[Clinical and epidemiologic aspects of paraneoplastic dermatoses in hospitalized patients treated at the Clinic for Dermatologic and Venereal Diseases in Novi Sad over a 10-year period (1980-1990)]. / Neke klinicko-epidemioloske odlike paraneoplastickih dermatoza kod hospitalno lecenih bolesnika na Klinici za dermatoveneroloske bolesti u Novom Sadu u desetogodisnjem periodu (1980-1990. godine).

Authors report results of a retrospective investigation on frequency of paraneoplastic dermatoses, their clinical characteristics, time of onset and course regarding 10 - year material on hospitalized patients at the Clinic for Infectious and Dermatovenerous Diseases in Novi Sad. Out of 9086 hospitalized patients in 14 patients (0.16%) paraneoplastic dermatisis was diagnosed. Out of 14 patients in 5 patients (35.71%) Herpes zoster was diagnosed; in 4 patients (28.57%) bullous dermatosis; in 2 patients (14.29%) paraneoplastic acrokeratosis; in 1 patient (7.14%) exudative multiform erythema in 1 patient (7.14%) erythema figuratum and in one more patient necrotic Herpes labialis was diagnosed. Concerning malignant neoplasms of internal organs together with paraneoplastic dermatosis in most cases (4 - 28.57%) chronic lymphocyte leucosis was found, and in remaining 10 (71.43%) carcinomas were diagnosed at different internal organs. In 7 cases (50%) malignancy proceeded paraneoplastic dermatosis, in 4 cases (28.57%) the malignancy was diagnosed at the same time as paraneoplastic dermatosis and in 3 cases (28.43%) malignancy was established after the onset of paraneoplastic dermatosis. Authors point to the fact that usual skin changes, characteristic for the dermatologic diseases mentioned, in cases when they are associated with visceral malignomas, are characterized by a more serious clinical picture, a longer course of the disease and resistance concerning usual therapy.

[Epidemiological characteristic of basocellular skin epitheliomas treated at the Department of Dermatovenereal Diseases in Novi Sad]. / Epidemioloske karakteristike bazocelularnih epitelioma koze.

The authors review some of the epidemiological characteristics of epithelioma basocellulare (EB) of the skin, showing the incidence of 2.39% of the cases treated for EB of the skin from 1984 to 1990, derived from the total of 61,384 initial examinations carried out in this period at the Department of Dermatovenereal Diseases in Novi Sad. The mean age of the patients was 64.42, the male-female ratio was slightly in favor of the females, 1:1.25. As for localization, EB of the skin were most frequently found on the face, head and neck (87.16%). Regarding occupation of the patients on the top were retired people (47.17%) and agricultural workers (33.02%) and regarding the place of living, most were found in the rural population (68.07). The mean time the treated patients came for a check-up was 1.26 year after the onset of the tumor. Relapses were found in 18 cases (1.23%). The mean time of their occurrence after the rtg therapy was 1.9 year. Familial predisposition for skin tumors was detected in 232 cases (15.79%).

[Dermatitis artefacta, onychophagia and trichotillomania in mentally retarded children and adolescents]. / Dermatitis artefakta, onychophagia i trichotillomania u mentalno retardirane dece i omladine.

Systematic dermatovenorological examination included 457 mentally retarded children and adolescents institutionalized at the Institute for Mental Rehabilitation of Children and Adolescents "Novi Sad" in Veternik near Novi Sad. All examined subjects were classified into 3 groups: 1. severely retarded--immobile, 2. severely retarded--mobile, and 3. moderately retarded. Dermatoses were found in 70 (15.32%) of the subjects, the most frequent being: onychophagia in 34 (7.44%), dermatitis artefacta in 17 (3.72%) and trichotillomania in 14 (3.06%) cases. Onychophagia and trichotillomania occurred simultaneously in 5 (1.09%) cases. The authors review pathogenesis of the above dermatoses as well as possible measures for their prevention.