BACKGROUND Terra-firma forme dermatosis, also known as Duncan's dirty dermatosis, is a benign skin condition that presents as dirt-like plaques in patients of all ages. PURPOSE We describe a series of ten patients that presented with terra-firma forme dermatosis. METHODS AND MATERIALS We reviewed PubMed for the following terms: dermatosis, Duncan's dirty dermatosis, isopropyl alcohol, terra...

pemphigoid gestationis (pg) is a rare autoimmune bullous dermatosis of pregnancy usually presents in the second or third trimester. it is characterized by pruritic, urticarial plaques with the development of tense vesicles and bullae within the lesions. pathogenesis of pg is not fully established, however, most patients develop circulating autoantibodies targeting the bullous pemphigoid (bp) 18...

Eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy is a rare papulovesicular eruption that presents in patients with hematoproliferative disorders, particularly chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A 59-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy mimicking varicella zoster infection is described. PubMed database was searched with the ...

A 59-year-old man with chronic renal failure and diabetes mellitus presented with pruritic crusted lesions which histologically were perforating disorders, showing features of both Kyrle disease and acquired perforating collagenosis. The mechanisms of transepidermal elimination and the classification of perforating disorders are briefly discussed. Additionally, we question the concept of perfor...

OBJECTIVE In microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm, the perforating branches around the facial nerve root exit zone occasionally complicate facial nerve decompression. In this context, the vertebrobasilar configuration was retrospectively correlated with the perforating branches. METHODS Based on vertebral angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, and three dimensional computed ...

BACKGROUND Many cerebral aneurysms can be treated effectively with intracranial stents. Unfortunately, stents can occlude perforating vessels near the treatment site which can decrease cerebral perfusion and increase the risk of stroke. METHODS Particle image velocimetry was used to investigate the effects of intracranial stents on flows in perforators near a treated aneurysm. In Phase 1 of t...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical efficacy and local haemodynamic effects of perforating vein surgery in ulcerated limbs with combined deep and perforating vein incompetence. DESIGN Prospective, interventional study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven ulcerated limbs with combined primary deep and perforating vein incompetence were studied. Clinical efficacy was determined by ultimate ulcer heal...

Eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy is a multifaceted dermatosis with a wide morphological spectrum, presenting as pruritic, erythematous, papular and occasionally vesicular, urticarial, nodular eruptions. Histopathologically eosinophil infiltration in the super and deep dermis was found. We reported a case of eosinophilic dermatosis of hematologic malignancy presented as urticari...