Background: Postmenopausal frontal fibrosing alopecia (PFFA) was described by Kossard et al. as a progressive recession of the frontal hairline affecting particularly postmenopausal women. Further cases of PFFA have b...
Background. The introduction of foreign material into the skin can lead to sarcoidal reactions. Such a reaction is reported, consecutive to injections of botulic toxin A (Botox ). Case report. A 57-year-old woman, n...
Background: Lipomas are benign neoplasms of mature fat cells. Current treatments are invasive and carry the risk of scarring. Injections of phosphatidylcholine solubilized with deoxycholate, a bile salt, have been use...
Background: In Israel, most cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is caused by Leishmania major. Recently a new focus of CL caused by Leishmania tropica has been described in Tiberias and the surrounding area of northern Israe...
Background: Numerous treatment modalities have been used to treat keloids and hypertrophic scars, but the optimal treatment has not been established. Objectiv e: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and...
Introduction. Sequels can be observed in toxic epidermal necrolysis. Persistence of mucosal ulcerations is not a classical complication of this disease. We describe two case reports of mucous membrane ulcerations (ora...
Background: Rituximab is a genetically engineered antibody directed against the CD20 antigen. Intravenous administration of rituximab has been used for the treatment of patients with low-, intermediate-, and high-grad...
Complete excision is not always easy when a keratoacanthoma is large or locat ed in certain anatomic areas. An effective nonsurgical treatment would be desira ble in such cases. This was a pilot study of the effects o...
Background.The treatment of viral warts remains challenging.A variety of treatment modalities have been used with a range of success.Fluorouracil has been shown to be effective in treating warts but the method of its ...
A 39-year-old African-American woman was referred to the department of dermatology, Mount Sinal Hospital, New York for evaluation of a skin lesion on her scalp which had been present for 3 years and had recently chang...