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Efficacy of 308-nm excimer light for Japanese patients with psoriasisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ultraviolet irradiation therapy, including psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy and narrow-band ultraviolet B (310[ndash]312 nm) therapy, is a widely used and highly efficient treatment modality for psoriasis. Therapy with 308-nm excimer light has been reported to be effective for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. To evaluate the efficacy of 308-nm excimer light therapy for Japanese psoriasis patients, seven patients (six men and one woman) with plaque-type psoriasis were treated with 308-nm excimer light at 7[ndash]14-day intervals. The Psoriasis Severity Index (PSI) was calculated for individual plaques in order to asse...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yusuke NIWA, Toshio HASEGAWA, Subin KO, Yasuhiro OKUYAMA, Akiko OHTSUKI, Atsushi TAKAGI, Shigaku IKEDA Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Cellulitis due to gas-producing organism with niveau formationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yasuhiro ITO, Yuichi IKEDA, Hajime IIZUKA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Vibrio vulnificus infection: A case infected by contaminated fishing gearEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Kenichi MORIMOTO, Keiko HANAOKA, Rie NAKAMURA, Tetsuzo ISHIKAWA, Susumu SHINODA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Deep plantaris ulceration secondary to the topical treatment of wart with glutaraldehydeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yasuhiro FUJISAWA, Jun-ichi FURUTA, Yasuhiro KAWACHI, Fujio OTSUKA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Lichen striatus with nail abnormality successfully treated with tacrolimus ointmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Gun-Wook KIM, Su-Han KIM, Sang-Hee SEO, Do-Sang JUNG, Hyun-Chang KO, Moon-Bum Kim, Kyung-Sool KWON Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Do we have to pay more attention to vitiligo patients? Peculiar histopathological features of primary cutaneous melanoma preceded by vitiligoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present herein a 34-year-old man who developed regional lymph node metastases of malignant melanoma 2 years after the diagnosis of vitiligo. (Source: The Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Nahide ONSUN, Nesimi BÜYÜKBABANI, Ömer ÜMMETOĞLU, Filiz CEBECI Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Athlete's noduleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Three cases of athlete's nodule on the feet are reported. In case 1, a 30-year-old man, who had been an amateur football player, presented with nodules on the lateral side of the feet and on the right lateral malleolus with a duration of 1 year. In case 2, a 22-year-old man, who had participated in karate and track-and-field, presented with nodules on the lateral side of the feet and on the right lateral malleolus with a duration of 10 years. In case 3, a 25-year-old man, who had skied, presented with a nodule on the right lateral malleolus with a duration of 4 years. The biopsy specimens from the lesion demonstrated hyper...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Masaki UCHIYAMA, Ryoji TSUBOI, Yoshihiko MITSUHASHI Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Localized multiple glomangiomas on the footEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a 15-year-old Japanese male with multiple, soft, blue and painless nodules on the left foot. The lesions had developed when the boy was 3 years old, and had enlarged gradually thereafter. None of his family members had any similar eruptions. All the lesions were resected under local anesthesia. Histological examination revealed cystically dilated spaces lined by endothelial cells and a few outer layers of glomus cells in the dermis and fat tissue. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the tumor cells were positive for [alpha]-smooth muscle actin. We diagnosed this case as localized multiple glomangioma. Multiple...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hideaki MIYAMOTO, Hidefumi WADA Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Case of cutaneous malignant melanoma surviving 16 years with late recurrenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report describes this case with a brief review of the published work concerning the rare late recurrences of MM. (Source: The Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Utako OTSU, Nao FUKUI, Mariko IKI, Shinichi MORIWAKI, Kimihiro KIYOKANE Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Confetti-like macular atrophy: A new entity?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Anetoderma, is characterized by herniated atrophic macules clinically and by decreased to absent dermal elastic fibers histopathologically. Atrophoderma is characterized by depressed, atrophic, pigmented patches clinically and by thickened and homogenized dermal collagen bundles with absence of elastolysis histopathologically. Atrophoderma elastolyticum discretum describes lesions that are reminiscent of atrophoderma clinically but they are compatible with anetoderma histopathologically. A 34-year-old female patient presented with diffuse, hypopigmented, atrophic, shiny macules on the upper limbs and upper trunk. Histopath...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Berna AKSOY, Hüseyin ÜSTÜN, Rukiye GÜLBAHÇE, Mahi BALCI, Hasan M. AKSOY, Ekrem CIVAŞ, Nilgün ATAKAN Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Foundations and self-tanning products: Do they provide any protection from the sun?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As soon as the weather turns sunny, everyone wants a tan. People with skin phototypes III and IV, called melanocompetent, have no problem meeting this fashion requirement. But things are quite different for people with phototypes I and II and so these individuals look for alternative solutions. In essence, light skin burns easily when exposed to the sun. Therefore, light-skinned people are offered a cosmetic solution through self-tanning products or foundations. It seemed interesting to us to evaluate the sun protection power of this type of product. To do this, we used an in vitro method to determine the typical indicator...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Benjamin CHOQUENET, Céline COUTEAU, Eva PAPARIS, Laurence J. M. COIFFARD Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Evaluation of anti-wrinkle effects of a novel cosmetic containing retinol using the guideline of the Japan Cosmetic Industry AssociationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we have evaluated the anti-wrinkle effects of a new cosmetic containing retinol. An open study was performed in 30 healthy Japanese women who had wrinkles at the corners of the eyes. The tested lotion, Retin-OX+ (RoC SA, Colombes, France), was applied on wrinkles of one side of the face for 8 weeks, and not on the other site as a control. Anti-wrinkle effects were evaluated by two methods: (i) doctors' observation and photos based on the guideline of the Japan Cosmetic Industry Association; and (ii) the Robo Skin Analyzer. This lotion showed marked and moderate improvement in 34% of the subjects with a signi...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - October 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Akira KAWADA, Natsuko KONISHI, Tomoyuki MOMMA, Naoki OISO, Shigeru KAWARA Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

CorrigendumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: journals

Guidelines for management of atopic dermatitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing eczematous skin disease characterized by pruritus and inflammation and accompanied by cutaneous physiological dysfunction (dry and barrier-disrupted skin). Most of the patients have atopic diathesis. A standard guideline for the management (diagnosis, severity classification and therapy) of AD has been established. In our guideline, the necessity of dermatological training is emphasized in order to assure diagnostic skill and to enable evaluation of the severity of AD. The definitive diagnosis of AD requires the presence of all three features: (i) pruritus; (ii) typical morphol...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hidehisa SAEKI, Masutaka FURUE, Fukumi FURUKAWA, Michihiro HIDE, Mamitaro OHTSUKI, Ichiro KATAYAMA, Rikako SASAKI, Hajime SUTO, Kazuhiko TAKEHARA Tags: Guideline Source Type: journals

Dr Shoji Okuda (1886–1962): The great pioneer of punch graft hair transplantationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Shigeki INUI, Satoshi ITAMI Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Cutaneous metastasis of thyroid cancer presenting as a nodulocystic mass with ulcerationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hei Sung KIM, Sang Hee CHA, Hyung-Ok KIM, Young Min PARK Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Extramammary Paget's disease with prominent signet-ring cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hiroshi UCHIMIYA, Kentaro YONEKURA, Takaki HASHIGUCHI, Shigeto MATSUSHITA, Takuro KANEKURA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Hypercalcemia associated with squamous cell carcinoma arising in pyoderma chronicaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yasuhiro ITO, Takeshi IWASAKI, Kotaro WAKAMATSU, Makoto HASHIMOTO, Hajime IIZUKA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Cutaneous botryomycosis associated with eosinophilic cellulitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tomoya TAKATA, Hideki NAKAJIMA, Mitsunori IKEDA, Hajime KODAMA, Hiroyuki TAMAKI, Shigetoshi SANO Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Rapid detection of Bartonella henselae heat shock protein DNA by nested polymerase chain reaction from swollen lymph nodes of a patient with cat-scratch diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ayano UMEKOJI, Kazuyoshi FUKAI, Shigeto YANAGIHARA, Eri ONO, Junko SOWA, Masamitsu ISHII Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Giant ectopic hidradenoma papilliferum on the scalpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jae Won MOON, Chan Ho NA, Hae Ryun KIM, Bong Seok SHIN Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Case of pigmented neurofibroma with hypertrichosis with no association to neurofibromatosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Pigmented neurofibroma (PNF) is a rare cutaneous tumor that has been observed in patients with or without neurofibromatosis (NF). This tumor is histologically characterized by the coexistence of scattered melanin-laden cells and benign spindle cells with neural differentiations. Hypertrichosis is the excessive growth of hair on non-androgen-dependent areas of the body. It has been reported that hypertrichosis may sometimes overlie a neurofibroma. We highlight a case of PNF with hypertrichosis on a 17-year-old woman with no associated NF. We also discuss the possible underlying pathogenic mechanism of a localized hypertrich...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Chan Ho NA, In Guk SONG, Byoung Soo CHUNG, Bong Seok SHIN Tags: Case Report Source Type: journals

Differential expression of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-κB p105/p50 in chronic inflammatory skin diseasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The keratinocytes actively participate in the cutaneous immune responses. Dysregulation and abnormal expression of inflammatory mediators or their receptors in keratinocytes are relevant to the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory skin diseases. The mechanism of long-lasting inflammatory processes is related with the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-[kappa]B and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which play a crucial role in the immune responses. There are potential interaction points between these two pathways. The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in expression levels and distributions of phospho...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Shuang WANG, Hiroshi UCHI, Sayaka HAYASHIDA, Kazunori URABE, Yoichi MOROI, Masutaka FURUE Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Skin barrier function recovery after diamond microdermabrasionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Microdermabrasion is a popular method for facial rejuvenation and is performed worldwide. Despite its extensive usage, there are few publications on skin barrier change after microdermabrasion and none concerning diamond microdermabrasion. Our object was to see changes in transepidermal water loss (TEWL), hydration and erythema of the face following diamond microdermabrasion. Twenty-eight patients were included in this spilt face study. TEWL, stratum corneum hydration and the degree of erythema were measured from the right and left sides of the face (forehead and cheek) at baseline. One side of the face was treated with di...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - September 27, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hei Sung KIM, Sook Hee LIM, Ji Youn SONG, Mi-Yeon KIM, Ji Ho LEE, Jong Gap PARK, Hyung Ok KIM, Young Min PARK Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Photodynamic therapy using light-emitting diodes for the treatment of viral wartsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photodynamic therapy with topical 5-aminolevulinic acid is an effective and safe treatment for actinic keratosis and superficial non-melanoma skin cancer. Further, some studies have reported good efficacy when using photodynamic therapy to treat viral warts. The light-emitting diode is an incoherent, narrow-spectrum light source. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy using a light-emitting diode for viral warts. Six patients with a total of 41 foot and hand warts were recruited in this study. They were treated with 20% 5-aminolevulinic acid cream under occlusion for 5 h. Thereafter, ...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 31, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Akiko OHTSUKI, Toshio HASEGAWA, Yusuke HIRASAWA, Hitoshi TSUCHIHASHI, Shigaku IKEDA Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals

Giant cystic basal cell carcinoma mimicking epidermal cystEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Kotaro MATSUI, Teruhiko MAKINO, Hirokazu WATANABE, Megumi FURUICHI, Hiroshi HARA, Tadamichi SHIMIZU Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Sequential systemic retinoid and photodynamic therapy for multiple keratotic pigmented nodular basal cell carcinomas on the scalpEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ming-Hsien LIN, J. Yu-Yun LEE, Chun-Yen OU, Tak-Wah WONG Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Mixed tumor of the skin arising on the auricleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ko-ichiro INE, Kenji KABASHIMA, Chizuko KOGA, Miwa KOBAYASHI, Yoshiki TOKURA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Comparison of prevalence of atopic dermatitis in Japanese elementary schoolchildren between 2001/2002 and 2007/2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hidehisa SAEKI, Naoki OISO, Masaru HONMA, Hiroshi ODAJIMA, Hajime IIZUKA, Akira KAWADA, Kunihiko TAMAKI Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Case of schwannomatosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 40-year-old man presented to our hospital with painful tumors in his left carotid space and left knee. He had no family history of neurofibromatosis type II (NF II), no history of hearing loss or vestibular problems, and no symptoms of NF I. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed no intracranial tumors including vestibular schwannoma (VS). MRI of the left carotid and left knee demonstrated T1-weighted mass lesions. They were excised and all of them were pathologically diagnosed as schwannoma. Thus, this case was diagnosed as definite schwannomatosis in reference to the diagnostic criteria. (Source: The Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yukako MURAKAMI, Mari WATAYA-KANEDA, Mari TANAKA, Akira MYOUI, Yoshiharu SAKATA, Ichiro KATAYAMA Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Case of multiple cutaneous granular cell tumorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a case of multiple cutaneous granular cell tumors in the right lumber and back regions along with a brief review of the published work on multiple cutaneous granular cell tumors. (Source: The Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Junko HATTA, Makoto YANAGIHARA, Maki HASEI, Shinya ABE, Hiroshi TANABE, Takashi MOCHIZUKI Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Centrifugal lipodystrophy of the scalp presenting with an arch-form alopecia: A 10-year follow-up observationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a 10-year follow-up observation of progressive arch-form alopecia caused by centrifugal lipodystrophy (CLD) in a Japanese boy. A 2.5-year-old boy developed a slightly depressed lesion demarcated by a horseshoe-shaped erythematous border on his right neck, which then extended to the scalp. Four years later, arch-form alopecia became apparent in the right temporal region along with an erythematous border. The arch-form alopecia gradually expanded centrifugally, leaving a slight residual depression, but hair regrowth was seen within the area of alopecia. Histological examination of the erythematous border revealed...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Daisuke FUKUMOTO, Yoshiaki KUBO, Minako SAITO, Seiji ARASE Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Risk factors of scabies in psychiatric and long-term care hospitals: A nationwide mail-in survey in JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of scabies and control measures in Japanese hospitals. A questionnaire on scabies epidemiology (e.g. number of patients and onsets of outbreak) and preventive measures were sent to psychiatric hospitals and long-term care hospitals nationwide (n = 1795) in January 2005. Seven hundred and forty-one hospitals responded (41.3%). Three hundred and thirty-three (44.9%) respondent hospitals had one or more scabies cases in 2004. Among 159 hospitals that had experienced scabies outbreak, only 32 of them reported cases of crusted scabies. Multivariate regression analysis showed tha...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 21, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Kuniko MAKIGAMI, Noriko OHTAKI, Norihisa ISHII, Seiji YASUMURA Source Type: journals

Clinicopathological study of Fox–Fordyce diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Fox[ndash]Fordyce disease (FFD) is a rare skin disease manifesting as multiple pruritic follicular papules involving the skin-bearing apocrine glands. Reports of FFD in Asian people are scant. In this retrospective study, we describe the clinicopathological findings of five cases of FFD affecting Taiwanese subjects. Clinically, all patients presented with numerous uniform, 2[ndash]3-mm, skin-colored to light brown, dome-shaped papules with smooth surface, which were distributed in the apocrine gland-containing areas. Pruritus varied from mild to severe. The histopathology is characterized by focal spongiosis in the upper i...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 20, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Pei-Han KAO, Chao-Kai HSU, Julia Yu-Yun LEE Source Type: journals

Japanese version of Cutaneous Body Image Scale: Translation and validationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we translated the Cutaneous Body Image Scale (CBIS), a 7-item instrument originally created by Gupta et al. in 2004, into Japanese using a forward- and back-translation method and evaluated the reliability and validity of the instrument by psychometric tests. A total of 298 healthy adults (64 men and 234 women, aged 28.9 ± 9.9 years) and 165 dermatology patients (56.7% eczema/dermatitis, 9.8% acne, 7.5% alopecia, 6.9% psoriasis, 19.1% skin tumor/fleck/other) (30 men and 135 women, aged 37.9 ± 15.2 years) responded to the Japanese version of the CBIS. The internal-consistency reliability of the instrument w...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - August 20, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Yuko HIGAKI, Ikuko WATANABE, Tomoko MASAKI, Toshiko KAMO, Makoto KAWASHIMA, Toshihiko SATOH, Shiroh SAITOH, Michiko NOHARA, Madhulika A. GUPTA Source Type: journals

Randomized clinical trial comparing 5% and 1% topical minoxidil for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in Japanese menEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this trial was to verify the superiority in clinical efficacy of 5% topical minoxidil to 1% topical minoxidil in a double-blind controlled study with male, Japanese androgenetic alopecia patients as the subjects. The trial included 300 Japanese male patients aged 20 years or older with androgenetic alopecia who were administered either 5% topical minoxidil (n = 150) or 1% topical minoxidil (n = 150) for 24 weeks. The mean change from the baseline in non-vellus hair/cm2, the primary efficacy variable, was 26.4 (n = 142) in the 5% topical minoxidil group and 21.2 (n = 144) in the 1% topical minoxidil group a...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 31, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ryoji TSUBOI, Osamu ARANO, Tooru NISHIKAWA, Hidekazu YAMADA, Kensei KATSUOKA Tags: Original Article Source Type: journals

Status cosmeticus possibly caused by chemical peeling burnEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Shigeki INUI, Satoshi ITAMI Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Allergic contact dermatitis due to external bone lengthenerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Shigeki INUI, Ichiro KATAYAMA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Acne fulminans following measles infectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Masaru HONMA, Masamoto MURAKAMI, Shin IINUMA, Mizue FUJII, Shigetsuna KOMATSU, Katsuhiko SATO, Hidetoshi TAKAHASHI, Akemi ISHIDA-YAMAMOTO, Hajime IIZUKA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Sentinel lymph node detection in skin cancer using fluorescence navigation with indocyanine greenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ryo TANAKA, Kazutaka NAKASHIMA, Wataru FUJIMOTO Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Disseminated superficial porokeratosis developed by immunosuppression due to rheumatoid arthritis treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jae-Yoon JUNG, Je-Ho YEON, Hyo-Seop RYU, Sang-Woong YOUN, Kyoung-Chan PARK, Chang-Hun HUH Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Dental infection associated with nummular eczema as an overlooked focal infectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report here a case of severe nummular eczema. Although the skin lesions were resistant to topical corticosteroids, the patient became responsive to treatment and no recurrence was noted after the eradication of dental infections. We have experienced 13 similar cases of nummular eczema with widely-distributed skin lesions. The cases had moderate to severe odontogenic infections, which were detected by panorama X-ray screening test. In 11 patients, skin lesions partially or completely improved after the dental treatment. Latent odontogenic infection may thus be an aggravating factor in treatment-resistant nummular eczema....
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Tomoko TANAKA, Takahiro SATOH, Hiroo YOKOZEKI Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Metastatic extramammary Paget's disease treated with paclitaxel and trastuzumab combination chemotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, trastuzumab, a recombinant monoclonal antibody against human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), is effective when tumor cells overexpress HER2 protein. Although some cases of extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) also express HER2 protein, no case of EMPD has been reported to be treated with trastuzumab. A 75-year-old man who suffered from EMPD of the scrotum and inguinal region underwent a local excision and lymph node dissection. Tumor cells invaded the dermis and lymph nodes. Although he was postoperatively treated with adjuvant chemotherapies, metastatic skin lesions ...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Shunsuke TAKAHAGI, Hideki NODA, Akiko KAMEGASHIRA, Naoki MADOKORO, Ikuko HORI, Hajime SHINDO, Shouji MIHARA, Michihiro HIDE Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Case of follicular mucinosis: Nestin-expression in mucin-producing cellsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 29-year-old Japanese man had an asymptomatic, solitary, indurated, erythematous plaque measuring 30 mm × 30 mm on his jaw that had been present for a month. The skin lesion had follicular hyperkeratosis, and lacked hair. A skin biopsy specimen showed a dense perifollicular infiltration composed of lymphocytes, with an admixture of eosinophils in the full thickness of the dermis. The hair follicles and sebaceous glands had reticular epithelial degeneration by mucoid material of the outer root sheath and sebaceous epithelium. The mucoid material stained with Alcian blue at pH 2.5. The clinical and histological features we...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hiroyuki SAKUMA, Yasuyuki AMOH, Shiro NIIYAMA, Maho KANOH, Kensei KATSUOKA Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Epidermolysis bullosa nevus arising in a patient with Dowling–Meara type epidermolysis bullosa simplex with a novel K5 mutationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report herein a 4-year-old girl with Dowling[ndash]Meara type epidermolysis bullosa (EB) who presented with peculiar pigmented nevi. Blister formation had repeatedly occurred on the erythematous plaques in a circinate fashion since birth, and marked hyperkeratosis was observed on the palms and soles associated with nail deformity. Her mother and maternal grandmother also had similar symptoms. In addition to the blistering lesions, the patient had three large, asymmetrical, pigmented plaques with color variegation. Light and electron microscopic findings of the blistering lesions showed a subepidermal blister with intrac...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - July 29, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hiroko SUGIYAMA-FUKAMATSU, Norihiro SUZUKI, Gen NAKANISHI, Keiji IWATSUKI Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Feasibility of COL1A1-PDGFB fusion gene detection to evaluate surgical margins in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberansEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - June 28, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Masae SHIRAI, Gen NAKANISHI, Norikazu FUJII, Toshiaki UENISHI, Toshihiro TANAKA Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Successful treatment of single lymph node metastasis of melanoma with carbon ion radiotherapy and chemotherapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: The Journal of Dermatology - June 28, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Akiko ITO, Yoshitaka KAI, Mizuki GOTO, Naoko TAKEO, Osamu OKAMOTO, Aiko KATO, Fumiaki SHIMIZU, Kazumoto KATAGIRI, Sakuhei FUJIWARA, Takashi MIURA, Keisuke WATANABE, Masao MURAKAMI Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the vulvaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe a 63-year-old woman with an asymptomatic papular eruption on the vulva. Clinically, the lesions showed multiple pin-head-sized whitish papules on the labia major. Histologically, the biopsy specimen showed acantholysis throughout the epidermis with the presence of dyskeratotic cells resembling corps ronds and grains, hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis. These clinical and histological findings were consistent with the diagnosis of papular acantholytic dyskeratosis of the vulva which is a rare disorder, first described in 1984. (Source: The Journal of Dermatology)
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - June 28, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Mi Ryung ROH, Yoon Jin CHOI, Kwang Gil LEE Tags: Case Report Source Type: journals

Necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis "synergistic necrotizing cellulitis" caused by Bacillus cereusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Our patient was a 37-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and hepatopathy as underlying diseases. Swelling, erythema and pain appeared in the left upper limb on the day before the initial examination. On examination, diffuse purpura was noted on the left upper limb, and, as it rapidly extended to the left upper trunk, emergency surgery was performed. Intraoperatively, gas-producing necrosis was observed not only in subcutaneous tissues but also from the fascia to muscle tissues, and the condition resembled clostridial gas gangrene. However, as the culturing of samples from the lesion yielded Bacillus cereus, a diagnosis of ...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - June 28, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Asuka SADA, Noriyuki MISAGO, Takeshi OKAWA, Yutaka NARISAWA, Shuya IDE, Masaki NAGATA, Shinji MITSUMIZO Tags: Case Report Source Type: journals

Drug eruption due to intravesical instillations of both epirubicin and mitomycin CEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the first patient to develop drug eruption due to intravesical instillations of both epirubicin and mitomycin C. A 58-year-old-man underwent transurethral resection (TUR) for superficial bladder carcinoma followed by instillations of intravesical chemotherapy. Immediately after TUR, the first instillation of epirubicin was performed. Two days after the first instillation, the patient developed generalized erythema of the face, trunk, upper and lower limbs. Two days after the second instillation, the patient developed severe generalized erythema and was diagnosed as having drug eruption due to intravesical instil...
Source: The Journal of Dermatology - June 28, 2009 Category: Dermatology Authors: Akiou OKUMURA, Naoto OISHI, Kenzo KAJI, Tomoyoshi IMAMURA, Hideki FUSE Tags: Case Report Source Type: journals