Filiform Verrucous Sarcoidosis of the Face: A Warty Report.

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：:The association between isotretinoin and atypical wound healing remains controversial. It is common practice to delay elective procedures for 6 to 24 months after oral isotretinoin therapy. The studies supporting common practices (SCP) recommend extending this period to include the 6 to 24 months preceding treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： McDonald KA,Shelley AJ,Alavi A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Round and oval skin wounds, like facial pigmented nevi after excision, are traditionally sutured linearly for closure, leaving significant scars, which greatly influences their appearance. OBJECTIVE:This article provides an overview of our experience using intradermal purse-string suture for round and oval ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Zhu JW,Wu XJ,Lu ZF,Cai SQ,Zheng M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been postulated that periodic acid-Schiff staining of basement membrane can predict direct immunofluorescence patterns seen in epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and bullous pemphigoid. It has also been suggested that the type of inflammatory infiltrate or presence of fraying of basal keratinocytes may d...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gardner KM,Crawford RI

更新日期：2018-01-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:Plaque psoriasis (PsO) is a chronic inflammatory disease that often presents at peak reproductive age in women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP). With the emergence of biologic therapies to treat PsO, guidance on disease management in WOCBP is needed to inform treatment decisions before, during, and after p...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Yeung J,Gooderham MJ,Grewal P,Hong CH,Lansang P,Papp KA,Poulin Y,Turchin I,Vender R

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Onychomycosis is a persistent fungal nail infection that is notoriously hard to treat. Approximately 20% to 25% of patients with onychomycosis do not respond to treatment, and 10% to 53% of patients relapse. As such, successful treatment is imperative for long-term disease management. OBJECTIVE:To identify ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Gupta AK,Cernea M,Foley KA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) overexpress collagen messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein, especially alpha1 collagen. Antisense nucleic acids are effective in inhibiting harmful or uncontrolled gene expression, suggesting that antisense ribonucleic acid (RNA) can ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ju-Lin X,Shao-Hai Q,Tian-Zeng L,Chao-Quan L,Hou-Dong L,Ying-Bin X,Xu-Sheng L,Bin S,Hui-Zhen L,Yong H

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:We present a case of strongyloidiasis presenting as larva currens 38 years after potential exposure in a country with what is typically thought of as low epidemiologic risk. CONCLUSION:This case highlights several important features of strongyloidiasis, including its varied epidemiology, long incubation per...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Showler A,Boggild AK

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major advances have been made in the understanding of the pathophysiology of psoriasis. OBJECTIVES:The authors review the role of interleukin (IL) 17 in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and provide updates on approved and investigational therapies targeting IL-17 and the IL-17 receptor. METHODS:A PubMed searc...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： AbuHilal M,Walsh S,Shear N

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

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: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

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：BACKGROUND:We report a case of primary systemic amyloidosis in a 78-year-old Caucasian woman presented as a nonhealing ulcer on the right thigh for 3 months. Histopathology of the skin revealed widely thickened walls of middermal and subcutaneous vessels from deposition of amorphous eosinophilic material that stained p...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Alhaddab M,Srolovitz H,Rosen N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To better understand cutaneous photosensitivity reactions, a review of its etiologic factors, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and treatment modalities was undertaken. METHODS:Articles discussing the above aspects of phototoxic and photoallergic reactions were used to demonstrate what is currently kno...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Lankerani L,Baron ED

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy is a commonly used technique to treat a wide variety of dermatologic conditions including actinic keratoses, non-melanoma skin cancers, verrucae, and seborrheic keratoses. The risks associated with liquid nitrogen cryotherapy are important to know and discuss with patients prior t...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Huang CM,Lu EY,Kirchhof MG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several clinical trials have established the benefit of using a topical corticosteroid in conjunction with tazarotene gel in the treatment of plaque psoriasis. However, there is little information comparing the relative benefits of different corticosteroids, or different formulations of corticosteroids, when...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Green L,Sadoff W

更新日期：2002-03-01 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:Giant basal cell carcinomas (GBCC) can demonstrate very malignant behavior and pose a surgical challenge. OBJECTIVE:To present a surgical technique utilizing Mohs and the resection of narrow bands of tissue to excise a GBCC that created a large facial defect of 5 cm × 2 cm. METHODS:A unique combination of ...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Nolan K,Henry M,Shohet M,Elahi E,Marmur E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intralesional Candida antigen has been used as immunotherapy to treat refractory warts in the immunocompetent pediatric and adult populations but has not been reported in individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). PURPOSE:To examine if Candida antigen resulted in clearance of medically refractory,...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Wong A,Crawford RI

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acne is a disease of the pilosebaceous units and these are mainly under hormonal control. In female patients, hormonal therapy is a unique opportunity for the treatment of acne. Several combined oral contraceptives (COCs), cyproterone acetate, spironolactone, flutamide, and others, have been tried for the control of a...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Poulin Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:PASI is an inadequate outcome measure for the assessment of psoriasis treatments. No currently used endpoints provide a benefit: risk assessment of treatment taking into consideration all available efficacy and safety data. OBJECTIVE:To propose a new outcome measure called "safe psoriasis control" (SPC), wh...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Papp KA,Henninger E

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We report on a 42-year-old man with Stage IIA non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who developed a severe mucocutaneous blistering eruption. His diagnosis, paraneoplastic pemphigus, was based on clinical, histological, and immunofluorescence findings and confirmed by immunoprecipitation. Despite maximal ther...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Ng PP,Rencic A,Nousari HC

更新日期：2002-09-01 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: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:Informed shared decision making is a mutual process engaging both doctor and patient and informed by best medical evidence and patient values and preferences. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to identify the needs of psoriasis patients in decisions on selecting treatment. METHODS:Psoriasis subjects participated in an...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Tan J,Stacey D,Fung K,Barankin B,Bissonnette R,Gulliver W,Lui H,Shear N,Jackson C,Zhang X

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efalizumab is a recombinant humanized IgG1-kappa isotype monoclonal antibody that binds to CD11a, inhibiting T-cell activation. It has been approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Efalizumab has been associated with the development of skin eruptions during the administration period...

journal_title：Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery

authors： Rallis E,Verros C,Karanikola E,Valaskatzi A,Papaconstantis M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00