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A single blind comparison of 0.1%, dithranol in a 17% urea cream base (Psoradrate®) with a coal tar and salicyclic acid pomade in the treatment of scalp psoriasis is described. Both treatments were equally effective, though Psoradrate caused significantly more side-effects. We concluded that Psoradrate is effective in the treatment of scalp psoriasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the role of essential fatty acids (EFA) in the structure and physiology of the skin. Definition of EFAs; Consequences of EFA dificiency; Effect of saturated fatty acids on the cell membranes.

We report the association of an intra-epidermal blistering disease of the skin with colitis. Both the skin and large bowel epithelium were infiltrated by neutrophils and eosinophils, and showed intra-epithelial deposition of IgA in an intercellular pattern. The colitis and the blisters responded well to treatment with dapsone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a letter to the editor about a 48-year-old female with Wilson's disease who has developed progressive and increasingly disfiguring skin wrinkling over a 4-year period while on penicillamine treatment.

This article presents information about the research paper entitled "Cyclic adenosine monophosphate-phosphodiesterase activity in cultured keratinocytes from subjects with atopic eczema," presented by S. Wright, P. Whitehead, P. Purkis, and others at the British Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Cambridge, September 1987. Increased cAMP-PDE activity in peripheral blood mononuclear leucocytes from patients with atopic eczema has been proposed as a biochemical marker for atopy. The lack of availability of pure preparations of epidermal cells has hindered attempts to assess cAMP-PDE activity in the epidermis of atopic subjects.

Describes the case of a 76-year-old female and her 54-year-old sister presented with multiple eccrine spiradenoma and cylindroma. History of the patients' diseases; Clinical manifestations; Treatment.

Describes the case of a 12-year-old female presented with streaked linear and hyperpigmented verrucous lesions over the whole body. History of the patient's disease; Clinical manifestations; Prognosis.

Describes the case of a 44-year-old female presented with hepatic and cutaneous dysfunction and possible diagnosis of acromegaloidism. History behind the patient's medical case; Clinical manifestations of the disease; Treatment.