Skin diseases in displaced populations: a review of contributing factors, challenges, and approaches to care.

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：:In this article, we review the salient features of tinea versicolor and describe the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and histopathology of this mycosis in dark-skinned individuals. Tinea versicolor is caused by an overgrowth of the Malassezia genus. It manifests clinically as asymptomatic hypopigmented macules, h...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kallini JR,Riaz F,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged activation of dermal fibroblasts is the main cause of progressive fibrosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc). It seems that inhibition of apoptosis in SSc fibroblasts deregulates fibrosis. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21) is a pro-fibrotic factor with high expression in lesional areas of SSc skin and fibroblasts. M...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jafarinejad-Farsangi S,Farazmand A,Gharibdoost F,Karimizadeh E,Noorbakhsh F,Faridani H,Mahmoudi M,Jamshidi AR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overproduction of sweat, sweaty skin, and body malodors are felt unpleasant by many people in diverse social groups. This review summarizes the functional aspects of the eccrine, apocrine, and apoeccrine sweat glands as encountered in health and disease. A series of measuring methods are conveniently used to explore a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Noël F,Piérard-Franchimont C,Piérard GE,Quatresooz P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to review the published articles regarding different surgical modalities including laser therapy in the treatment of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN). METHODS:A systematic review was done using several databases including PubMed, Ovid Medline, Google Scholar, and Medline to sea...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： ALMutairi HM,Al-Hothali GI

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Whole-slide imaging with virtual microscopy is increasingly used as a tool in resident education and training, board certification and maintenance of certification examinations, and diagnostic evaluation. The objective of this study was to determine attitudes toward virtual microscopy compared with tradition...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Brick KE,Comfere NI,Broeren MD,Gibson LE,Wieland CN

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A study was conducted to determine the chief agents of superficial mycoses in Malta. Data were collected over a 5-year period from mycologic investigations carried out on all dermatologic specimens sent to the Mycology Laboratory at St. Luke's Hospital in Malta. METHODS:In the period between January 1995 an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vella Zahra L,Gatt P,Boffa MJ,Borg E,Mifsud E,Scerri L,Vella Briffa D,Pace JL

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Behçet's disease is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology. Caspase-9 is responsible for initiating the caspase activation cascade during apoptosis. The aim of this study was to examine caspase-9 expression in both endothelial and perivascular infiltrates of patients with active Behçet's disease. METHODS...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Oztaş P,Lortlar N,Polat M,Alli N,Omeroğlu S,Basman A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of prednisone, oral acyclovir, and radiotherapy were compared with placebo in the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia. No treatment used was able to prevent, with statistical significance, post-herpetic neuralgia, although prednisone and acyclovir showed some pain reduction in the acute phase. Radiothera...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Benoldi D,Mirizzi S,Zucchi A,Allegra F

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-year-old girl presented from Villa Azueta, Veracruz, a poor and small town on the Tesechoacan riverside. The Tesechoacan riverside is a tropical area in the south-east of Mexico, between 18 degrees, 04',32" latitude and 95 degrees, 42',23" longitude. Her family consisted of both parents and 12 brothers, all appa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vargas-Ocampo F,Alvarado-Aleman FJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Castleman disease (CD) is a lymphoproliferative B-cell disease that is diagnosed from lymphoid hyperplasia with vascular proliferation. Symptoms may include fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Cutaneous manifestations often may go unnoticed since little has been described in the literature regarding them. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Chavez-Alvarez S,Villarreal-Martinez A,Ocampo-Candiani J,Gomez-Flores M,Vazquez-Martinez O,Gonzalez-Saldivar G,Herz-Ruelas ME

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus pigmentosus inversus (LPPI) is a rare variant of LP. Only 31 cases have been reported in the literature. METHODS:Here we report a series of 10 patients with LPPI from North Africa. RESULTS:Ten cases of LPPI, clinically suspected and histologically confirmed, were seen over 3 years (2013-2015)...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mohamed M,Korbi M,Hammedi F,Youssef M,Soua Y,Akkari H,Lahouel I,Belhadjali H,Zili J

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occurring within communities are increasing and can affect healthy individuals who have had little to no experience with hospital or healthcare settings (community-associated MRSA, CA-MRSA). CA-MRSA infections have multiple presentations which can make diag...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gupta AK,Lyons DC,Rosen T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily of cytokines, plays an important role in cell growth, signal transduction, and apoptosis regulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum GDF-15 levels and their relationships with disease-related variables in pa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sarıyıldız MA,Yazmalar L,Batmaz İ,Alpaycı M,Burkan YK,Sula B,Kaplan İ,Yıldız M,Akar ZA,Bozkurt M

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Treatment of keloids is a challenge as a result of paucity of effective treatment modalities, significant side effects, and their recurrent nature. In this study, various treatment modalities were compared to search for a treatment option with maximum efficacy and minimum side effects. METHODS:One hundred...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Aggarwal A,Ravikumar BC,Vinay KN,Raghukumar S,Yashovardhana DP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cases of hydroa vacciniforme-like eruptions caused by latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection have been reported in Asia and Mexico, some of which progressed to lymphoproliferative disorders. The precise clinical features of the disease are not, however, clear. METHODS:We performed an artificial provocati...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Heo EP,Park SH,Kim TH

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery, in any setting, has several inherent risks not only to the patient, but the physician and his assistants as well. Safe handling and management of the sharps to prevent inoculation injuries is one of these risks, in particular: 1) instrument hand-off of the needle and needle driver between the physic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kunishige J,Wanitphakdeedecha R,Nguyen TH,Chen TM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe ten cases of cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC). All of these cases were sporadic. The incidence of associated anomalies was relatively low, and three patients had skin manifestations (cutaneous atrophy and nevus telangiectaticus). In two patients, the right leg was shorter and thinn...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kennedy C,Oranje AP,Keizer K,van den Heuvel MM,Catsman-Berrevoets CE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old Caucasian male presented with a history of erythematous, saccular outpouchings of the skin on his back, shoulders, and upper extremities (Fig. 1). The patient reported that his mother and aunt had a similar skin disorder, which initially began with inflammation, but healed leaving lax skin in its wake. H...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Thomas JE,Mehregan DR,Holland J,Mehregan DA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with chronic purpuric and pigmented angiodermatitis in the extremities and two patients with acute and disseminated eczematoid-like purpura angiodermatitis were studied with current hemostasis parameters: (1) platelet aggregation, (2) platelet circulating aggregates, (3) clotting factor measurements and h...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Vignale R,Rizzo MG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study analyzes the major clinical characteristics of patients with active leprosy in relation to the in vitro immune response to the T-lymphocyte activator anti-CD3. METHODS:Thirty-eight patients with an established diagnosis of leprosy were classified according to the Ridley and Jopling table. Peripher...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ochoa MT,Valderrama L,Ochoa A,Zea A,Escobar CE,Moreno LH,Falabella R

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tinea versicolor (TV) is commonly described on the trunk without giving attention to involvement of the scalp. We examined cases with dandruff with and without TV on the body to see how frequent Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) is present in dandruff scales. METHODS:A total of 80 patients were examined mycolog...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： el-Gothamy Z,Ghozzi M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of melanoma in situ (MIS), particularly the lentigo maligna (LM) subtype, has been a controversial subject in the literature for over a decade. Surgical excision with 5 mm margins is the standard of care in the USA, while several variations of Mohs surgery are frequently used to treat clinicall...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Erickson C,Miller SJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sequential treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) and cancerization field with cryotherapy and ingenol mebutate (IM) is widely used in clinical practice, however, the order of application of sequential treatment has not been examined yet. OBJECTIVE:To compare different sequential treatments of IM and cryothera...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pasquali P,Segurado-Miravalles G,González S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Iran, particularly in Kerman Province. Leishmaniasis recidivans (LR) is one of the characteristics of this disease with a chronic course. Most patients with LR are resistant to the usual treatments. METHODS:Thirty-two patients (18 females and 14 males), ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Esfandiarpour I,Dabiri SH

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) is the standard method for the detection of pemphigus autoantibodies. Commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) have recently become available to measure serum antibodies (Abs) against desmoglein1 (Dsg1) and desmoglein3 (Dsg3). It has been suggested ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Zagorodniuk I,Weltfriend S,Shtruminger L,Sprecher E,Kogan O,Pollack S,Bergman R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the outstanding facts about mycetoma, including the history, first reports in India, the different causal agents according to their geographic distribution, mycologic characteristics, pathology, microbiology, behavior, evolution, immunology, experimental inoculations, associated bacterial complication...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Magana M

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although genital ulceration with or without scar formation is an important manifestation of Behçet's syndrome, formal data on the rate of genital scarring are lacking. OBJECTIVE:To study prospectively the frequency of genital scar formation after genital ulcers in patients with Behçet's syndrome. Methods On...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mat MC,Goksugur N,Engin B,Yurdakul S,Yazici H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00