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Isabel Belinchón

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PubMed2006

[Skin lesions from the application of suction cups for therapeutic purposes].

The application of suction cups or cupping is a medicinal practice that is very widespread in Asian countries. The presence of circular areas of erythema, ecchymosis or blood blisters symmetrically distributed on the shoulders, back, thorax or lumbar area should suggest the use of this technique. The number of followers of traditional Chinese medicine is increasing in the Western world, so we should be familiar with these practices in order to prevent social and/or legal conflicts that may arise from mistaken diagnoses of abuse. We present the case of a 65-year-old male with multiple circular, erythematous, bullous lesions, symmetrically distributed, which occurred after the application of suction cups in the context of polymyalgia rheumatica.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed2005

[Bibliometric study of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (1984-2003). I. Production analysis].

OBJECTIVE: Analyze the scientific articles published in Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (AD) between 1984 and 2003. The main bibliometric parameters analyzed were: number of articles, their length and type, primary subject areas, authorship of the documents, main contributing centers, departmental areas and geographic distribution of the articles. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All of the scientific articles published in the regular issues of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas between 1984 and 2003 (two decades), corresponding to volumes 75 to 94, were reviewed manually. RESULTS: A total of 2,604 articles were published in the journal AD during the period studied, with a yearly average of 130 articles. Clinical cases or notes were the main type of document (66.2 %), followed by original articles (23.5 %) and review articles (4.7 %). The length of the documents varied from 1 to 33 pages, with an average of 4.55 pages. The subjects that were most discussed in the documents from this period were dermatopathology (15.9 %) and therapeutics (15.4 %). A total of 11,667 authorships were found, with 2,907 different authors. The average number of authors per article for the period was 4.48. 56.7 % of the authors were occasional contributors (having signed a single document), while 3.5 % were top contributors, having signed 20 or more works over this period. Seven Autonomous Communities accounted for 85.5 % of the articles. The Community of Madrid was by far the largest contributor (917 documents, 35.2 %), followed by Andalusia (422, 16.2 %), Catalonia (240, 9.2 %) and Castile-León (221, 8.5 %). The 2,604 documents in the study were from 293 different centers, which accounted for 2,977 co-authorships. Most of these co-authorships were from large hospitals or hospital complexes. The most noteworthy of these were the Madrid hospitals 12 de Octubre (281 co-authorships) and Clínico San Carlos (153), and Hospital Universitario San Cecilio in Granada (149). Dermatology was the specialty of most of the authors (90.8 % of those authors listed first). The main specialty collaborating with dermatology was pathology, taking part in 28.5 % of the articles. CONCLUSIONS: An analysis of the productivity of the journal AD over two decades gives us an idea of scientific activity in dermatology in Spain, because of the journal's quantitative and qualitative significance in the context of Spanish dermatology.

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PubMed2005

[Bibliometric study of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas(1984-2003) II. Analysis of bibliographical references].

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the number of references for each of the articles published in the regular issues of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (AD) between 1984 and 2003, and to calculate the average number of references for each of these years. To study the consumption of information by the authors of documents published in AD through the analysis of all of the bibliographical references listed in the articles published in 1984, 1993 and 2003. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The number of references for each of the scientific articles published in the regular issues of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas between 1984 and 2003 was reviewed manually. For the years 1984, 1993 and 2003, the type of document, language, country of origin and age of the references were analyzed. RESULTS: The 2,604 articles published in the journal AD between 1984 and 2003 provided 56,144 references. The average number of references per article for the entire period was 21.56 +/- 21.2. The type of document with the most references was the review (67.06 +/- 59.9), followed by original works (24.76 +/- 19) and clinical cases (17.95 +/- 9.7). The primary type of document for references in the three years studied was the review article, which went from 84.8 % in 1984 to 95.4 % in 2003. References to books, on the other hand, dropped from 10.6 % in the first year to 3.3 % in the last one (p < 0.001). The United States was the country of origin of a large part of the references reflected in the three years studied (55.4 %). Following at a great distance were the United Kingdom (15.7 %) and Spain (9 %). English was the language in which most of the references were written in the three years studied, increasing from 72.9 % in 1984 to 87.5 % in 2003. Spanish was the second most used language in the references (9.1 %); contrary to what was expected, its use decreased over the three years. The main journals referenced by the authors published in AD were the American publications Archives of Dermatology (12.3 %) and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (10.3 %). References to AD itself accounted for 4 % of the total; it was the fourth most referenced journal after the British Journal of Dermatology (7.4 %). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish dermatologists primarily use English-language publications for their research. They mostly obtain current information from periodicals, with a significant percentage of the information being found in a small group of journals, which are the ones with the greatest international impact for our field of specialization.

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PubMed2005

[Bibliometric study of Actas Dermo-sifiliográficas (1984-2003) III. Analysis of bibliographic impact factors].

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the impact factor of the journal Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (AD) from 1986 to 1990 and from 1999 to 2003 and to identify the journal's citation pattern in those years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Citations obtained by AD in the periods from 1985-1990 and 1998-2003 for articles published from 1984 to 1989 and from 1997 to 2002 were collected using Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI). RESULTS: The number of times AD was cited doubled during the second period, increasing from 38 (period from 1985-1990) to 76 (period from 1998-2003). Considering the number of citations, AD's impact factor increased from 0.016 in 1986 to 0.040 in 2003. In both periods, citations corresponding to AD articles were included in a wide range of source journals, mainly dermatological publications abroad. The most referred journals in the second period were the Dutch publication Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (13 citations) and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (12 citations). Unlike the period from 1985 to 1990 when no Spanish journal cited AD, four Spanish publications mentioned AD in the second period: Revista clínica española (6 citations), Archivos de bronconeumología (4 citations), Medicina clínica (3 citations) and the journal Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica (1 citation). Citations mainly corresponded to articles published by Spanish authors (63.2 % in the 1985-1990 period and 81.6 % in the period from 1998 to 2003). Self-citation increased from 10.5 % (first period) to 31.6 % (second period). CONCLUSION: The impact factor of AD is low and not comparable to other publications included in the Dermatology and Venereal Diseases field from SCI. Our results confirm the low citation rate of AD by source journals in this repertory. However, the increase of this rate in recent years seems to indicate a higher Spanish presence in SCI due to an increasing number of publications corresponding to Spanish authors in international journals and the inclusion of some Spanish journals in this database.

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PubMed2004

Skin tumors in patients aged 90 years and older.

BACKGROUND: The aging of the population in the developed world is an accepted fact. Consequently, the number of patients aged 90 years or over with cutaneous cancer will increase in coming years. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the nature of skin lesions amenable to dermatologic surgery in patients aged 90 years or more. METHODS: We studied the clinical histories of 52 outpatients in their 90 s, who had had histopathologic studies made of their skin tumors when attended in the Hospital General de Alicante (Spain) between January 1999 and July 2002. We studied sex, age, type of tumor, site, associated disorders, regular medications, type of anesthesia, and type of treatment given. RESULTS: The average age of the patients was 92.4 years. Thirty-six patients were women and 16 were men. Altogether the 52 patients had a total of 72 lesions. The most frequent diagnosis was basal cell carcinoma with 36 lesions, followed by 20 squamous cell carcinomas. The overall ratio of basal cell carcinoma to squamous cell carcinoma was 1.8. Patients had an average of 1.5 comorbid medical conditions and were taking an average of 2.3 regular medications. CONCLUSION: Dermatologists often attend patients aged 90 years or over with nonmelanoma skin cancer. The most important decision is as to what is the best management of these patients.

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PubMed2003

Presentation of telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans as a long-standing solitary plaque associated with renal carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by a primary pathological increase in mast cells in different tissues. The skin is the most frequently affected organ. Cutaneous mastocytosis, including urticaria pigmentosa, solitary mastocytoma, diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis, and telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans (TMEP), is usually distinguished from systemic mastocytosis. TMEP is characterized mainly by telangiectatic macules. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: We report a case of TMEP with an unusual clinical presentation as a solitary plaque of telangiectatic macules. A renal clear cell carcinoma was detected in a workup for systemic mastocytosis. We discuss the clinical and histological findings and treatment of TMEP. CONCLUSIONS: TMEP is a rare form of mastocytosis, which occurs mainly in adults, generally has a good prognosis, and little tendency to urticate or show constitutional symptoms. Clinicians should consider this disorder when confronted with a progressive atypical telangiectatic lesion. However, the malignant neoplasm also found in this patient is of uncertain significance.

Carcinoma, Renal Cell↗
PubMed2003

Subungal abcesses secondary to paclitaxel.

Various cutaneous side effects, including nail changes, have been associated with taxane chemotherapeutic agents, but usually docetaxel has been implicated. We report a patient with acute paronychia due to paclitaxel administered for treatment of breast cancer.

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Porokeratosis of the lower lip.

The porokeratoses are defined as specific disorders of keratinization that are histologically characterised by the presence of a dense, parakeratotic column, well-circumscribed from the rest of the corneocytes, known as the cornoid lamella. In this article, we report two cases of porokeratosis of the lower lip, drawing attention to the unusual site. We also emphasize the clinical appearance of these lesions, which may easily be misdiagnosed if not examined correctly. As a consequence of this misdiagnosis, the prevalence of these lesions is probably greater than at present estimated. Moreover, a good response to cryotherapy is shown.

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Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with plaques and arthritis.

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) is a histopathological disorder characterised by an infiltration of the reticular dermis with a predominance of interstitial and palisadic histiocytes with a few areas of degenerating collagen bundles associated with a variable number of polynuclear neutrophils and eosinophils. There are several clinical conditions with a pattern of IGD. The linear form associated with arthritis was the first variety described. There is also a second form, which presents with plaques. This variety may be associated with arthritis, use of certain drugs or the presence of different systemic disorders. We report a case of IGD with plaques and arthritis. We discuss the differential clinical and histological diagnosis with other inflammatory skin lesions, which may be associated with joint disorders and collagen degeneration. We believe that it should be considered in patients presenting with arthritis and skin lesions.

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