Autoimmunity-associated neutrophilic dermatoses are a recently recognized manifestation of connective tissue diseases, in particular, lupus erythematosus. These entities are clinically and sometimes histopathologically distinct from classic neutrophilic dermatoses. We describe a case of an autoimmunity-related neutrophilic dermatosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to this u...

Background: Pruritic skin disorders are one of the most common disorders in elderly. Objective: To find out the prevalence of pruritic skin disorders in the elderly residing in Kahrizak Institute in Tehran. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive, cross sectional survey, all the elderly over 60 years of age without dementia residing in Kahrizak Institute in Tehran in the first 6 months ...

INTRODUCTION Various dermatoses, due to their morbidity characteristics, have been shown to negatively impact on learning. The most epidemiologically important seem to be the infectious types because of their transmissibility and amenability to simple school-health measures. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and sex/age correlates of infectious dermatoses in a rural South-easte...

Background: Occupational diseases are very prevalent in the world, especially in developing countries. Occupational dermatoses are responsible for most of these cases. However, epidemiological studies are rare in Brazil. oBjectives: To verify the panorama of occupational skin diseases in Brazil describing frequencies of work-related dermatoses and their sociodemographic and occupational pattern...

BACKGROUND The direct relationship between alcoholism and dermatoses has been evaluated in recent researches. However, there are few objective surveys that demonstrate and prove a direct relationship between alcohol and a specific dermatosis. OBJECTIVES to verify the prevalence of dermatoses in alcoholics, analize the dermatological changes found in these patients and their evolution during a...

acanthosis nigricans (an), tripe palm (tp) and sign of lesser trelat (lt) are rare dermatoses which are often seen with malignant conditions. acanthosis nigricans occurs both on the skin and mucus membranes as velvety hyper pigmented lesions in the flexors and around the neck, or papillomatous and verrucous lesions on the lips and buccal mucosa. these para neoplastic dermatoses are generally li...

Basophils are rare cells in the peripheral blood which have capability to infiltrate into skin. Invasion of basophils has been detected pruritic skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis, bullous pemphigoid, chronic spontaneous urticaria and contact dermatitis. In skin, important players inflammatory immune response, as they release Th2 cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4 IL-13, subsequently inducin...