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J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2018 Oct 1;11(10):40-43. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

Drs. Platsidaki, Vasalou, Gerodimou, Markantoni, Kouris, Gregoriou, Rigopoulos, and Kontochristopoulos are with the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at Andreas Sygros Skin Hospital in Athens, Greece.

Skin tags (STs) are benign skin lesions. Their definite etiology remains unknown. We aim to examine the association of obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, thyroid abnormalities, acanthosis nigricans, and multiple STs in a Greek primary population. Read More

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.

Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, Kolkata, India.

Aims: Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may vary across a country like India. Risk factors and disease-pathogenesis were also not fully elucidated. This study aimed to examine prevalence of GDM among pregnant women visiting antenatal clinic of a tertiary-care hospital of Kolkata, India; possible mechanism of disease pathogenesis and potency of associated parameters as disease biomarkers were also explored. Read More

Public Health 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Sunway City, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address:

Objectives: This study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Orang Asli (OA), the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia. OA consist of Negrito, Proto-Malay, and Senoi groups who collectively comprise only 0.76% of the population of Peninsular Malaysia. Read More

J Med Genet 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.

NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Background: Very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are essential for functioning of biological membranes. ELOVL fatty acid elongase 1 catalyses elongation of saturated and monounsaturated C22-C26-VLCFAs. We studied two patients with a dominant mutation. Read More

CMAJ 2018 Nov;190(47):E1390

Division of Dermatology (Huang), Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Scarborough General Hospital (Hessami-Booshehri), Scarborough, Ont.

J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2018 Nov 16:1-7. Epub 2018 Nov 16.

a Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , New Tokyo Hospital , Chiba , Japan.

UVB exposure penetrates deeply into the dermis to alter skin barrier function, which is a primary factor in skin photoaging. We previously reported that dalteparin and protamine nanoparticles (D/P NPs) are effective carriers of FGF-2. This study aimed to examine the ability of FGF-2-containing D/P NPs (FGF-2&D/P NPs) to ameliorate UVB-induced skin photoaging in hairless mice. Read More

Am J Med Genet A 2018 Oct 31:e40506. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) in those with achondroplasia has been reported occasionally in the literature previously. Other disorders arising from constitutive activation of FGFR3 also manifest AN at various frequencies. We assessed the prevalence of AN in a sequential series of 477 individuals with achondroplasia. Read More

North Clin Istanb 2018 21;5(2):114-119. Epub 2018 May 21.

Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Objective: Obesity is known to be a risk factor for many diseases including dermatological problems. Here, we aimed to determine the cutaneous manifestations in obese patients and the frequency of the accompanying dermatoses and to investigate the effect of diabetes mellitus in obese patients on cutaneous manifestations compared with the control group.

Methods: Our study included a total of 600 adults: 450 obese volunteers and 150 healthy volunteers. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2018 14;30:132. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

Service de Dermatologie-Vénérologie, Hôpital d'Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc.

Sebaceous naevus (sebaceous hamartoma) is a congenital lesion mainly localized to the scalp, whose clinical and histologic diagnosis is generally easy. In the vast majority of cases, it is diagnosed at birth, but it can sometimes go unnoticed and give the impression to occur later. This lesion may be complicated by benign tumors or more rare malignancies. Read More

Semin Diagn Pathol 2018 Nov 16;35(6):370-380. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Department of Pathology, St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA 92835, United States. Electronic address:

The alimentary tract serves as host to a large number of diseases. In the non-neoplastic group of disorders, conventional histochemistry continues to play an important diagnostic role. It is particularly important in recognizing specific infectious diseases, such as Helicobacter gastritis, Whipple disease, intestinal tuberculosis and other forms of mycobacteriosis, malakoplakia, intestinal spirochetosis, fungal enteritides, amebiasis, cryptosporidiosis, isosporiasis, and microsporidiosis. Read More

Rev Paul Pediatr 2018 Jul-Sep;36(3):301-308

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil.

Objective: To evaluate the presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans and its association with metabolic alterations in a group of obese and overweight children and adolescents.

Methods: A cross sectional study of 161 overweight children and adolescents, who were divided into two groups, according to presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans. Anthropometric measurements (body mass index, skinfolds, abdominal circumference), blood pressure, laboratory tests (fasting glycemia, insulin, lipid profile, triglycerides, uric acid, transaminases) and homeostasis model assessment index. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Oct 17;2018. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

A 17-year-old woman presented with moderately itchy, non-progressive, linearly arranged verrucous plaques over dorsum of left foot since early childhood. Two years ago, she developed slowly increasing, verrucous exophytic growth in posterior most aspect of linear verrucous plaque. One year ago, she also developed multiple, linearly arranged, fleshy plaques with surface crusting over lateral aspect of right leg extending to thigh. Read More

Exp Dermatol 2018 Oct 13. Epub 2018 Oct 13.

Department of Anatomy and Embryology, College of Medicine, Mansoura University, 35516, Egypt.

Although, there are many treatment options for skin cancer, the chemotherapeutic agents for skin cancer are linked with many adverse effects as well as development of multidrug resistance. Sulforaphane is an isothiocyanate, which is found in cruciferous vegetables. Consumption of sulforaphane rich diet has been linked to inhibition of UV-exposed skin carcinogenesis. Read More

Exp Mol Pathol 2018 Dec 9;105(3):322-327. Epub 2018 Oct 9.

Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, 265-1, Higashijima, Akiha ku, Niigata 956-8603, Japan; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Chuilal Bhawan, 168 Manicktala Main Road, Kolkata 700054, West Bengal, India. Electronic address:

Basidiomycetes-X (BDM-X) is a novel edible mushroom recently identified as a new fungi species and is effective against oxidative stress and anti-inflammation associated with immune response. However the effect of BDM-X on atopic dermatitis (AD) has not been elucidated. In this study, we have investigated the effect of BDM-X on AD skin lesions in NC/Nga mouse model. Read More

Obstet Gynecol 2018 Oct 5. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Departments of Dermatology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and the Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Background: The sign of Leser-Trelát is controversial and rarely reported in gynecologic malignancies. It is characterized by rapid development of new or enlarging seborrheic keratoses.

Case: A 78-year-old woman presented with unintentional weight loss and new-onset erythematous patches and plaques with thickened, rugated skin and stuck-on brown waxy papules on the chest and back. Read More

J Dermatol 2018 Dec 10;45(12):1463-1467. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

TGM1 is the most common gene responsible for lamellar ichthyosis. Previous studies have suggested that patients with lamellar ichthyosis carrying two missense mutations in TGM1 show significantly less severe phenotypes than those with at least one truncating mutation in TGM1. Here, we report a patient with severe lamellar ichthyosis who was compound heterozygous for TGM1 missense mutations, including a novel one. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Oct 4. Epub 2018 Oct 4.

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.

First reported from Taiwan mistakenly as acral acanthosis nigricans in 1991, pigmented carpotarsal hyperkeratosis or hyperkeratosis nigricans carpi et tarsi displays a peculiar distribution of velvety brown-grey hyperpigmented plaques symmetrically on the flexural side of the wrists and ankles and on the dorsal sides of the hands and feet. A marked epidermal hyperkeratosis with typically mild acanthosis and papillomatosis is observed in histology. Whitish maceration upon perspiration or water exposure, with exacerbation in summer but remission in winter, is common. Read More

Dermatoendocrinol 2018 21;10(1):e1471958. Epub 2018 May 21.

Endocrinology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González", Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Any clinical/biochemical marker revealing obesity or diabetes before their appearance is valuable. Insulin resistance (IR) is present in both disorders many years before occurrence. Accordingly, we determined whether acanthosis nigricans (AN) in the knuckles is associated to higher insulin and homeostasis model assessment for estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index values, and assessed the influence of body-mass index (BMI) and the diagnostic performance of AN in the knuckles to detect IR. Read More

Adv Biol Regul 2018 Sep 25. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, 5700 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA. Electronic address:

Sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase (SPL) is an intracellular enzyme that controls the final step in the sphingolipid degradative pathway, the only biochemical pathway for removal of sphingolipids. Specifically, SPL catalyzes the cleavage of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) at the C2-3 carbon bond, resulting in its irreversible degradation to phosphoethanolamine (PE) and hexadecenal. The substrate of the reaction, S1P, is a bioactive sphingolipid metabolite that signals through a family of five G protein-coupled S1P receptors (S1PRs) to mediate biological activities including cell migration, cell survival/death/proliferation and cell extrusion, thereby contributing to development, physiological functions and - when improperly regulated - the pathophysiology of disease. Read More

Ann Agric Environ Med 2018 Sep 9;25(3):421-427. Epub 2018 Apr 9.

1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.

Introduction And Objective: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been used commercially since 1929 as dielectric and insulating non-flammable substances, additives for paints, etc. In Slovakia, 60 chemical production workers highly exposed to PCBs (mainly to Delor 103) were studied with duration of exposure ranging from 3 months to 19 years.

Material And Methods: Clinical examinations of skin, skin histology and laboratory tests concerning lipid metabolism, iron metabolism and levels of copper provided comparisons with a control group of healthy individuals and/or the upper limits of normal values. Read More

Gac Med Mex 2018 ;154(4):462-467

Secretaría de Salud, Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco "Dr. José Barba Rubio", México.

Introducción: La acantosis nigricans es un marcador de resistencia a la insulina, la cual se asocia con alteraciones metabólicas y cardiovasculares.

Objetivo: Investigar la frecuencia de síndrome metabólico y aterosclerosis carotídea subclínica en niños y adolescentes mexicanos con acantosis nigricans y comparar los resultados entre sexos.

Método: Estudio transversal. Read More

Cell Commun Signal 2018 Sep 15;16(1):58. Epub 2018 Sep 15.

The Base of "111 Project" for Biomechanics & Tissue Repair Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, college of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.

Background: The extensive involvement of microRNA (miRNA) in the pathophysiology of psoriasis is well documented. However, in order for this information to be useful in therapeutic manipulation of miRNA levels, it is essential that detailed functional mechanisms are elucidated. This study aimed to explore the effects of IL-6 targeting by let-7b and ERK1/2 mediated signaling on keratinocyte differentiation in psoriasis. Read More

Indian J Dermatol 2018 Sep-Oct;63(5):409-411

Kingsway Clinic, Matunga, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation (IEMP) is an asymptomatic condition with dark brown, nonconfluent lesions chiefly occurring in children and adolescents. The usual sites involved are face, trunk, extremities, and the lesions resolve over few months to years. We report an unusual presentation of this uncommon condition. Read More

J Cell Biochem 2018 Sep 11. Epub 2018 Sep 11.

Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Kermanshah Province, Iran.

Aim: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the prevalent endocrine-metabolic disorders. It is proposed that oxidative stress contributes to PCOS susceptibility and its metabolic associations. The current study aimed to investigate the influence of GPx1 (rs1050450), MnSOD (rs4880), and Catalase (rs1001179) variants with PCOS susceptibility, for the first time. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Sep;97(36):e12160

Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Rationale: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder induced by dietary gluten in genetically predisposed subjects. Activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-axis (HPA) can occur in patients with CD; however, this condition has never been described in overweight/obese CD children.

Patient Concerns: A 12-year-old girl with CD was admitted with mild acanthosis nigricans of the armpits, groin and neck. Read More

J Dermatol 2018 Nov 31;45(11):1357-1361. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Department of Dermatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

Familial acanthosis nigricans caused by the mutation of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene is characterized by short stature, hypochondroplasia and acanthosis nigricans. We herein report a Japanese family that showed a missense mutation of c.1948A>C (p. Read More

J Pathog 2018 1;2018:9207576. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Orf is a clinical manifestation of parapoxvirus infection often fatal in goats and sheep especially when they are under stress or influenced by unfavorable environment. This study investigated the pathogenicity of two Orf virus isolates (ORFV UPM1/14 and UPM2/14) and host response in mouse model by using different inoculation sites with/without prior exposure to dexamethasone. Treatments with dexamethasone served as an immunosuppressant that may mimic stress situation in affected animals. Read More

Vet World 2018 Jul 10;11(7):915-920. Epub 2018 Jul 10.

Department of Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Veterinary Research Division, National Research Center, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Aim: Bovine papillomaviruses (BPVs) are the main cause of bovine papillomatosis resulting in cutaneous and/or mucosal benign tumors that could be transformed to malignant ones with marked economic importance, especially in the dairy farms. Molecular, pathological, and immunohistochemical (IHC) diagnosis of bovine papillomatosis cases was conducted to identify and characterize the circulating BPV genotype in some Egyptian governorates.

Materials And Methods: Wart-like lesions in skin, udder, and teats were collected from 123 infected cases in Giza, Beni Suef, and El Menoufia Governorates, Egypt, during 2016-2017. Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Nov;40(11):824-828

Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi, India.

Introduction: The accurate histopathological diagnosis of the phimotic prepuce is indispensable because early diagnosis, treatment, and close follow-up are crucial in genital dermatosis such as lichen sclerosus (LS). This study analyzes the histopathological spectrum of childhood phimosis with special emphasis on LS. We also highlight a peculiar pattern of histopathological evolution in LS, prepuce. Read More

Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2018 7;11:407-413. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

Department of Dermatology, Center for Dermatology Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC,

Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a common dermatologic manifestation of systemic disease that is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, obesity, internal malignancy, endocrine disorders, and drug reactions. Treatment of AN primarily focuses on resolution of the underlying disease processes causing the velvety, hyperpigmented, hyperkeratotic plaques found on the skin. While the goal of therapy is to treat the primary cause, cosmetic resolution of AN lesions can be important for patients and their quality of life. Read More

Br J Dermatol 2018 Aug 17. Epub 2018 Aug 17.

Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, National Reference Centre for Rare Disorders, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire du Bordeaux, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, F-33076, Bordeaux CEDEX, France.

J Family Med Prim Care 2018 May-Jun;7(3):551-556

Department of Endocrinology, Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi, India.

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition characterized by insulin resistance (IR) and hormonal dysfunction. We conducted a randomized, controlled trial comparing the effects of metformin, oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and their combination in PCOS.

Materials And Methods: We randomized 90 newly diagnosed PCOS (age 18-40 year, symptom duration >6 months) patients into three groups (Group 1-Metformin, Group 2-OCP, and Group 3- Metformin + OCP) in this prospective study. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2018 Jul-Aug;93(4):616-617

Discipline of Dermatology, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brazil.

Lasers Med Sci 2018 11;33(8):1839

Student Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

The author found small mistakes in scientific content of article. Editor-in-Chief confirmed that mistakes do not change or invalidate conclusions of article. Read More

Indian Dermatol Online J 2018 Jul-Aug;9(4):245-249

Department of Dermatology, T. N. M. C. and B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Context: "Dark circles" are esthetic concerns that can affect individuals of any age, gender, or race. They can be familial, physiological, or associated with various medical illnesses.

Aim: To study the clinicopathological correlation of periorbital hyperpigmentation. Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Jul 24. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH.

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare, chronic, heterogeneous, papulosquamous inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology. Although erythematous scaly patches characterize the classic presentation of PRP, a broad range of clinical presentations has been reported. Histologically, PRP is characterized by psoriasiform acanthosis with alternating orthokeratosis and parakeratosis and rarely small acantholytic foci. Read More

Vet Comp Oncol 2018 Dec 18;16(4):554-561. Epub 2018 Jul 18.

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

The biological behaviour and prognostic factors of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) in 20 cats were studied. The tumours were surgically removed and histopathologically examined. The animals were 8 to 20 years old (median age: 14 years), and the tumours were predominantly located in the neck and head. Read More

Dermatol Reports 2018 Apr 25;10(1):7546. Epub 2018 Jun 25.

Private Clinic for Dermatology, Allergy and Aesthetic Medicine, Coesfeld, Germany.

The author reports a rare presentation of hidradenitis supprutiva (HS) in combination with hyperandrogenism, insulin-resistance and acanthosis nigricans (HAIR-AN syndrome) in a female patient. Recently many clues have improved the understanding of HS as a systemic disease rather as a disease only with dermatological manifestation. This report might give another hint emphasizing the endocrinological and hormonal role in HS. Read More

Mol Syndromol 2018 May 24;9(3):149-153. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Paediatric and Reproductive Genetics Unit, South Australian Clinical Genetics Service, Women's and Children's Hospital/SA Pathology, SA, Australia.

Crouzon syndrome (CS) and Beare-Stevenson syndrome (BSS) are craniosynostosis syndromes caused by mutations in the fibroblast growth factor 2 () gene. CS is more common (1 in 60,000 live births) than BSS, where fewer than 20 individuals have been reported. The cardinal features of BSS are craniosynostosis, cutis gyrata, acanthosis nigricans, skin furrows, skin tags, anogenital anomalies, and a prominent umbilical stump. Read More

J Family Med Prim Care 2018 Jan-Feb;7(1):16-20

Department of Neurology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders; the impact of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs influences the function of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and dysfunction of the endocrine system and reproductive hormones in women with epilepsy. This study was carried out with an aim of determining and comparing the frequency and intensity of the complications of the hirsutism in women with and without epilepsy in Tehran in 2016-2017.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional-comparative study which was carried out on 338 women of 18-35-year-old women with and without epilepsy who were selected by continuous sampling method. Read More

Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2018 May 18;6(5):839-842. Epub 2018 May 18.

Università Degli Studi "G. Marconi", Institute of Dermatology, Rome, Italy.

Background: Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products (honey, propolis, royal jelly, bee wax, and bee venom) to relieve human ailments, propolis in particularly, rich in essential oils such as flavonoid. Propolis is derived from tree buds and plants. It is considered as one of the most well-documented products from the honeybee and has always played an important role in traditional folk medicine. Read More

Biol Res 2018 Jun 5;51(1):15. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Ave. Morones Prieto 3000, 64710, Monterrey, NL, Mexico.

Background: Translational research to develop pharmaceutical and surgical treatments for pterygium requires a reliable and easy to produce animal model. Extracellular matrix and fibroblast are important components of pterygium. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of the subconjunctival injection of fibroblast cells (NIH3T3 cell line) and exogenous extracellular matrix in rabbits in producing a pterygium-like lesion. Read More

J Cutan Med Surg 2018 May/Jun;22(3):323

1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Pediatr Diabetes 2018 Nov 13;19(7):1147-1155. Epub 2018 Jun 13.

The Jesse Z. and Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel.

Background/aims: Childhood obesity and associated metabolic comorbidities is a major global health concern. Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) may represent a subgroup of individuals in which excessive body fat accumulation does not lead to adverse metabolic effects. We aimed to determine the prevalence of MHO among obese Israeli children and adolescents and to find predictors for metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO). Read More

Hum Genomics 2018 05 21;12(1):27. Epub 2018 May 21.

Institute and Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.

Background: Mutations in keratin proteins have been vastly associated with a wide array of genodermatoses; however, mutations of keratins in psoriasis have not been fully investigated. The main aim of the current research was to identify the mutation in K14, K10, K16, and K17 genes in two stages of psoriasis patients.

Methods: Ninety-six psoriatic skin biopsies were collected. Read More

J Immunoassay Immunochem 2018 17;39(3):249-262. Epub 2018 May 17.

b Dermatology Departments, Faculty of Medicine , Menoufia University , Shebein Elkom , Egypt.

Psoriasis is characterized by excessive cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and regions of hypoxia. Hypoxia stimulates production of hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) such as HIF1α. The aim of the present study is to investigate the possible role of HIF1α in pathogenesis of psoriasis and to correlate its expression with angiogenesis and proliferation in involved and uninvolved skin in patients with plaque psoriasis using CD34 and Ki-67. Read More

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2018 10;2018. Epub 2018 May 10.

Bariatric Medicine Service, Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.

A 28-year-old male presented with 2 days of vomiting and abdominal pain, preceded by 2 weeks of thirst, polyuria and polydipsia. He had recently started risperidone for obsessive-compulsive disorder. He reported a high dietary sugar intake and had a strong family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Read More

Int J Yoga 2018 May-Aug;11(2):139-147

Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the commonest endocrine disorders in women, with a prevalence ranging from 2.2% to 26% in India. Patients with PCOS face challenges including irregular menstrual cycles, hirsutism, acne, acanthosis nigricans, obesity and infertility. Read More

Int J Gynecol Pathol 2018 May 10. Epub 2018 May 10.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (J.C.W., C.P.C., M.R.N.) Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, California (E.Y.) Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, GIGA-Cancer, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium (M.H.) Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France (T.G., M.T.).

High-grade vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, a precursor lesion to vulvar squamous cell carcinoma, is subdivided into 2 types, classic or usual vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (CVIN) and differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (DVIN). CVIN, which is a human papilloma virus (HPV)-dependent lesion, is typically distinguished from DVIN, a p53 mutation-dependent process, by its distinct histomorphologic and immunohistochemical characteristics. However, distinguishing between the 2 entities becomes challenging in cases of CVIN with superimposed inflammatory changes, especially lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2018 Nov;40(11):841-845

Division of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan.

Bowen disease with sebaceous differentiation has been rarely documented to date. Here, we present a case of Bowen disease with sebaceous differentiation. A 67-year-old man presented with a 6. Read More