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The article presents a case study of 65-year-old Japanese men with sagging, loose skin on his face, eyes, and mouth and suffered laxity or muscle weakness of the facial skin. DNA sample examination, needle electromyography, and immunohistochemical staining were conducted and the patient was diagnosed with hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis. The charateristic cutaneous presentation of cutis laxa has served as a major evidence in diagnosing hereditary gelsolin amyloidosis.

Kimura's disease is considered to be a Th2 type allergic reaction based on the presence of eosinophilia and IgE hyperimmunoglobulinemia. We report a 26-year-old Japanese male with this disorder associated with ulcerative colitis. IL-5 is a selective stimulator for the production of eosinophilia and is considered to play an important role in Kimura's disease. IL-5 mRNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the colon lesion were detected by the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction method, indicating that IL-5 can also be of importance in ulcerative colitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A letter to the editor is presented which discusses a case of a 71-year-old man who has sequential occurrence of palmoplantar pustulosis and pemphigus vulgaris.

A letter to the editor related to a case study of a man with AL amyloidosis is presented.

A letter to the editor is presented concerning an uncommon case of multiple accessory tragi of a neonate, situated simultaneously on the lateral neck and in the bilateral preauricular area.

A letter to the editor is presented concerning the case of a 47-year-old woman with dowling-degos disease (DDD).

A letter to the editor is presented concerning the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris.

A letter to the editor is presented citing research findings from a case of dermatomyositis successfully treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin.

A letter to the editor about the efficacy of potassium iodide for treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum is presented.

Focuses on metastasis following percutaneous ethanol injection therapy (PEIT) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Case studies of patients undergoing treatment with PEIT; Clinical features of HCC seeding; Possible explanations for occurrence of metastasis.