abstract：:Down's syndrome (DS) is associated with rare dermatological disorders and increased frequency of some common dermatoses. Owing to advances in medical care and changes in attitude, the median age of death in this population has increased to 49 years, and the life expectancy of a 1-year-old person with DS today is more ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Madan V,Williams J,Lear JT

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imprinting is the process whereby genetic alleles responsible for a phenotype are derived from one parent only. It is an epigenetic phenomenon resulting from DNA methylation or modification of protruding histones. When imprinted genes are disrupted, syndromes with characteristic patterns of inheritance and multisystem...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Millington GW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of autoimmune blistering diseases consists of systemic glucocorticosteroids usually in combination with additional immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil or immunomodulators such as dapsone, antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulins, and immunoadsorption. In some patients, these tre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Schmidt E,Hunzelmann N,Zillikens D,Bröcker EB,Goebeler M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of cutaneous abscess by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent adult. A 31-year-old Korean woman presented to our hospital with a cutaneous abscess. She had received an intralesional steroid injection 4 months earlier on the site of a hypertrophic scar. Direct sequencing of the intergenic spac...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yun SJ,Lee JB,Shin MG,Kim SJ,Won YH,Lee SC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality from malignant melanoma (MM) has increased in Chile in the past decade. The location of MM lesions on the body has been correlated with prognosis and survival. AIM:To review body site and gender relationships with histopathologically confirmed primary MM in Chile. METHODS:Records of 575 cases pre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zemelman V,Roa J,Tagle SR,Valenzuela CY

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports a unique case of coexistence of vitiligo vulgaris, lichen planus and psoriasis vulgaris in a 53-year-old man. Five years after the onset of vitiligo, lichen planus developed on his lower lip. Another 4 years after the onset of lichen planus, he also exhibited psoriasis on his upper arms and trunk. B...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ujiie H,Sawamura D,Shimizu H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The precursor protein proopiomelanocortin (POMC) produces many biologically active peptides via a series of enzymatic steps in a tissue-specific manner, yielding the melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSHs), corticotrophin (ACTH) and beta-endorphin. The gene for alpha-MSH is encoded for by the POMC gene, but alpha-MSH c...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Millington GW

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitiligo is a skin disease characterized by loss of normal pigmentation in the skin. Several treatments exist but none is really effective. Recently, perturbations of calcium homeostasis in vitiliginous epidermis have been described. AIM:Based on these findings, the aim of this prospective, randomized, open...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Leone G,Pacifico A,Iacovelli P,Paro Vidolin A,Picardo M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary cause of collagen degeneration in necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is proposed to be immunologically mediated vascular disease. Ultraviolet (UV)A1 has been used successfully to treat scleroderma in which both vascular damage and collagen dysregulation also occur. We treated six patients with NL [(five women; mea...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Beattie PE,Dawe RS,Ibbotson SH,Ferguson J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin-cancer screening should rely on simple, low-cost and high-sensitivity diagnostic procedures. AIMS:To compare diagnosis and management options after the evaluation of clinical and dermatoscopic teleconsultations with a store-and-forward teledermatology screening system for pigmented lesions. METHODS:Ka...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Moreno-Ramirez D,Ferrandiz L,Galdeano R,Camacho FM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old man presented with a 7-year history of keratosis lichenoides chronica (KLC), a mucocutaneous lichenoid disorder of keratinization with no known aetiology, without significant systemic associations. Our patient also had type I diabetes mellitus, mild hypertension and lipid abnormalities. The diagnosis and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Wozniacka A,Schwartz RA,Omulecki A,Lesiak A,Sysa-Jedrzejowska A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower eyelid involvement occurs in 6% of patients with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE). Eyelid lesions are rarely the initial manifestation of DLE. We describe a 25-year-old woman presenting with discoid lesions of the lower eyelids, staphylococcal blepharitis and Meibomian gland dysfunction, who later developed a d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Ena P,Pinna A,Carta F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomata (MCL) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of benign smooth muscle tumours (leiomyomas) in the skin and uterus of affected women, and in the skin of affected men. In rare cases, MCL has been associated with a predisposition to the rare type II pa...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chuang GS,Martinez-Mir A,Engler DE,Gmyrek RF,Zlotogorski A,Christiano AM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally acquired anthrax infection remains an important public-health problem in developing countries. Turkey is one of the countries in which the zoonotic form of anthrax may still be encountered. The most frequent portal of entry for anthrax spores is the skin. Although cutaneous anthrax is usually self-limiting, ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Erkek E,Ayaslioglu E,Beygo B,Ozluk U

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A whole array of cutaneous syndromes is associated with distinct dominant mutations in GJB2 encoding the gap junction protein connexin 26 (C x 26), including Vohwinkel's syndrome and keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome. In contrast, recessive GJB2 mutations occur in a large proportion of individuals with hearing lo...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Common JE,Bitner-Glindzicz M,O'Toole EA,Barnes MR,Jenkins L,Forge A,Kelsell DP

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective case series of 53 female patients with incontinentia pigmenti (IP) including 28 secondary cases (female relatives of probands) was reviewed and compared with other series in an attempt to estimate more accurately the true disease burden of patients with IP. We found that, while the frequency of the fir...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Phan TA,Wargon O,Turner AM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old woman presented with 2-year history of a dome-shaped papule on a well-circumscribed, thickened, port-wine stain on the left side of the chin. Squeezing on the port-wine-stain plaque revealed many comedos within dilated follicular orifices. The papule was excised and submitted for histological examination...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Yang CH,Shen SC,Yeh JT,Tsai YL,Hong HS

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors predisposing individuals to Behçet's disease (BD) are considered to play important roles in the development of the disease. Patients with BD exhibit elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and affected organs show a significant neutrophil and lymphocyte infiltration. Current evidence suggests th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sallakci N,Bacanli A,Coskun M,Yavuzer U,Alpsoy E,Yegin O

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo usually begins in childhood with approximately half of the patients manifesting onset of disease prior to the age of 20 years. Treatment options in this age group are few and have disappointing response rates. This study was designed to evaluate the role of narrow-band UVB in the treatment of generalized viti...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kanwar AJ,Dogra S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of mutations in the hairless (HR) gene in patients with atrichia with papular lesions (APL) has proven of critical importance, as it provides a basis for the differentiation between APL and alopecia universalis. The establishment of the diagnostic criteria for APL has triggered the identification of a l...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Massé M,Martinez-Mir A,Lam H,Geraghty MT,Christiano AM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a 76-year-old woman treated with low-dose steroids for a seronegative polyarthritis is described. HIV serology was negative, whereas PCR for HHV-8 was positive. The patient presented with a profound reduction in the peripheral blood CD4+ cell count and a decrease in serum immun...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fierro MT,Savoia P,Quaglino P,Novero D,Bernengo MG

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first of two articles on C1 inhibitor deficiency based on a recent UK consensus document covering diagnosis and management of the disorder in both adults and children. This paper focuses on diagnosis of this disorder. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gompels MM,Lock RJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a rare disease among children, manifesting differently in children below and above 4-5 years of age. Although the exact incidence and prevalence of childhood sarcoidosis is not known, the cutaneous involvement is frequent in both children and adults. Infiltration of old cutaneous scars with sarcoid gran...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Singal A,Thami GP,Goraya JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome (RHS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip/cleft palate. Very recently, mutations in p63 have been identified as a cause of RHS; to date five such mutations have been identified. We describe a Thai girl with RHS. She had short stature, ectodermal d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shotelersuk V,Janklat S,Siriwan P,Tongkobpetch S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A scleroderma-like disease has recently been described in association with taxanes. We present the first case of diffuse scleroderma occurring in a woman treated with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide for breast cancer. The clinical pattern of skin involvement and histological alterations were identical to those found ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Alexandrescu DT,Bhagwati NS,Wiernik PH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in molecular diagnostics have led to the feasibility of DNA-based prenatal testing in families at risk for recurrence of severe forms of both dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa. In this report, we describe prenatal testing in a woman who previously had a child affected with Herlitz junctional epi...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Fassihi H,Ashton GH,Denyer J,Mellerio JE,Mason G,McGrath JA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in western countries seems to be appearing more frequently. Our aim was to determine if there has been a shift in countries where CL is acquired and whether the incidence has changed, and to assess current diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities. In a retrospective study medical rec...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zeegelaar JE,Steketee WH,van Thiel PP,Wetsteyn JC,Kager PA,Faber WR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verrucous cyst is an uncommon nonplantar epidermoid (infundibular) cyst with verrucous changes in its wall. We present the first case of trichilemmal cyst (isthmus-catagen cyst) with verrucous changes of its squamous lining. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Misago N,Narisawa Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomas is an autosomal dominant condition that results in benign smooth muscle tumours of the skin and, in females, uterine fibroids. This syndrome overlaps with hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome in which affected individuals may develop the rare type II papill...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chan I,Wong T,Martinez-Mir A,Christiano AM,McGrath JA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the association of smoking with acne vulgaris have reported conflicting results. The objective of this study was to investigate such an association. Our setting was three primary care practices in Hong Kong and one primary care practice in India. Patient characteristics in all four practices are si...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chuh AA,Zawar V,Wong WC,Lee A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that the protein MIA (melanoma inhibitory activity) is a potent serum marker for malignant melanoma. MIA is expressed in chondrocytes at high levels, and might potentially be elevated during periods of growth in childhood. Therefore, we evaluated MIA serum levels in pregnant women and in grow...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bosserhoff AK,Küster H,Hein R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple dermatofibromas (DFs) are rare and have been thought to be associated with altered immunity. In this report, we describe a 27-year-old Japanese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome in whom eight nodules appeared over a period of 4 years. Histopathological findings were consiste...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tsunemi Y,Tada Y,Saeki H,Ihn H,Tamaki K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many antihistamines are now in clinical use, few studies directly compare their pharmacodynamic and sedative activities in humans in vivo. We designed a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study to compare the inhibitory effects of bepotastine, cetirizine, fexofenadine, and olopatadine on histamine-in...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Takahashi H,Ishida-Yamamoto A,Iizuka H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postgraduate higher specialist training of dermatology in the UK has become more structured over the past 8 years. Increased awareness of the need to police our profession has impelled the introduction of objective competency based assessment. Competency assessment will take three forms: mini clinical evaluation exerc...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Griffiths CE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular mucinosis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology, presenting as mucin deposits around the follicles and sebaceous glands. It can progress to alopecia of the scalp and other hairy areas. Follicular mucinosis may be a benign primary idiopathic disorder or secondary to malignant lymphoprol...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Passaro EM,Silveira MT,Valente NY

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is an uncommon benign vascular tumour. It presents with small, dull red papules or nodules usually on the ears and preauricular areas and only 20% of lesions are multiple. We report a case of multiple scattered lesions of ALHE in a patient who subsequently dev...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shankar S,Russell-Jones R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imiquimod 5% cream has proven to be effective in superficial and nodular basal cell carcinomas in nonimmunosuppressed patients and treating squamous cell carcinomas in situ in transplant patients. The objective of this open-label study was to determine the efficacy of imiquimod 5% cream in treating basal cell carcinom...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Vidal D,Alomar A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatomyositis has a significant clinical component of pruritus that has not yet been studied. Pruritus can significantly affect the life of patients. The aim of the present work was to study the degree of pruritus experienced by patients. A four-question survey was sent to patients with documented dermatomyositis. T...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Shirani Z,Kucenic MJ,Carroll CL,Fleischer AB Jr,Feldman SR,Yosipovitch G,Jorizzo JL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual giant combined dermatofibroma is reported in a 34-year-old man who presented with skin-coloured swellings on the medial aspect of the left scapula. The plaque was well defined, reddish-brown and 25-30 cm in diameter. It was also tender and indurated. Several similar smaller lesions (satellites) were present...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sehgal VN,Sardana K,Khandpur S,Sharma S,Majumdar S,Aggarwal AK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). In this paper we attempted to confirm the connection between dialysis, HHV-8, and KS by examining the case of an elderly haemodialysis nonimmunosuppressed male patient with end-stage renal disease, who developed KS. By using ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Metaxa-Mariatou V,Chiras T,Loli A,Gazouli M,Vallis D,Nasioulas G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00