parapsoriasis/erythema

Semi-thin sections are superior to paraffin sections for differentiating lymphoid cells. To test their possible significance in the diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, the following investigation was made: A quantitative analysis of lymphoid cells in the cellular infiltrate of cutaneous lesions

BACKGROUND Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy has been shown to be effective for the treatment of various dermatoses. OBJECTIVE To analyze the effects of NB-UVB phototherapy for small plaque parapsoriasis (SPP). METHODS The response of 45 patients (24 females, 21 males, age range 20-58 years) with

BACKGROUND Mycosis fungoides is a lymphoma, the classical clinical form of which involves erythematosquamous lesions. However, it can present various atypical aspects: hyper pigmentation or hypo pigmentation, suggestive of pyoderma gangrenosum or ichtyosis. We report a case of mycosis fungoides,

Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF) is an uncommon variant of mycosis fungoides with an unknown exact frequency. We aimed to study the frequency of HMF in a cohort of Egyptian patients presenting to a tertiary care center in Cairo, Egypt, with hypopigmented lesions of the trunk. Hundred patients

BACKGROUND Skin findings in leukemias may be divided into specific lesions (leukemia cutis) and non-specific lesions (leukemids) which may be found in up to 80% of all patients with leukemias. The leukemids vary clinically and they are usually a manifestation of bone marrow or immunologic

Background: The biophysical and ultrasonographic properties of the skin change in papulosquamous diseases. Aims: To identify biophysical and ultrasonographic properties for the

Primary cutaneous lymphomas are lymphoproliferative skin infiltrates of T-, B- or NK-cells, classified according to the World Health Organization - European Organization of the Research and Treatment of Cancer (WHO-EORTC) criteria. They are the second most common group of extranodal non-Hodgkin

Occasionally we observe particular varieties of psoriasis and in rare cases transitional features with other diseases, which pose problems concerning the differential diagnosis and the nosological classification. This communication deals with the following clinical and histological aspects of

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from patients with various skin disorders were studied by indirect immunofluorescence using the monoclonal antibodies OKT3, OKT4, and OKT8 which react with human T cells (OKT3+ cells), helper-inducer (OKT4+) and suppressor-cytotoxic (OKT8+) T cell subsets,

Over the last few years, dermoscopy has been shown to be a useful tool in assisting the noninvasive diagnosis of various general dermatological disorders. In this article, we sought to provide an up-to-date practical overview on the use of dermoscopy in general dermatology by analysing the

Pesticides are chemical substances used in agricultural production to protect crops against pests. They help to achieve better quality and quantity of crops; however, they also are capable of causing occupational diseases in farmers. Skin is the most exposed organ while spraying the pesticide on