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LPP, a disease of unknown etiology, manifests as hyperpigmented, dark brown, occasionally pruritic macules and/or papules. The course of the disease is characterized by exacerbations and remissions. It is known to be more chronic than classical LP is. With regard to the coexistence of classic LP in a number of LPP patients and the histopathological [...]
The first patient was a 49-year-old woman who presented complaining of violaceous reticulated patches and scattered rice grain-sized macules localized to the left inguinal area for several months (Fig. 1A). She had no subjective symptoms, such as pruritus or pain. She had not come into contact with any chemicals, animals, or plants, nor had she [...]
INTRODUCTION Lichen planus pigmentosus-inversus (LPP-inversus) is an extremely rare variant of lichen planus (LP), and only a few cases have been reported. We have already seen one patient with LPP-inversus, and that case has been published. Recently, we saw two more cases of LPP-inversus.
Coral is an aquatic organism that belongs to the phylum Cnidari. It is composed of many calcified polyps that contain tentacles with venom-filled cells called nematocysts. There are two types of coral injuries: stings and lacerations. Of the two, stings are caused injected nematocysts which contain toxins like calcium carbonate and are generated from hard [...]
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A 23-year-old man presented with an erythe- matous edematous patch with centrally grouped vesicles on the left ankle (Fig. 1). The skin lesion occurred following a coral injury while he was skin-scuba diving at the island of Hinan, China 2 days prior to his presentation. This was associated with stinging pain and mild itching. He [...]
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A Case of Cellulitis Associated with Coral Injury
18, Feb 2011INTRODUCTION One of the most common injuries in the marine environment is the stings caused by Cnidarians including jellyfish, the Portuguese man of war, hydroids, sea anemones, and coral. Corals are a member of the class Anthozoa, which is composed of many calcified polyps that containing tentacles with nematocysts, venom-filled cells that are responsible for [...]
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Treatment of Severe Alopecia Areata: DISCUSSION
17, Feb 2011The effects of CsA for the treatment of AA have been assessed in various in vitro studies. Oliver et al demonstrated that oral CsA restored hair growth in the Dundee Experimental Bald Rat Model of AA by reducing the mononuclear cell infiltrate around the hair follicles and renewing hair growth. Gafter- Gvili et al reported [...]
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- Tags: Alopecia areata, Cyclosporine A, Low-dose corticosteroids