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abstract：:Benign lymphangiomatous papules of the skin are considered reactive lymphatic proliferations either caused by disruption of the lymphatic flow or tissue damage produced by operation or radiation therapy. We report a 72-year-old woman with umbilical papules and vesicle-like lesions that led to the diagnosis of a large ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Bodet D,Rodríguez-Cano L,Bartralot R,Mollet J,Medina A,Heras C,Bassas P,Huguet P,García-Patos V

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydroxychloroquine is widely used for the treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). Although new recommendations exist for hydroxychloroquine dosing, there is still uncertainty about the dosage that will elicit a satisfactory response in CLE while limiting adverse effects, specifically retinopathy. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Shipman WD,Vernice NA,Demetres M,Jorizzo JL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical to the proper management of pyoderma gangrenosum are correct diagnosis, identification and treatment of any underlying disorder, and the proper choice of topical and systemic therapy. Many agents are available for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum. We review the current therapeutic options, their efficacy...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Chow RK,Ho VC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultraviolet (UV) photography has been used to motivate sun safety in behavioral interventions. The relationship between sun damage shown in UV photographs and melanoma risk has not been systematically investigated. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between severity of sun damage in UV photographs and ph...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Gamble RG,Asdigian NL,Aalborg J,Gonzalez V,Box NF,Huff LS,Barón AE,Morelli JG,Mokrohisky ST,Crane LA,Dellavalle RP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophilic dermatosis developed in two patients with myelodysplastic syndrome. Biopsy specimens of their skin lesions showed marked infiltration by neutrophils with nuclear anomalies, that is, hyposegmentation (pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly) or hypersegmentation. Peripheral blood and bone marrow neutrophils had similar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Morioka N,Otsuka F,Nogita T,Igisu K,Urabe A,Ishibashi Y

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) program was established in 1976 by the Cosmetics, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, with the support of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). CIR performs independent, expert reviews to determine if ingredients used in cosmetics are...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Bergfeld WF,Belsito DV,Marks JG Jr,Andersen FA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isotretinoin is most effective for patients with acne who fail to respond to other forms of treatment; virtually all patients respond to isotretinoin, 0.5 to 1.0 mg/kg/day. As many as 61% of patients are cured after one course, but 39% require further isotretinoin (16%) or oral antibiotics (23%). The relapse rate can ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Layton AM,Cunliffe WJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychosocial impact of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be viewed from three perspectives: (1) the issues focused by acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), (2) the persons affected, and (3) the emotions encountered. Among the many issues faced by AIDS patients, their families, and their ca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cline DJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Connective tissue nevi (CTN) may be isolated, either sporadic or hereditary, or syndromic as in the Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome. Few publications have addressed the variable clinical and histopathologic expression of these benign hamartomas. OBJECTIVE:We sought to characterize the clinical and histopatholog...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Saussine A,Marrou K,Delanoé P,Bodak N,Hamel D,Picard A,Sassolas B,de Prost Y,Lemerrer M,Fraitag S,Bodemer C

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old man with a history of melanoma presented to the emergency department with a massive intracranial hemorrhage. The patient deteriorated rapidly and was being considered as a potential organ donor. Three years before presentation, the patient had undergone wide excision of a 3.75-mm melanoma from his back w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cotter MA,Tristani-Firouzi P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of delayed pressure urticaria (DPU) may have been underestimated, particularly in patients with widespread wheals of concurrent idiopathic urticaria, because of difficulty in recognizing the association between pressure-related swellings and the preceding physical stimulus. Diagnostic tests for...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Barlow RJ,Warburton F,Watson K,Black AK,Greaves MW

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with vitamin A deficiency phrynoderma caused by a combination of inadequate dietary intake of vitamin A and beta-carotene and malabsorption secondary to primary visceral myopathy and total colectomy. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Bleasel NR,Stapleton KM,Lee MS,Sullivan J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most biopsy specimens of cicatricial (scarring) alopecia can be readily subclassified as lymphocytic versus neutrophilic, but specific diagnosis remains difficult, particularly when a late stage of the disease is sampled. OBJECTIVE:We sought to document patterns of scarring highlighted by elastic tissue sta...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fung MA,Sharon VR,Ratnarathorn M,Konia TH,Barr KL,Mirmirani P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a cyclic papulonodular eruption that is clinically benign and histologically malignant. Association with hematologic neoplasias has been reported in 5% to 20% of all cases. OBJECTIVE:We sought to review the clinical and histopathologic features of LyP in pediatric patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： de Souza A,Camilleri MJ,Wada DA,Appert DL,Gibson LE,el-Azhary RA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reported prevalence and degrees of Demodex mite infestation in rosacea vary widely. OBJECTIVE:We sought to conduct an evidence-based meta-analysis of the prevalence and degrees of Demodex mite infestation in patients with rosacea. METHODS:Systematic literature review and meta-analysis were conducted. O...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Chang YS,Huang YC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to develop a validated, reliable pruritus-specific quality-of-life (QOL) instrument, ItchyQoL. METHODS:From 21 in-depth interviews with patients with pruritus, we developed 22 pruritus-specific items, and hypothesized 3 major constructs that explain the way pruritus affects patients' QOL: symptoms,...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Desai NS,Poindexter GB,Monthrope YM,Bendeck SE,Swerlick RA,Chen SC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1 U/ml solution of bleomycin sulfate in physiologic saline solution was injected intralesionally in 38 patients, and was compared with physiologic saline solution injection into paired warts in the same patient. No patient received more than 2 ml of bleomycin. Ninety-seven of 143 warts (67.8%) showed complete resolu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Amer M,Diab N,Ramadan A,Galal A,Salem A

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain scalp hair shafts from 2 of 10 cases of pili annulati examined by scanning electron microscopy exhibited an unusual weathering pattern. The majority of affected hair shafts showed minor surface abnormalities at regular intervals (nodes) associated with the underlying spaces. However, in a few examples, there w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Feldmann KA,Dawber RP,Pittelkow MR,Ferguson DJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old white man had classic findings of scleredema; subsequently, a monoclonal immunoglobulin G lambda light chain was detected in his serum. Findings of a bone marrow biopsy specimen revealed that he had an increased percentage of plasma cells, some of which were atypical. A diagnosis of scleredema and smolde...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Schmidt KT,Gattuso P,Messmore H,Shrit MA,Massa M,Welykyj S

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic relevance of a high blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported in many cancers, although, to our knowledge, not investigated in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) to date. OBJECTIVE:We assessed whether the NLR at baseline was associated with specific survival and recu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Zaragoza J,Kervarrec T,Touzé A,Avenel-Audran M,Beneton N,Esteve E,Wierzbicka Hainaut E,Aubin F,Machet L,Samimi M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of dermatomyositis presenting with cutaneous mucinosis as the sole manifestation. A malignancy screen revealed an underlying nasopharyngeal carcinoma. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Tan E,Tan SH,Ng SK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports suggest that cigarette smoking might interfere with the effectiveness of antimalarial therapy as first-line treatment for cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Patients refractory to this treatment often must be treated with potentially more toxic regimens. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine the effects ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Jewell ML,McCauliffe DP

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty undifferentiated skin tumors were examined by immunostaining in an attempt to achieve more precise identification. Light microscopy yielded only a differential diagnosis, whereas immunostaining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections with a panel of antibodies to intermediate filaments and other ce...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Kahn H,Baumal R,From L

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The difficulties in accurately assessing pigmented skin lesions are ever present in practice. The recently described ABCD rule of dermatoscopy (skin surface microscopy at x10 magnification), based on the criteria asymmetry (A), border (B), color (C), and differential structure (D), improved diagnostic accura...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Nachbar F,Stolz W,Merkle T,Cognetta AB,Vogt T,Landthaler M,Bilek P,Braun-Falco O,Plewig G

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Longitudinal pigmentation of the nail is very common. The differential diagnosis varies from subungual hematoma, to a fungal infection, to a melanocytic lesion (lentigo, nevus melanoma, etc.) to others. Often, dermatologists do not feel at ease with these pathologies and management is often not clear. In many cases, a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Braun RP,Baran R,Le Gal FA,Dalle S,Ronger S,Pandolfi R,Gaide O,French LE,Laugier P,Saurat JH,Marghoob AA,Thomas L

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnification of histologic and ultrastructural photoimages is frequently misrepresented in published reports. "Power," P, the usual mode of representation of magnification, is defined as the ratio of the distance between two points on the photoimage to that between the same two points on the original specimen, but is...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Lambert WC,Lambert MW

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatomyositis is associated with significant morbidity and occasional mortality. Currently there is no consensus on treatment for patients with dermatomyositis. OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to review the clinical features and response to therapy of patients with dermatomyositis and compare these data with pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Dawkins MA,Jorizzo JL,Walker FO,Albertson D,Sinal SH,Hinds A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of IgE antibodies to Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were determined in eleven patients with typical atopic dermatitis, with no history of furuncles or severe staphylococcal infection. Increased IgE binding to S. aureus but not to S. epidermidis was observed. Fifteen patients with hyperimmu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Abramson JS,Dahl MV,Walsh G,Blumenthal MN,Douglas SD,Quie PG

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several infections contracted in utero result in similar physical and laboratory findings during the neonatal period; the TORCH syndrome encompasses such patients. Skin lesions are a frequent finding and the dermatologist may play an important role in the early evaluation of these infants. In this review we discuss et...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Fine JD,Arndt KA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brachioradial pruritus (BRP) is a localized pruritus of the dorsolateral aspect of the arm. BRP is an enigmatic condition with a controversial cause; some authors consider BRP to be a photodermatosis whereas other authors attribute BRP to compression of cervical nerve roots. OBJECTIVE:We sought to investiga...

journal_title：Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

authors： Cohen AD,Masalha R,Medvedovsky E,Vardy DA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00