BACKGROUND Cutaneous disorders can be associated with a wide variety of dental manifestations that should be familiar to dermatologists. OBJECTIVE We sought to describe the development of the teeth, explain current dental terms, and review the dental manifestations of some dermatologic conditions. METHODS A MEDLINE search (1966-May 2007) was performed to find relevant articles pertaining to...

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a chronic disease that includes a broad spectrum of symptoms. Lupus is Latin for wolf; perhaps the skin lesions were thought to resemble wolf bites. LE is included among the connective tissue diseases and is divided into systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). These can occur together or separately. The classification of CLE was di...

Dear Editor, Skin is the largest organ of body, and serves as an outermost mechanical chemical boundary between internal external environment. It also body’s major source antioxidants in response to stress inflammation. However, that makes it vulnerable a variable number infectious systemic manifestations. Where most ailments are caused by innate skin pathology, many cutaneous manifestations mi...

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycaemia due to absolute or relative insulin deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of skin manifestations in patients with diabetes mellitus of this area. This descriptive study was conducted in medical out patient door of District Headquarter Hospital Battgram from January 2008 to July 200...

Rosacea is a chronic disorder of unknown etiology with facial and ocular manifestations. It frequently affects women in the fourth to seventh decades, and patients often present to ophthalmologists with complaints relating to blepharitis, meibomianitis, or tear disturbances. Characteristic skin change of flushing, erythema, telangiectasis, papules, and pustules should be sought, as patients fre...