Sequence variants in nine different genes underlying rare skin disorders in 10 consanguineous families.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that malignant melanoma (MM) survivors are at increased risk of future primary MM. However, the risk for noncutaneous second primary malignancies (SPMs) is not as well-understood. METHODS:An observational study utilizing data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database w...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vakharia PP,Kelm RC,Orrell KA,Patel KR,Singam V,Ali Y,Rastogi S,Yousif R,Rangel SM,West DP,Nardone B

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of teledermatology as an adjunct to conventional clinical dermatology on the Faroe Islands is described. The service is based on a nurse-led dermatological clinic, and teledermatology is combined with specialist visits for more complex diagnosis or procedures. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jemec GB,Heidenheim M,Dam TN,Vang E

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old man, an intravenous drug user and in an advanced stage of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), was admitted in our Department for the treatment of skin lesions that had been diagnosed as molluscum contagiosum (MC). The clinical examination revealed the presence of multiple nodular lesions, some of...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vozmediano JM,Manrique A,Petraglia S,Romero MA,Nieto I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a common, acquired condition of unknown etiology. The only practical treatment for patients with vitiligo is psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA). No satisfactory method is available to measure the influence of certain factors on the therapeutic response. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with generalized v...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： al-Aboosi MM,Ajam ZA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report three cases of mycosis fungoides with milia formation in the regressing lesions. PATIENTS AND SETTING:Dermatology clinic of a university hospital (referral center). Three patients with mycosis fungoides with body surface involvement of 10% in one case (stage IIb) and exceeding 30% in two cases (sta...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kalayciyan A,Oguz O,Demirkesen C,Serdaroglu S,Kotogyan A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis has been associated with depressive disease and case reports of completed suicide. METHODS:217 consenting psoriasis patients completed the Carroll Rating Scale for Depression (CRSD), a 52-item self-rated scale, with four of the items directly addressing wishes to be dead and suicidal ideation. The...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gupta MA,Schork NJ,Gupta AK,Kirkby S,Ellis CN

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a hypopigmentation disease characterized by achromatic or hypochromatic macules in several sites of human skin. Although monochromatic excimer light (MEL) and narrowband-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) have recently been used for efficacious treatment of vitiligo, the repigmentation process and role of me...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hirobe T,Enami H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with large, painful, indurated plaques on the right thigh, left abdomen, left chest, and right chest, which began without any preceding trauma on the right thigh 3 weeks prior to presentation in the ED. He was initially treated with cefazolin 1 g three times...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Korver G,Liu C,Petersen M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of erythema nodosum leprosum among leprosy patients treated with diamino diphenyl sulfone in an endemic area is not rare, unlike in the leprosy patients treated at Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Two Nigerian patients with this disease are described, in whom this rarity was seen. Recurrent monthly f...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Somorin AO

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosacea is a common, chronic dermatosis that requires long-term therapy. Oral isotretinoin and topical and/or oral antibiotics are effective, but their usage may be limited due to side-effects. OBJECTIVE:The goal of the study was to compare the efficacy of topical adapalene gel (0.1%) and topical metronidaz...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Altinyazar HC,Koca R,Tekin NS,Eştürk E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common treatment of atrophic acne scars consists of invasive methods such as dermabrasion, chemopeeling, or implantation of bovine collagen. In our study a new noninvasive treatment method consisting of local iontophoresis is demonstrated. Local iontophoresis was performed with either estriol--a mainly topic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Schmidt JB,Binder M,Macheiner W,Bieglmayer C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Onychomycosis in temperate countries has been studied extensively, but few data are available on its epidemiology in tropical countries. We performed a survey of patients seen in Hong Kong for the 8-year period from January 1987 to December 1994. METHODS:A retrospective study of the mycology laboratory reco...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kam KM,Au WF,Wong PY,Cheung MM

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary cutaneous CD4+ small-medium pleomorphic T cell lymphoma (SMPTCL) is a low-grade cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Its clinical and histopathologic features are comparable with those of CD8+ lymphoid proliferations (LPs) of the ear and acral sites. OBJECTIVES:We performed a retrospective analysis of patient...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Virmani P,Jawed S,Myskowski PL,Horwitz S,Skripnik Lucas A,Moskowitz A,Pulitzer M,Zain J,Rosen ST,Querfeld C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on skin diseases in north-western Nigeria is scanty. We therefore conducted a prospective survey of 2611 new patients seen between August 1999 and July 2001 at the consultant medical/dermatology clinics of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. METHODS:The personal bio-d...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Onayemi O,Isezuo SA,Njoku CH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with mycosis fungoides developed blisters within cutaneous plaques while receiving PUVA therapy and topical nitrogen mustard. Direct and indirect immunofluorescence studies showed the findings of bullous pemphigoid. Her bullous disease was controlled after cessation of these therapies and instituti...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Patterson JW,Ali M,Murray JC,Hazra TA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body piercing is a known and popular method of body ornamentation. Modern body piercing includes wearing jewelry in such body areas as the helix (ear), eyebrows, nose, lips, tongue, chin, nipples, navel, and genitals. The current piercing definition does not comprise piercing of the earlobe; however, this bo...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Fijałkowska M,Kasielska A,Antoszewski B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanoma is responsible for 75% of all skin cancer-related deaths. Lentigo maligna (LM), the most prevalent melanoma in situ (MIS), accounts for 79-83% of all MIS. Its location in the head and neck area requires that tissue be spared in the course of clearing the tumor. METHODS:We conducted a therapeutic st...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kassi K,Vanwijck R,Kanga JM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the etiology of Behcet's disease is not clarified yet, the vascular endothelial damage and thrombosis are prominent features of the disease. The underlying mechanisms of increased risk of thrombosis in Behcet's disease are not completely understood. It is stated that the changes in blood rheology suc...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tatlican S,Duran FS,Eren C,Eskioglu F,Dikmenoglu N,Oktay B,Durmazlar SP,Canpolat F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with senile erythroderma with serum hyper IgE were studied. Characteristic laboratory findings were persistently elevated IgE levels, high peripheral-blood eosinophils, and high lactic dehydrogenase (LDH). Immunologic analysis using immunoglobulin antibodies showed frozen sections of inguinal lymph node...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Asai T,Horiuchi Y

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is a manifestation of a cell-mediated immune response, but its mechanism remains unknown. Recently, we investigated whether ACD involves various neuropeptides. Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide that is known to act as a neurokinin receptor when the immune response is initia...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lim YY,Kim HM,Lee HI,Mun SK,Kim CW,Kim MN,Kim BJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sunbathing on the beach is one of the main risks for skin cancer. OBJECTIVE:In the summer of 2010, a skin cancer prevention campaign aimed at beachgoers was undertaken on the western Costa del Sol (southern Spain). METHODS:The campaign took place on beaches during July and August. A multicomponent interven...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： de Troya-Martín M,Delgado-Sánchez N,Blázquez-Sánchez N,Ortega-Tudela G,Toribio-Montero JC,Jabalera-Mesa ML,Ríos-Almellones I,Rivas-Ruiz F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between infantile seborrheic dermatitis (ISD) and infantile atopic dermatitis (IAD) is controversial. METHODS:Ninety-six children aged 2-12 months diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and a comparable control group of healthy children were evaluated. Demographic data, personal history of ISD an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Moises-Alfaro CB,Caceres-Rios HW,Rueda M,Velazquez-Acosta A,Ruiz-Maldonado R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU), characterized by the appearance of itchy wheals of unknown etiology, can be extremely debilitating and can significantly reduce a patient's quality of life (QOL). Fexofenadine, a non-sedating, H1-receptor selective, long-acting antihistamine, is licensed worldwide for the treatment ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kawashima M,Harada S,Tango T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leishmania coinfection is frequently seen in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in endemic areas, and from time to time the protozoan is detected in cutaneous biopsies. OBJECTIVE:To establish the characteristics and possible ethiologic role of the presence of Leishmania in these lesions. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bosch RJ,Rodrigo AB,Sánchez P,de Gálvez MV,Herrera E

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of breast cancer patients is important to dermatologists. Breast cancer's initial presentation, clinical progression, and its associated treatments can result in a variety of cutaneous complications. Dermatologists may be the first to identify a breast cancer diagnosis, as a subset of patients first present w...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Milam EC,Rangel LK,Pomeranz MK

更新日期：2020-11-23 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：:A 14-year-old boy was referred to the Dermatology Clinic of the Medical University of Mashhad, Iran, with numerous cutaneous telangiectasias on the face, ears, lips, and back of the hands, with lesions in the temporal region being the first to appear (Figs 1-3). His mother stated that the lesions had been present for ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Javidi Z,Maleki M,Mashayekhi V,Nahidi Y,Omidvar Borna A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most frequent human cancer that results from malignant transformation of basal cells in the epidermis. Gorlin syndrome is a rare inherited autosomal dominant disease that predisposes with multiple BCCs and other birth defects. Both sporadic and inherited BCCs are associat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Santos DC,Zaphiropoulos PG,Neto CF,Pimentel ER,Sanches JA Jr,Ruiz IR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediculosis capitis is an endemic parasitosis affecting many countries of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of head lice infestation in Mersin, Turkey. METHODS:A total of 5318 elementary schoolchildren, aged 8-16 years, were examined for the presence of Pediculus capitis. If ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kokturk A,Baz K,Bugdayci R,Sasmaz T,Tursen U,Kaya TI,Ikizoglu G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hair cycle is regulated by various molecules, among which FGF-5 has been shown to promote the transition from anagen to catagen. The FGFR-1, a trans-membrane receptor of FGF-5 with tyrosine kinase activity, is localized in the follicular papilla of hair follicles. OBJECTIVES:In order to apply the antise...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tsuboi R,Yamazaki M,Matsuda Y,Uchida K,Ueki R,Ogawa H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00