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BACKGROUND: Pityrosporum yeast is a resident microflora of the normal skin and abundant in seborrheic dermatitis. In pathologic conditions, pityrosporum yeast is converted into hyphal form. Previous studies showed that this hyphal form could be found on clinically normal skin too. OBJECTIVES: We compared the incidence of Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal in normal controls with that in patients with seborrheic dermatitis. METHODS: Seborrheic dermatitis, 258 subjects and normal person, 362 subjects were studied. Ear wax specimens were stained with 20% Parker ink-KOH(P-KOH) solution. The number of pityrosporal hyphae were graded according to hyphal index(1+ to 3+). RESULTS: The incidence of Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal is 28.7% in patients with seborrheic dermatitis and 24.6% in normal controls, Amounts of pityrosporal hyphae are similar between two groups too. According to age group, incidence of PV of the external ear canal in patients with seborrheic dermatitis is statistically significantly higher than in normal controls. Female with seborrheic dermatitis have more Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal than normal female controls. Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal in patients with seborrheic dermatitis is prevalent in summer and spring in contrast to normal controls who have high incidence in spring. Among patients with Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal, asymtomatic cases amount up to 70%. CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed that the incidence of Pityrosporum infection of the external ear canal in patients with seborrheic dermatitis and normal person is similar, but according to the age, sex and season, there were some differences between two groups.
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Female , Humans , Cerumen , Dermatitis, Seborrheic , Ear Canal , Ear, External , Hyphae , Incidence , Malassezia , Seasons , Skin , YeastsABSTRACT
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Humans , Pityriasis , Tinea Versicolor , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We report a typical case of Hunters syndrr me in a 9 year old boy, who presented with firm skin colored nodules that coalesce to form a reticular pattern on a symmetrical rea between the angles of the scapulas, which is regarded as the pathognornonic cutaneous rnarker, for Hunters syndrome. He also showed growth retardation, clear corneas, hepatomegaly, attertich deficit and mild mental deterioration. The skin biopsy specimen taken frorn a typical nodule shows loosely arranged collagen fibers with massive mucinous material which stains positively with aliar blue at both pH 2.5 and 0.5, metachromatic granules within fibroblast stained with toluidine blue.
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Child , Humans , Male , Biopsy , Collagen , Coloring Agents , Cornea , Fibroblasts , Hepatomegaly , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Mucins , Mucopolysaccharidosis II , Scapula , Skin , Tolonium ChlorideABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Trichloroacetic acid chemexfoliation has gained popularity and is widely used cosmetically. The depth of the wound caused by the various dilutions of TCA is paramount to the therapeutic efficacy. Therfore rational use of TCA chemexfoliation requires a clear understanding of the expected depth of destruction caused by a given dilution. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this stuely is to quantitate the wound deptlw produced by varying concentrations of TCA. We have stirdied takie effects of consecutive applications, occlusion and tretinoin pretreatment on wound depth in TCA clinimical peeling. METHODS: Various concentrations of TCA and distilled water were aplied to two pairs of test sites of a guinea pigs back in a uniform fashion with cotton-tip applicators and then we have measured the mean depth of epidermal necrtsis mieroscopically by using Visual Imagc Data Analysis System. RESULTS: 1. Depths of wounds createdly threre consecutive applications of 20, 35% and 50% TCA were deeper than those of wounds by a single application of TCA. 2. Depths of wounds created by application of TCA with the occlusive method were deeper than those of the open method. Therefore the effect of occlusion is to enhance the penetration of TCA. 3. Depths of wounds pretreatwi with 0.05 % tretinoin daily for 7 days are deeper than those of the control in 50% TCA chemical peeling. Therefore the effect of 0.05% retinoin pretreatment is to enhance the penetration of TCA. CONCLUSION: This study showed that consecutive applications, oeclusion and tretinoin pretreatment in TCA chemexfoliation enhance the peietration of TCA.
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Animals , Chemexfoliation , Guinea Pigs , Statistics as Topic , Tretinoin , Trichloroacetic Acid , Water , Wounds and InjuriesABSTRACT
A 51-year-old female developed a distinctive perioral rash, conisting of discrete or confluent erythematous papules for one and a half years. Histopathologic examiriation revealed upper dermal granulomas admixed with lymphoytes. Pieces of hair shaft were staincd peri-dish by AFB in the center of granuloma, which might play a role in the formation of the granuloma She also had used corticosteroid ointment intermittently duririg this time. There were no associated systemic abnormalities. The lesions resolved after two month treatment with oral corticosteroid and tetrac cline.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Dermatitis, Perioral , Exanthema , Granuloma , HairABSTRACT
Basal cell carcinoma(BCC) is the most common human malignancy. It involves the face and neck most frequently. However, BCC can very rarely occur on external glenitalia such as scrotum and vulva. We report two cases of serotal and vulvar BCCs in a 67 year old imale and a 43 year old female. He suffered from well defineril erythematous to violet colored plaque with central erosion on the left scrotum for 5 years. She had a brown black colored plaque on the left vulva for 8 years. They did not show any metastatic foci from g!rimary cutaneous lesions, and underwent surgical excision and curettage respectively.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Carcinoma, Basal Cell , Curettage , Genitalia , Neck , Scrotum , Viola , VulvaABSTRACT
A case of plane xanthoma arising in type IV hyperlipoproteinemia in a 53-year old woman is reported. The patient had well-defined yellowish to orange colored slightly elevated plaques on both upper eyelids, cheeks, neck, and upper chest. The laboratory findings showed increased serum triglyceride on lipid profile, and widening of pre-beta band on electrophoresis lipoprotein. She had a fatty liver, mild hepatomegaly, but other systemic diseases such as multiple myeloma, leukemia and lymphoma were not found.