The prototype of the inherited disease is Howell-Evan's Syndrome, which has a 36-fold higher risk of development of oral or esophageal carcinoma. 9 , 10 Skin lesions usually begin in childhood, ...

Background Pathogenesis of cutaneous lupus is unclear. Skin harbors at least three subsets of dendritic cells (DC): Langerhans cells (LC) that reside in the epidermis, langerin-expressing dermal DC ...

Barone C M, Bianchi MA, Lee B, et al: Treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome in children. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 51: 264-268, 1993.

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Affects More than Just Skin , Northwestern University Disclosures Medscape General Medicine. 1997;1 (2) 0 ...

INTRODUCTION Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome or Wilkie's syndrome is a rare but potentially life threatening gastrointestinal condition. This syndrome is a clinical phenomenon believed to be ...

Background Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) is an idiopathic, elastogenesis-associated systemic disease characterised by amyloid-like material aggregates in the eye. Elevated plasma and aqueous humour ...

A routine skin care segment on "Good Day Philadelphia" led to host Mike Jerrick's on-air skin cancer diagnosis when dermatologist Dr. Joanna Walker identified basal cell carcinoma on his elbow.