Dermatosis associated with menopause

Dermatosis associated with menopause

Menopause is defined as permanent irreversible cessation of menses brought by decline in ovarian follicular activity. Hormonal alteration results in various physical, psychological, and sexual changes in menopausal women. Associated dermatological problems can be classified as physiological changes, age-related changes, changes due to estrogen deficiency and due to hormone replacement therapy. ...

Diverse manifestations associated with a single dermatosis.

Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) associated with pulmonary coccidioidomycosis.

BACKGROUND Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) may arise in association with a variety of underlying systemic diseases. Only 1 case of coccidioidomycosis-associated Sweet syndrome has previously been reported. OBSERVATIONS We describe 2 patients who developed Sweet syndrome during the onset of acute pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Systemic antifungal therapy was given in both...

Linear IgA bullous dermatosis associated with ulcerative colitis.

A 41-year-old woman developed skin vesicles one week before examination. She had been suffering from ulcerative colitis since the age of 30. Histologic examination of a vesicle showed a subepidermal bulla accompanied by mononuclear leukocyte infiltration intermingled with eosinophils and neutrophils. Eosinophilia was also noted. Direct immunofluorescent test revealed linear deposits of IgA in t...

Chronic recurrent annular neutrophilic dermatosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis.

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