Treatment of impetigo and ecthyma. A comparison of sulconazole with miconazole.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and various factors related to metabolic syndrome have been demonstrated in previous studies. However, it remains unclear because of inconsistent results. We investigated the associations between AGA and various risk factors related to metabolic syndrome ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kim BK,Choe SJ,Chung HC,Oh SS,Lee WS

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries in the world, and 350 million individuals are at risk of acquiring the disease. Treatment for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is long, expensive, and associated with important side-effects. METHODS:In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we treated 102...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Machado-Pinto J,Pinto J,da Costa CA,Genaro O,Marques MJ,Modabber F,Mayrink W

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methotrexate (MTX) is a risky medication requiring careful attention to dosing and monitoring. Dosing and monitoring practices are not well characterized. AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess variation in the dosing and monitoring of methotrexate among Iranian dermatologists. METHODS:A questionnaire wa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Zargari O,Hejazi S,Shahidi-Dadras M,Younespour S,Robati R,Firooz A,Toosi P,Feldman SR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Keratin 14 (K14) is an intermediate filament protein that is mainly expressed in the basal layer of healthy stratified epithelia. K14 has been identified as an autoantigen in the autoimmune-mediated skin disease of Scurfy mice and patients with the "immune dysregulation polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, and X...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Wei X,Fricker K,Enk AH,Hadaschik EN

更新日期：2016-06-01 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:Ultrasonography (US) has recently proved to be useful in diagnostic dermatology. It is convenient to use, completely safe, and provides valuable information. OBJECTIVE:This study was performed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of US with that of clinical diagnosis in patients with benign subcutaneous lesio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hwang EJ,Yoon HS,Cho S,Park HS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cosmetic importance of hair as a unique structure of the scalp is immense, such that once the loss of hair becomes an issue for a child, parents, in most cases, project their own concerns, often expressed as guilt. The clinical presentation of hair loss and scalp disorders in children varies widely, ofte...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nnoruka EN,Obiagboso I,Maduechesi C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:β-Cyclodextrin (βCD) xerogel containing silk fibroin (SF) was prepared, and the efficacy of the xerogel for a pressure sore developed on the back of an ICR mouse was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tosyl βCD was conjugated to polyethyleneimine (PEI), and the βCD residues were cross-linked in an aqueous ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Seo SR,Lee MS,So BP,Kim JC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sicca syndrome has been defined as the occurrence of xerostomia and xerophthalmia. Sjögren's syndrome is the most common cause of the sicca syndrome; however, these two syndromes are not synonymous and there are many potential etiologies of the sicca syndrome. A less known cause of sicca syndrome is amyl...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Richey TK,Bennion SD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The topical application of mechlorethamine is associated with a high incidence of irritant contact dermatitis. An attempt was made to avoid this complication by the use of a topical tolerogenic schedule. Seven of ten patients developed contact dermatitis to the medication after they had completed the schedule, The use...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Price NM

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is an opportunistic infection associated with substantial rates of mortality in immunosuppressed patients. Prophylaxis recommendations are mostly targeted toward patients with non-dermatologic diagnoses. This study was conducted to determine when dermatology patients treated with immuno...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gonzalez Santiago TM,Wetter DA,Kalaaji AN,Limper AH,Lehman JS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus herpetiformis (PH) is a rare subtype of pemphigus that presents challenges in diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:To review the presentation, diagnosis, and management of PH. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all patients diagnosed and treated for PH in an immunobullous referral center between September 2007 an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Laws PM,Heelan K,Al-Mohammedi F,Walsh S,Shear NH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histoid leprosy is a rare form of multibacillary leprosy as the result of secondary or even primary resistance to dapsone. The etiopathogenesis has not been clarified up to now. METHODS:An immunohistochemical study was carried out for the expression of various markers on epidermal and dermal cell population...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kontochristopoulos GJ,Aroni K,Panteleos DN,Tosca AD

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the skin is rare, and no management guideline currently exists. Although LMS is historically classified as either dermal (cutaneous) or subcutaneous, definition for its classfication is inconsistent in the literature. Studies on the managenent of LMS are scarce, and there is no consensus on the...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kazlouskaya V,Lai YC,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The patient with xeroderma pigmentosum provides an appropriate human model for the evaluation of tumor development and progression. METHODS:We describe a patient with variant-type xeroderma pigmentosum who developed actinic keratoses, a squamous cell carcinoma, and its metastasis into a lymph node. DNA ploi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Chi H,Kawachi Y,Otsuka F

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) is a rare manifestation of human leishmaniasis, characterized by multiple, slowly progressive nodules or plaques without ulceration, involving almost the entire body. It has been suggested, that DCL results from a lack of cell-mediated immunity to leishmanial antigen, le...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Barral A,Costa JM,Bittencourt AL,Barral-Netto M,Carvalho EM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is used to treat cutaneous malignancies in locations to maximize tissue sparing. The authors' aim is to demonstrate the utility of conservative thickness layers (CTL) in MMS and review patient and tumor characteristics and the potential anatomic locations where this technique ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tolkachjov SN,Cappel JA,Bryant EA,Harmon CB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium jeikeium is a rare but increasingly important cause of septicemia in neutropenic patients that can present with characteristic cutaneous findings. A 61-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome developed C. jeikeium sepsis and an erythematous papular eruption while neutropenic from induction chemother...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Olson JM,Nguyen VQ,Yoo J,Kuechle MK

更新日期：2009-08-01 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:A three-generation Chinese family with Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) was identified and characterized. The proband developed HHD with severe recurrent blisters and crusted erosions involving the body folds. Skin biopsy studies showed epidermal hyperkeratosis and defects in cell-to-cell adhesion. Three other me...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Liu JZ,Yang T,Li X,Liu M,Wang QK,Liu JY

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sézary cells were present in a number of less than 1000/mm3 in 52 of 78 cases of various benign diffuse dermatoses and mycosis fungoides. The count was higher than 1000/mm3 in two cases of Sézary syndrome in which the histopathology was that of mycosis fungoides and in six cases of exfoliative erythroderma of undeterm...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Duangurai K,Piamphongsant T,Himmungnan T

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:'"Inflammatory vitiligo" cases with clear lichenoid infiltrates have been reported. However, the inflammatory nature of common vitiligo has not gained wide acceptance because of its benign appearance and scanty cellular infiltrates. We have observed in our patients a few lesions with mild erythema, scaling a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Attili VR,Attili SK

更新日期：2008-07-01 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:Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a clinicopathologic subtype of cutaneous malignant melanoma. ALM is the most common type of melanoma amongst Asians, Africans, and patients with mixed ancestry. In Brazil, ALM comprises 10% of cutaneous melanoma. ALM develops on palmar, plantar, and subungual skin, and its...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hsieh R,Firmiano A,Sotto MN

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate, the most common systemic small molecule used in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis, is associated with significant toxicities and adverse events. Long-term continuous usage is not recommended due to potential liver toxicity, myelosuppression, and other side effects. Abrupt cessation of methotr...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yamauchi PS,Lowe NJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:In order to deliver equal healthcare access to resource-poor settings, sustainable, cost-effective systems of communication should be used. As mobile phone use increases, remote care can be delivered via teledermatology using Apps. This commentary covers how WhatsApp could be used by dermatologists seeking to deliver ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hogan SC,van Hees C,Asiedu KB,Fuller LC

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The causative fungi of tinea capitis vary with geography and time. This study was planned to identify the etiologic agents and determine clinicoetiologic correlations of tinea capitis in Lahore, Pakistan. METHODS:From clinically suspected cases of tinea capitis, skin scrapings and hair samples were taken an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hussain I,Aman S,Haroon TS,Jahangir M,Nagi AH

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00