We established and validated diagnostic criteria for pityriasis rosea and Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. In this paper, we compare and contrast both diagnostic criteria to formulate a protocol in establishing diagnostic criteria for other dermatological diseases. The diagnostic criteria are similar in employing clear dividing lines and conjunctions ('and/or') to assure high reliability. Both sets of...

BACKGROUND Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor has a high tendency to recur after being treated successfully. Prophylactic treatment to reduce recurrence is needed. OBJECTIVE To determine whether recurrence of pityriasis versicolor could be prevented by prophylactic itraconazole treatment. DESIGN Open treatment followed by a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase. SETTING Multinatio...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence and severity of seborrheic dermatitis and pityriasis capitis in Australian preschool-aged children. DESIGN A stratified cross-sectional skin survey using cluster sampling of centers throughout Victoria, Australia. SETTING The study population included children attending child care centers, preschools, and Maternal and Child Health Centers, with the refe...

Lesional histopathological features in pityriasis rosea (PR) are non-specific (1). Our aim here is to investigate whether a histopathological take-off sign (TOS) is associated with PR. We searched our records, and retrieved the 30 most recent patients with PR diagnosed according to a diagnostic criteria (2). Eight records had histopathological images available. For each, we retrieved the next p...

abstract introduction: neuro-occupation is one of the newest models in occupational therapy (ot). the nature of this model is based on the coexistence and dynamic interactions between brain’s neural system functions and engagement of an individual in occupations. neuro-occupation model holistically views the individual as a blending of neuroscience and occupation. the human brain is perceived t...

Skin diseases are very frequent in children. Most of them, including the most common disorders, such as atopic dermatitis, hemangiomas, nevi, acne, or bacterial and viral infections, are readily diagnosed through an adequate anamnesis and clinical examination. However, some skin tumors and inflammatory disorders may require a biopsy. The patient’s age and relevant clinical history, in addition ...

BACKGROUND The study stemmed from an incidental observation of improvement in 2 patients with pityriasis rosea while receiving erythromycin. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of erythromycin in patients with pityriasis rosea. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study was performed in an outpatient setting in a major hospital. Ninety patients ove...

conclusions the nested-pcr is a rapid and repeatable method for identification of important malassezia species and this method is recommended for use on more patients. in addition the most common agents of pityriasis versicolor and seborrheic dermatitis were m. furfur and m. restricta, respectively. results the most common isolate was malassezia furfur (51.3%) followed by m. globosa (35.2%) and...

BACKGROUND The lipophilic yeasts of Malassezia species are members of the normal skin microbial that are cause of pityriasis versicolor. Pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection with world-wide distribution. The phenotypic methods for identification of Malassezia species usually are time consuming and unreliable to differentiate newly identified species. But DNA-based tech...