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M L Musumeci

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PubMed1998

Epidemiologic analysis and clinical course of 84 consecutive cases of pemphigus in eastern Sicily.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical and epidemiologic features of pemphigus in eastern Sicily. METHODS: All new cases of pemphigus seen in the Dermatology Clinic at the University of Catania during the period January 1982 to June 1996 were studied retrospectively. RESULTS: Eighty-four patients with pemphigus represented 1.3% of 6653 patients admitted to our clinic in a 13.5-year period, with an average annual incidence of six cases per year. The most common form of presentation was pemphigus vulgaris (PV) (75%), followed by pemphigus erythematosus (17%), pemphigus herpetiformis (6%), and pemphigus vegetans (2%). In 6% of PV patients, the oral lesions were not followed by skin involvement, and the lag time between the onset of illness and the final diagnosis in five PV cases was prolonged, ranging from 4 to 7 years, probably due to the mild clinical presentation of the disease. Two trauma-related PV cases were documented; in one case, the blisters were located in a surgical scar and in the other in a burn scar. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that pemphigus has a relatively high prevalence in eastern Sicily compared with other Italian regions; PV is the most common variant, and may have a mild course not always requiring aggressive therapy.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis.

Penile tumors, although not frequent, represent a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Of the malignant penile neoplasms, the most frequent is penile carcinoma, which includes squamous cell carcinoma and its well-differentiated variant, verrucous carcinoma. Current concepts about classification, epidemiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and treatment are presented.

Carcinoma in Situ↗
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High-magnification videodermatoscopy: a new noninvasive diagnostic tool for scabies in children.

A study of 100 children suspected of having scabies was carried out using high-magnification (HM) videodermatoscopy as the only diagnostic tool. HM videodermatoscopy reaches magnifications of up to 600x and allows a detailed inspection of the skin. Rapid and clear identification of mites, migration burrows, eggs, and feces was obtained in 62 of 100 patients. None of the 38 patients with negative findings showed any sign of infestation 2 weeks later. HM videodermatoscopy is rapid, effective, and sensitive, especially in those cases with nonspecific clinical features, and allows clear detection of diagnostic details usually not appreciable at lower magnifications. It has high specificity, with no chance of false-positive results, and being noninvasive, it eliminates the risk of accidental infections. Finally, the most important advantage in children is its high compliance rate, as it does not cause pain or physical or psychological discomfort. It may be used for primary diagnosis as well as for posttherapeutic follow-up and for screening of family members, thus reducing the risk of persistence and diffusion of the infestation.

Adolescent↗