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Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus is an uncommon disease which appears to be multifactorial in aetiology. We describe a case of a young woman with CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, oesophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia) who has a documented family history of two sisters with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. She presented with vulvar pruritus in association with dyspareunia, and biopsy of atrophic white vulvar lesions was consistent with lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus has been previously noted to occur in association with morphoea and lichen planus, although it has never been reported in conjunction with CREST syndrome.
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PMID:Familial lichen sclerosus et atrophicus in association with CREST syndrome: a case report. 876 44

A 28-year-old woman with a previous atopic history had been complaining of itching and burning erythematous plaques or blister eruptions on her face and neck for the last 2 years. These lesions became red-brown and then disappeared in 1-2 weeks. However, the site of two of them had remained heavily pigmented after resolution. Sometimes, vesicular lesions affected the oral mucosa causing a burning sensation. She had noticed that these eruptions reappeared in the same location and related to menstruation (when she used to take naproxen sodium because of dysmenorrhea). Furthermore, pigmented sites became red-brown, elevated and itchy. These findings suggested a fixed drug eruption (FDE) due to naproxen, a sporadic clinical event previously reported only once. Patch tests were performed on the back (normal skin) with a series of NSAIDs, and with naproxen both on the back and on previous FDE sites. The test were negative on the back, and on previous FDE sites the skin got dark. The value of this result as a diagnostic tool was unclear so we performed an oral challenge test with naproxen which proved the diagnosis definitely.
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PMID:Cutaneous reaction to naproxen. 893 96

A relationship between allergic diseases and Helicobacter pylori infection has recently been noted. We report a case of atopic dermatitis and H. pylori infection in a 14-year-old girl. She had had widespread diffuse skin erythema with erosions and pigmentation since the age of 3 years. Endoscopically, there was chronic antral gastritis with H. pylori infection and histological eosinophilic infiltration. A high titer of H. pylori-specific IgG was present in serum. She was treated with a proton pump inhibitor (lansoprazole 60 mg), an antibiotic (clarithromycin 800 mg), and plaunotol (a mucosal protective agent, 480 mg) for 2 weeks to eliminate the infection. After 10 days of treatment, erythema and itching were more widespread and vesicle formation was seen on the foot. Generalized skin lesions abated a few days later. After eradication of the bacterium by the treatment, eosinophils decreased from 38.8% to 19.0%, and the clinical signs of atopic dermatitis almost disappeared. Serum gastrin level and the pepsinogen I/II ratio were normalized and histological findings of gastric mucosa showed improvement. H. pylori-specific IgE antibody, analyzed by the Western blot method, gradually decreased with the eradication treatment.
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PMID:Atopic dermatitis successfully treated by eradication of Helicobacter pylori. 895 27

A 33-year-old Korean woman, para 2. visited an obstetrics and gynecology clinic, Kumi-shi, Kyongsangbuk-do, due to postcoital spotting and flank pain. She had a tubal ligation 7 years before and demonstrated back pain during menstruation. She revealed a foul smelling discharge without complaint of itching. Enterobius vermicularis eggs were demonstrated during microscopic examination of a smear taken from the posterior fornix of the vagina. On endoscopic examination of her vagina, a live worm was found in the posterior fornix. The worm was removed and identified as a female E. vermicularis based on morphology. This is the first case report of vaginal enterobiasis in Korea.
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PMID:Live female Enterobius vermicularis in the posterior fornix of the vagina of a Korean woman. 910 Apr 42

An 80-year-old woman being treated with anti-hypertensive drugs developed eruption and itching of the skin. High fever and lymph node enlargement subsequently developed in spite of discontinuing all antihypertensive drugs, and she was admitted to our hospital. At the initial examination, multiple papules were noted over the entire body, and the skin showed thickening and lichenification with scratch marks. There was also generalized enlargement of the superficial lymph nodes. From these findings, her condition was diagnosed as chronic prurigo due to drug allergy. Laboratory tests showed inflammatory findings, anemia and a high serum level of IgE. Analysis of the surface marker of peripheral lymphocytes revealed no abnormalities. Bacteriologic cultures of blood revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Histologic examination of the lymph nodes revealed chronic reactive lymphadenitis with a follicular pattern. She was strongly suspected of having MRSA septicemia, and so combination chemotherapy with vancomycin, minocycline and cefoperazone/sulbactam was started. However, 1 month after initiation of chemotherapy, the low-grade fever, eruption and moderate inflammatory findings persisted, and culture of the eruptions revealed MRSA. The prurigo was therefore considered to be the source of the septicemia, and daily application of diflucortolone ointment containing 3% acetic acid was started. Thereafter, the clinical and laboratory findings showed a rapid improvement. MRSA infections usually occur in compromised patients who are receiving antibiotics during prolonged hospitalization. The present case, who did not have any underlying disease, indicates that old-age is also an important factor for the development of MRSA septicemia.
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PMID:[Septicemia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from chronic prurigo in an elderly woman]. 939 25

A highly (meth)acrylate-allergic patient underwent surgery because of nodular struma. Three days after her operation she developed an itching dermatitis on her left thigh. She came to our attention 18 days after the operation, because of an oozing, highly pruritic dermatitis, 8 x 19 cm in width on her left thigh, at the site where an electrosurgical earthing plate had been used during the surgery. It was revealed that the pressure-sensitive adhesive of the pad contained 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2-HEMA) to which the patient earlier had had an allergic patch test reaction. The patient was negative on patch testing to other (meth)acrylates present in the pad. Patients should be questioned about possible methacrylate sensitivity before methacrylate-containing electrosurgical earthing plates are used during surgery. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by acrylic adhesives is briefly reviewed.
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PMID:Allergic contact dermatitis from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate in an adhesive on an electrosurgical earthing plate. 985 70

We report the case of a 19-year old black West Indian woman who had been treated for acne for two years with oral minocycline (50 mg per day) and topical of benzoyle peroxide (5%). She was admitted for fatigue, arthralgia, myalgia and widespread pruritus. We observed several skin lesions of hyperpigmentation, biological signs of hepatitis, and significant levels of antinuclear, anti-mitochondrial and anti-smooth muscle antibodies. Minocycline was immediately stopped. Two months later, all of the biological abnormalities had disappeared but the skin lesions seemed to be irreversible. Minocycline is largely used for the treatment of acne and may induce severe immuno-allergic reactions. Several cases of induced lupus, autoimmune hepatitis, eosinophilic pneumonia, hypersensitivity syndrome, serum-sickness-like illness and Sweet's syndrome have already been described. These side effects are rare but may be life-threatening. So, minocycline should be used as a second-line treatment for acne and should be avoided in black people whom seem to be at risk of such reactions. If, despite those precautions, minocycline-induced immuno-allergic reactions occur, the treatment should be immediately stopped and never prescribed again.
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PMID:[Immunoallergic reaction with hepatitis induced by minocycline]. 1002 6

Acquired perforating dermatosis (APD) is a very rare disorder which has been described in association with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, HIV infection or lymphoma. In this report we describe a patient with APD associated with sclerosing cholangitis and diabetes mellitus who was successfully treated with rifampicin. A 33-year-old Indian woman with a history of extensive pancreatic surgery, sclerosing cholangitis and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus was referred to our unit with intractable pruritus. She was treated with cholestyramine, ursodeoxycholic acid, several analgesics, UVB therapy, topical steroids, sedative antihistamines and plasmapheresis without significant improvement. Increasingly severe itching was associated with papular skin changes limited initially to the lower limbs but which later involved her entire body. Biopsy of a representative lesion showed the changes of APD. She was subsequently treated with rifampicin which produced a dramatic resolution of pruritus within 3 weeks and the skin changes progressively resolved over subsequent months. In this newly described association of APD with sclerosing cholangitis, rifampicin treatment appeared to be efficient in ameliorating pruritus and the papular skin changes typical of APD.
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PMID:Successful treatment of acquired perforating dermatosis with rifampicin in an Asian patient with sclerosing cholangitis. 1022 Jul 47

We report two women in whom vulval Paget's disease occurred in association with local adenocarcinoma and previous breast adenocarcinoma. The first patient presented at the age of 83 years with moist erythematous changes over the perineum and an indurated area near the anus. Biopsy of the indurated area showed Paget's cells throughout the epidermis and, below, adenocarcinoma infiltrating the dermis. Ten years previously, she had undergone a left mastectomy for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast. The second patient was diagnosed as having Paget's disease at the age of 74 years. A vulval biopsy showed Paget's cells in the epidermis but, in addition, there were changes suggestive of adenocarcinoma of the sweat glands. Her symptoms of vulval itching had started at the age of 45 years and had led to a simple vulvectomy at the age of 57 years. Retrospective review of this vulvectomy specimen showed Paget's disease. She had also previously been treated for infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma of the breast and adenocarcinoma of the rectum. The management of Paget's disease is difficult because of its high recurrence rate and, as illustrated by our two cases, treatment is difficult if the patients are elderly and in poor general health.
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PMID:Paget's disease of the vulva associated with local adenocarcinoma and previous breast adenocarcinoma: report of two cases. 1041 32

A case of prurigo and lichenified plaques successfully treated with proton pump inhibitor is presented. She presented with pruritic eruptions, which showed marked lichenification and prurigo nodules, on her trunk and extremities. She had been treated with steroid ointment and H1-histamine receptor antagonist without success. Laboratory examinations revealed increased eosiophils and elevated lactate dehydrogenase. The skin biopsy specimen showed moderate acanthosis with spongiosis and lymphocytic and eosinophilic infiltration into the upper dermis. Because of vomiting and epigastralgia, endoscopical examination was performed, and an ulcer was found at the angle of her ventricle. A biopsy specimen disclosed a benign gastric mucosa with moderate inflammation within the lamina propria, and organisms consistent with Helicobacter pylori. Treatment for gastric ulcer with proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) and aluminium hydroxide gel improved her eruptions and her pruritus resolved. She was discharged with complete cure of her eruption and ventricular ulcer. Our case indicates that gastric lesions induced by Helicobacter pylori infection may play an important role in dermatological diseases. Proton pump inhibitors including omeprazole are one of the choices for the treatment of some dermatological diseases including prurigo and lichenified plaques.
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PMID:A case of prurigo and lichenified plaques successfully treated with proton pump inhibitor. 1048 7


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