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A 34-year-old woman with adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) developed prurigo pigmentosa-like lesions on her chest and upper back in addition to the typical rash of AOSD. A biopsy specimen taken from the upper back showed characteristic features of prurigo pigmentosa. The eruption and fever subsided
A 44-year-old Japanese woman suddenly developed severely pruritic erythematous papules on her trunk in a symmetrical distribution. Biopsy specimens showed the typical histopathological findings of prurigo pigmentosa. She had had recurrent episodes of high fever spikes for several years, and lost 10
An 80-year-old woman being treated with anti-hypertensive drugs developed eruption and itching of the skin. High fever and lymph node enlargement subsequently developed in spite of discontinuing all antihypertensive drugs, and she was admitted to our hospital. At the initial examination, multiple
BACKGROUND
Prurigo is one of the most common dermatological conditions during HIV infection and AIDS. It appears as an immunosuppression marker associated with HIV infection. The study objective was to determine the prevalence of prurigo in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV)
BACKGROUND
Cutaneous manifestations in angio-immunoblastic T cell lymphoma (AITL) can be seen in almost 50% of patients. They are especially represented by maculo-papular pseudotoxic exanthema. The other manifestations, like nodular prurigo are rarely observed. We report a case of AITL diagnosed
Summary Aims The coinfection of the VIH and the schistosomiasis is affections brought back in schistosomiasis endemic area. We valued the level of morbidity partner to the schistosomiasis in hospital yard to patients hospitalized without distinction of immunological statute of patients. Patients and
Dermatological injuries provoked by tick bites deserve more attention. The authors present the clinical observation of a young woman bitten in Brittany by the marine bird associated tick Ornithodoros (A.) maritimus and presenting pseudo-zoster skin lesions. Two other individuals working together
Antihistamines, mostly H1 antihistamines, administered both topically and systemically, are among the most widely used drugs. While systemically applicable antihistamines are usually taken orally or administered intravenously, while local therapy is used on the eye, nose or skin. Systemic
Hodgkin's disease (HD) is a common malignant lymphoma that classically presents with painless lymphadenopathy, weight loss, nocturnal sweats, fever, and generalized pruritus. Unlike other lymphoproliferative disorders, cutaneous involvement is uncommon with HD. Diffuse hyperpigmentation, prurigo
OBJECTIVE
The bark of Alnus species has long been used in traditional oriental medicine in the treatment of many pathological conditions, including fever, hemorrhage, diarrhea, alcoholism, various skin diseases (e.g. chronic herpes, eczema and prurigo), and inflammation. In order to assess the
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
OBJECTIVE
This study had for aim to identify the clinical status and the level of immuno-deficiency of HIV-infected patients on their first visit.
METHODS
One hundred and thirty-six HIV+ patients were prospectively evaluated from November 1, 2001 to May 31, 2002.
RESULTS
One hundred and thirty-four
Recently, a number of medications approved for nondermatologic use have proved useful against dermatologic diseases. This article reviews the dermatologic uses and effects of deferasirox, bortezomib, dasatinib, and cyclosporine eye drops. Deferasirox--an oral iron chelator--could be an effective
300 patients with sleeping sickness have been admitted, at the AHT clinic of Daloa, over a time period of 22 months. The sex ratio of the patients is 1.5 males for 1 female; the mean age is 25.5 years. The most frequent signs and symptoms observed by clinical examination are: fever (30%), nodes
Bombyx batryticatus (B. batryticatus), a well-known traditional animal Chinese medicine, has been commonly used in China for thousands of years. The present paper reviewed advances in traditional uses, origin, chemical constituents, pharmacology and toxicity studies of B. batryticatus. The aim of