Pseudolymphoma successfully treated by etretinate

A Patient with Localized Scleroderma Successfully Treated with Etretinate

There are several treatment methods for localized scleroderma, but treatment is difficult when the lesion is widely distributed. We encountered a case who was treated successfully with etretinate, a vitamin A derivative. The usefulness of this agent is discussed.

Angioma serpiginosum successfully treated by a single session of intense pulsed light therapy

Angioma serpiginosum (AS) is a nevoid capillary malformation developed congenitally or thereafter. The AS stops growing after puberty and may remain persistent throughout life. The pulsed dye laser (PDL) and KTP are used to treat the AS usually after several sessions. We treated a patient with AS with only one session of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy. A 40-year-old lady with Fitzpatrick sk...

Emphysematous cholecystitis successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery

Emphysematous cholecystitis (EC) is an uncommon variant of acute cholecystitis, which is caused by secondary infection of the gallbladder wall with gas-forming organisms. The mortality rate of EC is still as high as 25%. Emergency surgical intervention is indicated. Open cholecystectomy has been traditionally accepted as a standard treatment for EC. We present a case of EC successfully treated ...

Hair discoloration caused by etretinate.

Hydrops foetalis successfully treated by exchange transfusion.

Cases of Rhesus incompatibility resulting in the condition known as hydrops foetalis do badly. Mollison and Cutbush (1954) state 'it is doubtful if infants born with ascites ever survive', and it is difficult to find any record of survival. Heilig, Tudor, Smith and Platou (1948) report two cases of hydrops, one of which survived with a hemiplegia. Van Loghem, van Bolhuis, Soeters and Veeneklaas...