The demonstration by Mortimer et al. (1986a; this issue, p. 263) that hidradenitis suppurativa responded to treatment with the antiandrogen cyproterone acetate, in a meticulously assessed double-blind trial, substantiates the view that the condition is androgen-dependent. Such a hypothesis was first advanced in the anecdotal report (Ebling et al, 1979) referred to by Mortimer et al, and details...

A 21-year-old man was referred to dermatology clinic for skin biopsy. He presented to neurology center with behavioral changes with cognition and memory disorders. He had two episodes of genealized tonic clonic seizure and series of myoclonc jerks in his limbs and face especially after awakening since several months ago. In neurological examination, he had mini mental score as 13; with so...

in this research, morphology and histology of the left and right lacrimal glands of ten adult ostrich were carefully studied. after the topographical study of the glands and measuring the dimension of them, tissue sections were prepared and stained by current histology. results revealed that in ostrich, lacrimal gland was dark brown to black color and was located obliquely in dorsolateral part ...

Ceruminous adenoma (ceruminoma) of the external auditory meatus is a rare neoplasm with benign clinical behavior. This tumor is mainly composed of the ceruminous gland cells (modified apocrine sweat glands). These glands are localized deep in the skin mostly in the cartilaginous part of the external auditory meatus. The most often symptom of the ceruminous adenoma of external auditory meatus is...

Fructoaldolase activity in primate skin and appendages has been assayed with a highly sensitive fluorometric method. Epidermal fructoaldolase has characteristics similar to the fructoaldolases obtained from animal sources. The fructoaldolase activities of various skin structures are remarkably high; all glandular structures (except for apocrine sweat glands which have the highest activity of 24...

Fifty-two patients with axillary abscesses were seen during two years. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from 34, anaerobic bacteria from 12, and skin flora from five; in one case the pus was sterile. Seven patients with hidradenitis suppurativa had recurrent infection with abscess formation, which was bilateral in three. Anaerobes were isolated in five of these cases and skin flora alone in t...

© 2009 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0696 Journal Compilation © 2009 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, Topiramate (TPR) is an adjunctive treatment for patients with refractory epilepsy. Several cases of hypohidrosis under TPR treatment have been reported. We describe here a new reversible side-effect on human sweating function: blue pseudochromhidrosis. Chromhidrosis and pseu...