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Skin and mucosal diseases can be the first manifestation of asymptomatic HIV infection, may indicate advancing immunodeficiency, or may represent systemic opportunistic infections or neoplasms. Mucocutaneous diseases are highly prevalent in the HIV-infected population and multiple pa...
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PMID: 20636278
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Infective dermatitis (ID) is a chronic, relapsing dermatitis associated with human T-lymphotrophic virus (HTLV)-1 which was initially described in Jamaican children. Although most cases have been reported in Jamaica, ID may be seen in other HTLV-1 endemic areas, such as Brazil, Japan, sub-Saharan Af...
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PMID: 20691499
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Zoster is a localised, generally painful cutaneous eruption that occurs most frequently among older adults and immunocompromised persons. It is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV). A common complication of zoster is postzosteric neuralgia (PZN), a chronic, often debilitatin...
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PMID: 20490989
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The AMP LL-37 has been identified as regulator of keratinocyte apoptosis. The hypothesis of a direct defense function of keratinocytes, combating bacterial, fungal, virus and parasite infection, is strengthened. The discovery of an IL-22-producing T-lymphocyte subpopulation implicates a role in AMP...
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PMID: 20010101
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We searched for new HPVs in squamous cell carcinomas of the skin (SCC) and seemingly HPV-negative, otherwise typically HPV-associated lesions. We describe the characterization of three novel HPV types. HPV109 was isolated from an SCC, HPV112 from a condyloma and HPV114 from a low-grade cervical lesi...
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PMID: 19969321
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Family physicians commonly diagnose and manage penile cutaneous lesions. Noninfectious lesions may be classified as inflammatory and papulosquamous (e.g., psoriasis, lichen sclerosus, angiokeratomas, lichen nitidus, lichen planus), or as neoplastic (e.g., carcinoma in situ, invasive squamous cell ca...
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PMID: 20082512
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Dermatologic disease is common in HIV-infected individuals, and clinicians caring for patients with HIV infection or AIDS in Africa are routinely confronted with skin problems in their patients. Scarce access to dermatologic specialty care and limited educational resources describing the unique clin...
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PMID: 20305311
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An outbreak of severe cutaneous disease associated with an orthopoxvirus in horses in southern Brazil is described. Fourteen Crioulo mares and foals from a husbandry farm developed papules, and vesicles progressing to proliferative and exudative lesions on the muzzle, external nares, and external an...
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PMID: 20093706
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common infectious agent and may induce several systemic disorders like mixed cryoglobulinemia. In the geographic areas where HCV infection is hyperendemic, HCV is the predominant etiologic factor for porphyria cutanea tarda and lichen planus. Vasculitides and autoimmune...
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PMID: 20797507
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Salvador (BA, Brazil) is an endemic area for human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1). The overall prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in the general population has been estimated to be 1.76%. HTLV-1 carriers may develop a variety of diseases such as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, HTLV-1-associa...
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PMID: 19578703
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The transmission of hepatitis viruses as a result of sexual activity is a common problem in medical practice. A system of stages is proposed to diagnose viral hepatitis. Testing for anti-HBc, HBsAg, anti-HAV and anti-HCV is sufficient for initial screening. Depending on the circumstances, this may b...
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PMID: 19436974
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In this study, pityriasis versicolor was the most common skin infection in renal transplant recipients in our region. Except for the higher prevalence of superficial fungal infections, the overall results in our population agree with those of other similar series....
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PMID: 19715520
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We studied the factors affecting the occurrence of the disease in roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.), in 34 lakes. The results of discrimination analysis suggest that maximum depth, percentage of the drainage area of the lake covered by lakes in the vicinity and altitude best identified diseased lakes. Com...
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PMID: 19236555
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Photodynamic therapy (ALA/MAL-PDT) is indicated for the treatment of actinic keratoses, for superficial, nodular basal cell carcinoma and for Bowen's disease; there is evidence that PDT can be active also against bacteria, viruses and fungi. The new indications for PDT include many types of viral sk...
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PMID: 19218913
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Dana E Rollison,
Michael Pawlita,
Anna R Giuliano,
Michelle R Iannacone,
Vernon K Sondak,
Jane L Messina,
C Wayne Cruse,
Neil Alan Fenske,
Lewis Frank Glass,
Matthew Kienstra,
Kristina M Michael,
Tim Waterboer,
Tarik Gheit and
Massimo Tommasino
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We conducted a sampling validation study. NMSC tumor tissue was obtained from 20 patients with pathology-confirmed basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in addition to several normal tissues, including eyebrow hairs, normal skin swabs obtained using multiple techniques, normal skin punch and...
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PMID: 18729188
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We have reviewed the mucocutaneous manifestations of the disease in a number of cases. METHODS: Twenty six serologically proven cases of CF with rash from the district of 24-Paraganas (North) in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal were subjected to detailed clinical study to investigate the chro...
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PMID: 18986446
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All the patients had low leukocyte and low platelet counts. The common presenting symptoms were high-grade fever with or without rigors, headache, body aches, backache, vomiting, sore throat with cough and generalized weakness (seen in 86% patients). The uncommon presenting features were diarrhea, a...
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PMID: 18940116
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We investigated lesions of verrucae vulgares and condylomata acuminata for the presence of hBD-2 and hBD-3 by immunohistochemistry. All of the specimens of verrucae vulgares (n = 20) were positive for hBD-2 and hBD-3. The specimens of condylomata acuminata (n = 15) exhibited expression for hBD-2 and...
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PMID: 18355203
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We report a case of cutaneous CMV infection in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, presenting as a generalized, pruritic, erythematous, maculopapular eruption....
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PMID: 18937659
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We summarise the current knowledge of the molecular pathogenesis of eczema herpeticum....
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PMID: 18620613
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Histologically, the lesions were proliferative and papillary. There was marked acanthosis, rete peg formation, and compact orthokeratosis, with large numbers of bacteria in the orthokeratotic scale. Some biopsies had multifocal keratinocyte swelling of the stratum granulosum, and amphophilic intracy...
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PMID: 18690256
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We concluded that pulsed dye laser treatment is a safe, tolerable and relatively effective treatment method for viral warts. Pulsed dye laser treatment may be a more efficacious method for flat warts and recalcitrant periungual warts, and it can be an effective modality for newly-developed warts. Th...
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PMID: 18789068
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We describe for the first time the age- and sex-dependent antibody prevalence for 29 cutaneous and five mucosal HPV types from 15 species within five phylogenetic genera (alpha, beta, gamma, mu, nu) in a general population. Sera from 1,797 German adults and children (758 males and 1,039 females) bet...
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PMID: 18566657
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We present 3 cases of cutaneous CMV disease in renal transplant recipients. Manifestations in our patients included ulceration of the tongue and perianal areas, facial petechiae, and nodular lesion involving the ear. This case series serves to highlight the importance of early skin biopsy in the dia...
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PMID: 17850247
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Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 is an intracellular TLR that is expressed on membranes of endosomes and recognizes nucleosides and nucleotides from intracellular pathogens. Synthetic agonists of TLR7 comprise guanine nucleoside analogues, stabilized immune modulatory RNA, as well as imidoazoquinoline-bas...
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PMID: 18560614
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Bernd B Bonnekoh,
Kristof K Falk,
Karl-Friedrich KF Reckling,
Susanne S Kenklies,
Andreas A Nitsche,
Beniam B Ghebremedhin,
Anna A Pokrywka,
Ingolf I Franke,
Bernd B Thriene,
Wolfgang W König,
Georg G Pauli and
Harald H Gollnick
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A 21-year-old immunocompetent woman developed a cowpox infec-tion,while working as a veterinarian's assistant in a rural area.She had never received vaccinia immunization and came in contact with a fatally-infected house cat. Under symptomatic treatment, the infection remained localized to one cheek...
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PMID: 18201221
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We studied relevant host cellular and molecular targets used for acquisition of HIV infection using split-thickness human skin explants. Blockade of CD4 or CCR5 before R5 HIV application to the epithelial surface of skin explants completely blocked subsequent HIV transmission from skin emigrants to...
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PMID: 18292554
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In this article there were regarded the most frequent side effects that appear in the patients who have been treated with topical tacrolimus, and the association between topical tacrolimus and the development of tumors is unfolded. The irritation in the site of application of the tacrolimus can mani...
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PMID: 18346426
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In contrast to the well-described high risk of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients, skin infections in these patients are not as well explored. Skin infections caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi represent a growing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in the dermatological aftercare of orga...
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PMID: 17995969
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The use of NSAIDs is associated with an elevated risk of severe skin and soft tissue complications of varicella zoster virus infection, mostly in children with varicella....
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PMID: 18251759
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Athletes represent a unique group of dermatologic patients. Intense and close contact with others' skin primarily places the athlete at risk for infection. Failure to acknowledge the role of sports participation in the genesis of skin infections leads to delayed diagnoses, inappropriate therapy, and...
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PMID: 18380294
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The CVB have long been recognized as significant pathogens of infants and children. Although the major route for transmission of the CVB is fecal-oral, vertical transmission from mother to infant is also possible. This review will focus on the more common or clinically relevant CVB-related syndromes...
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PMID: 18357772
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We present a case of a woman who developed herpetic appearing skin lesions after the injection of Radiesse in the glabella. She noted tenderness and tingling along with redness and bumps. The vesicles were isolated to the right ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve distribution and the skin was...
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PMID: 18520838
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A 45-year-old woman underwent a modified radical mastectomy with transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction for newly diagnosed stage III breast cancer. Three months after beginning chemotherapy, she developed an erythematous, vesicular, painful rash along the right side of...
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PMID: 18306852
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We describe 4 cases in children: two with acquired immunodeficiencies (HIV infection, heart transplantation) and two with congenital immunodeficiencies (ataxia-telangiectasia and an undetermined disease affecting the T lymphocytes). Two of the lymphoproliferative disorders were T-cell types and two...
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PMID: 17884243
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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2)-associated disease (PCVAD) continues to be an important differential diagnosis on pig farms in the United States and worldwide. Case trend analyses indicate that the incidence of PCVAD is on the rise in the United States. Accurate diagnosis is important in order to i...
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PMID: 17998548
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We report a case of ocular motor paralysis resulting from herpes zoster. The patient, an 80-yr-old woman, presented with grouped vesicles, papules, and crusting in the left temporal area and scalp, with diplopia, impaired gaze, and severe pain. Her cerebrospinal fluid analysis was positive for varic...
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PMID: 17982243
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At least two populations of microorganisms are found in skin microbiota: a resident flora and a transient flora. Colonization and invasion by pathogenous microorganisms is counteracted both by the host defenses and by the resident flora. Most skin infections are therefore self-limiting in healthy su...
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PMID: 17903625
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We report the case of a sheep farmer with facial orf that proliferated dramatically with the formation of satellite lesions after curettage....
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PMID: 17912086
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Fungal and viral cutaneous infections are common among athletes and can develop quickly into widespread outbreaks. To prevent such outbreaks, the team physician must be familiar with common cutaneous infections including tinea corporis, tinea capitis, tinea pedis, herpes simplex, molluscum contagios...
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PMID: 17826191
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Zusammenfassung Die prophylaktischen HPV-L1-VLP-quadrivalenten und -bivalenten Impfstoffe sind von großer Bedeutung für Patienten, die von Dermatologen und Venerologen betreut werden. Beide Impfstoffe schützen vor HPV16- und HPV18-assoziierten genitoanalen Karzinomen und vor Karzinomen...
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Prophylactic HPV L1 VLP quadrivalent and bivalent vaccines are of great importance for patients seen by dermatologists and venereologists. Both vaccines protect against HPV16- and HPV18-associated anogenital cancers, as well as cancers of the mouth, the upper respiratory tract and skin, especially o...
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PMID: 17497101
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