abstract：:Pyostomatitis vegetans is a rare oral disorder often associated with gastrointestinal and/or cutaneous diseases and sometimes with other disorders. The association of pyostomatitis vegetans with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly ulcerative colitis, is well known and in most cases bowel disease precedes the onse...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hegarty AM,Barrett AW,Scully C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a promising new treatment for superficial malignant nonmelanoma tumours, including cutaneous malignant lymphoma. Here, we report a case of cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma effectively treated by PDT with topical 5-ALA in combination with...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Umegaki N,Moritsugu R,Katoh S,Harada K,Nakano H,Tamai K,Hanada K,Tanaka M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatology services are largely outpatient based. Time for satisfactory patient communication is limited, with an average of around 15 min per new patient. The amount of new information that can be retained after verbal communication alone is limited during such consultations. One way to reinforce such information is...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tomkins CS,Braid JJ,Williams HC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that causes defects in the DNA repair system. It is characterized by a marked sensitivity to sunlight, and sufferers develop serious sunburns with onset of poikilodermia in the light-exposed skin. Squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Roseeuw D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photo-damage of the head and neck was assessed, by visual inspection, in 82 Northern European renal transplant recipients attending a dermatology clinic. Photo-damage was graded as absent, mild, moderate and severe and the presence or absence of skin telangiectasia, solar elastosis, erythema and pigmentation was asses...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Cooper SM,Wojnarowska F

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 37-year-old female with a history of psoriasiform dermatitis who presented with multicentric primary cutaneous CD30-positive anaplastic large T cell lymphoma (ALCL). Despite aggressive systemic therapy, the patient suffered multiple relapses and the lymphoma spread to cervical and inguinal ly...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Dawn G,Morrison A,Morton R,Bilsland D,Jackson R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is currently known about the relationship between melanocytic naevi and melanoma in terms of neoplastic progression. At histological examination, remnants of a pre-existing melanocytic naevus adjoining a melanoma are seen in 20-30% of cases. This study investigated dermoscopic features of 108 naevus-associated ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Stante M,Carli P,Massi D,de Giorgi V

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman developed allergic contact dermatitis to topical metronidazole gel as proven by positive patch tests to the gel and to metronidazole. She was also allergic to methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone (MC/MI). The similarity between the two molecules and the fact that the patient reacte...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Wolf R,Orion E,Matz H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoid proteinosis is an autosomal recessive condition associated with variable scarring and infiltration of skin and mucosae. The disorder has recently been shown to result from loss-of-function mutations in the extracellular matrix protein 1 gene (ECM1) on 1q21. Extracellular matrix protein 1 has important physiolog...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Chan I,El-Zurghany A,Zendah B,Benghazil M,Oyama N,Hamada T,McGrath JA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teledermatology has been the focus of much interest in recent years. Potential uses include a simple supporting role for primary care, more accurate triage of dermatology patients or an 'advice only' service reducing the need for dermatology patients to attend outpatient clinics. With the current under-provision of de...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mallett RB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis, or Haberland syndrome, is a rare congenital neurocutaneous disease. It is characterized clinically by unilateral lipomatous hamartomata of the scalp, eyelid, and outer globe of the eye, ipsilateral porencephalic cysts with cortical atrophy, cranial asymmetry, marked developmental ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rubegni P,Risulo M,Sbano P,Buonocore G,Perrone S,Fimiani M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene encoding type VII collagen, the major component of anchoring fibrils. The characteristic genetic lesion in dominant DEB (DDEB) is a glycine substitution in the collagenous domain of the protein. In this study, we identified a Chinese fami...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Zhang XJ,Song YX,Zhang XQ,Yang S,Li M,Li CR,Yang CJ,Yang J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with AIDS are at higher risk of developing severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions. We report two AIDS patients with drug-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). The suspected drugs were discontinued. Both patients were treated with intravenous human immunoglobulins at a dose of 1 g/kg body weight per da...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tan A,Tan HH,Lee CC,Ng SK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis has been observed with chronic hypervitaminosis A, leading some authors to hypothesize that systemic retinoids may have an effect on bone mineral density. Two previous small studies identified osteoporosis in patients who received long-term therapy with etretinate. Etretinate has now been superceeded by a...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： McMullen EA,McCarron P,Irvine AD,Dolan OM,Allen GE

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 5-week history of a widespread pruritic papular eruption. Histology from a papule on the left shoulder showed a dense dermal infiltrate of large mononuclear cells which were positive for leucocyte common antigen, KP1 and PGM1, with an MIB-1 proliferating fraction of 40%, d...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Millard TP,Aitchison R,Wilkinson JD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E (IgE), FcepsilonRI, plays a central role in the initiation and control of atopic allergic inflammation. On mast cells and basophils, the function of the receptor is well known and constitutes cellular degranulation and the release of various mediators. FcepsilonRI on ant...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： von Bubnoff D,Novak N,Kraft S,Bieber T

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-six patients with a clinical and parasitological diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis were recruited to a comparative randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of topical paromomycin vs. weekly intralesional injections of meglumine antimoniate. The patients were randomly divided into two treatment group...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Faghihi G,Tavakoli-kia R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Buschke-Loewenstein tumour is regarded as a type of verrucous carcinoma occurring on anogenital mucosal surfaces. The tumour is locally invasive but displays a benign cytology and rarely metastasizes. It is associated with human papillomavirus types 6 and 11. We describe a case of Buschke-Loewenstein tumour occurr...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Antony FC,Ardern-Jones M,Evans AV,Rosenbaum T,Russell-Jones R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Laws Milton, a 19th-Century surgeon, founded the St John's Hospital for Diseases of the Skin close to Leicester Square in London in 1863. This article reviews his single-minded effort to establish dermatology as a medical subspeciality and to create a proper skin diseases hospital. The review also details his man...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Black MM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy is an uncommon disorder, usually developing in the third trimester and rapidly resolving in the first few weeks postpartum. It has been suggested that multiple pregnancy and excessive weight gain are associated features. We report a patient with the clinical and histological features ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kirkup ME,Dunnill MG

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceryl trinitrate (nitroglycerin) has been in use for relief of angina for over a hundred years, but allergic reactions to it or to other organic nitrates rarely feature in the medical literature. Most of the case reports describe reactions to transdermally applied nitroglycerin. We report a case of a localized alle...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Aquilina S,Felice H,Boffa MJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlled trials and clinical experience indicate that systemic cyclosporin A and tacrolimus are effective treatments for psoriasis, and that cyclosporin A also improves atopic eczema. A variety of other inflammatory and non-inflammatory skin diseases are probably also responsive to these drugs. However, the widespre...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Reynolds NJ,Al-Daraji WI

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steatocystoma multiplex is a rare, autosomal dominant condition characterized by multiple cysts, usually arising on the trunk and proximal extremities at puberty. We present two unrelated women with sporadic steatocystoma multiplex strictly confined to the vulva and arising at an older age. These cases represent an un...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rongioletti F,Cattarini G,Romanelli P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria is a clinically heterogenous disorder. We report two unrelated Indian patients with dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria, who had generalized and progressive reticulate hyper- and hypo-pigmentation of the skin. The oral mucosa and tongue also showed mottled pigmentation. Intrig...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Sethuraman G,Srinivas CR,D'Souza M,Thappa DM,Smiles L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature reveals what little is known about nutritional factors and hair loss. What we do know emanates from studies in protein-energy malnutrition, starvation, and eating disorders. In otherwise healthy individuals, nutritional factors appear to play a role in subjects with persistent increased hair shedding. H...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Rushton DH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melioidosis is a rare tropical disease caused by infection with the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. It occurs predominantly in south-east Asia, northern and central Australia and central and south America. Patients often present to the internal medicine physicians with a severe, potentially fatal sepsis. We repor...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Tran D,Tan HH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune disease mediated by autoantibodies against hemidesmosome components. This study used PCR-sequence-specific primers to genotype polymorphisms in HLA-DR and DQ in 25 BP patients and 57 normal controls from northern China. We found lower frequencies of DRB1*08 (DR8) and DRB1*08/DQ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Gao XH,Winsey S,Li G,Barnardo M,Zhu XJ,Chen HD,Song F,Zhai N,Fuggle S,Wojnarowska F

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) syndrome is a vascular malformation characterized by a port-wine stain, varicose veins and hypertrophy of the affected limb. Ulceration is considered an uncommon complication of KT syndrome and occurrence of skin cancer has been previously reported only in one case. We observed a case of KT synd...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： De Simone C,Giampetruzzi AR,Guerriero C,De Masi M,Amerio P,Cina G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of cyclosporin A (CSA) for the treatment of severe psoriasis is well established. However its use is limited by its adverse effects, especially nephrotoxicity. We reviewed 28 patients treated with CSA for severe psoriasis over an 11-year period. All patients were on long-term CSA treatment (median duration 55....

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Markham T,Watson A,Rogers S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis plays an important role in progression of various tumours including malignant melanoma. It is possible that the immunostaining of angiogenic markers could differentiate benign and malignant melanocytic lesions or that the immunostaining pattern with angiogenic markers could vary with tumour thickness and ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Dawn G,MacKie RM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea is an anti-tumour agent most commonly used to treat chronic myeloproliferative disorders in doses up to 4 g per day. Dermatological adverse effects reported so far have been observed predominantly in these patients. As we are treating selected psoriasis patients with low dose hydroxyurea we attempted to de...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Kumar B,Saraswat A,Kaur I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we used the nickel contact allergy patch (CAP) test to investigate the effect of topical corticosteroids on allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). On day 1, three CAP tests were applied for 48 h on the forearms of 20 female volunteers with a known nickel ACD. CAP of the right forearm contained 5% nickel, and...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Hachem JP,De Paepe K,Vanpée E,Bogaerts M,Kaufman L,Rogiers V,Roseeuw D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 26-year-old Indian man who presented with chickenpox and subsequently developed pemphigus vulgaris 17 days after initial resolution of lesions. The mechanism of progression from one disease to the other is postulated to be that of epitope spreading or molecular mimicry. ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Goon AT,Tay YK,Tan SH

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinic prurigo (AP) has been found to be strongly associated with HLA DR4 and in particular with the DR4 subtype DRB1*0407. However, AP may occur in the absence of HLA-DR4. Furthermore, it has been shown that HLA-DR4 and DRB1*0407, even in association with polymorphic light eruption (PLE), are insufficient for the ex...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Grabczynska SA,Carey BS,McGregor JM,Hawk JL,Vaughan RW

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic photodamage of the skin manifests itself as extrinsic skin ageing (photoageing) and photocarcinogenesis. DNA photodamage and UV-generated reactive oxygen species are the initial molecular events that lead to most of the typical histological and clinical manifestations of chronic photodamage of the skin. Knowle...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Trautinger F

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990 we reported the trends in presentation of malignant melanoma (MM) from 1986 to 1988 in a defined population in South Wales. Ten years after this initial study we reassessed the incidence of invasive MM in this defined population over a similar 3 year period. Using the local skin cancer registry we identified 1...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Holme SA,Malinovsky K,Roberts DL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graham Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPLS) is a rare lichenoid dermatosis defined by scarring alopecia, loss of pubic and axillary hairs and progressive development of horny follicular papules variously located. Topical or systemic corticosteroids, retinoids or PUVA therapy are the treatments usually proposed an...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Bianchi L,Paro Vidolin A,Piemonte P,Carboni I,Chimenti S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychosocial effects of facial acne are well accepted but until recently few validated instruments existed which were suitable for use in clinical trials. The aim of this study was to assess measurement characteristics (reproducibility, correlation with acne severity, and sensitivity to detect change after acne th...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Martin AR,Lookingbill DP,Botek A,Light J,Thiboutot D,Girman CJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 72-year-old man on haemodialysis who presented with multiple abscesses on his lower legs. Routine bacterial culture of abscess pus was reported as 'sterile' after 48 h, leading to the suspicion of a mycobacterial infection. Skin biopsy taken for mycobacterial microscopy and culture isolated a heavy growth ...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Morris-Jones R,Fletcher C,Morris-Jones S,Brown T,Hilton RM,Hay R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe cases of psoriasis and psoriasis arthritis require systemic treatment. Although a number of established drugs are in clinical use, there is a need for new compounds with an improved risk-benefit ratio with a major emphasis on long-term safety. Furthermore, patients with moderate psoriasis ask for systemic drugs...

journal_title：Clinical and experimental dermatology

authors： Mrowietz U

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00