BACKGROUND AND AIMS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is associated with various mucocutaneous features, which may be the first pointer towards the existence of HIV infection. This study was done to note the different mucocutaneous lesions present in the HIV population in eastern India. METHODS Four hundred and ten HIV seropositive patients attending the outpatient and inpatient departments ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the significance of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in mucocutaneous lesions in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and to elucidate its pathogenetic role in lesions genesis. DESIGN Retrospective (study 1) and prospective (studies 2 and 3) surveys. SETTING Departments of Dermatology, Pathology, and Microbiology at a university hospital in Madrid, Spain. PATIE...

The term leishmaniasis comprises a group of diseases caused by different species of a protozoon called Leishmania. Leishmaniasis is found worldwide, and is considered to be endemic in 88 countries. There are three main clinical forms of leishmaniasis: visceral leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. Exclusive involvement of the mucosa is very rare. We present a s...

Patients with Behçet's disease may develop multiple mucocutaneous manifestations, several of which are mediated by neutrophils. These include aphthous ulcers, pseudofolliculitis, acneform lesions, and pathergy. We report another neutrophil-mediated disorder, neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis (NEH), in a patient with Behçet's disease. NEH should be added to the list of mucocutaneous lesions that...

Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare mucocutaneous pigmentary disorder. It is considered benign, but other mucocutaneous pigmentation disorders are in the differential diagnosis and should be ruled out. This report describes a woman with pigmentation of the labial mucosa of the lower lip who was successfully treated with a Q-switched 532-nm laser.

Objectives: A novel topical formulation of lipid based amphotericin B (0.1% amphotericin B Gel) was developed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy in adult patients with cutaneous and/or mucocutaneous fungal infection. Methods: Amphotericin B gel was formulated using lipids. In vitro release assay of amphotericin B was measured using paddle apparatus maintained at 37.0° ± 0.5°C. The ...

Report of Cases. Case 1. A 9-yearold white girl underwent excision of a small, rapidly growing, black pigmented lesion of the inferior palpebral conjunctiva and the adjacent margin of the right lower eyelid. The original histopathologic diagnosis was an active junctional nevus of the conjunctiva and eyelid margin. The lesion recurred 3 years later and was excised by a dermatologist who did not ...

Report of Cases. Case 1. A 9-yearold white girl underwent excision of a small, rapidly growing, black pigmented lesion of the inferior palpebral conjunctiva and the adjacent margin of the right lower eyelid. The original histopathologic diagnosis was an active junctional nevus of the conjunctiva and eyelid margin. The lesion recurred 3 years later and was excised by a dermatologist who did not ...