Contact allergy to clindamycin is rare, especially in relation to its widespread use in topical formulation. Neverthless, when patients using topical clindamycin complain of itching, patch testing with this preparation and its separate ingredients should be considered. We report a case of allergic contact dermatitis due to clindamycin solution for acne vulgaris therapy in a 24-year-old woman.
Acne Vulgaris ; Clindamycin* ; Dermatitis, Allergic Contact* ; Dermatitis, Contact ; Female ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; Patch Tests ; Pruritus ; Young Adult

We report 3 cases of unusual cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (CMTC). The ages of the first two cases of CMTC were premature babies, born at intrauterine pregnancy of 31 weeks and 34 weeks. the other patient was a 45-year old female. Compared to the age of other cases reported in the literature our patients ages are unusual. It is not surprising that the first two cases of premature babies had typical signs because CMTC is a congenital disorder, usually seen at birth, but the fact that the skin lesion of CMTC appeared already in the early third trimester may provide some clues to the pathogenesis of CMTC. The third case seems to be very rare because most reported cases show that the skin lesion usually disappear gradually over a period of months to years. The site and size of the lesion in the last case was told to have been fixed for 45 years without any change.
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities ; Female ; Humans ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Trimester, Third ; Skin

BACKGROUND: Nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) have recently attracted much attention because of claims that their frequency within nuclei is significantly higher in malignant cells than in normal, reactive, or benign neoplastic cells. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to analyze a method allowing selection of the best morphometric criterion for quantifying AgNOR proteins under conventional observation conditions by light microscopy. METHOD: We tried to investigate the various parameters including NORs counting in cutaneous tumors using image analysis system. RESULTS: There were significant differences in mean nucleus area per a AgNOR, nucleus area between the benign and potentially malignant group. But the conventional counting of AgNORs is not able to differentiate between the two groups. We could discriminate squamous cell carcinoma from Bowen's disease using parameters of mean ratio of AgNORs area per nucleus area, mean ratio of greatest AgNORs area per nucleus area, coefficient of variation (C V) of nucleus area, and mean area of largest AgNORs. In squamous cell carcinoma and keratoacanthoma, C V of nucleus area has shown a significant difference. CONCLUSION: Study of AgNORs using image analysis system is a useful tool for the diagnosis of cutaneous tumors.
Bowen's Disease ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Diagnosis ; Keratoacanthoma ; Methods ; Microscopy ; Nucleolus Organizer Region* ; Skin*

In 1985, Stein et al, indentified an anaplastic large-cell malignant lymphoma that was distinctive because of the diffuse dermal infiltration of pleomorphic large lymphocytes, sinus growth pattern, and reactivity with the monoclonal antibody Ki-1(CD30). The clinical feature; distinguishing anaplastic large-cell Ki-1 lymphoma include a young median age, frequent peripheral adenopathy with sparing of the mediastinum, and extranodal disease with skin the most common sitc of involvement. We report a case of Ki-1 postive large-cell lymphoma in a 74-year-old male patient who presented with multiple ulcerated nodules on the right shin area.
Aged ; Humans ; Lymphocytes ; Lymphoma* ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; Male ; Mediastinum ; Skin ; Ulcer

There have been several reports of more than one type of porokeratosis occurring in the same family or the same individual. We hope to support the view of different phenotypic expressions of a common genetic aberration by describing an additional case of porokeratosis of Mibelli on the perianal area and DSAP on the face, forearms occurring in a 45-year-old man.
Actins* ; Forearm ; Hope ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Porokeratosis*

Eccrine epithelioma is an exceedingly rare cutaneous tumor ancit is believed to represent the maligant counterpart of the eccrine dermal syringoma. It occirs as an infiltrating basaloid growth, usually on the scalp or head, that frequently recur, apparrntly because of inadequate excision. We report a case of this tumor in a 60-year-old female, who showed a well demarcated, tender nodule on her left parietal scalp which had been present for three years. Histopat.hologically, the tumor was composed of strands of darkly staining epithelial cell embedded in a dense fihrcus stroma with ductal differentiation and cyst formation.
Carcinoma* ; Epithelial Cells ; Female ; Head ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Rabeprazole ; Scalp ; Syringoma

Many plastic surgeons have been tried to attain ultimate goal lies in restoring the original shape and function of the facial aesthetics, in reconstruction of deformities resulting from facial hypertrophic scar and skin defects. This would require consideration in terms of hanmony in color match, skin texture and thickness. Various forms of skin graft, local flap, distant flaps, free flap and tissue expander have been employed in restoring skin defects and deformities of the cheek and submental area, and the use of large local flaps utilizing the cervicofacial skin flaps or tissue expander have brought about improved aesthetic results. the authers have obtained satisfactory results in treating 2 cases of wide hypertrophic scar of the cheek and submental area with combination of wide cervical flap and intraoperative tissue expansion using foley catheter. the merits of this combined operative methods are as follows : 1. It is not necessory to keep tissue expander for a long period. 2. This technique is able to diminish the cost of multistage operation and using of tissue expander. 3. There is no psychologic problems due to undesirable facial appearance during tissue expansion period. 4. Rapid intraoperative tissue expansion by foley catheter during elevating wide cervical flap can allow to dissect one, preserving the perforators without bleeding in a short time. 5. Wide cervical flap and additional expanded tissue by means of intraoperative tissue expansion could brought into suturing avoiding tension of oral commissure and lip eversion. 6. Preservation of perforators of cervical flap above the platysma muscle raised flap's survival rate and then this result could prevent distal ischemic necrosis after flap coverage.
Catheters ; Cheek ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* ; Congenital Abnormalities ; Esthetics ; Free Tissue Flaps ; Hemorrhage ; Lip ; Necrosis ; Skin ; Survival Rate ; Tissue Expansion Devices ; Tissue Expansion* ; Transplants

Granuloma gluteale infantum has been applied to a condition arising as a complication of primary irritant dermatitis. Plastic pants, and the use of topical corticosteroids to treat diaper dermatitis are believed to be important precipitating factors. Candida albicans has been considered as an etiologic agent. The characteristic lesions are violaceous, oval nodules, occuring on the convexities of the diaper area in 2- to 9-month-old infants with a history of diaper dermatitis. We report a case of granuloma gluteale infantum that developed in a 3 month-old infant who had multiple violaceous nodules over the diaper area of the genitocrural region.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; Candida albicans ; Dermatitis ; Dermatitis, Irritant ; Granuloma* ; Humans ; Infant ; Plastics ; Precipitating Factors

Mucormycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Almost all patients have a serious uriderlying condition such as diabetes mallitus, imrnunosuppression, starvation, burn, but a few cais have been reported in previously heilthy subjects. In order to successfully treat this infection, diagnosis must be prompt and acior. panied by aggressive debridement and parenteral administration of amphotericin B. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in 58-year-old man. The lesion was a well-circumscribed erythematous plaque with central necrcis Histopathologically, a biopsy revealed broad, nonsptate with branches occuring at right anghles.
Amphotericin B ; Biopsy ; Burns ; Communicable Diseases ; Debridement ; Diagnosis ; Fungi ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Mucorales ; Mucormycosis* ; Starvation

BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a clinical syndrome of unknown causes characterized by inflammat.ion and multisystem involvement. Since Hargravas describe the LE cell in 1948, a profound change has occured in the concept of SLE. Many studies of the large series have been reported in the West, but few collective studies have been reported in Korea. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to elucidate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of SLE in Korean people. METHODS: We carried out retrospective study of 64 patients, who were diagnosed as SLE on the base of the 1982 revised bacteria for the SLE by American Collepe of Rheumatology(formerly, American Rheumatism Association), at Korea University Hospital from 1982 to 1991. The results were compared with those of previous studies in Korea and western countries. RESULTS: 1. In 64 patients with SLE, female patients outnumbered male by 6.1 to 1 and the mean age of onset was 28.6 years. 2. The initial manifestations were arthritis or arthralgia, 25%; fatigue, malaise, weight, loss, 21.8%; facial rash or blush, 12.5%, fever, 12.5%. 3. The major clinical manifastations were hematologic(90.6 %), muccutaneous(89%), musculoskeleta (79.7%), and renal(73.4%) involvemant. 4. The ANA test were positive in 83.9% of the patients, and homoenous pattern was most common. There was no significant difference of organ involvement according to the nuclear patterns of ANA, but cardiopulmonary, renal involvement, hypocomplement,emia and positive anti-ds DNA were less frequent in ANA neghative group. 5. In 73.7% of the patients, the titers of anti-ds DNA antibody was elevated. The amount of anti-ds DNA Ab in serum did not always correlate with disease activity. 6. Photosensitivity, arthritis or arthralgia and CNS manifestatioris were less common, but hematologic findings, including anenia and leukopenia were more common in Korean than western reports. CONCLUSION: Patients with SLE are heterogenous in the natural h story of their disease, which is not an uncommon disease in Korea. Continued efforts to clarify the immunopathologic basis for SLE should eventually lead to more effective treatment.
Age of Onset ; Arthralgia ; Arthritis ; Bacteria ; DNA ; Exanthema ; Fatigue ; Female ; Fever ; Humans ; Korea ; Leukopenia ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Male ; Neutrophils ; Retrospective Studies ; Rheumatic Diseases