Cutaneous adverse events in patients receiving anticancer therapy in a tertiary hospital setting: the old and the new.

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:Psoriasis is a common Th1-mediated skin disease whose etiology remains obscure. Loss of sweating caused by retention hyperkeratosis is seen in psoriasis plaques, which is likely to have resulted from autonomic dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:In the present study, we aimed to evaluate autonomic nervous system (ANS) f...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Halıgür BD,Cicek D,Bulut S,Berilgen MS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public health campaigns encourage the public to protect themselves against skin cancer by using sunscreens and taking other protective measures. However, it is difficult to estimate the level of awareness among the general public. METHODS:This study explores the prevalence and predictors of solar protection...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Devos SA,Baeyens K,Van Hecke L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with benign familial chronic pemphigus (BFCP) (Hailey-Hailey disease) were evaluated; semiologic and localization differences were described, and special attention was given to solitary or atypical forms. In all the cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology; some histopathologic differences and...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Galimberti RL,Kowalczuk AM,Bianchi O,Bonino MV,Garcia Garcia A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood lymphocyte assays using monoclonal antibodies were done in 66 patients with leprosy, consisting of 25 children and 41 adults. The results were statistically analyzed for correlations, if any, among the different age groups and matched controls. The results, however, failed to show any significant corr...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sehgal VN,Chaudhry A,Sharma VK,Gupta CK

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Sri Lanka, cutaneous leishmaniasis is a well-established disease caused by Leishmania donovani. Only a few cases of visceral disease and mucosal localization have been reported to date. CASE REPORT:A 52-year-old man presented with severe local destruction of his upper and lower lip and total destruction ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rathnayake D,Ranawake RR,Sirimanna G,Siriwardhane Y,Karunaweera N,De Silva R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old black man who was HIV positive developed generalized hypertrophic lichen planus in areas previously affected by a photosensitivity eruption. After unsuccessful attempts to induce remission of his lichen planus with conventional therapies, etretinate produced a dramatic response. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pardo RJ,Kerdel FA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is a chronic debilitating disease affecting approximately one million Canadians. The objective of this study is to estimate the economic burden in $CDN (2008) of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis among Canadian adults. METHODS:Using a cross-sectional design, direct resource use, costs, lost prod...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Levy AR,Davie AM,Brazier NC,Jivraj F,Albrecht LE,Gratton D,Lynde CW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy-induced acral erythema is a distinct localized cutaneous response to certain systemic chemotherapeutic agents. METHODS:Between January 1990 and December 1994, from a total of 76 leukemic patients who have received combination chemotherapy consisting of cytosine arabinoside and anthracycline ant...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Demirçay Z,Gürbüz O,Alpdoğan TB,Yücelten D,Alpdoğan O,Kurtkaya O,Bayik M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relapsing polychondritis is an autoimmune multisystemic disease with primary chondral involvement. Its high mortality and morbidity make it a real clinical challenge. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 32-year-old woman with a history of relapsing polychondritis, refractory to multiple treatments, with multisystem compromi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Cuestas D,Peñaranda E,Mora S,Cortes C,Galvis I,Patiño M,Velasquez O

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative studies were performed on clinical and laboratory features of four patients with different types of T-cell lymphoma of the skin; adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), Sézary syndrome, mycosis fungoides, and Ki-1-positive lymphoma. All neoplastic cells studied showed a helper-inducer T-cell phenotype. A Ki...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yamada M,Takigawa M,Iwatsuki K,Inoue F

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatologic diseases vary widely as a result of geographic location and may be influenced by environmental factors. Aim To determine the epidemiology of dermatological diseases in the Peruvian Amazonia. METHODS:Transversal and multicentric study, which were carried out during February of 2006, 2007, and 20...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gutierrez EL,Galarza C,Ramos W,Tello M,Jiménez G,Ronceros G,Chía H,Hurtado J,Ortega-Loayza AG

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial pathogen. It can also cause community-acquired infections. Indian reports about MRSA in community-acquired infections are rare. AIM:To evaluate the rate of MRSA in community-acquired pyoderma and the nasal colonisation with S. aur...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nagaraju U,Bhat G,Kuruvila M,Pai GS,Jayalakshmi,Babu RP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old immunocompetent boy presented with multiple, verrucous, disseminated pheohyphomycotic lesions caused by Exophiala spinifera. The patient was not responsive to combination antifungal therapy (itraconazole, terbinafine, fluconazole) and cryotherapy. As antifungal susceptibility is known to be variable for ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Singal A,Pandhi D,Bhattacharya SN,Das S,Aggarwal S,Mishra K

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and lichen planus (LP) is a subject of controversy. Prevalence studies of HCV infection in LP patients in various countries reveal diverse results. The Slovenian population is rather homogenous with specific geographic and epidemiological characterist...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Stojanovic L,Lunder T,Poljak M,Mars T,Mlakar B,Maticic M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Affecting approximately 9.4% of the population worldwide, acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Medical students are exposed to higher levels of stress and have a higher prevalence of acne. However, the risk factors and the impact of acne on medical students' mental health remains poorly underst...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sachdeva M,Tan J,Lim J,Kim M,Nadeem I,Bismil R

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a hypopigmentation disease characterized by achromatic or hypochromatic macules in several sites of human skin. Although monochromatic excimer light (MEL) and narrowband-ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) have recently been used for efficacious treatment of vitiligo, the repigmentation process and role of me...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hirobe T,Enami H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male fetus which was the product of full-term pregnancy and normal delivery with no family history is presented. The skin was hard and thick, waxy, yellowish in color, and was crossed by horizontal and or perpendicular red fissures. The eyelids were semiclosed, hard, and stiff resulting in ectropion and the conjunct...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kouskoukis C,Minas A,Tousimis D

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tick bites are dermatoses not commonly encountered in Korea. Recognizing their clinical signs as well as their histopathologic findings is important in making a diagnosis of tick-related dermatoses. The incidence and causative species are different depending on the geographic areas. The histopathologic findi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Cho BK,Kang H,Bang D,Kim SN,Hwang S,Song ES

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the presence of anti-Dsg1 and Dsg3 antibodies in healthy subjects of the high Peruvian Amazon (Tuemal, Rodriguez de Mendoza province, department of Amazonas) to establish the theoretical presence of environmental factors or triggers in the area. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ramos W,Díaz J,Gutierrez EL,Lazarte JS,Bohnett MC,Ronceros G,Ortega-Loayza AG

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-month-old male infant was referred to our clinic because of a painful ulcer of approximately 5 months' duration on the ventral surface of the tongue (Fig. 1). On physical examination, the lesion was circular (3 cm x 2 cm) with erythematous, raised, and indurated borders. No pathologic findings emerged from the l...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Baroni A,Capristo C,Rossiello L,Faccenda F,Satriano RA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Irish health system, dermatology patients present to their family practitioner for diagnosis and treatment, and are referred to a dermatologist for a second opinion where diagnosis is in doubt or when there has been therapeutic failure. The level of expertise in dermatology amongst family practitioner...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Morrison A,O'Loughlin S,Powell FC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrolytic acral erythema is a relatively recently described psoriasis-like skin eruption seen in people infected with hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C virus infection is endemic in many parts of the world with a steady increase of incidence in Pakistan. Recognition of this disorder is crucial to an early treatment of t...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Manzur A,Siddiqui AH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dapsone (4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone) is the only remaining sulfone used in anthropoid therapeutics and is commercially available as an oral formulation, an inhaled preparation, and a 5% or 7.5% cream. Dapsone has antimicrobial effects stemming from its sulfonamide-like ability to inhibit the synthesis of dihydrofolic...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ghaoui N,Hanna E,Abbas O,Kibbi AG,Kurban M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the increasing incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and immunosuppressive therapy, the incidence of syphilis has been increasing. Given the fact that the above conditions may mask or obscure the usual clinical signs and symptoms of syphilis, a means of enhanced detection is essentia...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Phelps RG,Knispel J,Tu ES,Cernainu G,Saruk M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linear focal elastosis is an uncommon disorder that clinically shows band-like stria and a histological focal increase in elastic fibers. The disorder preferentially affects men after the age of 60 years and occurs on the lower back. The pathogenesis of linear focal elastosis is still somewhat of an enigma. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Inaloz HS,Kirtak N,Karakok M,Ozgoztasi O

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of severity is essential in the clinical care of rosacea patients and in the research on rosacea. OBJECTIVE:To determine the range of methods used to assess rosacea severity in clinical trials. METHODS:The medical literature from 1965 through 2001 was searched for rosacea clinical trials using M...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gessert CE,Bamford JT

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired facial hyperpigmentation is a common problem among African patients, particularly women, where the causes of the dermatoses are identified largely from circumstantial evidence of exposure to known agents. These include hydroquinone-induced exogenous ochronosis from skin-bleaching creams, mercury deposits from...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Olumide YM,Odunowo BD,Odiase AO

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the rare association of Sweet's syndrome with nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis has been reported. OBJECTIVE:To report the clinical, demographic, and bacteriologic data and association with Sweet's syndrome of 18 patients with scrofuloderma and scrofuloderma-like condition caused b...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mahaisavariya P,Chaiprasert A,Manonukul J,Khemngern S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00