Safety parameters for avoiding acute ocular damage from the reflected CO2 (10.6 microns) laser beam.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vulvovaginal gingival syndrome is an uncommon and severe variant of lichen planus characterized by erosions or desquamation of vulval, vaginal, and gingival mucosae with a predilection for scarring and stricture formation. OBJECTIVE:We sought to define the clinical, immunopathologic, and human leukocyte...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Setterfield JF,Neill S,Shirlaw PJ,Theron J,Vaughan R,Escudier M,Challacombe SJ,Black MM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of estrogens in the development of skin cancer is controversial. Sex steroids have a profound effect on the epidermis and epidermal appendages. Estradiol in pharmacologic doses has been reported to stimulate basal cell carcinoma in an animal model. Sex hormones act by means of a specific protein receptor. In ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Rogers GS,Flowers JL,Pollack SV,McCarty KS Jr

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant angiofibromas in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are rare. OBJECTIVE:We sought to report two patients who had TSC with unusually large and disfiguring facial angiofibromas and to identify underlying histopathologic changes that may possibly explain the clinical features. METHODS:We per...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kacerovska D,Kerl K,Michal M,Filipova H,Vrtel R,Vanecek T,Zelenakova H,Kraus J,Kodet R,Kazakov DV

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, low-dose 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin induction concurrent with radiation (chemoradiation) has been reported to be effective for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the otorhinolaryngologic and gynecologic regions. However, to date, this therapeutic option has not been evaluated for squamous cell carcino...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fujisawa Y,Umebayashi Y,Ichikawa E,Kawachi Y,Otsuka F

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is often associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis). However, the prevalence of IBD in HS patients is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of IBD in HS patients, and determine if patients with HS and IBD have a distinct HS ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Deckers IE,Benhadou F,Koldijk MJ,Del Marmol V,Horváth B,Boer J,van der Zee HH,Prens EP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman treated with etretinate for pityriasis rubra pilaris developed chronic active hepatitis. The elevated transaminases were noted 2 months after initiation of therapy and peaked 2 months after discontinuation of etretinate. The spectrum of liver toxicity induced by etretinate is reviewed. We suggest t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Sanchez MR,Ross B,Rotterdam H,Salik J,Brodie R,Freedberg IM

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Available information of the effect of sun exposure on the biologic activity and morphologic characteristics of nevi is based on a few cross-sectional studies. According to these, nevi excised in summer show a higher mitotic count, a greater extent of the junctional component, and more frequent regression an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Stanganelli I,Rafanelli S,Bucchi L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Onychomycosis is a common nail infection, often resulting in nail plate damage and deformity. Topical lacquer treatments have negligible efficacy. Oral treatments, although more efficacious, are limited by drug interactions and potential hepatotoxicity. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the safety and efficacy of e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Elewski BE,Rich P,Pollak R,Pariser DM,Watanabe S,Senda H,Ieda C,Smith K,Pillai R,Ramakrishna T,Olin JT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of dermatologic training centers in the United States and Canada discloses that only 12% use conventional x-ray therapy intramurally and an additional 15% utilize grenz ray therapy. Although many refer patients to radiologists on a regular basis, half of the present training programs consider radiation therap...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kingery FA

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several clinical studies have focused on the therapeutic effects of interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) in patients with severe atopic dermatitis (AD), although the dosage of recombinant IFN-gamma (rIFN-gamma), therapeutic schedule, and the degree of clinical improvement were different among studies. Although the e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Jang IG,Yang JK,Lee HJ,Yi JY,Kim HO,Kim CW,Kim TY

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a variety of ablative, topical, and systemic therapies are used for molluscum contagiosum (MC), none has been well studied or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy and tolerability of topical SB206 (berdazimer sodium gel coadministered with hydrogel) wi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hebert AA,Siegfried EC,Durham T,de León EN,Reams T,Messersmith E,Maeda-Chubachi T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vulvo-cervico-vaginal involvement has rarely been reported in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and has not been reported in pemphigus foliaceus (PF). OBJECTIVES:We sought to evaluate genital lesions and Papanicolaou (Pap) smears in female patients with PV and PF. METHODS:This prospective study includes all consecut...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fairbanks Barbosa ND,de Aguiar LM,Maruta CW,Aoki V,Sotto MN,Labinas GH,Perigo AM,Santi CG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent employed in the therapy of malignant melanoma. In this communication, we present two patients who developed photosensitivity skin reactions immediately after its administration. Physicians using dacarbazine should be aware of this side effect and should i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Yung CW,Winston EM,Lorincz AL

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of a sunscreen containing an investigational drug, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane in combination with padimate O against the erythemogenic effect of ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation was evaluated in two double-blind studies involving subjects sensitized with topical 8-methoxypsoralen. UVA radiation was suppli...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lowe NJ,Dromgoole SH,Sefton J,Bourget T,Weingarten D

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unsettled whether small plaque parapsoriasis (SPP) represents an inflammatory dermatosis or has a potential to transform into mycosis fungoides (MF) or is, in fact, MF. The literature contains no fully documented example of progression of SPP into MF. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to present ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Belousova IE,Vanecek T,Samtsov AV,Michal M,Kazakov DV

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasiform dermatitis is common in patients with AIDS. The expression of heat shock proteins by keratinocytes has been postulated to be a significant factor in the physiopathology of psoriasis and might be subject to modulation in HIV-infected patients. OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the epidermal expres...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Puig L,Fernández-Figueras MT,Ferrándiz C,Ribera M,de Moragas JM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature concerning the use and possible mode of action of thalidomide in reactional lepromatous leprosy and in various other conditions is reviewed. Although it has no action against the leprosy bacillus, its value in the treatment of the adverse reactions in this type of leprosy is well established, many lepro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Barnhill RL,McDougall AC

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many physicians in the United States and other nonendemic countries lack familiarity with New World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and fail to include it in their differential diagnosis when seeing patients with suggestive lesions and recent high-risk travel. Moreover, even when the diagnosis of New World CL is consider...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Zaghi D,Panosian C,Gutierrez MA,Gregson A,Taylor E,Ochoa MT

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A set of three comparison studies under varying conditions was performed to determine the efficacy of a cotton swab technic for obtaining material for culture of dermatophyte infections. Matched fungal cultures, one by swab and one by scrape, on each of 110 subjects showed that there was no difference in the two metho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Head ES,Henry JC,Macdonald EM

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with malignancy-associated Sweet syndrome, a thorough evaluation for leukemia cutis should be considered. OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe the clinicopathologic characteristics of histiocytoid Sweet syndrome. METHODS:We retrospectively identified patients with histiocytoid Sweet syndrome at our ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Chavan RN,Cappel MA,Ketterling RP,Wada DA,Rochet NM,Knudson R,Gibson LE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical peeling, or chemexfoliation, has been used for centuries to improve signs of ultraviolet light-induced sun damage. Over the last 30 years, the science behind chemical peeling has evolved, increasing our understanding of the role of peeling ingredients and treatment indications. The depth of peels is directly ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lee KC,Wambier CG,Soon SL,Sterling JB,Landau M,Rullan P,Brody HJ,International Peeling Society.

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare (GA) are cutaneous granulomatous disorders that can be difficult to treat. There is evidence of underlying Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) pathway activation in sarcoidosis, suggesting that JAK inhibition might be effective. OBJEC...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Damsky W,Thakral D,McGeary MK,Leventhal J,Galan A,King B

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:As a prerequisite to standardization of dermatophyte susceptibility testing, conditions that support optimal growth of different dermatophyte species must be established. Eighteen isolates of Trichophyton spp. (T rubrum, T mentagrophytes, T tonsurans) were grown in 4 different media: RPMI 1640 with L-glutamine, withou...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Norris HA,Elewski BE,Ghannoum MA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthropod bites remain a major cause of patient morbidity. These bites can cause local or systemic effects that may be infectious or inflammatory in nature. Arthropods, notably insects and arachnids, are vectors of potentially serious ailments including malaria, West Nile virus, dengue, and Lyme disease. Measures to c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Katz TM,Miller JH,Hebert AA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed the course of development of porokeratosis stimulated by benzylhydrochlorothiazide (BHCTh) in normal-appearing skin of a patient with long-standing stable porokeratosis of Mibelli. A 72-year-old Japanese man had had porokeratosis of Mibelli for more than 50 years. During administration of BHCTh for 1 year ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Inamoto N,Watanabe T,Nakamura K

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is described who developed sore throat, palpable purpura, and a distinctive panniculitis. The pathologic alterations in the subcutis were similar to what Wells described in the dermis as eosinophilic cellulitis. In our experience the presence of such a picture primarily in the subcutis is unique. Streptococc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Burket JM,Burket BJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment based on the accumulation of a photosensitizer in the target cells and their selective destruction by irradiation with visible light. In the past 10 years, several patients with cutaneous T cell lymphoma have been successfully treated. The use of PDT in cutaneous B cell lympho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Mori M,Campolmi P,Mavilia L,Rossi R,Cappugi P,Pimpinelli N

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：DISCLAIMER:Adherence to these guidelines will not ensure successful treatment in every situation. Furthermore, these guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper methods of care or exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment regarding the propri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Strauss JS,Krowchuk DP,Leyden JJ,Lucky AW,Shalita AR,Siegfried EC,Thiboutot DM,Van Voorhees AS,Beutner KA,Sieck CK,Bhushan R,American Academy of Dermatology\/American Academy of Dermatology Association.

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical studies of series of children with herpes zoster (HZ) are rather limited. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiologic conditions, clinical manifestations, therapy, and outcome of HZ in children. METHODS:Twenty-one patients with HZ have been studied. Five patients who ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kakourou T,Theodoridou M,Mostrou G,Syriopoulou V,Papadogeorgaki H,Constantopoulos A

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00