During recent years monoglyceryl para-aminobenzoate has been used as a chemical "filter" in sunburn preventives, including a few widely sold proprietary preparations. Monoglyceryl para-aminobenzoate has the advantages of a high capacity for filtering out the erythemaproducing portion of the sunlight spectrum, lack of odor, lack of staining properties and high stability under protracted exposure...

Correspondence to: Dr J S C English, Consultant Dermatologist, Queen’s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; john.english@ mail.qmcuh-tr.trent.nhs.uk _________________________ C ontact dermatitis is an eczematous eruption caused by external agents, which can be broadly divided into irritant substances that have a direct toxic effect on the skin (irritant contact dermatiti...

Atopic dermatitis is a multifactorial, chronic relapsing, inflammatory disease, characterized by xerosis, eczematous lesions, and pruritus. The latter usually leads to an "itch-scratch" cycle that may compromise the epidermal barrier. Skin barrier abnormalities in atopic dermatitis may result from mutations in the gene encoding for filaggrin, which plays an important role in the formation of co...

The clinical picture of eczema as it appears in infants and young children is sufficiently characteristic to be readily recognized. The earliest lesions consist of minute, pale pink papulo-vesicles which erupt in small groups and at first are set in non-inflamed skin, although the pale pink background soon appears. The eruption is usually symmetrical and in infants most commonly first arises on...

Psoriasis is a common, chronic, relapsing, papulo-squamous dermatitis, with overlying silvery scales. The scalp, sacral region, and extensor surfaces of extremity are commonly involved, even if flexural and intertriginous areas may be affected in the so-called "inverse psoriasis". Involvement of nails is frequent. Oral lesions (geographic stomatitis and/or glossitis) are commonly described. 5-8...

The clinical picture of eczema as it appears in infants and young children is sufficiently characteristic to be readily recognized. The earliest lesions consist of minute, pale pink papulo-vesicles which erupt in small groups and at first are set in non-inflamed skin, although the pale pink background soon appears. The eruption is usually symmetrical and in infants most commonly first arises on...

The clinical picture of eczema as it appears in infants and young children is sufficiently characteristic to be readily recognized. The earliest lesions consist of minute, pale pink papulo-vesicles which erupt in small groups and at first are set in non-inflamed skin, although the pale pink background soon appears. The eruption is usually symmetrical and in infants most commonly first arises on...

The clinical picture of eczema as it appears in infants and young children is sufficiently characteristic to be readily recognized. The earliest lesions consist of minute, pale pink papulo-vesicles which erupt in small groups and at first are set in non-inflamed skin, although the pale pink background soon appears. The eruption is usually symmetrical and in infants most commonly first arises on...