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Successful treatment of erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp with topical tacrolimus

bined with topical or systemic anti-infective agents, dermabrasion, CO2 laser vaporization and Grenz ray therapy. Full-thickness excision of affected skin with repair by split-thickness grafting may reduce sweating and provide improvement. Dapsone, vitamin E, psoralen ultraviolet A, methotrexate, or thalidomide have been recommended. Infection is a common complication, and in disease exacerbation several infective causes (bacterial ⁄ fungal ⁄ viral) need to be excluded. Although our patient was treated with Fucibet ointment with no improvement, this did not exclude an underlying fungal infection. When he presented to us, apart from lesions consistent with Hailey–Hailey disease there was also evidence of tinea pedis and widespread fungal infection (tinea incognito). Our patient was commenced on oral lamisil and topical ketoconazole ointment with reduced usage of topical steroids in the infected areas, and improved after treatment.

Cutaneous infection by Fusarium: successful treatment with oral voriconazole.

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Multiple verrucae vulgaris in a young woman's tattoo.

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Sweet’s Syndrome Induced by Oral Contraceptive

All criteria for drug-induced Sweet’s syndrome are fulfilled by our patient. Only a single case in which Sweet’s syndrome was believed to be precipitated by oral contraceptives could be found. Nevertheless as more cases of drug-induced Sweet’s syndrome are being reported in the literature we suggest that a drug aetiology should be sought in cases of Sweet’s syndrome and we recommend that a careful drug history should be included in the assessment of all the cases of this syndrome. (excerpt)

Safety of long-term treatment with cyclosporin A in resistant chronic plaque psoriasis: a retrospective case series.

Background  An intermittent short course of cyclosporin A (CyA) therapy is a good choice in the treatment of severe psoriasis. Nevertheless, some severe or resistant patients might benefit from long‐term treatment. Adverse effects of long‐term use of CyA are investigated and the results are compared with the literature.

The role of psychological factors in palmoplantar pustulosis

Objective   The aim of the present study was to find out whether emotional stress is related to palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP).

Coincidental presentation of vitiligo and psoriasis in a patient with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome

T.Yanagi, N. Kato, N. Yamane, R. Osawa, K. Isu* and W. Ichimura† Departments of Dermatology, *Orthopaedic Surgery and Department of †Radiology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan. Dr Teruki Yanagi, MD, Department of Dermatology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center, Kikusui 4-2, Shiroishi-ku, 0030804, Sapporo, Japan. E-mail: yanagi@med.hokudai.ac.jp Conflict of interest: none declared. Accepted for publication 29 January 2007

Multiple granular cell tumour in a teenager

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Malignant rhabdoid tumor beside benign skin mesenchymal neoplasm with myofibromatous features.

Only a few reports of primary cutaneous rhabdoid tumors have been published. We describe the case of a 3‐month‐old female patient who developed a rhabdoid type cutaneous sareomatoid neoplasm in her upper back, close to a benign myofibromatous proliferation of infancy. The lesion was studied both by light microscopy and immunohisto‐chemically. Flow cytometry was performed showing a DNA diploid profile of the malignant tumor. The pathological findings suggest a mesenchymal origin (hemangiopericytic or myofibroblastic type) for both tumors. The patient was surgically treated, but she died nine months later.

Eccrine poroma arising in chronic radiation dermatitis.

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