Content - Volume 86, Issue
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REVIEW
Jørgen Serup, Åsa Kettis Lindblad, Marianne Maroti, Karin I. Kjellgren, Eva Niklasson, Lena Ring and Johan Ahlner
Creams, ointments and solutions applied to the skin surface by patients as part of a daily routine might be expected to provide a more variable dosage than do standard tablets. However, adherence to treatment in dermatology has been little studied. This article reviews recent publications in the field. These are dominated by questionnaire-based studies, which tend to over-estimate adherence. Red ...
Pages: 193-197
CLINICAL REPORT
Astrid K. Wahl, Cato Mørk, Bodil Mørk Lillehol, Anne M. Myrdal, Svein Helland, Berit R. Hanestad and Torbjørn Moum
The objective of this study was to assess the impact of chronic dermatological diseases on quality of life (QoL) of Norwegian patients following in-patient management. QoL was measured by the Norwegian version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index, a validated, self-administered questionnaire. Adult in-patients with psoriasis and eczema were selected for one year from the dermatological department ...
Pages: 198-201
CLINICAL REPORT
Åsa Kettis Lindblad, Karin I. Kjellgren, Lena Ring, Marianne Maroti and Jørgen Serup
Effectively co-ordinated treatment support from healthcare providers (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) may improve patients’ adherence to treatment. The objective of this study was to identify patients’ and providers’ perceptions of the roles of different healthcare providers in dermatological treatment. Focus groups were used in two types of fora: patients with chronic dermatological dise ...
Pages: 202-208
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Stanca Birlea, Marius Birlea, D. Cimponeriu, P. Apostol, R. Cosgarea, L. Gavrila, S. Tigan, G. Costin and Pranab K Das
Vitiligo has been associated with the host’s genetic profile, metabolic abnormality and immunostatus. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of vitiligo with autoimmune diseases for 31 out of 39 subjects with vitiligo and their first-degree relatives living in a small Caucasian inbred rural community. They were compared with healthy individuals. A 2.28% prevalence of vitili ...
Pages: 209-214
CLINICAL REPORT
Cheng-Che E. Lan, Ching-Shuang Wu, Pei-Chien Tsai and Gwo-Shing Chen
Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are severe blistering diseases generally considered to be hypersensitivity reaction to drugs. The aim of this study is to explore the diagnostic role of soluble Fas ligand secretion by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in patients with previous drug-induced blistering diseases with or without stimulation with the offending drug. ...
Pages: 215-218
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Bernt Lindelöf, Johan Jarnvik, Annika Ternesten-Bratel, Fredrik Granath and Mari-Anne Hedblad
Solid organ transplant recipients have a high incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and often develop multiple and aggressive tumours. This retrospective study based on the Swedish organ transplant cohort, focuses on the deaths caused by cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and aims to elucidate the clinicopathological features of these tumours. The cohort comprised 5931 patients who underwe ...
Pages: 219-222
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
Mette Walberg, Cato Mørk, Per Sandven, Anne Tomine Jorde, Magnar Bjørås and Peter Gaustad
Diagnostic approaches to onychomycosis have traditionally been based on a combination of culture and microscopy. In the present study clinical specimens from 346 patients with suspected onychomycosis were analysed by 18S polymerase chain reaction (detection) followed by sequencing and subsequent database search (identification) in parallel with routine culture on agar (detection and identificati ...
Pages: 223-226
CLINICAL REPORT
Ronald Laeijendecker, Bhupendra Tank, Sybren K. Dekker and H. A. Martino Neumann
Treatment of symptomatic oral lichen planus remains a challenging problem. This study compared the efficacy of topical tacrolimus ointment with triamcinolone acetonide ointment in patients with oral lichen planus. Twenty patients (group I) were treated with topical tacrolimus 0.1% ointment 4 times daily, and 20 (group II) were treated with triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% ointment 4 times daily. The c ...
Pages: 227-229
CLINICAL REPORT
Marianne Kragh Thomsen, Mads Rasmussen, Kurt Fuursted, Henrik Westh, Lisbeth Nørum Pedersen, Mette Deleuran and Jens Kjølseth Møller
In November 2000, we became aware of isolates of Staphylococcus aureus with borderline resistance to oxacillin (BORSA) from patients in the Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital. The objective was to describe the isolates phenotypically and genotypically and to assess possible transmission routes in order to intervene and prevent further spread. Clonality of the isolates was conf ...
Pages: 230-234
CLINICAL REPORT
Per Helsing, Gro MØrk and Britt Sveen
Congenital melanocytic naevi may be disfiguring and potentially malignant. Treatment with lasers is a relatively new option, and promising results have been published. Most studies include few patients, and describe the effect of different lasers and different techniques. The aim of this report is to evaluate the results of ruby laser treatment on facial congenital naevi in children. Fourteen ch ...
Pages: 235-237
CLINICAL REPORT
Shiro Niiyama, Shinsaku Aiba, Kensei Katsuoka, Yoshinori Ito and Noriyoshi Sumiya
Numerous surgical methods have been introduced to treat osmidrosis. However, many problems with wound healing have been reported, including haematoma, seroma, skin necrosis and severe scarring. Ultrasound energy liquefies sweat glands via cavitation, but minimally affects blood vessels and nerves at the same energy level. Our patient was treated with ultrasonic surgical aspiration, which allowed t ...
Pages: 238-240
CLINICAL REPORT
Sook Jung Yun, Jee-Bum Lee, Eun Jung Kim, Gen Quan, Seong-Jin Kim, Young-Ho Won and Seung-Chul Lee
Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is characterized by fever, rash and internal organ involvement after exposure to certain drugs. Most of the aromatic anticonvulsants, such as phenytoin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine, can induce DRESS. Cross-sensitivity between not only the aromatic anticonvulsants, but also the aromatic and non-aromatic anticonvulsants, is possible. We ...
Pages: 241-244
CLINICAL REPORT
Thomas Hohwy, Martin Glümer Jensen, Anders Tøttrup, Torben Steiniche and Karsten Fogh
Malignant atrophic papulosis (Degos’ disease) is a very rare condition characterized by atrophic papular skin lesions and variable association of systemic involvement. We describe a 33-year-old man who presented with a widespread skin eruption consistent with malignant atrophic papulosis. During the course of the disease he even developed penile ulcerations, a symptom that has been reported only ...
Pages: 245-247
CLINICAL REPORT
Simon J. Keogh and David J. Gawkrodger
Persistent post-occupational dermatitis is a phenomenon that is well-recognized by occupational dermatologists, but there have been few studies on it. In view of this, we proposed to assess the prevalence of this phenomenon in an English setting and ascertain the characteristics of the patients affected. Using modified criteria adapted from previous studies, details of 1100 patients seen in a cont ...
Pages: 248-249
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Andreas Wollenberg and Tilmann Oppel
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Pages: 251-252
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Ali Dadban and Bernard Guillot
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Pages: 252-253
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Andrea Huber, Evelyn Gaffal, Thomas Bieber, Thomas Tüting and Joerg Wenzel
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Pages: 254-255
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Elena Campione, Anna Maria Mazzotta, Luca Bianchi and Sergio Chimenti
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Pages: 256-257
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Vincenzo Bettoli, Lucia Mantovani, Sergio Boccia and Annarosa Virgili
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Pages: 258-259
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Daniel de la Rosa Carrillo
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Pages: 259-260
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Ryuhei Okuyama, Hiroshi Watanabe, Setsuya Aiba and Hachiro Tagami
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Pages: 261-261
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Mustafa T. Sahin, Serap Ozturkcan, Ahmet Seyhan, Peyker Demireli and Aylin Turel-Ermertcan
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Pages: 262-263
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Manuel Ginarte, Ander Zulaica and Jaime Toribio
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Pages: 264-265
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Binod K. Khaitan, Arika Bansal, Radhakrishna Bhat and Anup K. Das
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Pages: 266-267
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Teruki Yanagi and Tetsuri Matsumura
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Pages: 267-267
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Alberto Conde-Taboada, Carlos De la Torre, Juan J. Alcázar, Ana Dios, Ángeles Flórez, Elena Rosón and Manuel Cruces
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Pages: 269-270
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Jacek Flicinski, Marek Brzosko and Slawomir Olewniczak
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Pages: 271-272
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Per Helsing and Erik W. Nielsen
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Pages: 272-273
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Alexander Kreuter, Peter Altmeyer and Thilo Gambichler
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Pages: 274-275
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Wojciech Baran, Jacek C. Szepietowski and Grazyna Szybejko-Machaj
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Pages: 276-277
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Olga A. Kerr, Megan Mowbray and Michael J. Tidman
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Pages: 277-278
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Agustín Toll, Raquel Celis, Maria Dolores Ozalla, M. Guadalupe Ercilla and Carmen Herrero
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Pages: 279-280
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
H. Jorn Bovenschen, Wil-Janne Gerritsen, Elke M.G. J. de Jong and Peter C. M. van de Kerkhof
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Pages: 281-282
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Myriam Marque, Olivier Dereure, Luc Durand, Céline Girard and Bernard Guillot
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Pages: 283-284
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Tamar Nijsten, David M. Meads and Stephen P. McKenna
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Pages: 284-285