MI: malignant intertrigo PPE: palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia SDRIFE: symmetrical drug-related intertriginous, flexural exanthema TEC: toxic erythema of chemotherapy INTRODUCTION Toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) encompasses a broad spectrum of cytotoxic effects on the skin. Despite increasing awareness of TEC, such eruptions may remain unrecognized and subsequently result in unnecessary hos...

BACKGROUND The most common side effects of fractional laser skin treatment are erythema and edema. Low-level light therapy and light-emitting diode (LED) devices have been used to stimulate fibroblast activity and hasten wound healing. OBJECTIVE To determine whether LED treatment immediately after fractional laser skin resurfacing affects the severity and duration of postoperative eythema. ...

BACKGROUND Rosacea is a common disfiguring skin disease of primarily Caucasians characterized by central erythema of the face, with telangiectatic blood vessels, papules and pustules, and can produce skin thickening, especially on the nose of men, creating rhinophyma. Rosacea can also produce dry, itchy eyes with irritation of the lids, keratitis and corneal scarring. The cause of rosacea has b...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder in which cutaneous findings are often prominent. These may be polymorphous to the extent that sarcoidosis may mimic many other cutaneous diseases. We describe a 56-year-old woman with involvement of the skin, eyes, bones, heart, and lung. After an initial presentation 10 years earlier of erythema nodosum with bilateral hilar adenopathy, there were three types ...

Sorafenib (Nexavar®, BAY 43-9006) is a novel, orally administered multi-kinase inhibitor that has recently been approved for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. It is also used to delay disease progression in patients with advanced solid organ malignancies and metastatic melanoma. Sorafenib is associated with a relatively high incidence of dermatologic adverse events. The commonly...

BACKGROUND Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of the skin leads to acute inflammatory reactions, such as erythema, sunburn, and chronic reactions, including premature skin aging and skin cancer. AIM In this study, the effects of a topical antioxidant mixture consisting of vitamin C, ferulic acid, and phloretin on attenuating the harmful effects of UV irradiation on normal healthy volunteers were st...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES Standard 3D-CRT after BCS may cause skin toxicity with a wide range of intensity including acute effects like erythema or late effects. In order to reduce these side effects it is mandatory to identify potential factors of influence in breast cancer patients undergoing standard three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) of the breast and modern systemic therapy. ...

ERYTHEMA exudativum multiforme is a specific skin disease of unknown aetiology which may be associated with various syndromes in which the mucous membranes-conjunctiva, lips, bronchi and ano-genital region-are affected, and consequently fall in the domain of the dermatologist, physician, ophthalmologist and uro-genital surgeon. As its name implies, erythema multiforme is characterised by the va...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION A wide variety of skin manifestations are associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. However, the precise mechanisms by which M. pneumoniae infection is able to produce a variety of cutaneous manifestations are poorly understood. CASE PRESENTATION An 8-year-old Japanese girl presented with sequential skin manifestations, including erythema nodosum, erythema mu...

Sir, Sarcoidosis is a chronic multi-system disease of unknown origin involving the eyes, skin, lungs, heart, bones and nerves. Skin lesions are relatively common, and are classified as either specific or non-specific (1). Specific lesions are those that show the typical sarcoid granulomas, including lupus pernio, infiltrated plaques, maculopapular eruptions, subcutaneous nodules and infiltratio...