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H Tagami

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PubMed1991

The monoclonal antibodies TMH-1 and TMH-2 specifically bind to a protein encoded at the murine b-locus, not to the authentic tyrosinase encoded at the c-locus.

Three hybridomas, TMH-1, TMH-2, and TMH-3, were previously reported by Tomita et al to produce monoclonal antibodies against murine and human T4-tyrosinase localized in melanosome for the formation of melanin pigment. However, TMH antibodies were unable to react with K1735 cells transfected with the authentic tyrosinase-cDNA construct, but did react with those transfected with the pMT4-cDNA construct. The cDNA pMT4 was initially cloned as a putative tyrosinase cDNA by Shibahara et al, but it is now known to encode mouse brown (b) locus protein, which was named "tyrosinase-related protein" by Jackson or "b protein" by Hearing and Jimenez. Furthermore, TMH antibodies recognize hair bulbs of C57BL/6J-c2J/c2J mouse (B/B, c/c) lacking tyrosinase activity, but do not recognize hair bulbs of b-locus mutated DBA/2 mouse (b/b, C/C), which have authentic tyrosinase. Considering these observations, we conclude that TMH antibodies specifically recognize the protein encoded at b-locus.

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PubMed1991

Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children (APACHE): a case report and immunohistological study.

Acral pseudolymphomatous angiokeratoma of children (APACHE) is a new clinical entity that is characterized by angiomatous papules on the extremities. We report a case APACHE in a 14-year-old Japanese girl with asymptomatic red and violaceous papules and nodules on the ring finger of the left hand. Histological and immunohistochemical studies of our patient indicated that APACHE is a pseudolymphoma rather than an angiokeratoma.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Determination of released CD4 and CD8 antigens in the suction-blister fluid and horny-tissue extract in patients with psoriasis.

The amounts of soluble CD4 and CD8 antigens were measured in suction-blister fluid and extracts of horny tissue in patients with psoriasis. The levels of soluble CD4 and CD8 in the suction-blister fluid of lesional skin in psoriasis was significantly higher than from normal skin and the uninvolved skin in psoriasis. Levels of soluble CD4 and CD8 in the extracts of horny tissue in psoriasis were significantly higher than those from non-psoriatic skin.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Linear cutaneous neurilemmomas on the forehead.

A 35-year-old woman had had pruritic linearly arranged papules on the right side of her forehead for 17 years. A biopsy specimen from one of the papules showed the histopathological appearance of an intradermal plexiform neurilemmoma. No other features of systemic neurofibromatosis or neurilemmomatosis were detected. Neurilemmoma usually occurs as a solitary lesion in the subcutis and there are only few reports of such localized multiple intradermal neurilemmomas associated with neither neurofibromatosis nor neurilemmomatosis.

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PubMed1991

Dry skin of newborn infants: functional analysis of the stratum corneum.

Our clinical observations disclosed that most newborn infants showed scaling on at least some parts of the body. To clarify the mechanism for such xerosis, we performed measurements of high-frequency conductance (Gx), which assesses the skin surface hydration and evaporative water loss from the skin. The skin of newborns showed surprisingly lower Gx values and evaporative water loss than those of adults or 1- to 6-month-old infants in a warm environment. These findings may be explained partly by low eccrine activity, which has been reported as characteristic of newborn skin. However, defective stratum corneum function, such as reduced water-holding capacity as demonstrated by the in vivo water sorption-desorption test, also seems to be responsible for the development of dry skin in newborns.

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PubMed1991

Jacquet erosive diaper dermatitis in a young girl with urinary incontinence.

We report a case of Jacquet erosive diaper dermatitis (dermatitis syphiloides posterosiva) in a 9-year-old girl suffering from urinary incontinence due to an ectopic opening of a left double ureter into the vaginal vestibule. The toilet paper that she used as an absorbent was thought to be one of the factors causing the eruption. The lesions cleared with topical application of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory ointment and zinc oxide ointment, in conjunction with the use of sanitary napkins.

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PubMed1991

Generalized eruptive histiocytoma: a report of a variant case showing the presence of dermal indeterminate cells.

We describe a 14-year-old Japanese girl with a variant of generalized eruptive histiocytoma. She presented with the characteristic features of classical generalized eruptive histiocytoma but with the following minor differences. Clinically, some of the papular eruptions tended to coalesce to form plaques. Histoligically, some of the histiocytic cells were S-100 protein- and OKT-6-positive; these were thought to be indeterminate cells because they lacked Birbeck granules. In addition, PAS-positive cells were few and there were some intermingled lymphocytes and a few eosinophils.

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PubMed1991

Tyrosinemia II: report of an incomplete case and studies on the hyperkeratotic stratum corneum.

We report a case of tyrosinemia II in a 20-year-old man who had painful palmoplantar hyperkeratotic lesions and corneal erosion. His serum tyrosine level was more than 10 times above normal. Though dietary control failed to eliminate the skin lesions, etretinate cleared them temporarily and grafted skin from the buttock did not become hyperkeratotic during the observation period of 1 1/2 years. Amino acid analysis in the hyperkeratotic stratum corneum disclosed a moderate increase not only in soluble tyrosine but also in other amino acid contents. Turnover time of the hyperkeratotic stratum corneum was greatly elongated as compared with that of the grafted site.

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PubMed1991

Complement fragment C4d and Bb levels in inflammatory skin diseases (e.g. SLE, atopic dermatitis, erythroderma and pustulosis palmaris et plantaris) for assessment of complement activation.

The complement is one of the major effector system in the process of inflammation. Complement activation has been shown to occur in inflammatory dermatoses such as systemic lupus erythematosus, atopic dermatitis, erythroderma of unknown origin, and pustulosis palmaris et plantaris by the elevated blood levels of complement fragments. To clarify the complement activation, especially the alternative pathway involvement, we have measured the concentrations of classical pathway-specific C4d and alternative pathway-derived Bb in the plasma of patients with these inflammatory disorders at a mild to exacerbated stage. Only the SLE plasma showed significantly elevated Bb levels. These results suggest that assessments of plasma C4d and Bb levels may be of value in monitoring the involvement of the complement system in patients with inflammatory dermatoses with significant complement activation.

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PubMed1991

Nucleotide sequence of the putative human tyrosinase pseudogene.

We have cloned and sequenced the putative human tyrosinase pseudogene, which shares more than 98% nucleotide homology with exon 4 and exon 5 of the human tyrosinase gene including their flanking introns. Because of such a high homology, both the tyrosinase gene and its pseudogene could be amplified from genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction. The nucleotide sequences presented thus enable us to discriminate the tyrosinase gene from its related sequences and are invaluable for a gene diagnosis of oculocutaneous albinism.

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PubMed1991

Exanthematic type of pustular psoriasis consisting of two types of pustular lesion.

A 35-year-old female developed generalized pustules within a short period of time. Clinically, two distinct types of pustules were observed, viz. erythematous patches studded with crops of small pustules, and isolated large pustules with a red halo. Histologically, the former were subcorneal spongiform pustules, whereas the latter were unilocular pustules involving the hair follicular infundibulum or a subcorneal unilocular pustule on the palmo-plantar skin. On the basis of the sudden appearance of the pustules without any pre-existing lesions of psoriasis and the histological findings of the spongiform pustules, we made a diagnosis of the exanthematic type of pustular psoriasis. The lesions responded in a dose-dependent fashion to oral cyclosporin.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1991

Development of Ki-1 lymphoma in a child suffering from multicentric reticulohistiocytosis.

We report a case of Ki-1 lymphoma that developed in a 16-year-old youth who had suffered from multicentric reticulohistiocytosis for 10 years. Over the past 3 years he had had a peculiar sclerosing lesion of the leg for which oral prednisone 5 mg daily was tried for one year, with a moderate effect. He developed a marked swelling of the inguinal lymphadenopathy on the same side as the affected leg lesion, which also developed a prominent swelling of the skin surrounding the sclerosed area. Immunohistochemical analysis of the lymph node biopsy revealed the features of Ki-1 lymphoma. This is the first case of association of multicentric reticulohistiocytosis with Ki-1 lymphoma.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Acquired zinc deficiency in breast-fed infants.

Zinc deficiency in breast-fed infants is a rare disease caused by a low level of zinc in their mother's milk. Premature infants are more vulnerable to develop zinc deficiency than full-term infants because, despite their high zinc requirements, they have insufficient body stores of zinc and a poor capability to absorb zinc from the gut. The clinical aspect of zinc deficiency is acrodermatitis enteropathica, in which the severity is proportional to the zinc level. The patients respond well to oral zinc supplements.

Breast Feeding↗