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..All patients showed positive reactions to clostridiopeptidase A 1% in pet. This study shows the sensitizing capacity of clostridiopeptidase A that should be tested in all patients with suspect sensitization to Noruxol ointment...

..In the active phase of the disease hairs are easily plucked with anagen-like hair-roots. In this study we focused on the expression of integrins and basement membrane components of the hair follicle in active LPP lesions...

..A positive reaction to propylene glycol was also detected, whereas patch testing to butylene glycol was negative. Complete remission followed avoidance of the offending substances...

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..The immune response coincided with the development of the exanthem, suggesting a direct role of parvovirus B19 in the pathogenesis of endothelial cell injury...

..Control prick tests with dog's milk performed in 5 healthy veterinarians were negative. We consider it important to take into account the possibility that dog's milk may be the aetiological agent of CU in veterinarians...

..Finally, cross-reactivity to other vitamin D3 analogue, tacalcitol, and calcitriol was excluded...

..Skin swabs of healthy areas yielded negative results for HSV-2 infection. The folliculitis showed a marked and quick improvement after therapy with famciclovir suggesting a possible etiologic role of HSV-2 in the scalp folliculitis...

..The case reported suggests that regenerated oxidized cellulose can cause allergic contact dermatitis...

..The diagnosis of PCD, in patients with a history of photosensitivity and especially with an eczematous form of photodermatosis, should be confirmed by photo-patch testing...

..The protective role of H2-receptor antagonists as premedication is still unclear and should be carefully reconsidered on the basis of the available controversial evidence and the possible risk of hypersensitivity reactions...

..Further investigations are needed to gain a more complete understanding of this important topic. This article also reviews some patents related to the treatment of contact dermatitis and other inflammatory skin diseases...

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..Patch tests revealed positive reactions to Dormex 1% pet. and cyanamide at a dilution of 0.1% pet. and 1% pet. We discuss the causes of sensitization in a patients that regularly used protective measures during anti-parasites treatments...

..Patients with previous treatment with ionizing radiation also in nonexposed areas need lifelong follow-up to identify cutaneous tumors at an early treatable stage...

..After starting therapy with griseofulvin, he developed typical lesions of erythema nodosum on both legs. We discuss how these lesions could be correlated with the kerion of the face...

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..In the case we report the neoplasm was primitively localized at the dermal and subcutaneous level and presented as a rapidly growing mass...

..In addition, we advise that testing of CAPB be suspended, because, as suggested by chemico-structural analyses and demonstrated in vivo, when thoroughly purified, it no longer has a sensitizing action...

..Patch tests were strongly positive to ciclopirox olamine 1% pet. Sensitization to this topical antifungal agent has rarely been reported in the literature...

..Hypocalcemia may induce nail alterations with a double mechanism represented by angiospasm and disorganization of the hard keratin and of the integrin subunits...

..Patch test revealed a strong allergic reaction to the retarding cream and to benzocaine and paraben mix contained in the cream itself. Condoms with retarding cream should be avoided in man sensitized to local anestethetics...

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..Reactions to systemically administered corticosteroids are rare, despite their widespread use...

..In the light of these findings we have evaluated the reliability of a protocol with well established concentration of specific allergens...

..Only one of 82 patients who were treated with etoricoxib reported reactions. We can conclude that etoricoxib shows a high long-term tolerability in patients with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity...

..This innovative tool has proven essential to diagnose this abortive form of herpes zoster, which would otherwise have remained unidentified...

..Photocontact dermatitis to Ficus carica is induced by furocoumarins present in sap. These substances are generally considered to cause phototoxic reactions...

..In dermatological assessment the benefits of routine PCR techniques for differential diagnosis of herpetic infection should be considered above all for the prompt initiation of antiviral therapy and appropriate patient management...

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..TAGs may favor the penetration of the allergen(s) or may be the direct culprit substances, taking into account that TAGs have been reported to have sensitizing properties...

..Patch testing showed positive reactions to 2-aminothiophenol 0.1% and 0.01% eth. The importance of patch testing with substances used at work to investigate occupational contact dermatitis is stressed...

..Instead, attending to higher bed duration for heavier patients may be more useful...

..Yearly extrapolated occupational doses to cardiologists are lower than the regulatory dose limit and in the lower band of doses reported in the literature...

..Hence, physicians should consider CTS as a differential diagnosis when assessing cutaneous lesions of the first three fingers of the hands...

..These data suggest that MMP-2 and MMP-9 could play a role in the mechanisms inducing alterations of the epidermal architecture, and in the pathogenesis of the lesions...

..We suggest that a selective cytotoxic T lymphocyte-dependent B cell lysis and the expansion of super-antigen activated CD8+ T cells may account for the multiorgan and hematologic disturbances triggered by M. pneumoniae...