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J Drugs Dermatol 2020 May;19(5):547-552

Introduction: Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) is a common skin presentation in adults. Due to their unwanted yellow papular appearance, patients may desire their removal. Although several treatment modalities have been reported, the full range and efficacy of options are unclear. Read More

J Dermatol 2020 May 16. Epub 2020 May 16.

Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare malignant skin neoplasm arising from sebaceous glands. Its clinical diagnosis is difficult and reports of dermoscopic findings have been limited. This study aims to analyze its dermoscopic features and differential diagnosis in dermoscopic examination. Read More

Turk J Med Sci 2020 Apr 14. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Background And Aim: Cutaneous adnexal tumors (CAT) are rare tumors originating from the adnexal epithelial parts of the skin. Due to its clinical and histopathological characteristics comparable with other diseases, clinicians and pathologists experience difficulties in its diagnosis. We aimed to reveal the clinical and histopathological characteristics of the retrospectively screened cases and to compare the pre-diagnoses and histopathological diagnoses of clinicians. Read More

Dermatology 2020 Feb 21:1-11. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea,

Background: Excessive sebum is produced by specialized cells called sebocytes and is considered a cause or consequence of acne, sebaceous cysts, hyperplasia, and sebaceous adenoma.

Objective: To report changes in lipid accumulation in human sebocytes under hypoxia, which occurs under conditions of seborrhea.

Methods: Sebocytes from the immortalized human gland cell line SZ95 were cultured under conditions of hypoxia for 48 h; lipid formation was confirmed by Nile red and Oil Red O staining. Read More

J Dermatolog Treat 2020 Apr 13:1-12. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospital, London, UK.

Sebaceous gland hyperplasia (SGH) is a benign cutaneous proliferation of the sebaceous glands that primarily affects the elderly group and frequently appears in individuals receiving long-term ciclosporin therapy such as organ transplant recipients. In the latter group, SGHs are usually multiple in number and occur predominantly on the face. Patients may find their appearance cosmetically undesirable and, in some cases, may result in significant negative psychological impact. Read More

Case Rep Otolaryngol 2019 20;2019:4915416. Epub 2019 Nov 20.

ENT Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK.

Rhinophyma represents a progressive deformity of the nose which leads to cosmetic disfigurement and has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. This pathological entity originates from hyperplasia of sebaceous gland tissue, connective tissue, and vessels of the nose and is associated with rosacea and more specifically, stage III rosacea. Surgical treatment is the method of choice. Read More

J Curr Ophthalmol 2019 Dec 29;31(4):450-453. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

Pathology Department, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Purpose: To report a case of pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) and a review of the literature.

Methods: A 32-year-old man was referred to our clinic with bilateral eyelid swelling and blepharoptosis. On examination, marked blepharoptosis was noted, and his eyelids were found to be floppy. Read More

Eur J Dermatol 2019 Oct;29(5):549-551

Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, Voluntary Body for International Health Care in Universities, Nagoya, Japan.

Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2019 Nov;48(11):878-883

Department of Pathology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China.

To investigate the clinical and pathologic features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hypertrophic port-wine stain (PWS). Cases of hypertrophic PWS, collected from Henan Provincial People's Hospital between 2012 and 2018, were retrospectively analyzed for their clinical and pathologic features, immunophenotype and histochemical data, and the relevant literature was reviewed. Twenty-four cases of PWS were included in this cohort, located in the head and neck region (20 cases), limbs (2 cases), and trunk (2 cases). Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 12;67(12):1930-1948

Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Tumors of the conjunctiva and cornea comprise a large and varied spectrum of conditions. These tumors are grouped into two major categories of congenital and acquired lesions. The acquired lesions are further subdivided based on origin of the mass into surface epithelial, melanocytic, vascular, fibrous, neural, histiocytic, myxoid, myogenic, lipomatous, lymphoid, leukemic, metastatic and secondary tumors. Read More

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Jan/Feb;36(1):e6-e12

Department of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

The purpose of this study is to codify the microscopic diagnostic criteria for ocular adnexal brow and caruncular sebaceous gland hyperplasias (pseudoadenomatoid) that distinguish it from an adenoma. Clinical records and photographs were critically reviewed and microscopic slides were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and immunochemically stained for adipophilin, androgen receptor, p16, p53, a spectrum of cytokeratins, Ki-67 and mismatch repair nuclear protein expression for MLH1, MSH2, PMS2, and MSH6. The patients and their close relatives had no history of cancer. Read More

Dermatol Surg 2020 Jun;46(6):803-809

Pulse Biosciences, Inc., Hayward, California.

Background: Nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) technology involves delivery of ultrashort pulses of electrical energy and is a nonthermal, drug-free technology that has demonstrated favorable effects on cellular structures of the dermis and epidermis.

Objective: Determine the tolerability and effectiveness of nsPEF treatment of sebaceous gland hyperplasia (SGH).

Methods: This study was a prospective, randomized, open-label, multisite, nonsignificant risk trial in which each subject served as their own control. Read More

Am J Dermatopathol 2019 Oct;41(10):722-732

Department of Dermatology, Münster University, Münster, Germany.

Both architectural and cytologic characteristics are used to distinguish benign from malignant sebaceous neoplasms; however, specific cytopathologic features of sebocytes have not been well defined. The authors assessed architectural and cytological features of 63 sebaceous neoplasms [15 sebaceous hyperplasias, 12 sebaceomas, 16 sebaceous adenomas (SA), 14 sebaceous carcinomas (SC), and 6 ocular sebaceous carcinoma (OSC)] to investigate whether cytological grading may facilitate classification of lesions. Among other criteria, nuclear pleomorphism (size, nucleolar appearance, membrane irregularity, crowding, mitoses, and chromatin pattern) was assessed and 3 theoretical nuclear grades established. Read More

Methods Mol Biol 2020 ;2109:241-250

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.

Photodynamic therapy is a promising, minimally invasive, and clinically approved treatment strategy that destroys the cell components by oxidizing the biological molecules such as nucleic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, and leads apoptosis in the cells of the target tissue through the generation of singlet oxygen and reactive oxygen species (ROS) owing to the synergic interactions of a nontoxic photosensitizer, a non-thermal light source, and tissue oxygen. This innovative method has drawn the attention of many scientists and been employed in a wide range of medical fields that covers the treatment of cancer diseases and precancerous dermatological disorders, and the aesthetic and cosmetic practices, including photorejuvenation and treatment of photoaging, hirsutism, facial flat warts, rosacea, acne vulgaris, and sebaceous gland hyperplasia. It was therefore intended to provide an in vitro photodynamic therapy assay protocol on human healthy keratinocytes and epidermoid carcinomas to investigate comparatively the therapeutic and destructive activities of the potent light-sensitive medications. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2019 08;144(2):443-455

Chicago, Ill. From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Background: Lower eyelid defects are traditionally classified based on depth and 25 percent increments in defect width. The authors propose a new classification system that includes the vertical defect component to predict functional and aesthetic outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent lower lid reconstruction performed by a single surgeon was performed. Read More

Exp Dermatol 2019 09 19;28(9):1051-1057. Epub 2019 Aug 19.

Laboratory of Genome and Biosignals, School of Life Sciences, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.

Differentiation and proliferation of keratinocyte are controlled by various signalling pathways. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is known to be an important regulator of multiple epidermal functions. Inhibition of EGFR signalling disturbs keratinocyte proliferation, differentiation and migration. Read More

Dermatol Ther (Heidelb) 2019 Sep 23;9(3):449-468. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Compass Dermatopathology, San Diego, CA, USA.

Introduction: An atrophic dermatofibroma is a benign fibrohistiocytic neoplasm. It typically presents as an asymptomatic patch with a depressed central area.

Methods: The PubMed database was used to search the following words: atrophic, dermatofibroma, elastic and fibers. Read More

J Cutan Pathol 2020 Jan 11;47(1):31-35. Epub 2019 Aug 11.

Dermatopathology Section, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Cutaneous spindle cell adenolipoma (SCAL) is a recently described rare variant of lipoma with 11 cases reported to date. Here we report a consultation case of a 77-year-old male who presented with a nodule on the right nasolabial fold, diagnosed as apocrine fibroadenoma or sebaceous hyperplasia by an outside pathologist. The specimen revealed an ill-defined dermal tumor composed of mature adipocytes, bland spindle cells, ropey collagen, and dilated eccrine and apocrine glands and ducts in a fibromyxoid stroma. Read More

Rev Paul Pediatr 2019 3;37(3):297-304. Epub 2019 Jun 3.

Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in the early neonatal period and to associate them with neonatal, demographic and obstetric variables.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with neonates and their respective mothers, who were hospitalized in a public maternity hospital in Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Data collection was performed using information present in the medical records and a physical examination of the newborn during the period between April 2015 and May 2016. Read More

J Cutan Pathol 2019 Oct 8;46(10):736-741. Epub 2019 Jul 8.

Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.

Background: Sebaceous carcinoma (SeC) is an uncommon malignancy arising from sebaceous glands of the conjunctiva and skin. Recurrent mutations in the ZNF750 were recently identified in ocular SeC. We assessed whether ZNF750 loss is a specific feature of ocular SeC or a general feature of sebaceous tumors. Read More

Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2019 Mar;27(1):42-43

Eftychia Platsidaki, MD, 5 Ionos Dragoumi Str, 16121 Athens , Greece;

Dear Editor, Favre-Racouchot syndrome is a cutaneous disease characterized by cysts, comedones, and elastotic nodules in actinically damaged skin, typically on the face (1). It has been specifically connected to sun exposure and heavy smoking, which may act synergistically (2). Available medical and surgical therapies are of variable efficacy. Read More

Glob Pediatr Health 2019 29;6:2333794X19835668. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.

The majority of neonatal cutaneous conditions are benign and self-limited. However, some skin infections and specific birthmarks are serious and require proper management approaches. This study was a prospective survey of 1000 consecutive newborns at a tertiary care center in Northeast Thailand from September 2015 to 2016, which aimed to identify various cutaneous findings in newborns during their first 5 days of life. Read More

Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2019 Mar;28(1):11-14

Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran.

Introduction: Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) is a common cutaneous disorder associated with cosmetic problems. Some optional treatments and various laser devices have been reported to be effective, but recurrence and cosmetic outcome have not been resolved.

Methods: This interventional study was performed on SH lesions. Read More

Int J Dermatol 2019 Jul 6;58(7):797-799. Epub 2019 Mar 6.

Dermatopathology Unit, Dermatology Department, Cairo University, Kasr Al Aini Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2019 Jan 24;7(2):211-213. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy.

Background: Nevus Sebaceous (NS) is hamartoma predominantly composed of sebaceous glands and is classified as a type of epidermal nevus. In most case, clinical manifestation of NS is typical, so histopathology examination is important only in atypical lesions for its risk of malignancy. Clinical symptoms are plaques or papules (100%), appearing in the head area (100%) with smooth surface (65. Read More

Cell 2019 02 31;176(5):982-997.e16. Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Cutaneous Leukocyte Biology Section, Dermatology Branch, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address:

Immune cells and epithelium form sophisticated barrier systems in symbiotic relationships with microbiota. Evidence suggests that immune cells can sense microbes through intact barriers, but regulation of microbial commensalism remain largely unexplored. Here, we uncovered spatial compartmentalization of skin-resident innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and modulation of sebaceous glands by a subset of RORγt ILCs residing within hair follicles in close proximity to sebaceous glands. Read More

Australas J Dermatol 2019 May 2;60(2):126-133. Epub 2018 Dec 2.

Department of Clinical Pathology, Colorectal Oncogenomics Group, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Background/objectives: Loss of expression of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins is frequently observed in sebaceous skin lesions and can be a herald for Lynch syndrome. The aim of this study was to identify clinico-pathological predictors of MMR deficiency in sebaceous neoplasia that could aid dermatologists and pathologists in determining which sebaceous lesions should undergo MMR immunohistochemistry (IHC).

Methods: An audit of sebaceous skin lesions (excluding hyperplasia) where pathologist-initiated MMR IHC was performed between January 2009 to December 2016 was undertaken from a single pathology practice identifying 928 lesions from 882 individuals. Read More

Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Nov;35(6):854-855

Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Singapore Med J 2018 Oct;59(10):519-523

Department of Dermatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

Introduction: Lifelong immunosuppression after renal transplant exerts effects on the recipients' skin, including skin infections, skin cancers and drug-induced skin disorders. Our study aimed to determine the epidemiology of skin conditions among renal transplant recipients in the largest tertiary hospital in Singapore.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of kidney transplant recipients at Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2013. Read More

Georgian Med News 2018 Sep(282):103-106

JSC "Astana Medical University", Kazakhstan.

Acne is a chronic recurrent androgen-mediated disease of the pilosebaceous complex with a multifactorial genetically determined development mechanism. Currently, there is a tendency to persistent course of the disease, resistance to therapy forms of acne, late debut and change the clinical picture of acne. This could be due to various factors, such as polycystic ovary syndrome, microadenoma and pituitary adenoma, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, SAHA syndrome, etc. Read More

J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Jun 10;80(6):1497-1506. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York. Electronic address:

Androgens are produced throughout the body in steroid-producing organs, such as the adrenal glands and ovaries, and in other tissues, like the skin. Several androgens are found normally in women, including dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and androstenedione. These androgens are essential in the development of several common cutaneous conditions in women, including acne, hirsutism, and female pattern hair loss (FPHL)-androgen-mediated cutaneous disorders (AMCDs). Read More

Cutis 2018 Aug;102(2):111-114

Advanced Dermatology Associates LTD; Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a rare cutaneous disease that presents as linear psoriasiform plaques with associated prominent pruritus. The lesions commonly pre-sent on the legs with onset during childhood. Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus typically is refractory to treatment. Read More

Dermatol Clin 2018 Oct 16;36(4):397-412. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Dermatology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, ISABIAL, C/Maestro Alonso 109, 03010 Alicante, Spain.

Cutaneous adnexal tumors include lesions with apocrine, eccrine, follicular, sebaceous, and mixed differentiation. Most are benign and sporadic, although malignant forms are occasionally observed and some cases develop in the setting of inherited syndromes. These tumors often cause immense diagnostic difficulty. Read More

Curr Probl Dermatol 2018 21;54:115-122. Epub 2018 Aug 21.

Acne is based on a complex, multifactorial pathophysiology beginning with a microcomedo. Comedogenesis involves follicular hyperproliferation and disturbed keratinization, hyperseborrhea and hyperplasia of sebaceous glands as well as disturbances in skin microbiome. Acne is treated with antibiotics, retinoids, keratolytics, hormonal and anti-inflammatory agents. Read More

Ann Dermatol Venereol 2018 Oct 7;145(10):613-619. Epub 2018 Aug 7.

Cabinet de pathologie cutanée, 56, rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris, France.

Background: Histiocytoma or dermatofibroma (DF) is a common benign skin tumour with several clinical and histopathological variants. Sebaceous induction overlying a dermatofibroma is rare and infrequently reported. Using a detailed clinical case, herein the semiological and dermoscopic features of this lesion are described and illustrated, and the differential diagnoses presented. Read More

Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Sep 4;35(5):e291-e293. Epub 2018 Jul 4.

Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus and linear psoriasis are different entities with clinical and histopathologic similarities. Isolated reports of inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus with concomitant psoriasis or a positive family history of psoriasis have been described, and the possibility that inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus may be a mosaic form of cutaneous psoriasis has been postulated. We report a 17-year-old boy with a congenital, linear, erythematous, keratotic plaque on the dorsum of the fifth finger of the left hand with ipsilateral nail dystrophy. Read More

Ann Maxillofac Surg 2018 Jan-Jun;8(1):137-139

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucomaxilofacial I, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Sebaceous glands are reported to be normally located in the oral region in the vermilion of the upper lip and on the buccal mucosa. They are small yellowish bodies located immediately beneath the mucosa, and although numerous pathologies of these tissues have been described, very few clinical reports have been made. Pathologies such as ectopic location, hyperplasia, adenomas, carcinomas, and cysts have been described. Read More

Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 2018 May;43(5):296-301

College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China; Institute of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Homeostasis Regulation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China.

Objective: To observe whether the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1(TRPV 1) plays a role in moxibustion (Moxi)-induced regulation of local immune inflammatory response.

Methods: Fifteen C 57 BL/6 J and 15 TRPV 1 mice were randomly and respectively divided into blank control, Moxi-30 min and Moxi-72 h groups (5 mice/group). The Moxi intervention ([46±1] ℃) was applied to the left "Zusanli" (ST 36) for 30 min. Read More

Int Med Case Rep J 2018 27;11:91-95. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Objective: To report a case of coincidence of sebaceous gland hyperplasia and papilloma with detection of human papillomavirus-51 in the apical portion by in situ hybridization.

Case Presentation: A 75-year-old man noted discomfort at the inner canthus of his left eye when he blinked. A tumor of the lacrimal caruncle was identified and resected. Read More

J Cutan Pathol 2018 Jun 14;45(6):403-411. Epub 2018 Apr 14.

Department of Dermatopathology and Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Strasbourg, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

Cutaneous ganglioneuromas (CGNs) are exceptional. We aim to describe the anatomico-clinical profile of primary CGN and report 4 cases. Patients were 2 men and 2 women aged 53 to 76 years, who had flesh-colored nodules on the back, associated with adjacent keratotic changes, that is, epidermal nevus (1 case) or seborrheic keratosis (3 cases). Read More

Ear Nose Throat J 2018 Jan-Feb;97(1-2):E42-E45

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.

Rhinophyma is a disfiguring end-stage manifestation of acne rosacea. It is characterized by a painless hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands and connective tissues of the nose. Numerous surgical modalities-including scalpel surgery, dermabrasion, CO laser ablation, and electrocautery-have been reported with varying results. Read More

Dermatoendocrinol 2017 4;9(1):e1361575. Epub 2017 Oct 4.

Department of Dermatology, RenJi Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China.

: This study was designed to study the clinical and histopathological characteristics of patients with the scarring folliculitis type acne inversa in Chinese population. : A total of 21 patients with acne inversa and 6 controls without known dermatological disease were recruited from outpatient department of dermatology and orthopedic surgery. Two-millimeter punch biopsies were taken from 8 patients with acne inversa and 6 controls, fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin and stained with haematoxylin and eosin prior to histopathological analysis. Read More

J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 03;78(3):e57-e59

Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

Br J Dermatol 2018 11 9;179(5):1163-1167. Epub 2018 May 9.

Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, I+12 Research Institute, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

A 17-year-old male presented with a large sebaceous naevus (SN) comprising part of his right face and scalp and a speckled lentiginous naevus (SLN) on his left trunk, hip, neck and scalp with a checkerboard pattern. His right oral hemimucosa showed extensive papillomatous lesions, which were contiguous with the upper-lip SN lesions. He also showed extracutaneous manifestations including cardiac, musculoskeletal and ocular alterations. Read More

Facial Plast Surg 2018 Feb 6;34(1):75-81. Epub 2018 Feb 6.

Skin and Face Clinic, Baden-Baden, Germany.

Isotretinoin is a first generation retinoid with pleiotropic effects on keratinocyte differentiation, proliferation, and activity of sebaceous glands. For years, there has been intense debate on whether the use of isotretinoin combined with cosmetic or surgical procedures is safe and potentially more efficient than either therapy alone. Due to delays in wound healing and keloid formation, conservative recommendations were not to combine isotretinoin with any plastic surgery or local treatment at 6 to 12 months after discontinuation of the drug. Read More

J Drugs Dermatol 2018 Jan;17(1):118-120

Background: Eruptive sebaceous hyperplasia is a rare and poorly understood consequence of immunosuppression, most commonly with cyclosporine, following organ transplantation. To date, there have been no reports documenting eruptive sebaceous hyperplasia associated with the utilization of immunosuppression outside of this clinical scenario.

Observation: A 43-year-old Caucasian male with a significant history for Crohn's disease presented with the sudden appearance of multiple asymptomatic growths now present for several weeks. Read More

Parasit Vectors 2017 Dec 4;10(1):596. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge (SEFaS), Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Sarcoptic mange has been identified as the most significant infectious disease affecting the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica). Despite several studies on the effects of mange on ibex, the pathological and clinical picture derived from sarcoptic mange infestation is still poorly understood. To further knowledge of sarcoptic mange pathology, samples from ibex were evaluated from histological, microbiological and serological perspectives. Read More

Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017 Jul-Sep;38(3):404-406

Private Practitioner, New Delhi, India.

Fibro epithelial Polyp (FEP) is a polypoid outgrowth of epidermis and dermal fibro vascular tissue. This polyp is most commonly found in oral cavity, neck and axilla, though any skin fold may be affected like groin area. We describe a case of a 25-year-old male patient with a growth over the anterior rugae region of hard palate since 3 years. Read More

Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2018 Feb;54(1):185-212

Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.

Organ transplant recipients (OTRs) are a population at high risk for cutaneous adverse events. Their early recognition and appropriate treatment is an important component of the clinical management of OTRs and should be optimally dealt with by dermatologists working in the context of a transplant dermatology clinic. Skin examination should be a standard procedure before performing organ transplantation to assess conditions which may be difficult to manage after the transplant procedure has been performed or which may represent a contraindication to transplantation, e. Read More