Emel Erkek

..The aim of the present study was to elucidate the response of patients with Behcet's disease to hepatitis B vaccination and to determine whether hepatitis B vaccination has any adverse effects on the course of the disease...

..We present an unusually extensive case of cutaneous anthrax in a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus...

..Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome needs recognition by dermatologists because affected patients may present with mucocutaneous and subcutaneous lesions that may simulate other dermatological disorders...

..The diagnosis was based on histological examination, immunohistochemical analysis and in situ hybridization for HPV 6 and 11. We recommend a trial of oral retinoid and topical imiquimod in selected cases of GCA...

..There is enough evidence to consider the former as a histologic variant of Costa acrokeratoelastoidosis syndrome, and a better nomenclature for this disorder would be "acrokeratoelastoidosis without elastorrhexis."..

..Resistance to apoptotic stimuli by viral strategies represents an immunologic escape mechanism during virus-induced tumor development and is critical for efficient replication of the virus...

..Herein we report a patient with accidental ethylene glycol contact to the lower lip, who presented with acute, manifest, actinic cheilitis-like chemical irritant reaction and favorably responded to topical pimecrolimus 1% cream...

..Our observations suggest that a hormonal stimulus probably plays no role in the pathogenesis of angioma serpiginosum. The significance of PAS-positive deposits as a diagnostic marker for angioma serpiginosum needs further confirmation...

..Our observation suggests that pigmented follicular cysts and combined cystic-melanocytic lesions may be attributed to follicular occlusion...

..Further observations are required for unraveling the etiopathogenesis of this disorder and its accurate classification...

..Our aim is to refamiliarize clinicians with a common albeit frequently unrecognized disorder of vellus hair follicles...

..The present case may support the hypothesis of initial immunization and following viral infection as a possible mechanism for Gianotti-Crosti syndrome...

..The aetiology of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) remains unknown despite numerous investigations. In recent years, retroviruses and human herpesviruses have been implicated to play a causal part in CTCL...

..However our findings suggest that the virus may play a potential pathogenic role by replicating in cutaneous tissue and triggering lichen planus in genetically susceptible HCV-infected patients...

..The patient is currently on isotretinoin therapy, with partial resolution of lesions at 3 months follow-up...

..The blockage of normal apoptotic process in the epidermis is one of the factors implicated in the pathogenesis of psoriasis...

..Direct and indirect immunofluorescence and serum protein electrophoresis had negative results. The patient partially recovered after 5 weeks of treatment consisting of oral dapsone and a topical steroid ointment...

..An increased expression of stromal alpha-smooth muscle actin with a concomitant decrease or loss of bcl-2 expression may be highly suggestive of aggressiveness in basal cell carcinoma...

..The role of urea containing emollients in the development of this disorder remains to be determined...

..There was a significant inverse correlation between antitoxin titres and age in patient and control groups. These findings imply that patients with Behçet's disease have intact overall immunity against tetanus...

..They did not reveal positive immunostaining with CD34 antigen, suggesting that they were not lined by endothelial cells. Final histological diagnosis was psoriasis associated with dermal vacuolization...

..We did not find a predominant motor or sensory nerve involvement. This complication is mentioned and reported rarely in BD...

..These phenotypes provide valuable insight into the function of the gene(s) localized to 12q13, giving a new perspective on the clinical component of molecular dysmorphology, but this requires further clarification...

..As far as we are aware, dermatoscopic features of ASA have not been reported so far...

..1%) compared with the control group (13.9%). These finding provide serological evidence of chronic C. pneumoniae infection in association with Behçet's disease...

..Tissue cooling has long been used in the management of both acute and chronic pain...

..The lesions were refractory to treatment with salicylic acid in petrolatum and acitretin for 2 months. This entity should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of linear keratotic cutaneous eruptions...

..Reassurance may be sufficient in troublesome cases...

..As far as we are aware, this is the first case report of photodynamic treatment for acquired perforating dermatosis...

..Intraventricular hemorrhage is extremely rare in Sneddon syndrome and has not been reported as the presenting complaint...

..Strict avoidance of sunlight exposure during high-dose, long-term doxycycline therapy might prevent the development of this complication...

..We believe that this finding may represent another odd histopathologic feature in psoriasis with verrucous and rupial clinical morphology...

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