BACKGROUND IgA pemphigus is a rare neutrophilic acantholytic autoimmune disease that is characterized by IgA deposits on keratinocyte cell surfaces. Clinically and histologically, IgA pemphigus is divided into 2 major subtypes: subcorneal pustular dermatosis and intraepidermal neutrophilic IgA dermatosis. We report the first case of subcorneal pustular dermatosis-type IgA pemphigus that showed ...

Hyperkeratotic skin conditions in New World camelids include chronic mite infestation, zinc-responsive dermatosis, ichthyosis, and idiopathic necrolytic neutrophilic hyperkeratosis (INNH, also known as “munge”). Although these disorders are relatively uncommon, clinical signs may be severe and aesthetics may negatively impact the value of animals used for production. Hyperkeratotic lesions are ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence, clinical features, and patterns of hand dermatosis in hairdressers in Tainan, Taiwan, and to examine the associations between patterns of dermatosis and risk factors such as job description, work exposure, and sensitisation to common allergens. METHODS Interviews, examinations, and patch tests of the hairdressers from nine hairdressing stores randomly s...

Adverse reactions of subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin or unfractionated heparin could be complications by bleeding, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, drug-induced liver injury, osteoporosis, and cutaneous reactions. Heparin-induced skin lesions vary from allergic reactions like erythema, urticaria, eczema to intradermal microvascular thrombosis associated with heparin-induced thrombocy...