SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus INTRODUCTION Soft tissue calcification (calcinosis cutis) is a rare disorder with 5 different subtypes: dystrophic, metastatic, idiopathic, iatrogenic, and calciphylaxis. Dystrophic calcinosis refers to the deposition of calcium in areas of prior tissue injury in patients with normal serum calcium and phosphorus. Dystrophic calcification has been associated wit...

Female dystrophic mice (mdx on C57 Black background) gained weight more rapidly than age-matched controls and had a higher body fat content (% body weight), a slightly lower protein content and a reduced mass of muscle. Chronic treatment (21 d) of the mice with the beta 2-agonist clenbuterol stimulated weight gain in both genotypes without affecting energy intake. Clenbuterol increased the mass...

This is a report on the investigation of the diseases of the nails and the surrounding tissues caused by fungus infections. The investigation was confined to the isolation and study of the fungi present in the lesions, which are presumably the causative organisms of the diseases of the nails and the tissues immediately surrounding them, causing perionychia. Only those cases were selected in whi...

Acrylic nails, including sculptured nails and the new ultraviolet-curable gel polish lacquers, have been associated with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). We report 2 cases of ACD to acrylic nails with severe onychodystrophy and psoriasiform changes including onycholysis and subungual hyperkeratosis. In both cases, the patients did not realize the association between the use of acrylate-based ...

Green nails, also known as chloronychia or green nail syndrome, are characterized by green discoloration of the nail plate (greenish-yellow, greenish-brown, greenish-black), proximal chronic non-tender paronychia, and distolateral onycholysis. The cause is Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of the nail plate in persons whose hands are constantly exposed to water, soaps, and detergents or are subj...

We describe three cases of retronychia; a chronic case where total nail avulsion had to be performed since the inflammation persisted after proximal nail avulsion and the first two cases of retronychia on an early clinical stage successfully treated with partial nail avulsion. We also describe the first two cases of retronychia appearing after a chemical matricectomy, occurring on the same pati...

One study analyzed all visits to a nail consultation practice over a sixmonth period, revealing forty-four patients who had been prescribed the B-vitamin biotin. Of these, thirty-five who took daily supplementation were subjectively evaluated. Twenty-two of thirty-five (63 percent) showed clinical improvement and thirteen (37 percent) reported no change in their condition. The results of this r...