Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S Reimlinger.
We report on three cases of a nonpainful flexion contracture of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the little finger. The word camptodactyly means bent finger, and the condition can occur either as an inherited or as a sporadic disorder. Simple camptodactyly should be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of Dupuytren's contractures, other nontraumatic contractures of the fingers, and sclerodermia.
Sixty immunocompetent patients with herpes zoster of various dermatomes were treated 5 times a day for 5 days with either acyclovir at a dose of 400 mg or placebo. Acyclovir was shown to reduce significantly the time to full crusting (P = 0.02). There were also trends in favour of acyclovir for time to first dry vesicle and time to first day without macules or papules, but these were not statistically significant. There were no differences between the groups in the occurrence of adverse events or postherpetic neuralgia.
Differential radiotherapy is a way of making a diagnosis and treatment for keratoacanthoma at the same time. After having taken a punch biopsy in order to exclude basal cell carcinoma, we give an X-ray dose of 2500 r. This dose is sufficient to induce the healing of keratoacanthoma. If there is no tendency of healing, the tumor must be a squamous cell carcinoma. In this case, we apply the full tumor dose of totally 5000 r.
A case of primary anal herpes is documented. Therapy with intravenous acyclovir is demonstrated.