Abstract Trigeminal trophic syndrome (TTS) is a rare condition in which patients induce unilateral facial ulceration by persistent physical manipulation. Peripheral or central damage to the trigeminal nerve causes anaesthesia, paraesthesia, formication pruritus. Compulsive skin picking leads of ala nasi, cheek, scalp mouth distribution nerve. Patients with TTS are often subjected extensive inve...

skin disorders comprise more than 35% of all occupationally related diseases. 90-95% of work-related dermatoses are contact dermatitis. effects of occupational dermatitis in the lives of workers are substantial. to plan any preventive program we need basic statistics of the problem, that we had no reliable one which includes a lot of industries in iran. therefore we decided to determine occupat...

objective: there is some evidence that chronic skin diseases like dermatitis could affect the quality of life of sufferers. in addition, patients with dermatological disorders are at greater risk to develop psychiatric morbidity. the aim of this study was to explore the quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis. we also examined the effect of a convenient dermatologic inter...

www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 1981 mented. All lesions are usually of similar size and shape. Patients “dig”at their skin to relieve itching or to extract imaginary objects that they believe are imbedded or extruding from their skin. The lesions are grouped at sites of the body that are easily accessible and usually exposed, such as the extensor surfaces of the extremities, face an...

introduction cement has a wide industrial usage and it is the leading cause of occupational skin diseases among construction workers, which are present as contact urticarial and contact dermatitis. case presentation a 79-year-old water sewage worker man referred to our department with numerous symmetric hyper-keratotic papules with an erythematous base on both hands and feet for about 20 years....

background: atopic dermatitis is a major public health problem, often starting in early childhood and sometimes followed by other allergic diseases. although hypersensitivity to foods is assumed to play an essential role in the development of atopic dermatitis in some patients, little is known about common food allergens in iranian children with atopic dermatitis. objectives: this study was des...