Current knowledge of the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis vulgaris is based on the crucial role of CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes. Also, the connection of activated lymphocytes with macrophages, especially dendritic cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, is considered to be significant. In the present study, the expression of CD4+ lymphocytes as well as CD8+ lymphocytes (P < 0.001) and macrophages (P ...

Verruca vulgaris also known as common warts is a benign lesion of skin and mucous membrane caused by human papilloma virus. Intraoral warts can occur at any age but are most commonly seen in age group of 30-50 years with equal incidence in both genders. It is found commonly on the palate followed by lip, tongue, buccal mucosa and rarely on gingiva. Conservative surgical excision with safe margi...

introduction : pemphigus comprises a group of diseases characterized by cutaneous and mucosal blistering. pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is the most common and important variant. recent reports have revealed the relatively high incidence of pv in iran. the onset or aggravation of many human diseases is attributed to oxidative stress and it has been suggested as one of the several factors responsible f...

pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is one of the most common and studied autoimmune disorders of skin. the knock down of desmogleins in the skin by igg antibodies will eventually leads to mucocutaneous problems in both genders. targeting the cardinal molecules involved in the pathways of immune response is the main goal of given therapy. with regard to the side effects of long term use of immunosuppressiv...

arteritis due to strongylus vulgaris is a well-known cause of colic in horses and donkeys. the current report describes a fatal incidence of arterial obstruction in cranial mesenteric artery caused by s. vulgaris infection in an adult donkey in which anthelmintic treatment was not regularly administered. necropsy findings of the abdominal cavity revealed a complete cranial mesenteric arterial o...

pemphigus vulgaris (pv) is an autoimmune blistering disorder of the skin or mucosa. since low vitamin d status has been linked to many immune disorders, we designed this study to compare the vitamin d status in pv patients with healthy controls.in this case-control study, vitamin d status of 32 newly diagnosed pv patients was compared with 36 healthy control subjects. all patients were selected...

objective: microorganisms are responsible for many problems in industry and medicine because of biofilm formation. therefore, this study was aimed to examine the effect of thymus vulgaris (t. vulgaris) extracts on the planktonic form and biofilm structures of six pathogenic bacteria. materials and methods: antimicrobial activities of the plant extracts against the planktonic form of the bacteri...

lupus vulgaris by pyrogallol ointment, acid nitrate of mercury, alkaline phenol and salicylic acid-creosote plaster. According to him the salicylic acid and creosote plaster acted well in some cases, but was slow. He, however, did not describe the variety of lupus vulgaris that responds best to this plaster. During the last few years we have tried various caustics in treating different kinds of...

Pemphigus vulgaris is a systemic auto-immune medical condition that mainly manifests with changes in skin and vasculopathy. This is a case report of a 69-year-old male with confirmed histopathologic diagnosis of Pemphigus vulgaris presenting ulterior Cognitive Impairment, mostly in executive function. The patient was treated using steroids, immunomodulatory therapy, fluoxetine and galantamine. ...

The phospholipids of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, Norway strain, D. vulgaris, and D. gigas were examined in relationship to their qualitative and quantitative composition. D. desulfuricans and D. vulgaris exhibited an essentially identical phospholipid composition consisting of phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, cardiolipin, and lysophosphatidylserine. Phosphatidylserine (10.9%) wa...