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Dermatitis Herpetiforme/patología , Pénfigo/patología , Anciano , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
Drug eruptions are among the most common cutaneous disorders encountered by dermatologists. They occur in many forms and mimic many dermatoses. Fixed Drug Eruption (FDE) has its own characteristics and may be associated with ingestion of a number of agents. The incidence of FDE induced by a specific drug depends on the frequency with which the agent is used in a given part of the world. Recently we have encountered many cases of FDE due to Cotrimoxazole.
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Erupciones por Medicamentos/etiología , Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol/efectos adversos , Adulto , Erupciones por Medicamentos/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Factores Sexuales , Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
A school survey of pediculosis capitis in Benghazi, Libya, revealed an alarmingly high prevalence of 78.6%. The percentage of infestation was 67.2% for boys and 88.1% for girls. It was more frequent in schools located in rural areas (85.55%) as compared with those in urban areas (44.28%). There was no significant difference in infestation in younger and older children of either sex. Besides other factors for such a high prevalence, the lack of health education of family members may play a crucial role in transference and louse infestation.
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Infestaciones por Piojos/epidemiología , Adolescente , Niño , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Libia , Masculino , Población Rural , Cuero Cabelludo , Factores Sexuales , Población UrbanaAsunto(s)
Herpes Zóster/epidemiología , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , India , Lactante , MasculinoRESUMEN
Ninety-eight patients having fixed drug eruptions were subjected to provocation tests. Cutaneous involvement was seen in 43, mucous membrane in 33 patients, while cutaneous and mucous membrane involvement was seen in 22 patients. The causative drugs were found to be trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (45), acetylsalicylic acid (24), hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan) (8), ibuprofen (Brufen) (6), oxyphenbutazone (6), tetracycline hydrochloride (2), phenolphthalein (1) and phenobarbitone (1). There was evidence of cross-sensitivity between oxyphenbutazone and phenylbutazone.
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Erupciones por Medicamentos/diagnóstico , Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos , Pruebas Cutáneas , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Niño , Erupciones por Medicamentos/etiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Membrana Mucosa/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
In a case of pemphigus foliaceus, the initial clinical presentation was like dermatitis herpetiformis. The patient responded to low doses of corticosteroids.
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Analysis of the clinical and laboratory data from 21 patents of cutaneous tuberculosis seen over a period of 10 years revealed that it is rare in eastern Libya. There were 15 males and 6 females. Lupus vulgaris was seen in 11, scrofuloderma in 4. Three patients each had tuberculosis verrucosa cutis and papulonecrotic tuberculid. The diagnosis in each case was confirmed histopathologically.
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Lepra/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
Mycologic examination of 402 cases of tinea capitis in Benghazi showed Trichophyton rubrum to be the most common isolate, followed by T. mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis, and T. violaceum. The clinical presentation of tinea capitis is discussed, and attention is drawn to the seborrheic type, which is easily confused with dandruff.