A Case of Poikilodermatomyositis / 대한피부과학회지

Poikilodermatomyositis is a variant of dermatomyositis which is characterized by polymyositis associated with mottled dark brownish pigmentation, seattered atrophic patch and telangiectasia of the skin. Poikiloderma usually occurs in patient with long standing dermatomyositis. The authors observed a case of typical poikilodermatomyositis in a 40-year-old male. Skin examination revealed dark brownish pigmentation, telangiectasia and whitish atrophic patches on entire body. Muscles of shoulder girdle were markedly wasted. Muscle weakness was so severe that he could not elevate his arm above shoulder level. He also had difficulty in going up stairs. Histopathologic findings of the skin were similar to those of poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans. Light microscopic and eIectronmicroscopic examination of muscle reveaIed myositis.

A Case of Incontinentia Pigmenti / 대한피부과학회지

A case of infantile acropustulosis(I.A.). ariginally reported by Kahn, was seen at the Department of Dermatology, Catholic Medical College in September 1979. An 11 month old male patient had been suffering from 1~2mm sized severe pruritic pustules on both hands and feet from 3 months of age. The lesions had the course of exacerbations and remissions from the onset and aggravated since last summer. The eruptions did not respond to topical and oral steroids and antiboitics. There was no family history of atopy, psoriasis and scabies. Histopathological findings revealed large, well circumscribed, intraepidermal pustules which were filled with neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes. The scraping tests for S. scabiei and dermatophytic fungi were negative. Bacterial culture from the pustular lesions was negative. Treatment was done with 4,4-diaminodiphenylsulfone(Dapsone), 2mg/kg/day in devided doses. Dramatic effect was noted within 2 days after treatment.

A Case of Autoinoculated Herpes Simplex / 대한피부과학회지

A case of herpes simplex autoinoculated on the 1st interdigital web of right hand was reported, Herpes labialis characterized by confluent rice sized vesicular eruptions had developed on the midportion of upper lip. After 3 days, typical herpetic lesion occurred on the 1st interdigital web of right hand. We reviewed briefly the recent literatures.

Statistical Consideration in Syphilitic Patients in Ewha Womans University Hospital (1974. 8. - 1977. 8.) / 대한피부과학회지

The recent prevalence of syphilis has known to be increased progressively throughout the world, since middle of 1950. In Korea, current trend of increased syphilic infection has became a major public health problem. The authors selected sero-positive patients, among the outpaients of department of dermatology, urology, OB & GY, and physical examination, and performed statistical analysis of this sero-positive patients. Results are as following; 1) Of the 2,007 patients taken physical examination, 30 patient(1.49%) were reactive to VDRL. 2) 0.71% of the total out patients of the dermatologic dcpartment were sero-positive. Annual ratio of the syphilitic patient were increased progressively. 3) Ratio of the syphilitic patients to the total outpatients of OB & GY department was 0.55% and somewhat increased since 1976. 4) In the age distribution, the third decade shared 51.8% of the total sero-positive patients 5) In the sexual ratio. male:female=l: l. 62 in the total sero-positive patients. (male:female=l: 1.06 in the dermatologic department.) 6) In the stage distribution, latent syphilis patients were 59.14% of the total syphilitic patients.