Maryam Ghiasi

[ 2 ] - Depression and quality of life in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients

ackground: Psoriasis is a chronic hyperproliferative disease of the skin, scalp, nails, and joints that affects 2% of the general population. One of the extracutaneous manifestations of psoriasis is psoriatic arthritis which occurs in 25–34% of the psoriasis cases. This type of inflammatory arthritis is characterized by pain, swelling, and tenderness around the joints, and may adversely a...

[ 3 ] - Porokeratotic eccrine ostial and dermal duct nevus (PEODDN): A case report

Porokeratotic Eccrine Ostial and Dermal Duct Nevus (PEODDN) is a rare disorder of keratinization that clinically resembles comedo nevus but occurs on the palms and soles and is characterized by cornoid lamella in the histopathology. We hereunder report a young male with mildly itchy papules on the lateral surface of the left foot who was diagnosed with PEODDN upon biopsy of the lesion. We brief...

[ 4 ] - Thyroid and skin

Cutaneous manifestations of thyroid diseases can be divided into three groups:1-Specific lesions such as the thyroglossal duct cyst and cutaneous metastases form thyroid malignancy.2-Nonspecific signs secondary to thyroid hormone imbalance.3-Cutaneous signs of associated systemic and dermatologic disorders.This re...

[ 5 ] - Hydroxychloroquine-induced Unusual Generalized Pustular Cutaneous Reaction As a New Clinical Entity: A Case Series

Background: Pustular Psoriasis (PP) and Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) clinically resemble each other. There are many patients with generalized pustular presentations like hydroxychloroquine-induced pustular reaction who do not completely fall within PP or AGEP categories and needed to be more evaluated. So we examined a large series of these reactions to hyd...

[ 6 ] - Evaluation of serum osteopontin level in patients with alopecia areata compared to healthy subjects

Background and Aim: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease of hair follicle. Osteopontin is an early T lymphocyte activator that may play a role in some immunological diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum level of osteopontin in patients with alopecia areata and compare it with the level in normal subjects.   Methods: 54 patients with alopecia areata who presented to t...