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BACKGROUND: Lymphangiomas are congenital malformations of the lymphatic system characterized by clusters of translucent vesicles. Dermoscopically, yellow and bluish lacunea according to the lymphatic or haematic content were described previously, but it is difficult to distinguish them from haemangioma. OBSERVATIONS: In nine patients with cutaneous lymphangioma circumscriptum (CLC), hypopyon-like features were observed. None of the 10 patients with haemangioma had this finding. CONCLUSION: Hypopyon-like features can be a useful dermoscopic pattern in differentiating CLC from haemangioma.
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Hemangioma/diagnosis , Lymphangioma/diagnosis , Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , HumansSubject(s)
Hair Diseases/pathology , Hair Follicle/pathology , Lichen Planus/pathology , Aged , Female , HumansABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was performed in two primary schools with different socioeconomic status in the suburban and central areas of Manisa, Turkey, in order to determine the prevalence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis. A full dermatological examination and a questionnaire on socioeconomic conditions were performed in a group of 785 randomly selected children aged 6-14. Of 9 clinically suspected tinea pedis and 4 onychomycoses cases, KOH examination (direct microscopy) and/or mycological cultures were positive in six boys, in whom Candida glabrata and C. tropicalis grew. Older age and higher number of siblings were found to be significant factors for fungal infection.
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Onychomycosis/epidemiology , Tinea Pedis/epidemiology , Adolescent , Child , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Prevalence , Skin/microbiology , Social Class , Turkey/epidemiologyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Studies on nickel patch test reactivity and reproducibility of positive tests at different points of the menstrual cycle are heterogeneous. OBJECTIVE: To investigate if non-reproducibilities of positive nickel sulphate patch tests in the two different phases of ovulatory menstrual cycles with the endocrine evidence of luteal phase adequacy are statistically different. METHODS: 15 women (group 1) with positive Finn chamber(R) nickel patch test results in the follicular phase of the ovulatory cycle and 13 women (group 2) with positive Finn chamber nickel patch test results in the luteal phase of the ovulatory cycle were tested again in the counter-phases of their ovulatory cycle, with a scheduled interval of 6 weeks following the first tests. Reproducibilities of the tests in the two groups were evaluated statistically. RESULTS: 3 of the positive test results in group 1 (20%) and 2 of the positive test results in group 2 (15.4%) were non-reproducible. The difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: The reproducibility of positive Finn chamber nickel patch tests does not seem to be affected by the changes in the follicular and luteal phases of the ovulatory cycle.