abstract：BACKGROUND:The hair cycle is regulated by various molecules, among which FGF-5 has been shown to promote the transition from anagen to catagen. The FGFR-1, a trans-membrane receptor of FGF-5 with tyrosine kinase activity, is localized in the follicular papilla of hair follicles. OBJECTIVES:In order to apply the antise...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Tsuboi R,Yamazaki M,Matsuda Y,Uchida K,Ueki R,Ogawa H

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis of 5 years' duration was first seen in March 2002 with a 5-month history of widespread erosions on the palate and gingiva, subtle scarring of the conjunctiva, and xerostomia accompanying a flare of ulcerative colitis. No skin lesions were observed. Direct immunofluorescence ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Woźniak K,Górkiewicz A,Olszewska M,Schwartz RA,Kowalewski C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Behçet's disease is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology. Caspase-9 is responsible for initiating the caspase activation cascade during apoptosis. The aim of this study was to examine caspase-9 expression in both endothelial and perivascular infiltrates of patients with active Behçet's disease. METHODS...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Oztaş P,Lortlar N,Polat M,Alli N,Omeroğlu S,Basman A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the occurrence of myiasis owing to Dermatobia hominis (Dh) in a HIV-infected subject. HIV infection did not modify the pathogenicity of myiasis. However, the clinical presentation seemed unusual with voluminous inflammatory nodules. Use of topical ivermectin killed the larvae and facilitated their extraction...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Clyti E,Nacher M,Merrien L,El Guedj M,Roussel M,Sainte-Marie D,Couppié P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crystal storing histiocytosis (CSH) imitating rhabdomyoma is a very rare disease entity involving different tissues. The skin is involved in extremely rare cases. OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical and histopathological characteristics in a patient with unusually extensive skin involvement. OBSERVATIONS:A...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pock L,Stuchlík D,Hercogová J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to test the linguistic validation of the Turkish version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for Turkish speaking dermatology patients. METHODS:The DLQI is a 10-item dermatology specific index developed originally in English. The methodology of this study consists of four ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Oztürkcan S,Ermertcan AT,Eser E,Sahin MT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculides are the result of immunologic reactions to hematogenously spread antigenic components of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are three recognized tuberculides--papulonecrotic tuberculide, erythema induratum of Bazin, and lichen scrofulosorum. In 1997, in Japan, Hara and coworkers reported five pat...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Motswaledi HM,Schulz EJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prurigo pigmentosa (PP) is a rare inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by erythematous papules of the trunk that resolve leaving a reticulate hyperpigmentation. The original report from Japan in 1971 was followed by new cases, mostly of Japanese origin. METHODS:We scrutinized PP ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Baykal C,Buyukbabani N,Akinturk S,Saglik E

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demodecidosis is an ectoparasitosis that is infrequently observed in subjects with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. It has a rosacea-like presentation. We present three cases in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Two of these patients had a profuse eruption, and all three cases were ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Clyti E,Nacher M,Sainte-Marie D,Pradinaud R,Couppie P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 11-month-old male infant was referred to our clinic because of a painful ulcer of approximately 5 months' duration on the ventral surface of the tongue (Fig. 1). On physical examination, the lesion was circular (3 cm x 2 cm) with erythematous, raised, and indurated borders. No pathologic findings emerged from the l...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Baroni A,Capristo C,Rossiello L,Faccenda F,Satriano RA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health authorities in the USA, Canada and Australia recommend a "no nit" policy, i.e. the immediate dismissal of all children who have head lice, eggs and/or nits on their hair from school, camp or child-care settings. These children would be readmitted to the institution only when all head lice, eggs and nits have be...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mumcuoglu KY,Meinking TA,Burkhart CN,Burkhart CG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14-year-old boy was referred to the Dermatology Clinic of the Medical University of Mashhad, Iran, with numerous cutaneous telangiectasias on the face, ears, lips, and back of the hands, with lesions in the temporal region being the first to appear (Figs 1-3). His mother stated that the lesions had been present for ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Javidi Z,Maleki M,Mashayekhi V,Nahidi Y,Omidvar Borna A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phototherapy is already established as an effective mode of therapy in vitiligo. An evidence-based study was carried out of the effect of narrow-band (311 nm) ultraviolet-B (NB-UV-B) radiation in 66 surgically treated patients with recalcitrant vitiligo in whom autologous mini-punch grafting was deployed. M...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Lahiri K,Malakar S,Sarma N,Banerjee U

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Netherton syndrome is a rare disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern consisting of ichthyosiform dermatosis, hair shaft abnormalities (trichorrhexis invaginata), and an atopic diathesis. Patients with Netherton syndrome have been found to have a mutation on chromosome 5q32 in a gene named SPINK5 (serine p...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sun JD,Linden KG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high rate of morbidity and mortality resulting from long-term use of corticosteroids in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) warrants discovery of a new treatment strategy. Based on a new theory on the pathophysiology of PV, cholinomimetics can block the process of blister formation. AIMS:This study was conducted to...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Iraji F,Yoosefi A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite common endothelial origins, angiosarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma are clinically and histologically distinct vascular proliferations. The development of angiosarcoma in a chronically edematous abdominal pannus is extremely uncommon. Similarly, tumors with the combined histologic features of angiosarcoma ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Shehan JM,Ahmed I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although genital ulceration with or without scar formation is an important manifestation of Behçet's syndrome, formal data on the rate of genital scarring are lacking. OBJECTIVE:To study prospectively the frequency of genital scar formation after genital ulcers in patients with Behçet's syndrome. Methods On...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Mat MC,Goksugur N,Engin B,Yurdakul S,Yazici H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of cutaneous manifestations has been described in multiple myeloma including extramedullary cutaneous plasmacytomas, cutaneous amyloidosis, pyoderma gangrenosum, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, scleromyxedema, Sweet's syndrome, subcorneal pustular dermatosis, scleredema, and plane x...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Yoon YH,Cho WI,Seo SJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis presents many management complexities. A cornerstone of therapy has been topical corticosteroids, although over the past 10 years there have been many additions to the medication armamentarium. Furthermore, various combination regimens and approaches have been advocated. OBJECTIVE:We sought to cha...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Pearce DJ,Stealey KH,Balkrishnan R,Fleischer AB Jr,Feldman SR

更新日期：2006-04-01 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:Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) is defined by the almost daily presence of urticaria for at least 6 weeks without an identifiable cause. Symptoms include short-lived wheals, itching, and erythema. CIU impedes significantly a patient's quality of life (QoL). Levocetirizine is an antihistamine from the late...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kapp A,Pichler WJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycosis fungoides has numerous clinical presentations. METHODS:We present two cases in which mycosis fungoides clinically mimicked reticular erythematous mucinosis. RESULTS:Both patients had extracutaneous involvement. One had a fatal outcome. CONCLUSIONS:We suggest that full systemic evaluation be perfor...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Twersky JM,Mutasim DF

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melasma is an acquired hypermelanosis of the face. There is little information on its prevalence during pregnancy in Iran. Objective To determine the prevalence and awareness of melasma during pregnancy at the Shahed University Hospitals of Tehran, Iran. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out by cl...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Moin A,Jabery Z,Fallah N

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was treated with terbinafine for onychomycosis. After only 7 days of treatment with 250 mg terbinafine, a widespread severe erythematous eruption developed. The results of clinical, histological and immunofluorescent examinations confirmed the diagnosis of...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Cetkovská P,Pizinger K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coccidiodomycosis is a systemic infection caused by Coccidioides immitis, a dimorphic fungus endemic in the south of the USA and the north of Mexico. The disease usually affects the lungs. Primary cutaneous infection is extremely rare. We present a report of a patient with primary cutaneous infection located...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Gildardo JM,Leobardo VA,Nora MO,Jorge OC

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea is a hydroxylated derivate of urea commonly used in the treatment of various hematologic disorders. Cutaneous side-effects such as alopecia, diffuse hyperpigmentation, scaling, poikiloderma, atrophy of the skin and subcutaneous tissues or nail changes can develop after long-term treatment with hydroxyurea....

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Dissemond J,Hoeft D,Knab J,Franckson T,Kroger K,Goos M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional practice of cutaneous adornment is rich and vast amongst the Yoruba in the south-western part of Nigeria. There are varieties of traditionally made products, such as oils, soaps, fragrances, and beads, that have been employed over the years to enhance body beauty. This rich cultural heritage, however, ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： George AO,Ogunbiyi AO,Daramola OO

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man presented with a 10-cm x 8-cm tumoral plaque with a superficial nodule in the interscapular region of the back (Fig. 1). The lesion had been growing for 25 years. As a cystic lesion was suspected, the superficial nodule was biopsied. The histopathologic diagnosis was low-grade sarcoma with sclerosis....

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Sabater-Marco V,Pérez-Vallés A,Berzal-Cantalejo F,Rodriguez-Serna M,Martinez-Diaz F,Martorell-Cebollada M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous ulcer is the most serious consequence of chronic venous insufficiency and is responsible for almost 70% of chronic leg ulcers. The main purpose of this research was to describe social, demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with venous ulcers and to identify some professional repercussio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Abbade LP,Lastória S,de Almeida Rollo H,Stolf HO

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Hair loss occurs in all ethnic populations, but the etiology varies considerably from group to group. In black women, many forms of alopecia are associated with hair care practices. However, the causes of alopecias in African women have not been extensively investigated. OBJECTIVE This descriptive, cross-se...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Nnoruka EN

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Erythroderma is a generalized erythema of the skin accompanied by a variable degree of scaling. However, most of the published series originate from Western countries. There is only one report from Africa, conducted in Dakar in 1979. The aim of our study was to provide information about this condition in our...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Rym BM,Mourad M,Bechir Z,Dalenda E,Faika C,Iadh AM,Amel BO

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by a triad of fibrofolliculomas, trichodiscomas, and acrochordons. Since the first description in 1977, many conditions have been described in association with its clinical triad. Recent epidemiological studies have shown a significant associatio...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Welsch MJ,Krunic A,Medenica MM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) is the standard method for the detection of pemphigus autoantibodies. Commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) have recently become available to measure serum antibodies (Abs) against desmoglein1 (Dsg1) and desmoglein3 (Dsg3). It has been suggested ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Zagorodniuk I,Weltfriend S,Shtruminger L,Sprecher E,Kogan O,Pollack S,Bergman R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review discusses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and current therapeutic options for venous ulcer. Venous ulcer is a severe clinical manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). It is responsible for about 70% of chronic ulcers of the lower limbs. The high prevalence of venous ulcer has a signif...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Abbade LP,Lastória S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of tender nodules in both nasolabial folds that had developed 4 months after the injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) (Restylane) for wrinkles. The patient was treated with 1.5 mg/day betamethasone for 6 days and her lesions disappeared within 1 week. About 8 days afte...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Dal Sacco D,Cozzani E,Parodi A,Rebora A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF) or fogo selvagem (FS) is an endemic autoimmune disease, characterized by flaccid bullae induced by IgG(4) subclass antibodies. The authors demonstrate the epidemiological and clinical status of patients who have been followed at the University Hospital of Brasilia (HUB) for ...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Ribeiro AM,Alvarez RR,Friedman H,Campbell I,Cooperative Group osn Fogo Selvagem Research.

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between combined chemotherapy, including 6-mercaptopurine, and development of excessive number of melanocytic nevi in childhood has been previously reported and studied. As of yet, no such relation has been reported in adults. We recently observed a 27-year-old female patient who developed numerous ben...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kakrida M,Orengo I,Markus R

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies of molluscum contagiosum (MC) in children are limited. PATIENTS AND METHOD:Between 1997 and 1999, 110 children with MC (60 boys, 50 girls, mean age: 4.8 years) were studied. Treatment consisted of removal of all MC lesions in a single session by sterilized tweezers. RESULTS:In child...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Kakourou T,Zachariades A,Anastasiou T,Architectonidou E,Georgala S,Theodoridou M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rosacea is a common, chronic dermatosis that requires long-term therapy. Oral isotretinoin and topical and/or oral antibiotics are effective, but their usage may be limited due to side-effects. OBJECTIVE:The goal of the study was to compare the efficacy of topical adapalene gel (0.1%) and topical metronidaz...

journal_title：International journal of dermatology

authors： Altinyazar HC,Koca R,Tekin NS,Eştürk E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00