Etiologies of the sicca syndrome: primary systemic amyloidosis and others.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe axillary hyperhidrosis is a source of great embarrassment and considerable emotional stress to individuals afflicted with this condition. Existing topical and surgical therapies are either ineffective or associated with unacceptable morbidity. We attempt to determine the effect of botulinum-A toxin (D...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Salmanpoor R,Rahmanian MJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old woman with a 2-year history of histologically confirmed palmoplantar keratoderma due to psoriasis, resistant to several topical agents, was admitted to the Department of Dermatology, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey. Therapy with oral acitretin (0.5 mg/kg/day, 35 mg/day) was initiated. A month after star...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Aydogan K,Karadogan SK,Tunali S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Less than 5% of cases of mycosis fungoides (MF) present with a cytotoxic/suppressor CD8+ phenotype. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and clinical course in CD8+ MF patients. METHODS:In a retrospective analysis of 353 MF patients in a referral cen...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kalay Yildizhan I,Sanli H,Akay BN,Sürgün E,Heper A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contact allergy to corticosteroids has recently gained increased attention. METHODS:Five cases of contact dermatitis due to budesonide, a nonhalogenated steroid, are described. The Japanese literature was reviewed for reports on this allergy, and the occurrence due to budesonide was compared with that of ot...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Okano M

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL) is a neoplasm with differentiation of centrocytes and centroblasts presenting in the skin. At the time of initial manifestation, extracutaneous involvement is absent. PCFCL is considered as an indolent variant of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas since dissemination ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： van Tuyll van Serooskerken AM,Mosterd K,Veraart JC,Vermeer MH,Frank J,van Marion AM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with underlying lepromatous leprosy mimicked Sweet's syndrome clinically. He was believed to be in an atypical reactional state recognized as a variant form of erythema nodosum leprosum. In addition to the antileprosy treatment, steroid hormone was required to control the systemic symptoms. ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kou TT,Chan HL

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hand dermatitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the skin of the hands from a multifactorial cause which may be endogenous, exogenous, or a combination of both. With a wide range in severity and recurrent periods of flares, it has significant impact on the quality of life of its sufferers. A history of...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Otrofanowei E,Ayanlowo OO,Akinkugbe A,Oresanya FA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have implicated the association between oxidative stress and inflammation in pathogenesis of psoriasis and its associated comorbidities. Hence, we undertook to study inflammatory markers such as sialic acids and the oxidative stress index (OSI) in patients with psoriasis vulgari...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rajappa M,Shanmugam R,Munisamy M,Chandrashekar L,Rajendiran KS,Thappa DM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder which can impair general routine activities and has been closely related to poor quality of life. Pruritus and scratching are frequently observed, occurring mainly during sleep and precipitating nighttime arousals. Indeed, sleep quality has been shown to be negatively ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Hirotsu C,Nogueira H,Albuquerque RG,Tomimori J,Tufik S,Andersen ML

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several economic factors are forcing changes in the American health care system. Many of these future changes will be implemented by the government. If left unguided, the governmental agencies could regulate doctors' practices, duties, and fees and place them in a bureaucratic maze. The cost of these changes to societ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Burnett JW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 25 patients with type 1 (Lepra), upgrading and downgrading, and type 2 (erythema nodosum leprosum [ENL]) reactions were assayed, during the reaction and after its clinical remission, for changes in levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin (A1A) and C-reactive protein (CRP). The results were compared with those from nor...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sehgal VN,Bhattacharya SN,Shah Y,Sharma VK,Gupta CK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with mycosis fungoides developed blisters within cutaneous plaques while receiving PUVA therapy and topical nitrogen mustard. Direct and indirect immunofluorescence studies showed the findings of bullous pemphigoid. Her bullous disease was controlled after cessation of these therapies and instituti...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Patterson JW,Ali M,Murray JC,Hazra TA

更新日期：1985-04-01 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：: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: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：: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：:There are rapidly increasing opportunities for dermatologists to see patients suffering from retrovirus infections. The HTLV-I was the first class of human oncogenic retrovirus that was found in cultured cells of a patient with skin manifestations similar or identical to those of CTCL (MF). It was soon recognized as t...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Jimbow K,Jewell LD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous calcium deposition can occur in long-term inflammation. The deposition of calcium in long-standing acne may produce either small pigmented nodules or no visible lesions. The former type is or no visible lesions. The former type is much less common, with the nodules containing particulate spheres of mineral w...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Basler RS,Watters JH,Taylor WB

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Millions of people are infested by head lice every year. However, louse transfer between hosts is not well-understood. Our goals were to determine: (1) which stages were most likely to disperse and why, (2) the likelihood of fomites transmission, and (3) if host blood gender affects louse development. METHO...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Takano-Lee M,Edman JD,Mullens BA,Clark JM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatology has a very distinctive lexicon. The term pityriasis refers to several dermatologic conditions which all feature scaling of the skin. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term pityriasis was first used in print in 1684. Although the diseases beginning with the name pityriasis are of diverse caus...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Chin LD,Parvinnejad N,Haber RM

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory disease that has been shown to be positively associated with dyslipidemia. However, the magnitude and types of the underlying lipid abnormalities have not been investigated. This study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the qualit...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lai YC,Yew YW,Schwartz RA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work compared the clinical efficacy of topically applied 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3) in 16 cases with psoriasis vulgaris, 5 with ichthyosis vulgaris and 8 with X-linked ichthyosis. Sixty-nine percent of the psoriatic cases responded to 1 alpha,25-(OH)2D3 therapy, whereas no ichthyot...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Okano M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of the skin is rare, and no management guideline currently exists. Although LMS is historically classified as either dermal (cutaneous) or subcutaneous, definition for its classfication is inconsistent in the literature. Studies on the managenent of LMS are scarce, and there is no consensus on the...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kazlouskaya V,Lai YC,Khachemoune A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is some debate regarding the risk of developing malignancy and progression of malignancy in patients with psoriasis treated with biologics. The lack of extensive, long-term, and large studies, including patients with psoriasis, to assess these aforementioned risks makes it difficult to ascertain the safety profi...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Patel S,Patel T,Kerdel FA

更新日期：2016-05-01 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:Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries in the world, and 350 million individuals are at risk of acquiring the disease. Treatment for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is long, expensive, and associated with important side-effects. METHODS:In this double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we treated 102...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Machado-Pinto J,Pinto J,da Costa CA,Genaro O,Marques MJ,Modabber F,Mayrink W

更新日期：2002-02-01 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:The relationship between infantile seborrheic dermatitis (ISD) and infantile atopic dermatitis (IAD) is controversial. METHODS:Ninety-six children aged 2-12 months diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and a comparable control group of healthy children were evaluated. Demographic data, personal history of ISD an...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Moises-Alfaro CB,Caceres-Rios HW,Rueda M,Velazquez-Acosta A,Ruiz-Maldonado R

更新日期：2002-06-01 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:Vitiligo is a common idiopathic skin disorder. The etiology is unknown, although various hypotheses have been advanced. These include the neuronal hypothesis, where neuronal factors are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease. METHODS:Skin biopsies were taken from marginal and central par...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Al'Abadie MS,Warren MA,Bleehen SS,Gawkrodger DJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00