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A Kint

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The distribution of cis- and trans-acitretin in human epidermis.

The concentrations of trans-acitretin and its principal metabolite, cis-acitretin, were measured by h.p.l.c. after single and multiple dosing (50 mg orally for 13 days) in plasma, blister fluid and epidermal samples from four healthy male volunteers. Within-day epidermal concentrations of trans-acitretin exceeded those of the cis-form which were at the limit of assay sensitivity. No accumulation of trans-acitretin was observed in plasma or blister fluid but AUC values for the drug in blister roof cells tended to be higher after multiple dosing.

Acitretin

Use of topical lithium succinate in the treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis.

Twenty-one patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis were included in an open trial of lithium succinate ointment (LSO) for a total duration of 8 weeks. The same clinician made assessments of the severity of redness, scaling, greasiness and overall clinical impression of the condition every 2 weeks. Because the results appeared to be satisfactory, we decided to perform a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of LSO. Thirty patients with seborrhoeic dermatitis were included. The results also demonstrated the beneficial effect of LSO. A significantly higher number of patients treated with LSO showed remission or marked improvement compared with placebo. The main adverse events demonstrated consisted of minor transient skin irritation and/or stinging sensation. Studying the in vivo inhibitory effect of LSO on the growth of Pityrosporum revealed that Pityrosporum did not significantly have its growth inhibited by lithium. Topical lithium succinate appears to be a safe and an effective treatment for seborrhoeic dermatitis. The product presumably acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Adolescent

[Acute hemorrhagic edema in an infant].

The clinical and histological features of acute haemorrhagic oedema of childhood are discussed with reference to an actual case. Although closely related to Schoenlein-Henoch syndrome, it is considered a distinct entity, on the basis of the typical clinical picture and the excellent prognosis.

Capillaries

[Juvenile melanoma; a clinical and histological study].

Investigations were carried out in 52 female and 18 male patients, aged between 2 and 49 years, with juvenile melanoma. The tumor occured as a solitary tumor in all cases except one. It was mainly localized on the head (54%), and the extremities, on the trunk in three cases only. In 35% the tumor could be diagnosed clinically. Light microscopy revealed in 37.1% spindle cells, in 17.1% epitheloid cells, and in 45.7% the juvenile melanoma was of the mixed type. A proliferation of the vascular endothelial cells (37.1%) as well as immature looking mast cells in the tumor region were prominent findings. A transepidermal elimination of tumor cell nests was noted in one case. The other results are in agreement with earlier descriptions of this tumor.

Adolescent

Comparative electron microscopic study between Mendes da Costa's disease and recessive epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica.

An electron microscopic study of Mendes da Costa's disease (MCD) has been undertaken to determine whether this disease is a variant of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, or should be classified as a separate disease entity. It was shown that in MCD lacunae occur in the lower layers of the epidermis, in the presence of normal anchoring fibrils. In the recessive form of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica (EBD), however, no lacunae were found in the epidermis, and anchoring fibrils were absent. These findings support the concept that MCD should not be considered as a special form of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica.

Adolescent

Iododerma.

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[Histochemical and ultrastructural study of cytochrome-oxydase in basal cell epithelioma].

The activity of cytochrome-oxydase is less pronounced in the basal cell epithelioma than in the basal cells of the surrounding normal epidermis. The electron microscopic study of the localisation of the enzyme reveals that the cells of the basal cell epithelioma contain two types of mitochondria, the first of which having the same size as the epidermal mitochondria, and the other being giant mitochondria. The latter seem to be less active. The weak reactivity of the basal cell epithelioma for cytochrome-oxydase is probably due to the reduction of the cristae in mitochondria and to the functional deficiency of the giant mitochondria.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

[Granulomatous cheilitis and Crohn's disease].

A case of Cheilitis granulomatosa is described. The various etiologic hypotheses concerning the disease are summarized and a relation with Crohn's disease is emphasized in this case. The Cheilitis granulomatosa Miescher is to be considered as a cutaneous symptom which can be observed in various diseases (e.g. sarcoidosis, herpetic infections. Crohn's disease, panniculitis).

Cheilitis

On the occurrence of sphaeridia in basalioma cells and the basal cells of the overlying epidermis.

302 nuclear sections of basalioma cells, 145 nuclear sections of the basal cells of the epidermis above the tumor, and 177 nuclear sections of the basal cells of normal epidermis were investigated and statistically evaluated with the aim of determining the presence of sphaeridia occur significantly more frequently in the basal cells of the epidermis above the tumor and in normal epidermis than in the tumor itself. These findings are discussed in connection with the degree of cellular protein synthesis.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus: an electron microscopic study.

The ultrastructural changes in seven cases of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus are described. An interesting epidermal alteration was the presence of collagen fibrils in the intercellular space; furthermore, the basal cells were altered by condensation and homogenization of the tonofibrils. The basement membrane was not uniform and often multilayered. The anchoring fibrils were numerous. In the cutis intertwining strands of fine filaments, bundles of immature collagen and normal collagen could be found. In lichen sclerosus et atrophicus the dermo-epidermal interrelationship is disturbed.

Basement Membrane

[Ultrastructure of solid basalioma. A morphometric study (author's transl.)].

A morphometric investigation was made on mitochondria of basalioma cells and the cells of the basal layer of the epidermis lying over the tumor. The mitochondria of the basalioma cells occupy 4.7% and of the epidermal basal cells 5.3% of the cytoplasm. The number of mitochondrial sections yields a relation of 6.6:10 in favor of the epidermal cells. These results demonstrate an alteration in the size of the basalioma cell mitochondria. The possible causes of this mitochondria enlargement were discussed. An attenuation of the activities of the mitochondrial, membrane-bound enzymes in the basalioma cells is caused in all probability primarily by a reduction of the cristae material in comparison to the basal epidermal cells. The nucleus-cytoplasm relation amounts to 6.3:10 in the basalioma cells and 3.0:10 in the basal epidermal cells.

Basal Cell Carcinoma