abstract：:Blastomycosis-like pyoderma is a rare, vegetating skin lesion that is an unusual exaggerated tissue reaction possibly to prolonged primary or secondary bacterial infection. We report a case of blastomycosis-like pyoderma in a man with Down syndrome, diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism who responsed poorly to conventi...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee YS,Jung SW,Sim HS,Seo JK,Lee SK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant skin tumors and develops characteristically on sun-exposed areas, such as the head and neck. Ultraviolet light exposure is an important etiologic factor in BCCs, and BCCs arising from non-sun- exposed areas are, therefore, very rare. In particu...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Park J,Cho YS,Song KH,Lee JS,Yun SK,Kim HU

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:β-catenin plays a pivotal role in hair follicle development and hair growth cycle. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify β-catenin-regulated genes in cultured human hair outer root sheath (ORS) cells. METHODS:Primary cultured ORS cells were transduced with recombinant adenovirus expressing N-term...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Shi G,Sohn KC,Kim SY,Ryu EK,Park YS,Lee Y,Seo YJ,Lee JH,Kim CD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myopericytoma (MP) is a benign tumor composed of cells that show apparent differentiation towards putative perivascular myoid cells called myopericytes. It arises most commonly in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue of the extremities in adults. The most common presentation is a well-circumscribed, slow-growing painless...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Paek JO,Kang HS,Yeo KY,Yu HJ,Kim JS

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease of an unknown origin and it is characterized by the presence of noncaseating epitheloid cell granulomas in multiple organs. Herein we report on a case of cutaneous and pulmonary sarcoidosis that was associated with interferon alpha treatment for hepatitis C. A 39-year-old...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee YB,Lee JI,Park HJ,Cho BK,Oh ST

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expression of c-Met is substantially elevated in most malignant human cancers. We therefore searched for c-Met expression and compared the expression level among malignant skin cancers. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the c-Met expression pattern and the protein expression level in sele...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee YJ,Kim DH,Lee SH,Kim DW,Nam HS,Cho MK

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophic fasciitis (EF) is an uncommon connective tissue disease characterized by scleroderma-like cutaneous changes, peripheral eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Typical histopathologic findings include chronic inflammatory infiltration affecting the deep fa...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Chun JH,Lee KH,Sung MS,Park CJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanocytic nevi are subject to change with age in both clinical and histopathologic findings. In 1991, Cho et al. first reported three cases of lobulated intradermal nevi and suggested their cases represented an unusual form of regressing melanocytic nevus. Herein we report four cases of lobulated intradermal nevus a...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim DH,Park HS,Paik SH,Jeon HC,Cho KH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemokines and their receptors are important players in tumorigenesis by facilitating tumor proliferation and metastasis. Little is known about the possible function of chemokine receptors in relation to the development and progression of malignant cutaneous tumors. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to de...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee YJ,Kim DH,Lee SH,Nam HS,Roh MR,Cho MK

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atypical clinical form of pityriasis versicolor has been infrequently reported, in which cutaneous atrophy is associated with individual pityriasis versicolor lesions. The pathogenesis of this atrophy remains unclear, but is believed to be a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to antigens derived from the Malass...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Yang YS,Shin MK,Haw CR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Through differentiation processes, keratinocytes provide a physical barrier to our bodies and control skin features such as moisturization, wrinkles and pigmentation. Keratinocyte differentiation is disturbed in several skin diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study i...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim JH,Choi DK,Lee SS,Choi SJ,Kim CD,Yoon TJ,Lee JH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular apocrine adenoma (TAA) is a very rare sweat gland tumor. TAA and syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP) rarely develop together in a nevus sebaceus (NS). Herein, we report on a 40-year-old Korean woman with TAA associated with SCAP that developed in a NS located on the scalp. ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim MS,Lee JH,Lee WM,Son SJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon dermal angioproliferating tumor, characterized by red to brown papules or nodules on the head and neck, though also occurring in the mouth, trunk, extremities and inguinal area. The palm is a very unusual site for ALHE, and there have been very few case...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim SM,Yoon J,Yoon TJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematodermic neoplasm (HN) is a clinically aggressive neoplasm with a high incidence of cutaneous involvement and a risk of leukemic dissemination. In the recent WHO-EORTC classification, the term blastic natural killer cell lymphoma has been replaced with CD4+/CD56+ HN because of its derivation from a plasmacytoid de...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Choi KW,Lee KY,Lee YK,Ku BS,Kim HS,Kim YH,Kim KH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid keratosis (LK) is considered to be a rare variant of cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia, with epidermotropism. We herein report a case of LK which developed on the abdomen of an elderly Korean woman. A 60-year-old woman presented with a 10-year history of a pruritic, solitary, brown to black plaque on the abd...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Choi MJ,Kim HS,Kim HO,Song KY,Park YM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propylthiouracil is a common medication used in patients with hyperthyroidism; it can cause perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (p-ANCA) in some patients with Graves' disease. This antibody has been associated with various forms of vasculitis and neutrophilic dermatosis. Herein, we report a patient who p...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Seo JW,Son HH,Choi JH,Lee SK

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matridex(R) is an injectable skin filler that's composed of a mixture of cross linked hyaluronic acid and dextranomer particles, and it was recently developed for soft tissue augmentation. To the best of our knowledge, there have been few previous reports on complications associated with Matridex. We report here on a ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Huh SY,Cho S,Kim KH,An JS,Won CH,Chang SE,Lee MW,Choi JH,Moon KC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blue nevi are characterized by a collection of pigment-producing melanocytes in the dermis. These lesions clinically present as well demarcated cerulean-blue or bluish black colored papules or plaques that usually measure less than 1 cm in diameter. They are typically found on the dorsal surface of the hands and feet ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee HY,Na SY,Son YM,Kang HK,Baek JO,Lee JR,Roh JY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lichen aureus is a rare type of chronic pigmented purpuric dermatosis. The eruptions consist of discrete or confluent golden to brownish lichenoid macules and papules, and are usually asymptomatic. Lichen aureus commonly occurs in young adults, but less frequently in children. We report the first case of multiple lich...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim MJ,Kim BY,Park KC,Youn SW

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal acral hyperkeratosis (FAH) is a rare genodermatosis with an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance; however, it may also be sporadic. FAH is characterized by late-onset crateriform keratotic papules, some coalescing into plaques, along the borders of the hands and feet. We herein report a case of FAH in a 47-...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee EA,Kim HS,Kim HO,Park YM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progressive macular hypomelanosis is characterized by ill-defined, non-scaly, hypopigmented macules primarily on the trunk of the body. Although numerous cases of progressive macular hypomelanosis have been reported, there have been no clinicopathologic studies of progressive macular hypomelanosis in Korean ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Hwang SW,Hong SK,Kim SH,Park JH,Seo JK,Sung HS,Lee D

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet's syndrome is a reactive dermatosis characterized clinically by fever, leukocytosis, and multiple, erythematous, painful plaques. Histopathologic examination reveals a band-like dense dermal inflammatory infiltrate composed mainly of neutrophils with papillary dermal edema, and no features of vasculitis. We repo...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee GY,Do MO,Kim SH,Choi HY,Myung KB,Choi YW

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 217 in vol. 21.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors：

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several workers have found that Malassezia are capable of suppressing cytokine release and downregulating the phagocytic function of monocytes. But lipid-depleted Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) extracts have also been shown to induce increased production of TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-1beta in monocytes. We though...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim SH,Ko HC,Kim MB,Kwon KS,Oh CK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membranous lipodystrophy is characterized by the presence of microcysts lined by amorphous, eosinophilic material with an arabesque appearance. We experienced a case of a 72-year-old man who had dark brownish, pruritic papules on the arms, legs, and back. Histopathologic examination of a biopsied lesion showed homogen...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee Y,Ahn SY,Ji JH,Hong SP,Bak H,Lee SH,Ahn SK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroa vacciniforme (HV) is a photosensitivity disorder characterized by recurrent necrotic vesiculopapules on sun-exposed areas, which heal spontaneously during adolescence. Recently, an association has been reported between latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and atypical HV-like eruption and malignant potenti...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Huh SY,Choi M,Cho KH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malassezia yeasts are normal flora of the skin that are discovered in 75~98% of health subjects, but since its association with various skin disorders have been known, many studies have been conducted in the distribution of the yeasts. OBJECTIVE:To isolate, identify, and classify Malassezia yeasts from the ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Jang SJ,Lim SH,Ko JH,Oh BH,Kim SM,Song YC,Yim SM,Lee YW,Choe YB,Ahn KJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma (FSCH) lacks distinct features, but it has been reported as an asymptomatic, 1- to 3-cm, dome-shaped nodule on the face. Histopathologically, FSCH is characterized by adnexal and folliculosebaceous cystic proliferation with various mesenchymal changes. This case presente...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Haw S,Lee MH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here on an 11-year-old child with a pustulovesicular eruption on her whole body, including her palms, soles and oral mucosa, and this was accompanied with fever. A serologic test was positive for IgM varicella zoster antibody and coxsackievirus A16 antibody. The histopathologic examination from the palm reve...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Na SY,Son YM,Lee HY,Baek JO,Roh JY,Lee JR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated superficial porokeratosis (DSP) is a rare variant of porokeratosis, which is characterized histologically by cornoid lamella and clinically by central atrophy with elevated borders. DSP is usually associated with immunosuppressive states and hematopoietic malignancies, but rarely with malignancies of visc...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim SW,Min SU,Won CH,Cho S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papulonodular mucinosis (PNM) is a rare variant of lupus erythematosus (LE) eruptions, and PNM is characterized histologically by diffuse dermal mucin without any typical epidermal inflammatory changes. We herein describe a case of papular mucinosis that was characterized by several erythematous papules on the lower b...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee WJ,Park GH,Chang SE,Lee MW,Choi JH,Moon KC,Koh JK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acantholytic squamous cell carcinoma is a well-defined variant of squamous cell cancer in which significant portions of the neoplastic proliferation show a pseudoglandular or tubular microscopic pattern. It usually presents as a nodule with various colors, and it is accompanied by scaling, crusting, and ulceration on ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lim JY,Do MO,Kim SH,Hahm JH,Whang KK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pityriasis alba (PA) is a common benign disease, characterized by hypopigmented macules or patches on the face, usually seen in children. However, two uncommon variants exist, a pigmenting type and an extensive type. Extensive PA is rare. The lesions tend to be less scaly, more persistent, more generalized, more symme...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Lee D,Kang JH,Kim SH,Seo JK,Sung HS,Hwang SW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis is crucial for wound healing and exogenous supplements of the angiogenic growth factors have been known to promote cutaneous wound healing. Angiopoietin (Ang) 1 is a recently discovered angiogenic factor and there have been few studies of its effect on cutaneous wound healing. OBJECTIVE:We exam...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim YY,Kim YJ,Ku JK,Kim MY,Kim YI,Koh GY,Kim HO,Park YM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation is a rare condition characterized by asymptomatic pigmented macules involving the neck, trunk, and proximal portions of the extremities. On histopathologic examination, there was increased pigmentation of the basal layer in otherwise normal epidermis and scattered melanophages ...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Kim EH,Lee ES,Kim YC,Kang HY

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman presented with multiple, asymptomatic, erythematous to bluish papules located on the chest. Histopathologically, three round, well defined cystic structures were seen on the upper and lower dermis. The first cyst was milia, the second was apocrine hidrocystoma and the other, largest cyst was an eru...

journal_title：Annals of dermatology

authors： Hwang SW,Cho KJ,Oh DJ,Lee D,Kim JW,Park SW

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00