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2. A case of impetigo herpetiformis in which termination of pregnancy was required
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He Wang, Ying Chen, Xiaoxia Zhang, Xinjing Yao, Min Peng, and Yizi Meng
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,China ,Medicine (General) ,Erythema ,Case Report ,Biochemistry ,Impetigo ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,R5-920 ,Adrenal Cortex Hormones ,Pregnancy ,Ethacridine lactate ,medicine ,Humans ,Psoriasis ,induced labor ,Fetus ,skin disease ,pustule ,business.industry ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Gestational age ,Abortion, Induced ,Cell Biology ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Ethacridine ,Optimal management ,chemistry ,030221 ophthalmology & optometry ,Generalized pustular psoriasis ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Impetigo herpetiformis ,erythema ,Immunosuppressive Agents - Abstract
Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare variant of generalized pustular psoriasis that occurs during pregnancy or is triggered by pregnancy, often in association with hypocalcemia. This condition is associated with increased maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. We report a 29-year-old pregnant woman who presented to hospital at the gestational age of 20 weeks with widespread erythema covered with pustules that coalesced to form lakes of pus. She did not respond to corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, or phototherapy. Finally, intra-amniotic injection of ethacridine lactate was administered to terminate the pregnancy, and the patient showed complete recovery in 3 months. Insight from this case report may facilitate optimal management of this relatively rare entity.
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- 2020
3. Malassezia (Pityrosporum) Folliculitis Incognito: Malessezia-associated Folliculitis Masked by Topical Corticosteroid Therapy
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Christof Erickson, Antoanella Calame, and Philip R. Cohen
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corticosteroid ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Topical Corticosteroid Therapy ,Tinea incognito ,Infectious Disease ,Folliculitis ,Dermatology ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,tinea ,Eosinophilic folliculitis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,malassezia ,folliculitis ,medicine ,incognito ,topical ,Acne ,pustule ,integumentary system ,biology ,business.industry ,General Engineering ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Hyperpigmentation ,scabies ,pityrosporum ,Pityrosporum folliculitis ,papule ,Malassezia ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Family/General Practice ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis usually appears as pruritic monomorphous papules and pustules on the upper back, chest, extensor arms and face. Acne vulgaris, bacterial folliculitis, eosinophilic folliculitis and systemic corticosteroid-induced acne can clinically mimic the fungal-caused acneiform condition. The designation incognito is used to describe tinea or scabies when the characteristic presentation is masqueraded by the application of topical corticosteroid treatment. Application of corticosteroid cream altered the morphology of the skin lesions in a man with Malassezia folliculitis. His cutaneous findings-localized areas of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation with flattened or completely resolved follicular papules-raised the possibility of partially treated follicular eczema or follicular contact dermatitis. Pathognomonic findings from biopsies of the skin lesions established the diagnosis of Malassezia folliculitis; the condition completely resolved after treatment with topical antifungal shampoo and cream. Similar to tinea incognito and scabies incognito, folliculitis caused by Malassezia yeast in which the cutaneous morphology has been concealed by management with topical corticosteroids should be referred to as Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis incognito.
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- 2020
4. Comparaison de trois techniques de fixation et de coloration pour l’évaluation cytologique des pustules folliculaires chez le chien.
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Deschamps, V. and Bensignor, E.
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DIAGNOSIS of bacterial diseases ,LABORATORY dogs ,DERMATOLOGY ,CYTOLOGY ,NEUTROPHILS ,VISUALIZATION ,DATA analysis - Abstract
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- 2010
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5. Pustular skin diseases reflect distinct innate defense pathways.
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Christophers, Enno and Meyer, Thomas
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NEUTROPHILS ,SKIN diseases ,KERATINOCYTES ,DENDRITIC cells ,INFLAMMATION ,EPIDERMIS ,DERMATOLOGY - Abstract
Accumulation of neutrophils within the epidermis and formation of pustules represents a unique, however, ill-understood phenomenon in human skin. In this overview, we compare localized versus systemic pustular disorders. Localized pustules are mostly infectious and appear to be generated by the interaction of skin cells with Th17 cells and macrophages. IL-1β, IL-17βand TNF-α in concert stimulate IL-8 secretion by keratinocytes. This cutaneous defense circuit creates the ensuing pustular pathology. In systemic pustular disease, dendritic cells (DCs) are activated by TLR-mediated signaling. IL-23 secreted by myeloid DCs feeds the cutaneous defense circuit, which results in neutrophilic inflammation and pustules, as seen in infectious pustules. The distinction between local and systemic inflammation, leading to neutrophil migration into the epidermis appears to be helpful in improving understanding of these common disorders of the skin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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6. An approach to the diagnosis of neutrophilic dermatoses: A histopathological perspective.
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Nischal, K. C. and Khopkar, Uday
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SKIN diseases , *DERMATOLOGY , *HISTOPATHOLOGY , *NEUTROPHILS , *PATHOLOGY , *LYMPHOCYTES , *BLASTOMYCOSIS - Abstract
Neutrophilic dermatoses comprises of non-infective dermatoses which are histopathologically characterized by neutrophil predominant infiltrate and clinically, respond promptly to corticsteroids. Conditions primarily with vasculitis though neutrophilic are excluded from this group. In this article we intend to briefly outline the approach to diagnose these conditions with histological perspective. The ambiguity regarding few recent dermatosis viz, rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis, bowel associated-dermatosis-arthritis syndrome etc. with regard to their inclusion in this group has also been highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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7. Pustular drug eruption due to Panax notoginseng saponins
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Zhiqiang Yin, Li-wen Ma, Dan Luo, JiPing Xia, and JiaLi Xu
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Panax notoginseng ,Pharmacology ,acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis ,Drug Discovery ,Medicine ,Humans ,Case Series ,Glucocorticoids ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,pustule ,Drug Design, Development and Therapy ,biology ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,Saponins ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis ,Rash ,Dermatology ,Panax notoginseng saponins ,Drug eruption ,Hospitalization ,Glucocorticoid therapy ,Female ,Drug Eruptions ,medicine.symptom ,business ,drug eruption ,Drugs, Chinese Herbal - Abstract
ZhiQiang Yin,1,* LiWen Ma,1,* JiaLi Xu,2,* JiPing Xia,1 Dan Luo1 1Department of Dermatology, 2Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) are a patented product in the People's Republic of China, and have extensive effects on the cardiovascular system. Here we report on four elderly patients (one male and three female) with drug eruption induced by PNS injection. All developed a sudden skin rash with pruritus from head to foot, and subsequently accepted hospitalization. In each case, PNS had been used for less than 1 week before appearance of the rash. No specific short-term medications or changes in diet or exposure to environmental factors immediately prior to appearance of the rash were identified. These four patients had some interesting features in common, ie, pustules, fever, and elevated circulating neutrophil counts, which required high-dose, long-term glucocorticoid therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pustular drug eruption induced by PNS and provides a useful reference and warning for clinicians. Keywords: pustule, drug eruption, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, Panax notoginseng saponins
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- 2014
8. Efficacy, tolerability and impact on quality of life of clindamycin phosphate and benzoyl peroxide for the treatment of cetuximab-associated acneiform eruption in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
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Fabrizio Guarneri, Pollicino A, Serafinella P. Cannavò, Mario Vaccaro, Giuseppe Altavilla, and Francesco Borgia
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Erythema ,benzoyl peroxide plus clindamycin ,cetuximab ,antiinfective agent ,antineoplastic agent ,benzoyl peroxide ,clindamycin ,clindamycin phosphate ,gel, acne ,adult ,aged ,Article ,clinical article ,Dermatology Life Quality Index ,drug efficacy ,drug tolerability ,erythema ,evening dosage ,human ,male ,metastatic colorectal cancer ,papule ,priority journal ,pruritus ,pustule ,quality of life ,scoring system ,treatment outcome ,Acneiform Eruptions ,analogs and derivatives ,chemically induced ,clinical trial ,Colorectal Neoplasms ,cutaneous drug administration ,follow up ,gel ,middle aged ,quality of life, Acneiform Eruptions ,Administration, Cutaneous ,Aged ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Benzoyl Peroxide ,Cetuximab ,Clindamycin ,Follow-Up Studies ,Gels ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Pruritus ,Quality of Life ,Acneiform eruption ,clindamycin phosphate-benzoyl peroxide gel ,epidermal growth factor receptor ,Dermatology ,Benzoyl peroxide ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Clindamycin Phosphate ,business.industry ,Rash ,Tolerability ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine.symptom ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors are recent antineoplastic treatments used for the treatment of some non-cutaneous tumours, which aberrantly express EGFR. Because of their specificity, these drugs have low systemic toxicity, but frequent undesired cutaneous effects, the most common of which is an acneiform eruption, occurring after 1-3 weeks of treatment. Management of this rash is not well standardized.We evaluated efficacy, tolerability and impact on quality of life of a clindamycin phosphate 1.2%-benzoyl peroxide 5% gel in 12 male adults who developed acneiform eruption during treatment with cetuximab for metastatic colorectal cancer.Patients applied the clindamycin phosphate-benzoyl peroxide gel once daily, at evening, for 8 weeks. The Skin-Score was used to evaluate reduction of erythema, papules, pustules and pruritus, the Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaire to evaluate the improvements of health-related quality of life.Significant clinical improvements occurred after 2 weeks of treatment and were even more evident after 8 weeks (mean Skin-Score 20.54 ± 7.83, p = 1.37 × 10(-6) vs. second week visit, p = 1.26 × 10(-7) vs. before treatment). Accordingly, DLQI values decreased from 13.64 ± 2.01 before treatment to 6.45 ± 1.37 after 8 weeks (p = 1.12 × 10(-5)).A clindamycin phosphate-benzoyl peroxide gel may be an effective and safe option in the treatment of cetuximab-associated acneiform eruptions.
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- 2015
9. Pyoderma vegetans and ulcerative colitis
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Sergio Chimenti, Elena Campione, Augusto Orlandi, Luca Bianchi, A. M. Carrozzo, and J. H. Hagman
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Paget's Disease ,Pathology ,virus culture ,Ulcerative ,Disease ,metronidazole ,colonoscopy ,piperacillin ,Medicine ,Settore MED/35 - Malattie Cutanee e Veneree ,Pyoderma vegetans ,tamoxifen ,integumentary system ,adult ,disease course ,drug effect ,article ,epidermis hyperplasia ,Middle Aged ,Colitis ,Ulcerative colitis ,priority journal ,mesalazine ,Neutrophilic dermatoses ,histopathology ,Female ,immunofluorescence test ,Breast carcinoma ,Paget skin disease ,homeopathic agent ,bacterium culture ,case report ,clinical feature ,disease association ,epithelium hyperplasia ,fungus culture ,human ,inflammatory infiltrate ,male ,pustule ,pyoderma ,skin biopsy ,skin inflammation ,Staphylococcus aureus ,treatment outcome ,ulcerative colitis ,Breast Neoplasms ,Chronic Disease ,Colitis, Ulcerative ,Humans ,Paget's Disease, Mammary ,Pyoderma ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Epidermal hyperplasia ,Dermatology ,Mammary ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,business - Abstract
Pyoderma vegetans (PV) is a chronic, vegetating pustular disorder characterized clinically by erythematous vesiculopustular vegetating cutaneous plaques. Marked epidermal hyperplasia, intraepidermal and subepidermal neutrophilic microabscesses and a dermal inflammatory infiltrate are the prominent histopathological findings. We describe a patient with PV associated with ulcerative colitis and mammary Paget's disease. Pustular eruptions associated with ulcerative colitis are reviewed.
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- 2001
10. Successful use of intravenous immunoglobulin for recalcitrant impetigo herpetiformis: Case report
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Uludaǧ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıklar Anabilim Dalı., Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Kadın Doǧum Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı., Sarıcaoğlu, Hayriye, Yıldırım, Sevgül, Ozan, Hakan, Başkan, Emel Bülbül, Aydoğan, Kenan, and AAH-1388-2021
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Adult ,Pustulosis Palmoplantaris ,Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis ,Interleukin-1 Receptor Accessory Protein ,Prednisolone ,Pustule ,Dermatology ,Fetus maturity ,Immunopathology ,Article ,Clinical study ,Cyclosporin a ,Pregnancy ,Rash ,Case report ,Cyclosporine ,Immunoglobulin ,Female ,Therapy ,Intravenous immunoglobuline ,Impetigo herpetiformis ,Pustular psoriasis ,Human ,Psoriasis vulgaris - Abstract
İmpetigo herpetiformis (İH), yüksek fetal morbidite ve mortaliteye sahip, bazen gebeliğin sonlandırılmasını gerektirebilen bir hastalıktır. Etkili olduğu belirtilen farklı tedavi seçenekleri bulunmaktadır. Yirmi üç yaşında, psoriazis öyküsü olan 25 hafta lık gebe olgu, ani başlangıçlı jeneralize püstüler döküntülerle başvurdu. Klinik bulgular ve histopatolojik değerlendirme ile İH tanısı konuldu. Sistemik prednizolon (2 mg/kg/gün) üç hafta süreyle uygulandı. Yanıt olmadığı için siklosporin A (3mg/kg/gün) ilave edildi. İki hafta siklosporin A ve sistemik prednizolon kombine kullanılmasına rağmen deri bulguları gerilemedi. Tedavilere ek olarak 30. gebelik haftasında intravenöz immunglobulin (IVIG) (0,3 gr/kg/gün, 6 gün) uygulaması ile deri belirtilerinde azalma gözlendi. 33. gebel ik haftasında reaktivasyon olduğu için IVIG (0,7g/kg/gün, 3 gün) tekrar verildi. Püstüler lezyonlar geriledi. 34. gebelik haftasında doğum yapan olgunun sağlıklı bir bebeği oldu. Bu olgu sunumu ile İH’de gebeliğin devam etmesi ve fetusun sağlıklı gelişimini sağlamas ı amacıyla IVIG tedavisine dikkat çekilmektedir. Impetigo herpetiformis (IH), if left untreated, is associated with a high rate of perinatal morbidity and mortality and may lead to the decision of termination of pregnancy. There are various and effective therapeutic agents available for the treatment of the disease. A 23-year-old woman with a history of plaque psoriasis presented with a sudden generalized pustular eruption on the 25th week of her first gestation. The diagnosis was made based on the clinical and histopathological findings. The patient was treated with systemic prednisolone (2 mg/kg/d) first and, cyclosporine A (3 mg/kg/d) was added to the treatment after two weeks because prednisolone was not effective alone. The lesions did not regress despite four weeks of combined treatment with prednisolone and cyclosporine. Intravenous immunoglobuline (IVIG) (0.3 g/kg/d, 6 days) was added on the 30th week of gestation and resulted in regression of cutaneous rashes. On the 33rd week of gestation, IVIG (0.7 g/kg/d, 3 days) was repeated due to reactivation of pustules, and an improvement was observed. In this case report, we called attention to IVIG therapy in IH, for having the pregnancy continued enough for the fetal maturation before the delivery.
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- 2012
11. Hafif ve orta şiddetli akne vulgaris tedavisinde sodyum sulfasetamidin etkinliği: Randomize, karşılaştırmalı çalışma
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Hayriye Sarıcaoğlu, Hakan Turan, Emel Bülbül Başkan, Kenan Aydogan, Ayşegül Turan, Uludaǧ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Deri ve Zührevi Hastalıklar Anabilim Dalı., Turan, Ayşegül, Sancaoğlu, Hayriye, Başkan, Emel Bülbül, Aydoğan, Kenan, AAH-1388-2021, and AAH-6216-2021
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Male ,Comedo ,Benzoil peroksit ,Pustule ,Major clinical study ,Dermatology ,Article ,Treatment duration ,Sodyum sulfasetamid ,Sulfacetamide ,Acne vulgaris ,Lotion ,Rhinophyma ,Rosaceae ,Brimonidine ,Drug safety ,Disease severity ,Propionibacterium-acnes ,Disease duration ,Dermatoloji ,Gel ,Benzoyl peroxide ,Clindamycin ,Tedavi ,Nonhuman ,Comparative effectiveness ,Erythromycin ,Treatment ,Clinical trial ,Drug efficacy ,Outcome assessment ,Acne ,Eritromisin ,Combination ,Female ,Comparative study ,Akne ,Klindamisin ,Clindamycin phosphate ,Papule ,Sodium sulfacetamide ,Human - Abstract
Amaç: Hafif ve orta dereceli akne vulgariste en çok kullanılan topikal antibiyotikler klindamisin ve eritromisindir. Topikal antibiyotiklerin benzoil peroksit ile kombinasyonu etkinliği artırır ve Propionibacterium acnes’e karşı gelişen antibiyotik direncini azaltır. Sodyum sulfasetamid sülfonamid grubu bir antibiyotiktir. Uzun yıllardır bilindiği halde akne tedavisinde fazlaca yer almamaktadır. Ancak son zamanlarda kullanımı tekrar gündeme gelmiştir. Çalışmamızda hafif ve orta derecedeki akne vulgariste sodyum sulfasetamidin etkinliğini klindamisin ve eritromisin ile karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç ve Yöntem: Karşılaştırmalı çalışmamızda akne vulgarisli 60 hasta, birinci grup sodyum sulfasetamid %10 losyon, ikinci grup klindamisin %1 losyon ve üçüncü grup eritromisin %2 jel 12 hafta süre ile günde iki kez uygulamak üzere, randomize olarak 3 gruba ayrıldı. Her grupta 20 olgu yer aldı. Tedavi tüm hastalarda benzoil peroksit %5 losyon ile kombine edildi. Hastalar başlangıçta, 4, 8 ve 12. haftalarda noninflamatuvar (açık ve kapalı komedo) ve inflamatuvar (papül ve püstül) lezyon sayıları açısından değerlendirildi ve yan etkiler kaydedildi. Bulgular: Gruplar arasında yaş, cinsiyet ve akne süresi yönünden anlamlı fark yoktu (p0,05). Çalışma sonunda her 3 tedavi yöntemi ile de istatistiksel olarak anlamlı azalma saptandı (p0,05). Noninflamatuvar lezyon sayısı ve total lezyon sayısındaki azalma açısından 4, 8 ve 12. haftalarda her 3 grup arasında anlamlı fark saptanmazken inflamatuvar lezyon sayısındaki azalma açısından 8. haftada klindamisin diğer tedavilere göre daha üstün bulundu (p0,05). Yan etki görülme oranları açısından da her 3 grup arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı (p0,05). Sonuç: Bu çalışmada topikal sodyum sulfasetamidin, hafif ve orta şiddette akne vulgarisin tedavisinde, benzoil peroksitle kombine kullanıldığında klindamisin ve eritromisin gibi etkili ve güvenilir olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu sonuç daha geniş olgu sayılı çalışmalarla desteklenmelidir. (Türkderm 2012; 46: 33-8) Background and Design: Clindamycin and erythromycin are the most widely used topical antibiotics in the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris. The combination of topical antibiotics with benzoyl peroxide increases the efficacy of the treatment and reduces antibiotic resistance of Propionibacterium acnes. Sodium sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide antibiotic. Although it has been known for many years, it is not widely used in acne treatment. However, it has recently acquired currency again. In this study, we aimed to assess the efficacy of sodium sulfacetamide in the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris and to compare with the other widely used topical antibiotics. Material and Method: In our comparative study, 60 patients with acne vulgaris were randomly assigned into 3 groups, wherein the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd groups were applied sodium sulfacetamide 10% lotion, clindamycin 1% lotion, and erythromycin 2% gel, respectively, twice daily for 12 weeks. Each group consisted of 20 subjects. The treatment was combined with benzoyl peroxide in all groups. The patients were assessed for noninflammatory (open and closed comedones) and inflammatory (papules and pustules) lesion counts at 4, 8, and 12 weeks and, adverse events were recorded. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups for age, sex and acne duration (p>0.05). Statistically significant decrease was obtained with all 3 treatment regimens at the end of the study (p0.05). Conclusion: In this study, topical sodium sulfacetamide was found to be as effective and safe as erythromycin and clindamycin when combined with benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris. These results should be supported by studies with larger cohorts. (Turkderm 2012; 46: 33-8)
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- 2012
12. Clinical features of late-onset Behcet's disease: Report of nine cases
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Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Dermatoloji Anabilim Dalı., Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı., Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Ramotoloji Anabilim Dalı., Sarıcaoğlu, Hayriye, Karadoğan, Serap Koran, Bayazıt, Neval, Yücel, Ali, Dilek, Kamil, Tunalı, Şükran, and AAH-6216-2021
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Male ,Adult ,Neurologic disease ,Clinical article ,Symptom ,Stomatitis, aphthous ,Pustule ,Dermatology ,Article ,Age ,Eye disease ,Genital ulcer ,Azathioprine ,Humans ,Corticosteroid ,Recurrent disease ,Clinical protocol ,Aphthous stomatitis ,Disease exacerbation ,Disease course ,Middle aged ,Diagnostic procedure ,Eye diseases ,Behcet syndrome ,Behcet Syndrome ,Uveitis ,Infliximab ,Cyclosporin ,Follow up ,Thrombophlebitis ,Female urogenital diseases ,Onset age ,Genital diseases, male ,Clinical feature ,Chorioretinitis ,Sex ,Female ,Erythema nodosum ,Colchicine ,Behcet disease ,Anticoagulant agent ,Human - Abstract
Background Behcet's disease (BD) is usually diagnosed between the second and fourth decades. Onset after 50 years of age is extremely rare. We aimed to analyze the clinical features of late-onset patients with BD. Method The study was conducted from 439 patients diagnosed as BD according to criteria of the International Study Group for BD. Clinical features of patients who were asymptomatic or suffered from only recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) until 50 years of age but fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of BD after this age were reviewed. Results The age-of-onset was more than 50 years in nine patients (1.56%). Two patients developed erythema nodosum, two developed pathergy positivity, one developed papulopustules, pathergy positivity and ocular symptoms, one developed papulopustules and pathergy positivity, one developed ocular symptoms, one developed papulopustules and ocular symptoms, and one developed erythema nodosum and pathergy positivity as well as oral aphthae and genital ulcerations after the age of 50 years. The neurologic system was involved in two patients. Mucocutaneous symptoms of two patients worsened after interruption of therapy. Two patients with neurologic and ocular involvement flared during the follow up. Conclusion Since the course of the disease is regarded to be relatively mild in mature patients, it is noteworthy that systemic manifestations such as ocular and neurologic involvement and acute flares developed after the age of 50 years in the limited number of patients with late-onset BD in our series.
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- 2006
13. Facial abscess-like conglomerates associated with Demodex mites
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Serap Koran Karadogan, Okan Töre, O Alver, Kenan Aydogan, Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Dermatoloji Anabilim Dalı., Uludağ Üniversitesi/Tıp Fakültesi/Mikrobiyoloji ve Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı/İmmünoloji Birimi., Aydoğdu, Kenan, Alver, Oktay, Töre, Okan, Karadoğan, S. Kenan, AAA-5241-2021, and AAH-6216-2021
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Male ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Letter ,Face injury ,Pustule ,Clinical examination ,Fusidate sodium ,Dermatology ,Urinalysis ,Facial dermatoses ,Demodex ,Treatment duration ,Blood analysis ,Fusidic acid ,Skin abscess ,Metronidazole ,parasitic diseases ,Case report ,Humans ,Medicine ,Treatment outcome ,Permethrin ,Priority journal ,Disease duration ,Folliculitis ,integumentary system ,Benzoyl peroxide ,business.industry ,Demodicosis ,Blepharitis ,Intracranial abscess ,Azelaic acid ,Tetracycline ,Mite infestations ,Abscess ,Erythromycin ,Pseudomonic acid ,Skin culture ,Cheek ,Infectious Diseases ,Treatment failure ,Erythema ,Doxycycline ,Demodex mites ,business ,Papule ,Human - Abstract
Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis are normal inhabi-tants of the human pilosebaceous duct and sebaceousglands, respectively, with a predilection to colonize facialskin. 1 Parasitism is usually asymptomatic, but Demodex mites have been implicated as a pathogenic agent for somesuppurative or granulomatous dermatological conditionsresembling suppurative folliculitis of face and scalp inimmunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Demodex infestation is usually associated with pruritus,erythema, papules, pustules, nodules or scales with apredilection for the face, especially the nose and nasolabialfolds in an immunocompetent patient.2–6 We describe herethe case of a 40-year-old man with acute onset papules,pustules and abscess-like conglomerates associated withheavy infestation of Demodex mites on his face.
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- 2006
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