Granuloma annulare (GA) and necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) are granulomatous diseases of undetermined etiology. Rarely, both dermatoses have been reported to occur concomitantly in patients. GA and NL are characterized histologically by areas of necrobiosis of collagen. The two diseases share some common characteristics, which may suggest that these dermatoses could occur as a spectrum in some pati...

Volume 17, No.1, April 2010 The Gulf Journal of Dermatology and Venereology INTRODUCTION Topical antibiotics are commonly prescribed by dermatologists in clinical practice for a variety of potential uses, which are the following: (i) infectious, including localized cutaneous bacterial infections, (ii) crusted (secondarily impetiginized) eczematous dermatoses, (iii) staphylococcal nasal carriage...

Dermatological emergencies include a number of clinical conditions usually accompanied by systemic symptoms that can lead to life-threatening complications. From the broad spectrum of life-threatening dermatoses, three cases are presented: a case of febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), a case of pemphigus vulgaris mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and a case of toxic ...

UVB-TL01 is proven to be efficient in whole body treatment for several chronic inflammatory dermatoses. Chronic hand dermatoses of different and often mixed genesis represent a great problem in clinical practice. We have performed a prospective, open study with patients suffering from psoriasis, eczema or pustulosis of the hands treated with hand UVB-TL01. Thirty patients (23 women and 7 men) w...

Background: Knowledge of the frequency and distribution of dermatoses in the male genital area and the effect of circumcision on these two factors are helpful guides to a correct diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of genital dermatoses in circumcised men.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on all circumcised men complaining about skin lesions in their geni...

INTRODUCTION Skin diseases are common among school children worldwide. However, limited information is available about the socioeconomic correlates that contribute to their development among school children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalent transmissible and non-transmissible skin disorders among male primary school children in Al Hassa, KSA, and to de...

INTRODUCTION Erythroderma is a generalised inflammatory reaction of the skin secondary to a variety of causes. This retrospective study aims to characterise the features of erythroderma and identify the associated causes of this condition in our population. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the clinical, laboratory, histological and other disease-specific investigations of 225 inpatients and ...