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OBJECTIVE
To investigate sex differences and the effect of other variables on the association between obesity and choroidal nevus in the US adult population.
METHODS
The study population of this cross-sectional study included 5575 subjects aged ≥40 years from the 2005 to 2008 National Health and
BACKGROUND
Nevus oligemicus is a functional nevus caused by vasoconstriction of the cutaneous deep vascular plexus, and vasodilatation of vessels of the superficial dermis due to abnormal responses of adrenergic receptors. To the best of our knowledge, only 14 cases in 8 articles were reported in
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Choroidal nevus is a precursor for uveal melanoma and there are no known risk factors besides white race. Female sex hormones have been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of uveal melanoma.
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To explore the association between female reproductive factors and choroidal
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To evaluate vitamin D status in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) who practice photoprotection because of their genetic predisposition to skin cancer and to determine risk factors for deficiency.
METHODS
Retrospective cohort study.
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Academic medical
BACKGROUND
We report three cases of a peculiar rash with mixed clinical features of both epidermal nevus and acanthosis nigricans. Their characteristics have been compared to those of very rare but similar cases found in the medical literature.
METHODS
Two young adults (one male, one female) and a
How do people mentally represent distinct interpersonal threats? Across human history, interpersonal threats such as infectious disease and violence have posed powerful selection pressures. Such pressures selected for psychological systems that help identify and reduce threats posed by other people.
BACKGROUND
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increased risk of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) in some populations. We aimed to determine the association between these 2 diseases in our geographic area.
METHODS
We performed a cross-sectional study of patient
We report an unusual case of encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis in which the facial and oral angioma was bilateral, and several teeth were congenitally absent. The developmental nature of the anomaly is reviewed. Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis is commonly referred to as the Sturge-Weber syndrome,
ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome (CS) usually results from a solitary adrenocortical adenoma. We recently encountered a patient with ACTH-independent CS associated with bilateral adrenal enlargement. The evaluation led us to consider some rare but interesting entities. The patient was a 69
BACKGROUND
The occurrence and number of melanocytic nevi (MN) are among the most important known risk factors for the development of cutaneous melanoma (CM).
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the prevalence of MN among schoolchildren and its relationship with phenotype, body mass index (BMI), parental and sun
Nevi, or moles, are localized nevocytic tumors. The American Cancer Society's "ABCD" rules are useful for differentiating a benign nevus from malignant melanoma. While acanthosis nigricans may signal an underlying malignancy (e.g., gastrointestinal tumor), it more often is associated with insulin
Nevoid acanthosis nigricans is a rare, benign form of acanthosis nigricans. Of the 24 cases documented in the literature, only two are exclusively localized to the umbilicus. We present four cases of nevoid acanthosis nigricans localized to the umbilicus; in patients less than 25 years of age, with
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Facial hypermelanosis is a significant cause of cosmetic disfigurement, social embarrassment and psychological morbidity affecting quality of life.
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To study clinicoepidemlogic patterns of facial hypermelanoses among men.
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Medical records of all adult males presenting
OBJECTIVE
We investigated whether the Kidskin sun protection intervention increased children's body mass index by reducing the time spent outdoors at midday.
METHODS
The Kidskin sun protection intervention involved 1614 Australian school children assigned to 1 of 3 groups: a control group, a