Treatment of psoriasis with topical nitrogen mustard.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucosa-associated epithelial chemokine (MEC; CCL28) is considered to be pivotal in mediating the migration of CC chemokine receptor 3- and 10- (CCR3- and CCR10)-expressing, skin-homing, memory, cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen-positive (CLA(+)) T cells. CCL28 is selectively and continuously expressed ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ezzat MH,Sallam MA,Shaheen KY

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculides are the result of immunologic reactions to hematogenously spread antigenic components of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are three recognized tuberculides--papulonecrotic tuberculide, erythema induratum of Bazin, and lichen scrofulosorum. In 1997, in Japan, Hara and coworkers reported five pat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Motswaledi HM,Schulz EJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 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:Different studies have shown a high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in patients with chronic urticaria (CU), and occasional remission of the skin lesions after eradication therapy. Recent investigations, however, have failed to find a significant relationship between the two conditions. We d...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Daudén E,Jiménez-Alonso I,García-Díez A

更新日期：2000-06-01 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:Ayurvedic medicines are known to contain arsenic and concentrations up to toxic levels have been reported in certain formulations. However, clinical disease due to arsenic containing ayurvedic medicines has rarely been reported. We seek to highlight the existence of toxic levels of arsenic in certain ayurved...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Khandpur S,Malhotra AK,Bhatia V,Gupta S,Sharma VK,Mishra R,Arora NK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (MSL) is a rare disease characterized by enlarging, symmetric, nonencapsulated, fat deposits mainly on the neck and upper trunk. Liposuction and lipectomy, although palliative, are the treatments of choice, especially indicated when vital structures are compromised. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Martínez-Escribano JA,Gonzalez R,Quecedo E,Febrer I

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors with various clinical manifestations, histological features, and prognoses. METHODS:Among 425 cases of cutaneous lymphoma, we describe eight cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified, presenting with generalized benign-looking dermatitis. RESUL...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lee WJ,Kang HJ,Won CH,Chang SE,Choi JH,Lee MW

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  Leprosy is a chronic infection of the skin and peripheral nerves caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, which causes peripheral insensitivity and disfigurements of the skin, limbs, and digits. Social stigma is a common consequence of leprosy and may differ according to level of physical disfiguremen...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Roosta N,Black DS,Rea TH

更新日期：2013-04-01 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:Tranexamic acid (TA) is a traditional plasmin inhibitor, and its role in the renovation of damaged skin has become the topic of a lot of research. The aim of this study is to determine whether TA could repair the skin barrier by means of tight intercellular junctions. METHODS:Two kinds of damaged skin model...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yuan C,Wang XM,Yang LJ,Wu PL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-surgical method for treating non-melanoma skin cancer and precancerous lesions which involves the activation of a photosensitizer by visible light to produce activated oxygen species within target cells, resulting in the destruction of the latter. The present study evaluat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Susan M,Baldea I,Senila S,Macovei V,Dreve S,Ion RM,Cosgarea R

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Body piercing is a known and popular method of body ornamentation. Modern body piercing includes wearing jewelry in such body areas as the helix (ear), eyebrows, nose, lips, tongue, chin, nipples, navel, and genitals. The current piercing definition does not comprise piercing of the earlobe; however, this bo...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Fijałkowska M,Kasielska A,Antoszewski B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin problems in the elderly population have rarely been the subject of scientific research. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to determine the prevalences of the most common dermatological conditions in elderly subjects and to investigate their associations with systemic diseases. METHODS:The study invol...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Reszke R,Pełka D,Walasek A,Machaj Z,Reich A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococci aureus (CA-MRSA) pediatric skin infections have been reported worldwide. However, little is known about pathogens' implications in Egyptian children, and beta-lactams are still the empiric antimicrobials prescribed. This warrants Egyptian studies on an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Abdel Fattah NS,Darwish YW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genodermatoses represent genetic anomalies of skin tissues including hair follicles, sebaceous glands, eccrine glands, nails, and teeth. Ten consanguineous families segregating various genodermatosis phenotypes were investigated in the present study. METHODS:Homozygosity mapping, exome, and Sanger sequencin...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shah K,Mehmood S,Jan A,Abbe I,Hussain Ali R,Khan A,Chishti MS,Lee K,Ahmad F,Ansar M,University of Washington Center for Mendelian Genomics.,Shahzad S,Nickerson DA,Bamshad MJ,Coucke PJ,Santos-Cortez RLP,Spritz RA,Leal SM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topical drugs can be absorbed percutaneously in sufficient amounts to cause untoward systemic effects. Generally speaking, infants and young children appears to be more vulnerable than adults. It has been shown that the prolonged and extensive use of topical corticosteroids can induce iatrogenic hypercorticism and tha...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pascher F

更新日期：1978-12-01 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:Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis (DCH) is one of the manifestations of systemic histoplasmosis infection in HIV-positive patients. Interaction between host immune status and histoplasmosis infection is still poorly understood. It is thought that immune status, represented by CD4 counts, may be correlate...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sirait SP,Bramono K,Hermanto N

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight psoriatic patients received PUVA treatment (psoralen and long ultraviolet irradiations. Two preparations were used; 8-methoxypsoralen and a mixture of 5-methoxypsoralen and 8-methoxypsoralen. Both gave considerable improvement, but in 6 cases the lesions reappeared after 2 to 8 weeks, in spite of maintena...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Langner A,Wolska H,Kowalski J,Duralska H,Murawska E

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over a 3-year period (March 1999 to March 2002), 944 patients with scalp lesions attended a dermatology reference center in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Clinical specimens were examined at the Specialized Medical Mycology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, to detect patients ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Brilhante RS,Cordeiro RA,Rocha MF,Monteiro AJ,Meireles TE,Sidrim JJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Climatologic factors may affect atopic dermatitis (AD), and there have been few explorations into this topic. Because of its size, the United States (US) has a broad range of climates. The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between ambulatory office visits physicians for AD with temperatur...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Fleischer AB Jr

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with albinism (PWA) are targets of prejudice and social exclusion and have limited access to specialized medical care and resources. Our study aimed to describe the epidemiological and dermatological profile of PWA in Togo. METHOD:We carried out a cross-sectional study of 294 medical records of PWA s...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Saka B,Mouhari-Toure A,Adam S,Mahamadou G,Kassang P,Teclessou JN,Akakpo SA,Gnossikè P,Elegbede Y,Darré T,Kombaté K,Pitché P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic arsenic exposure can lead to palmoplantar keratosis. In the stratum corneum of skin, linoleic acid is of the utmost importance to the inflammation, keratinization, and regeneration processes. OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were: (i) to present quantitative information on the linoleic acid fractio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ahmed TS,Misbahuddin M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective depletion of CD4+ T lymphocytes is common in both primary and secondary immunodeficiencies. Idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopenia (ICL) cases are defined as a persistent CD4+ T lymphocyte count of less than 300x10(6) cells/L and/or less than 20% of the total T-cell count. METHOD:A 40-year-old woman, w...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Manchado Lopez P,Ruiz de Morales JM,Ruiz González I,Rodriguez Prieto MA

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis can significantly affect the physical, psychological, and social aspects of a patient's life. Many studies have evaluated the effects of psoriasis on quality of life (QoL), but results in many cases are contradictory. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to assess the relationships between the char...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Fernández-Torres RM,Pita-Fernández S,Fonseca E

更新日期：2014-11-01 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 AND OBJECTIVE:The improvement of acne in summertime or the aggravation of acne in winter is a traditional dermatologic opinion. Ultraviolet rays are thought to be beneficial in the treatment of acne. In the existing literature there is no proof of this. The purpose of this study was to find out whether or no...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gfesser M,Worret WI

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00