vitiligo/potassium

OBJECTIVE To describe the first case (to our knowledge) of voltage-gated potassium channel-complex protein antibody encephalitis with kinesigenic dyskinesia and cramp-fasciculation syndrome. METHODS Case report. METHODS Hospitalized care. METHODS A 38-year-old man with a history of bronchial asthma,

Patients with vitiligo have a decreased sweating response in both their lesional and non-lesional skin (n = 17) compared with healthy age- and sex-matched controls (n = 22) after stimulation with the acetylcholine agonist pilocarpine. The decreased cholinergic response of the dermal sweat glands in

BACKGROUND Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2 is a rare disorder. Its prevalence in western populations has been reported as 1.5 to 4.5/100,000. On the other hand, its prevalence in Egypt is unknown. It is characterized by the association of autoimmune Addison's disease with thyroid autoimmune

Although most skin diseases can be diagnosed with simple visual inspection, laboratory investigations are necessary in several clinical circumstances. This contribution highlights the usefulness of routine diagnostic procedures that are often overlooked and the innovative methods of molecular

The most common disorders of hypopigmentation in children are pityriasis alba, vitiligo, nevus depigmentosus, and tinea versicolor. Pityriasis alba usually presents as ill defined, scaly patches of hypomelanosis on the cheeks of children with an atopic diathesis. The face is also a favored site for