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SummaryPUVA, the combination of psoralen and long wave ultraviolet radiation is widely used in the management of psoriasis, vitiligo and several other dermatological disorders. The potential for long term treatment to cause ocular damage remains to be determined and despite the large numbers of patients who have received PUVA treatment, development of cataract is exceedingly rare. This paper discusses cataract formation, reviews the literature concerning the ocular complications of PUVA therapy and proposes guidelines for ocular protection during photochemotherapy.

ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00834.x

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年代:1993

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SummaryA retrospective study was undertaken of 192 cases of culture proven tinea capitis occurring between 1979 and 1988 in a predominantly white population of children in New South Wales (NSW). The aim of the study was to identify whetherTrichophyton tonsuranswas increasing in importance in the causation of this condition in Australia as it was in many other parts of the world. The results of our study were compared with those of earlier Australian studies. Our study demonstrated thatTrichophyton tonsuransis now equal in importance toMicrosporum caniswhich was previously the strongly predominant organism.

ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00835.x

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年代:1993

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SummaryNineteen patients with a total of 22 keratoacanthomas were treated in this trial with lmgm/kg/day of etretinate for six weeks. The patients had predominantly solitary keratoacanthoma, all associated with severe solar damage. There was a provision for reduction of dose and also for extension of length of treatment time for lesions which had responded but had not completely disappeared at the end of six weeks.Sixteen of the nineteen patients cleared without recurrence. Two patients had therapy stopped because of side effects and in these, further treatment was required. These side effects were severe paronychia and elevation of serum lipids. Other side effects were almost exclusively muco‐cutaneous.Keratocanthomas on the head, neck and upper limbs had cleared completely at the end of six weeks therapy, with a variable degree of ridged scarring. Lesions on the lower legs almost invariably required treatment times which were longer than six weeks and could be up to twelve weeks.Etretinate therapy of solar related keratoacanthoma should be considered for large lesions, multiple lesions, lesions in areas which are difficult to treat, and lesions in patients unsuited for destructive therapy or surger

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00836.x

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年代:1993

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00838.x

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年代:1993

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ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00839.x

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年代:1993

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Book Reviewed in this article:Drug Eruption Reference Manual (Derm).Jerome Z Litt and Walter A PawlakCutaneous Drug Reactions2nd Edition. Kaspar Zurcher and Alfred Krebs

ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00840.x

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SummaryPyoderma Gangrenosum (PG) is often associated with an underlying disease. PG as a paraneoplastic disease is illustrated by the presentation of four patients with malignancy of myeloproliferative origin and PG. An associated malignancy isfound in approximately 7% of patients with PG, most commonly haematologic in nature and in particular leukaemia. Clinically the PG is often of the superficial bullous variant and is associated with a poor prognosis.

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00841.x

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年代:1993

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SummaryAs the range of yeasts and filamentous fungi reported to cause onychomycosis has increased, uncommon genera or species have appeared in the literature.Candida zeylanoidesis an example of a yeast rarely involved in human pathology. Between 1989 and 1991, two cases of onychomycosis due to this yeast were encountered in Wollongong, NSW. There were similarities in the cases, as both involved finger‐ or thumb‐nails and both patients were female (one sixty years of age and the other, seventy‐two). Evidence of pathogenicity is presented and subsequent topical treatment was successful in both

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DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00842.x

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Book Reviewed in this article:Topics in Clinical Dermatology. PhotosensitivityVincent A De LeoTopics in Clinical Dermatology ‐ Bullous Diseases.Jo‐David

ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00843.x

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年代:1993

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SummaryTen patients with eumycetoma were treated with oral ketoconazole in the dosage of 400mg/day for 8 to 24 months. In eight cases the foot was affected: four were due toMadurella mycetomatisand one each due toM grisea, Pyrenochaeta romeroi, Acremonium kilienseandA falciorme. One mycetoma which affected the back and perineum was due toA kiliense, and one case presented with multiple sebaceous cysts and the scalp andM mycetomatiswas isolated from the lesion. Clinical and laboratory tests showed excellent tolerance to the drug, with no adverse reactions. Complete cure was obtained in six patients and two showed good responses. The cured patients were followed up for a period ranging from three months to two years without any evidence of recurrence.

ISSN:0004-8380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00844.x

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年代:1993

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