Objective: We tested if fetal pulse oximetry in addition to electronic fetal monitoring (CTG) and scalp blood sampling improves the accuracy of fetal assessment and allows safe reduction of operative deliveries ( 50%) and scalp blood sampling ( 50%) performed because of nonreassuring fetal status. Study design: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 146 patients with term pregnancies in...

Alopecia neoplastica is defined as hair loss secondary to a visceral malignancy that has metastasized to the scalp. The scalp is a relatively common site of cutaneous metastasis, usually presenting as a single or multiple firm scalp nodules. Alopecia neoplastica is a well-recognized but rare presentation, and its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. Atrophy of the hair follicles due to tumo...

Clear cell hydroadenocarcinoma is a very rare sweat gland tumor. It has an aggressive course and high recurrence rate. Wide excision the first option in treatment of this tumor with rate metastasis. Subsequent radiotherapy chemotherapy are still controversial. In case, we presented patient who was operated on lipoma-like appearance scalp. The pathology result hidradenocarcinoma. We emphasized t...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of hair and scalp disorders in children referred to the Pediatric Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of children with hair loss problems or scalp diseases who turned to the Pediatric Dermatology Service, Anna Meyer Pediatric Hospital, Florence, Italy, ...

Syringomas are benign adnexal neoplasms of eccrine lineage, which occur most commonly in the periorbital region in middle-aged females. These cutaneous lesions rarely occur on the scalp, are typically asymptomatic and are predominantly of cosmetic significance. Involvement of the scalp may be indistinguishable from that of scarring alopecia. We present an unusual case of clinically inapparent s...

Subcutaneous granuloma annulare (SGA) is a benign inflammatory disorder that may be alarming in its presentation because of its rapid growth and extensive differential diagnosis. The purpose of our study was to improve the appropriate evaluation and management of pediatric patients with subcutaneous scalp nodules. This article presents the clinical presentation, histopathologic data, evaluation...

The Gulf Journal of Dermatology and Venereology INTRODUCTION The scalp is a specialized anatomic region, in which the highest density of pilosebaceous follicles is present and terminal hairs are concentrated.1-2 Malignant scalp tumors, when asymptomatic or small in size, may be covered by hairs and neglected by the patient, leading to a potential risk of delay in detection and resulting in a gr...

seventeen patients with polycystic ovarian disease (peod) were treated by laparoscopic ovarian electrocauterization (lec). ten were admitted to hospital for infertility, four for hirsutism, two for severe scalp hair loss, and one for abnormal uterine bleeding. four of the patients were virgins. we had 50% (5 of 10) pregnancies and 88% (15 of 17) showing a decline in testosterone levels after th...