Autologous Epidermal grafting in Treatment of Vitiligo: Evaluation for Its Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction / 대한피부과학회지

BACKGROUND: Autologous epidermal grafting has been reported to be successfully used in the treatment of vitiligo by several authors and is in widespread use at present time. But, the incomplete repigmentation is common and remains stressful to the patients. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of autologous epidermal grafting in the treatment of vitiligo and investigate the patient satisfaction with the result. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The evaluation was conducted on 42 patients with vitiligo who had been treated by autologous epidermal grafting using suction blistered epidermis. We also investigated the patient satisfaction by interviewing with several questions. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The effectiveness of the repigmentation objectively evaluated by two dermatologists is high and favorable repigmentation (more than 80 percent) was shown in 76.2% of all the patients. But, the subjective satisfaction of the patients proved not very good, compared with the objective clinical improvement and 40.5% of the patients were unsatisfied with the results. We think the doctors should make the patients understand the expectable results from the epidermal grafting for the best patient satisfaction.

Two Cases of Multiple Lichen Striatus / 대한피부과학회지

Lichen striatus usually occurs in a solitary and unilateral fashion. Its multiple and bilateral distribution is a very rare finding. We report two cases of multiple lichen striatus. The first case is a 3 year-old boy, whose skin lesions were distributed bilaterally on both upper arms and buttock. The second case is a 6 year-old girl whose skin lesions were two separated linear lesions from left chest and left upper back to left arm.

Effect of All-trans-retinoic Acid on the Growth and cAMP Level in Cultured Normal Human Melanocytes Stimulated by a-MSH / 대한피부과학회지

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A Case fo Generalized Syringoma / 대한피부과학회지

Syringoma is not a uncommon tumor of the skin. It is a benign adenoma, of intraepidermal eccrine ducts. It occurs predominantly in women at puberty or adolescence. The lesions usually are multiple and small, skin colored or slightly yellowish payules, usually only 1 or 3mm in size. The lesions usually are limited to the lower eyelids but may occur on cheek, axilla, abdomen, neck, anterior chest and vulva. Rarely these are generalized in distributior. A 23 years old healthy man has had widespread lesions over the face, anterior chest and abdomen. The lesions appeared at the age of 13 on the anterior chest and abdomen. These increased in number and extended slowly to the face On visiting our department, there were numerous, angular or round, skin colored papules on his face and anterior chest as well as yellowish brown colored papules on his abdomen. Diagnosis was confirmed by clinical and histopathological findings as generalized syringoma.