Tick bites in Korea.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND DESIGN:Scorpion stings are a serious problem in Khuzestan, a southwestern province of Iran. In around 5 years, 36,463 patients with scorpion stings have been seen. Most of the patients had no cutaneous findings, but a small group of patients developed various local and generalized skin manifestations. Pa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Radmanesh M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) is used to treat cutaneous malignancies in locations to maximize tissue sparing. The authors' aim is to demonstrate the utility of conservative thickness layers (CTL) in MMS and review patient and tumor characteristics and the potential anatomic locations where this technique ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tolkachjov SN,Cappel JA,Bryant EA,Harmon CB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous fibrinolytic activity was found to be increased in a patient with aquagenic pruritus both before and after contact with water. This could explain the lack of wheal formation in this affection, which is characterized by increased histamine release. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lotti T,Cappugi P,Lattari P,Panconesi E

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melanocytic nevi are well-known, important precursors of melanoma among children and adults. The adolescence period is an important period for nevi formation and evolution. This study provides data of a longitudinal study of nevi in a Hispanic adolescent population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional s...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sosa-Seda IM,Valentín-Nogueras S,Figueroa LD,Sánchez JL,Mercado R

更新日期：2014-03-01 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:Phenytoin (5,5 diphenylhydantoin), a widely-used anticonvulsant, has been employed both topically and systemically in the treatment of some dermatological disorders. Immunological and non-immunological defects suggests that phenytoin could be therapeutically effective for vitiligo repigmentation. AIM OF STU...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Porojan D,Bâldea I,Achim M,Cosgarea R

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative and/or granulomatous inflammatory lesion of skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and tendons caused by the traumatic inoculation of either fungal (eumycotic) or bacterial (actinomycotic) organisms present in the soil. The disease is characterized by triad of tumefaction, disch...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Padhi S,Uppin SG,Uppin MS,Umabala P,Challa S,Laxmi V,Prasad VB

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsy specimens of cutaneous discoid lesions of 71 patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) were studied. The material was examined by direct immunofluorescence (DIF) to establish positivity and morphologic patterns of immunoglobulins and complement deposits in the basement membrane zone (BMZ). A correlation...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sugai SA,Gerbase AB,Cernea SS,Sotto MN,Oliveira ZN,Vilela MA,Rivitti EA,Miyauchi LM,Sampaio SA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histoid leprosy is a rare variant of leprosy with a unique clinical presentation and bacilli rich histology. These patients are large reservoirs for disease and vectors for spread, making prompt diagnosis and treatment crucial. To date, no consensus on treatment and duration exists. This paper aims to investigate the ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Bartos G,Sheuring R,Combs A,Rivlin D

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of people with skin cancer in tropical Australia detected a change in site of the prevalent cancer. In the post-war generation more basal cell carcinomas are occurring on the back and fewer on the head and neck. A reversal of the sex ratio was also detected, with more women being afflicted. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Czarnecki D,Collins N,Nash C

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COVID-19 cutaneous manifestations have been recently described and classified in five different clinical patterns, including acral erythema-edema (pseudo-chilblain), maculopapular exanthemas, vesicular eruptions, urticarial lesions, and livedo or necrosis. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to exami...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Méndez Maestro I,Peña Merino L,Udondo González Del Tánago B,Aramburu González A,Orbea Sopeña A,Sánchez De Vicente J,Ratón Nieto JA,Acebo Mariñas E,Gardeazabal García J

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There are 70.8 million persons displaced worldwide due to war, persecution, and violence. Eighty percent of displaced persons reside in low- and middle-income countries with limited healthcare resources. Cutaneous diseases are commonly reported among displaced persons owing to numerous interrelated factors such as ina...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Knapp AP,Rehmus W,Chang AY

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cosmetic importance of hair as a unique structure of the scalp is immense, such that once the loss of hair becomes an issue for a child, parents, in most cases, project their own concerns, often expressed as guilt. The clinical presentation of hair loss and scalp disorders in children varies widely, ofte...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nnoruka EN,Obiagboso I,Maduechesi C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophils play a critical role in host defense against a variety of microbial pathogens. There is much information to suggest a role for vitamin C in the physiology of neutrophils. Thus, the effects of vitamin C treatment were studied in a patient with a history of recurrent furunculosis who showed altered...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Levy R,Schlaeffer F

更新日期：1993-11-01 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：:Pellagra secondary to antituberculous chemotherapy can result from isoniazide therapy, as well as from pyrazinamide treatment. Because of the similarity in structural formulas between pyrazinamide, isoniazide, and nicotinamide, the substrate competition is the mechanism most likely involved. The patient was cured by a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jørgensen J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although disease severity, gender, body weight, and previous treatments have all been reported to affect clinical response of psoriasis vulgaris to narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) therapy, little information about possible local (lesional) influencing factors is available. OBJECTIVE:To assess correlations...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Errichetti E,Stinco G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three heroin addicts had Candida folliculitis of the scalp, beard, and pubis associated with fever, chills, headache, and fatigue. In each case, pseudohyphae were found within a hair and yeasts around it and Candida was recovered from urine. These facts support a systemic dissemination. Since serious ocular and osteoa...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Leclerc G,Weber M,Contet-Audonneau N,Beurey J

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pemphigus vegetans, a variant of pemphigus vulgaris, constitutes a rare form of all pemphigus cases, and oral involvement is common. Two clinical subtypes of pemphigus vegetans exist, characterized initially by flaccid bullae and erosions (Neumann) or pustules (Hallopeau). Both subtypes subsequently develop ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Markopoulos AK,Antoniades DZ,Zaraboukas T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a common disease in Iran, especially in the north-east, central and southern parts of the country. Many treatments have been suggested for this disease but none is completely effective and without side-effects such as pain, arthralgia and renal or cardiac complications. Lasers have...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Asilian A,Sharif A,Faghihi G,Enshaeieh Sh,Shariati F,Siadat AH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinic granuloma is a rare skin disorder that develops in an area of actinic elastosis. The pathogenesis of the disease is obscure but the most accepted hypothesis implicates the solar radiation as the triggering factor. Typically the disease presents in middle-aged individuals with significant past sun-exposure and ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Stefanaki C,Panagiotopoulos A,Kostakis P,Stefanaki K,Petridis A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a clinicopathologic subtype of cutaneous malignant melanoma. ALM is the most common type of melanoma amongst Asians, Africans, and patients with mixed ancestry. In Brazil, ALM comprises 10% of cutaneous melanoma. ALM develops on palmar, plantar, and subungual skin, and its...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hsieh R,Firmiano A,Sotto MN

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical treatment of severe forms of dermatomyositis includes high doses of steroids and/or cytotoxic agents. Acute forms are frequently life threatening. Because cyclosporine is a fast-acting immunosuppressive drug, it appears to be a good candidate for the treatment of refractory forms of acute dermatomyositis...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Correia O,Polónia J,Nunes JP,Resende C,Delgado L

更新日期：1992-07-01 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:Though acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a major type of malignant melanoma, no immunohistochemical study on this type of melanoma has been reported. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to analysis the immunohistochemical findings of ALM using routinely used immune markers. METHODS:An immunohistochemi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kim YC,Lee MG,Choe SW,Lee MC,Chung HG,Cho SH

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to examine the eggs of pubic lice with consideration of their clinical relevance. STUDY DESIGN:Pubic lice eggs were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). RESULTS:The egg is totally encased by a proteinaceous sheath, except for the operculum, by which oxygen exchange oc...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Burkhart CN,Gunning W,Burkhart CG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scars are problematic for thousands of patients. Scarring is a natural part of the healing process after an injury. However, the appearance of a scar and its treatment depend on multiple factors and on the experience of the therapist and the options available. Despite a plethora of rapidly evolving treatment options a...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Trelles MA,Martínez-Carpio PA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clear cell acanthoma is a rare, benign epidermal tumor with a clinical hybrid appearance and a distinct histological one. It is frequently mistaken for other clinical lesions. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the frequency that clear cell acanthoma was listed in the clinical differential diagnosis of histologically co...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Morrison LK,Duffey M,Janik M,Shamma HN

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on the potential influence of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/ deletion (I/D) genotype on psoriasis are contradictory. Our aim was to investigate the relationship between the ACE gene I/D polymorphism and psoriasis/psoriatic arthritis. To investigate this, a genetic association study was conduct...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Coto-Segura P,Alvarez V,Soto-Sánchez J,Morales B,Coto E,Santos-Juanes J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00