Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis with topical heat therapy.

abstract：:Current classifications for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), such as the Hurley staging system, are not very specific. The absence of rigorous classifications is incongruous with the clinical variability of the condition. There is no pathognomonic sign for HS that leads to a diagnosis that is unquestionable. Consequentl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： van der Zee HH,Jemec GB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The possible association of silicone breast implants and disease is a subject of continuous debate and concern. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine microscopically and ultrastructurally the periprosthetic fibrous capsules and reconstruction scars of women with silicone breast implants. METHODS:Representat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Raso DS,Greene WB,Harley RA,Maize JC

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kawasaki disease, or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the United States and other developed countries. Coronary artery lesions are the most significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Treatment should ideally be provided within 10 days of symptom onset ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Bayers S,Shulman ST,Paller AS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE), first described in 1887 by Moritz Kaposi, refers to a disseminated cutaneous infection with herpesvirus type 1 or 2, vaccinia virus, or coxsackievirus A16 in a patient with another underlying dermatosis. When herpesvirus type 1 or 2 is the pathogenic virus, the term "ec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Santmyire-Rosenberger BR,Nigra TP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of mycosis fungoides with marked, pleomorphic follicular manifestations. Follicular hyperkeratosis, comedo-like lesions, acquired epidermal cysts, and patchy alopecia developed in various locations in both patients. Findings of histopathologic and immunohistochemical studies showed atypical CD4+ T ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lacour JP,Castanet J,Perrin C,Ortonne JP

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with moderate to severe rhinophyma were treated with electrosurgery. All patients achieved cosmetic improvement with minimal postoperative complications. Six of 13 patients noted an improvement in nasal breathing after treatment. Patients with a predominantly lobular rhinophyma achieved the best over...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Clark DP,Hanke CW

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleromyxedema is a rare fibromucinous connective tissue that can be associated with systemic changes, such as myopathy, neurologic defects, esophageal dysmotility, paraproteinemia, and restrictive lung disease. We describe a fatal case of scleromyxedema in which neurologic, cardiac, gastrointestinal, and muscle chang...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Godby A,Bergstresser PR,Chaker B,Pandya AG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of drug concentrations of 2.5%, 5%, and 10% upon the transepidermal penetration of 14C-benzoyl peroxide in a lotion vehicle was assessed in excised human skin and in vivo in the rhesus monkey. In vitro, penetration of benzoyl peroxide was concentration-dependent, both as to rate and to amount, as measured b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Yeung D,Nacht S,Bucks D,Maibach HI

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a neonate with a congenital tumor on the left palm. The patient had a grapefruit-sized tumor and coagulopathy at birth and was presumed to have a hemangioendothelioma with associated Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. When the tumor failed to respond to systemic steroids, a biopsy specimen was taken, rev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Asgari M,Rubin BP,Hornung RL

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new anticancer therapy, electrochemotherapy (ECT), has been introduced that entails exposing cancerous tissues to short pulses of electricity during chemotherapy. This enhances cell membrane permeability and has been shown to have potent antitumor effects in vitro in animal models and in several clinical t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Glass LF,Jaroszeski M,Gilbert R,Reintgen DS,Heller R

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because Of Increasing Concern With The Ethical Challenges To Physicians In Recent Years, A Committee Of The Council Of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), Under The Chairmanship Of Sara C. Charles, Md, Organized A 2-DAY Symposium On The Ethic Of Medicine In April 1997. During This Conference 6 Workgroup Sessions Were ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Sams WM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Established data confirm an increased incidence of skin cancer, mainly squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), in long-term kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to investigate prospectively the type and frequency of neoplastic and preneoplastic skin lesions in KTRs during the first 3 years ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ferrándiz C,Fuente MJ,Ribera M,Bielsa I,Fernández MT,Lauzurica R,Roca J

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Highly variable results of topical diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) in the treatment of alopecia areata have been reported so far. OBJECTIVE:The purposes of our study were to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of DPCP in the treatment of chronic, extensive alopecia areata and to assess the long-term overal...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cotellessa C,Peris K,Caracciolo E,Mordenti C,Chimenti S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guselkumab, an interleukin-23 blocker, was superior to adalimumab in treating moderate to severe psoriasis in a phase II trial. OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare efficacy and safety of guselkumab with adalimumab and placebo in patients with psoriasis treated for 1 year. METHODS:Patients were randomized to gu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Blauvelt A,Papp KA,Griffiths CE,Randazzo B,Wasfi Y,Shen YK,Li S,Kimball AB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a typical case of papular-purpuric "gloves and socks" syndrome (PPGSS) in which primary infection by parvovirus B19 was demonstrated by seroconversion to this virus; parvovirus B19 DNA was also identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods in the sera of the patient and in the cutaneous biopsy specim...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Grilli R,Izquierdo MJ,Fariña MC,Kutzner H,Gadea I,Martin L,Requena L

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we describe the immunocytochemical and electron microscopic findings in five patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis. They indicate the occurrence of necrotic keratinocytes with nuclear disintegration associated with apposed dendritic cells with the nuclear chromatin configuration of T lymphocytes. Th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Heng MC,Allen SG

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) incidence in patients with vitiligo has not been studied. OBJECTIVE:We sought to quantify the incidence of NMSC in patients with vitiligo. METHODS:A cohort of 477 patients with vitiligo and no history of NMSC seen in an outpatient academic center between January 2001 and Dece...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Hexsel CL,Eide MJ,Johnson CC,Krajenta R,Jacobsen G,Hamzavi I,Lim HW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-year-old boy presented two patches of light, bright, smooth, uncombable hair that were morphologically different from the rest of the hairs. Examination under scanning electron microscopy showed the morphologic characteristics of pili canaliculi and trianguli. Clinical and ultrastructural features seemed to corres...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ravella A,Pujol RM,Noguera X,de Moragas JM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hair pull test lacks validation and has unclear pretest guidelines. OBJECTIVE:We sought to quantify normal hair pull test values and elucidate the effect of pretest hair washing and brushing. The impact of hair texture and lifestyle was also examined. METHODS:Participants (n = 181) completed a question...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： McDonald KA,Shelley AJ,Colantonio S,Beecker J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatopathologists often are asked by clinicians to report margins on punch excisions of melanocytic lesions. OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the adequacy of surgical margins on melanocytic lesions submitted with intention of complete excision using punch removal technique. METHODS:We conducted prospecti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Chang TT,Somach SC,Wagamon K,Somani AK,Pomeranz J,Jaworsky C,Bass J,Winfield HL,Sigel JE,Rosenberg AS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In animal models, extracts from green tea have been shown to be remarkably effective at reducing the severity of adverse human health effects of overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Although sunscreens and other photoprotective measures have traditionally been used for this purpose, there is a need fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Elmets CA,Singh D,Tubesing K,Matsui M,Katiyar S,Mukhtar H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a unique tumor, mainly of adults, which is characterized by epithelioid or histiocytoid endothelial cells. It is a low-grade malignant vascular tumor first described as a distinctive entity in 1982 by Weiss and Enzinger. An 8-year-old girl presented with an approximately 3-yea...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Roh HS,Kim YS,Suhr KB,Yoon TY,Lee JH,Park JK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis/eczema (AD/E) is a common disease. Few studies have attempted to quantify the cost to third-party payers. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to identify the annual cost of medical services and prescription drugs for the treatment of AD/E to private insurance and Medicaid payers in the United States...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Ellis CN,Drake LA,Prendergast MM,Abramovits W,Boguniewicz M,Daniel CR,Lebwohl M,Stevens SR,Whitaker-Worth DL,Cheng JW,Tong KB

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papulosquamous diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders whose etiology primarily is unknown. The nosology of these disorders is based on a descriptive morphology of clinical lesions characterized by scaly papules and plaques. The major entities in this group include psoriasis, parapsoriasis (including pityriasi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fox BJ,Odom RB

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop guidelines for the follow-up of patients with primary cutaneous melanoma (clinical Stage I), we studied 295 patients who had presented with a primary melanoma and who subsequently developed evidence of metastatic disease in the course of follow-up. Cox multivariate analysis was used to assess the influence ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kelly JW,Blois MS,Sagebiel RW

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigmented purpuric dermatosis can occasionally be caused by various medications. No reported cases of oral hypoglycemic agents causing pigmented purpuric dermatosis exist. We report a case of glipizide-induced pigmented dermatosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Adams BB,Gadenne AS

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IFAP syndrome is characterized by the congenital onset of ichthyosis follicularis, absence of hair, and photophobia. A limited number of patients with the disorder have been described, and X-linked recessive inheritance has been proposed. Two unrelated female patients with a complete IFAP syndrome are reported. Bo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cambiaghi S,Barbareschi M,Tadini G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7.3-year prospective study of 1,380 patients with psoriasis who were treated with oral methoxsalen (8-methoxypsoralen) and ultraviolet A photochemotherapy (PUVA) revealed that patients who continued on PUVA therapy used inpatient hospital treatment less than one fourth as often as those who had discontinued treatmen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Stern RS

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The genetic heterogeneity of melanomas and melanocytic nevi of the female genital tract is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE:We aim to characterize the frequency of mutations of the following genes: BRAF, NRAS, KIT, GNA11, and GNAQ in female genital tract melanomas. We also characterize the frequency of BRAF mut...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tseng D,Kim J,Warrick A,Nelson D,Pukay M,Beadling C,Heinrich M,Selim MA,Corless CL,Nelson K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papular mucinosis is a rare, idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis that is typically chronic and progressively severe. We present a case of a 59-year-old woman with a 6-month history of a dramatic papular eruption on her face and neck, with no associated internal organ involvement. A biopsy specimen demonstrated increased de...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Sperber BR,Allee J,James WD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00