Superficial inflammatory dermatoses are very common and comprise a wide, complex variety of clinical conditions. Accurate histological diagnosis, although it can sometimes be difficult to establish, is essential for clinical management. Knowledge of the microanatomy of the skin is important to recognise the variable histological patterns of inflammatory skin diseases. This article reviews the n...

One hundred hospitalized diabetics were examined for the presence of cutaneous manifestations. Sixty eight of them had dermatoses associated with diabetes or its therapy. Six of them presented with skin complaints at admission. The incidence of various dermatoses was comparable with other published works except that there was a relatively high incidence of hypermelanosis (8%) and an absence of ...

Background. Skin diseases among pediatric patients differ from those in adults. Epidemiological studies are scarce, and those performed in Mexican population date back thirty years. It is likely that these diseases might have changed their frequency. Material and Methods. Retrospective study in first-time patients referred to a pediatric dermatology service between January 1994 and December 200...

BACKGROUND Pruritus is a common and sometimes distressing symptom in many dermatological conditions. Response to conventional pharmaceutical agents may not be satisfactory, and adverse effects are real problems. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short-term efficacy and adverse effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for ameliorating pruritus in patients with dermatoses. METHOD...

BACKGROUND The vulva is skin, and it is helpful to approach vulval conditions from a dermatological perspective. The vulva is affected by the same dermatoses as the rest of the skin, but modified in appearance by special influences. OBJECTIVE This article will outline an approach to the diagnosis and management of vulval dermatoses. DISCUSSION Vulval disorders present as infections, rashes ...

Circulating sex hormones follow major fluctuations during the ovarian cycle. The so-called premenstrual syndrome represents a global condition grouping the diversity of catamenial disorders. At the skin level, the sebaceous gland activity is obviously modulated by these endocrine fluctuations. In addition, a series of pathological manifestations take place simultaneously in some women. Among th...

Vulvar skin disease is a common reason for consultation. The vulva, like the rest of the skin, can be affected by numerous diseases of various etiologies, but its particular anatomic and physiologic characteristics create additional diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. The study of vulvar disease is emerging as a new branch of dermatology. In this article, we examine the characteristics of ...

Pigmented purpuric dermatoses (PPD) are a group of histopathologically similar conditions that are primarily differentiated based on morphology. The basic pathological finding is a lymphocytic perivascular infiltrate with hemorrhage limited to the papillary dermis without fibrinoid necrosis of the vessels. The etiology is unknown; they run a chronic course and are fairly resistant to treatment....

Background: Dermatoses affecting the palms and soles are more common in our day-to-day practice, because they most frequently exposed to various allergens, mechanical stress infectious agents than any other parts body. Apart from diagnostic difficulties, few palmoplantar dermatoses cause great discomfort disability may also affect a persons livelihood. Aim:To study clinical features frequency o...

BACKGROUND Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease may involve the skin, the eyes, the genital mucosa, and the joints. Dermatoses associated with Crohn's disease include neutrophilic dermatoses, erythema nodosum, granulomatous dermatitis, blistering dermatoses, and non-specific skin manifestations. Cutaneous Crohn's disease is characterized by skin non-caseating epithelioid granulomat...