Erythema elevatum diutinum is a rare chronic cutaneous vasculitis which usually affects adults. It is characterized by symmetrical and persistent papules, plaques, and nodules. These lesions are usually located on the extensor surfaces of the extremities. We report a case of erythema elevatum diutinum in which the association of dapsone and surgical excision promoted complete remission of skin ...

BACKGROUND The spectrophotometer is well known to be a useful tool for estimating the objective minimal erythema dose (MED) during planning of phototherapy protocol. However, only a few spectrophotometric values are used to evaluate the erythema and pigmentation of the MED site during phototesting. OBJECTIVE To determinea new meaning of the relationships among spectrophotometric values during...

Post-inflammatory erythema is a common result of acne inflammation and is cosmetically unacceptable without effective treatment. Fractional microneedling radiofrequency (FMR) has potential for treatment of post-inflammatory erythema. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this treatment. A retrospective chart review was undertaken of 25 patients treated with 2 sessions...

Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic non-infectious granulomatous disorder which exhibits various specific and non-specific cutaneous manifestations. Erythema nodosum-like eruption is a rare specific lesion associated with sarcoidosis, which histologically shows noncaseating epithelioid granuloma. It is suggested that this type is frequently associated with ocular sarcoidosis. Main observati...

BACKGROUND Pain during and after topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the few severe adverse effects of the new treatment of skin diseases. OBJECTIVE To compare the pain experienced in normal skin treated with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) PDT and 5-aminolevulinic methylester (ALA-ME) PDT. DESIGN Double-blind randomized trial. INTERVENTIONS Twenty healthy volunteers were treated ran...

OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy and complications from Unipulse CO2 laser resurfacing system (Nidek, California) for the treatment of scars and wrinkles in patients with Type III and IV skin type. METHODOLOGY This is a prospective study of patients with skin type III and IV who received laser-resurfacing treatment for facial scars and wrinkles. All patients received topical tretinoin 0.025% c...

Figurate erythema can appear in a wide spectrum of dermatological diseases. Rarely, it can present as an atypical manifestation of bullous pemphigoid. Among eosinophilic dermatoses, figurate erythema may appear in Wells syndrome, which has been occasionally reported in association with Toxocara infection. We present the case of an older female patient diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid, who pres...

Rosacea is a common chronic skin condition that displays a broad diversity of clinical manifestations. Although the pathophysiological mechanisms of the four subtypes are not completely elucidated, the key elements often present are augmented immune responses of the innate and adaptive immune system, and neurovascular dysregulation. The most common primary feature of all cutaneous subtypes of r...

INTRODUCTION Flagellate erythema presents as erythematous, individual and intermingled, linear streaks in a whiplash-like pattern. Several conditions, including antineoplastic agents, have been associated with flagellate erythema. A woman with metastatic breast cancer who developed flagellate erythema after receiving trastuzumab is described and the features of flagellate erythema associated wi...