OBJECTIVE To determine the response of stubborn psoriatic plaques to the 308-nm excimer laser. DESIGN Controlled study with a before-after design. SETTING A university-based clinical research center. PATIENTS Adult subjects with recalcitrant plaque psoriasis that have not responded to other therapies for at least 2 months. INTERVENTIONS Selected psoriatic plaques were treated with the 3...

During November 1993-October 1994 tuberculin skin test reactivity (PPD-Thai Red Cross: 0.1 ml of 10 IU) was determined among 399 asymptomatic HIV-1 positive subjects and 405 healthy volunteers, 10% (40/399) had PPD-TRC induration 0-2 mm compared with 4.2% (17/405) (p = 0.001) and 43.4% (173/399) had induration > or = 10 mm compared with 53.8% (218/405) (p = 0.003) of healthy volunteers. However...

Well-formed hidradenitis suppurative is extremely resistant to conservative manageniek and at the same time can become incapacitating to the patient. Radical surgical excision ofthe diseased area and resurfacing can bring about rapid and dramatic improvement in such patients. Two severe cases of hfdradenitis of the perineal region are presented. Apocrinitis or hidradenitis is an inflammatory co...

BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is still an important problem in developing countries. The tuberculin skin test (TST) is used for the identification of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. This study aimed to evaluate the TST results of healthy employees of different departments in chaharmahal province, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was done on 1,424 healthy employees from 49 different depart...

Purpose: Smear scores and induration sizes resulting from the PPD (tuberculin purified protein derivative) test can serve as indicators of whether a patient suffering from tuberculosis shows smear conversion or not. Methods: Using microbiological methods smear and sputum tests, patients diagnosed as infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis between 2002 and 2015 were included in this study. All ...