During recent years monoglyceryl para-aminobenzoate has been used as a chemical "filter" in sunburn preventives, including a few widely sold proprietary preparations. Monoglyceryl para-aminobenzoate has the advantages of a high capacity for filtering out the erythemaproducing portion of the sunlight spectrum, lack of odor, lack of staining properties and high stability under protracted exposure...

objective: there is some evidence that chronic skin diseases like dermatitis could affect the quality of life of sufferers. in addition, patients with dermatological disorders are at greater risk to develop psychiatric morbidity. the aim of this study was to explore the quality of life in patients with chronic eczematous dermatitis. we also examined the effect of a convenient dermatologic inter...

Lymphangioma circumscriptum is a rare benign lymphatic malformation, clinically characterized by clusters of translucent vesicles. Uncommon manifestations such as verruciform or zosteriform have also been reported in the literature, yet eczematous-like presentation is extremely rare. The present study describes the case of a young woman with a 16-year history of an exudative eczematous-like pla...

Meyerson phenomenon (MP) is an inflammatory, some­ times itchy, eczematous eruption usually encircling a pre-existing melanocytic naevus. The terms halo derma-titis and Meyerson's naevus are also frequently used to describe it (1). MP usually appears in otherwise healthy young male individuals, but has also been reported in females and young children (2). Apart from slight itching, no other sym...