Basal cell carcinoma: Epidemiology; pathophysiology; clinical and histological subtypes; and disease associations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a fibrohistiocytic tumor with relatively high local recurrence rates but low metastatic potential. Wide local excision (WLE) and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) are common treatments, although no consensus exists regarding optimal therapy. OBJECTIVE:To systematically review e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tolkachjov SN,Kelley BF,Alahdab F,Erwin PJ,Brewer JD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chemotherapy-induced alopecia is psychologically challenging for patients undergoing cancer treatment, and scalp cooling has been shown to prevent or decrease the hair loss. METHODS:Cancer treatment centers offering scalp cooling were identified using data from The Rapunzel Project. Medicare claims data w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Singer S,Tkachenko E,Sharma P,Nelson C,Mostaghimi A,LeBoeuf NR

更新日期：2020-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical examination is critical for the diagnosis and identification of response to treatment. It is fortunate that technologies are continuing to evolve, enabling augmentation of classical clinical examination with noninvasive imaging modalities. This article discusses emerging technologies with a focus on digital p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schneider SL,Kohli I,Hamzavi IH,Council ML,Rossi AM,Ozog DM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significant unmet need exists for long-term treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVE:To assess the long-term safety and efficacy of dupilumab in patients with AD. METHODS:This ongoing, multicenter, open-label extension study (NCT01949311) evaluated long-term dupilumab treatment in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Deleuran M,Thaçi D,Beck LA,de Bruin-Weller M,Blauvelt A,Forman S,Bissonnette R,Reich K,Soong W,Hussain I,Foley P,Hide M,Bouaziz JD,Gelfand JM,Sher L,Schuttelaar MLA,Wang C,Chen Z,Akinlade B,Gadkari A,Eckert L,Da

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UVB irradiation is known to produce DNA damage at mutation hotspots in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, leading to the development of skin cancers. Mutations in the PTCH tumor suppressor gene, which is known to be responsible for the development of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, have also been identified in spora...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ratner D,Peacocke M,Zhang H,Ping XL,Tsou HC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no topical antiacne medication that acts against all four of the major pathophysiologic features of acne: hyperkeratinization, sebum production, bacterial proliferation, and inflammation. Topical azelaic acid cream helps both to normalize keratinization and to reduce the proliferation of Propionibacterium acn...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Webster G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angioma serpiginosum is a rare condition that involves both the proliferation and dilatation of superficial blood vessels in the skin. It classically begins in childhood, is more common in females, and is asymptomatic. Typical lesions appear on the extremities and are often asymmetric. We report a case of angioma serp...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Katta R,Wagner A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients are described with the clinical and histopathologic picture, including flame figures, of eosinophilic cellulitis (Wells' syndrome). Two of them had documented tick bites in the center of these expanding annular lesions, and the histologic picture showed the diagnostic flame figures of Wells' syndrome (eo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schorr WF,Tauscheck AL,Dickson KB,Melski JW

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acral lentiginous melanomas compose a higher proportion of melanomas and have a higher mortality in ethnic minorities than in whites. Early detection by acral surface inspection during skin examinations may lead to improved acral lentiginous melanoma outcomes. OBJECTIVE:This study compared patient-reported ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tsai MS,Chiu MW

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the trunk and extremities are small enough to be cured by simple surgical excision. Because the risk of metastasis of SCCs of the head and neck arising from mucosal surfaces is higher than the risk of metastasis of SCCs arising from cutaneous surfaces, it may be more a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Geohas J,Roholt NS,Robinson JK

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old man presented with a 4-year history of a slowly enlarging, hyperkeratotic plaque on his glans penis that was compatible with a clinical diagnosis of pseudoepitheliomatous, keratotic, micaceous balanitis. The lesion had been treated unsuccessfully on three occasions with superficial shave excisional biops...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Jenkins D Jr,Jakubovic HR

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile xanthogranuloma is a histiocytic tumor that usually appears at birth or during the first year of life. Although most patients have solitary lesions, some have multiple cutaneous lesions, associated visceral lesions, or both. Although juvenile xanthogranulomas are usually confined to the skin; visceral involve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Haughton AM,Horii KA,Shao L,Daniel J,Nopper AJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intensely pruritic dermatosis that occurred in a woman during the third trimester of pregnancy is described. The clinical manifestations included red follicular papules symmetrically distributed on the skin of the forearms, abdomen, thighs, and legs. The histopathologic findings were not specific. However, immunopa...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Alcalay J,Ingber A,Hazaz B,David M,Sandbank M

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral juvenile xanthogranuloma is a rare condition, with only 10 histologically proven cases previously described. A histologically unusual variant is reported here, diagnosis of which was aided by the use of immunohistochemical stains. Previously reported cases are reviewed, and their characteristics are tabulated and...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Satow SJ,Zee S,Dawson KH,Gown AM,Oda D,Worthington P

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperpigmentation, pulmonary infiltration, and erythema nodosum occurred in a patient receiving long-term minocycline therapy. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed both a neutrophilic and an eosinophilic alveolitis. The pulmonary and systemic symptoms promptly resolved after discontinuation of minocycline. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Bridges AJ,Graziano FM,Calhoun W,Reizner GT

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to evaluate, in an open study, the efficacy of epidermal equivalents (EEs), a tissue-engineered epidermis prepared from autologous hair follicle keratinocytes, for the treatment of recurrent leg ulcers (n = 50). To generate EEs, keratinocytes expanded from the outer root sheaths of plucked anagen hair ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Limat A,French LE,Blal L,Saurat JH,Hunziker T,Salomon D

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scleredema adultorum (SA) is a rare connective tissue disorder for which no treatment has proven to be effective. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine the effect of bath-PUVA therapy on SA. METHODS:Three patients were treated. Clinical evaluation of skin induration and thickness as well as ultrasonograph...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hager CM,Sobhi HA,Hunzelmann N,Wickenhauser C,Scharenberg R,Krieg T,Scharffetter-Kochanek K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory condition that is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Tofacitinib is being investigated as a treatment for psoriasis. OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the effects of tofacitinib on CV risk factors and major adverse CV events (MACEs) in patients w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Wu JJ,Strober BE,Hansen PR,Ahlehoff O,Egeberg A,Qureshi AA,Robertson D,Valdez H,Tan H,Wolk R

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia was observed in 3 patients with cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp and face. A sudden decrease in the platelet count occurred in association with rapid enlargement of primary or metastatic lesions. Neither antiplatelet antibody nor platelet-associated IgG was detected. Increased serum levels of beta-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Satoh T,Takahashi Y,Yokozeki H,Katayama I,Nishioka K

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four female patients with chromoblastomycosis were completely cured by prolonged topical application of tolerable heat from pocket warmers. The lesions involuted after 2, 3, and 6 months, respectively, in three patients who faithfully followed our strict treatment schedule, in contrast to the fourth patient who perfor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tagami H,Ginoza M,Imaizumi S,Urano-Suehisa S

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of cicatricial pemphigoid is a problem because patients afflicted are elderly, the disease is chronic, systemic agents required for control are potentially toxic (particularly to older patients), and the disease is often in an advanced stage when the diagnosis is established and requires aggressive therapy f...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Rogers RS 3rd,Seehafer JR,Perry HO

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current knowledge of angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) derives from retrospective reports and case series, leading to a nonevidence-based treatment approach. OBJECTIVE:We sought to systematically review the literature relating to cutaneous ALHE to estimate its epidemiology and treatment out...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Adler BL,Krausz AE,Minuti A,Silverberg JI,Lev-Tov H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of congenital curvilinear palpable hyperpigmentation on the posterior aspect of bilateral legs in male infants. These lesions appeared shortly after birth and mimicked child abuse with looped cord or postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. Histopathologic features showed lentiginous melanocytic hyperpl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Zhu YI,Fitzpatrick JE,Weston WL

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of atypical Reiter's syndrome occurring in a female patient who had severe, ulcerative vulvar disease develop in association with conjunctivitis, low back pain, stomatitis, and psoriasiform skin lesions. Vulvar lesions have rarely been described in Reiter's syndrome and are not well characterized. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lotery HE,Galask RP,Stone MS,Sontheimer RD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe three unusual features of juvenile xanthogranuloma that were observed in three different children. We also describe the mixed and clustered forms of juvenile xanthogranuloma and a giant juvenile xanthogranuloma of the nose. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Caputo R,Grimalt R,Gelmetti C,Cottoni F

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The focal facial dermal dysplasias (FFDD) are a genetically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by congenital bilateral scarlike facial lesions, with or without associated facial anomalies. The cases have been reported under various names; thus the nosology is confusing and unclear. OBJECTIVE:Our...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kowalski DC,Fenske NA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "the contact urticaria syndrome," proposed in 1975, has been generally accepted and led to proliferation of new examples. This paper summarizes this clinical material and presents a diagnostic and pathogenetic evaluation method. The risks (and minimization, thereof) of systemic skin test-induced reactions are...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： von Krogh G,Maibach HI

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing faster than that of any other cancer. It is important to identify subsets of the population at high risk of its development so that they can be observed more closely to identify early melanomas when they are curable. It has been reported worldwide that persons with the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Slade J,Marghoob AA,Salopek TG,Rigel DS,Kopf AW,Bart RS

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of cases of mycotic infections are increasing, presenting physicians today with an unprecedented challenge in handling the treatment and prophylactic control of these disorders. The increase in mycotic disorders is due to many factors, such as longer life span, organ transplantation, and the acquired immuno...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Jacobs PH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of generalized cutaneous chronic graft-versus-host disease in a 17-month-old infant. Topical treatment with the novel ascomycin substance pimecrolimus once daily for 4 weeks led to a near complete clearance of skin lesions. Importantly, this excellent clinical response was obtained without additional ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ziemer M,Gruhn B,Thiele JJ,Elsner P

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00