,Szepietowski JC

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initiation of the antihistamine effect of a single dose of acrivastine (8 mg) or cetirizine (10 mg) on wheals and itch induced by histamine dihydrochloride (10 mg/ml) in the prick test was studied in a randomized cross-over design employing 20 healthy medical students. The prick test was performed before ingestion...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Lahti A,Haapaniemi T

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Sweet's syndrome treated with potassium iodide is hereby described. The patient responded well a few days after the initiation of therapy, but the evolution was complicated with a severe clinical deterioration two weeks later. Systemic vasculitis was diagnosed on the basis of significant impairment of renal ...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Eeckhout E,Willemsen M,Deconinck A,Somers G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with palpebral cellulitis may turn in the first place to a skin clinic. The clinical picture and the course of disease are illustrated here by four case histories. The importance of differentiating between collateral orbital edema, palpebral cellulitis and orbital cellulitis is stressed. ...

journal_title：Acta dermato-venereologica

authors： Roed-Petersen J,Larsen HW

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00