Professional dermatology societies in the USA: an overview.

This is a concise overview in a table format for the current membership-based dermatology societies in the USA. The primary objective of these societies is to provide continuous medical education. These societies serve all health care providers in dermatology care, including physician assistants and nurses. There is a clear need for establishing more societies which focus on different aspect of dermatology. There is always a potential for improving the educational activities of these societies.

Cutaneous signs of piety.

It is important for dermatologists to be aware of cutaneous changes related to religious practices to help in their recognition and management. The anatomic location of cutaneous lesions associated with friction from praying varies based on religious practice. Allergic contact dermatitis from products and substances commonly used in worshipping also vary by religion. Some religious practices may render individuals prone to infections that manifest on the skin. Tattoos of godly figures also may adorn the body. Religious practices also have been implicated in cases of urticaria, köbnerization, and leukoderma. This article reviews the clinical presentation of some of the most common cutaneous changes that occur in individuals who practice the following religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.

Eponyms in andrology.

Andrology is the study of male reproductive health, its associated medicines, and biology, including functions and diseases that are specific to men, especially with regard to the reproductive organs. This concise report discusses the eponyms that are encountered in andrological literature.

Eponymes en AndrologieL'andrologie est l'étude de la santé reproductive masculine, de ses médicaments et de sa biologie, ainsi que des fonctions et maladies qui sont spécifiques aux hommes, tout particulièrement celles qui concernent les organes reproducteurs. Ce rapport succinct discute les éponymes rencontrés dans la littérature andrologique.

Exploring recent spatial patterns of cutaneous leishmaniasis and their associations with climate in some countries of the Middle East using geographical information systems.

This study explores the spatial trends of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and characterises the relationships between the observed spatial patterns and climate in Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia in 2009. Areal interpolation revealed the presence of four major hotspots of relatively high incidence rates covering most parts of Syria, central parts of Iraq, and north-western, central, south-eastern and south-western parts of Saudi Arabia. The severity of these hotspots was seen to decrease from high to low latitudes. The spatial patterns could be partly linked to precipitation (the higher the precipitation, the higher the incidence rates) and to a lesser degree to temperature (the lower the temperature, the higher the incidence rates). No significant relationship was deduced between the observed spatial patterns of incidence rates and humidity. However, these three climatic factors could be used jointly as explanatory variables (ceteris paribus) to explain part of the spatial variations of the CL incidence rates in the study area by applying geographically weighted regression.

Eponyms in dermatology literature linked to Japan.

There are many different eponyms in common use in dermatology today, originating from a variety of countries worldwide. This review discusses a selection of dermatological eponyms that are linked to Japan.

Claude Huriez and his syndrome.

Claude Huriez (1907-1984) was a well-known French dermatologist. In the 1960s, Huriez and colleagues reported two families from northern France with a rare congenital genodermatosis-later known as Huriez syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by scleroatrophy of the hands and feet, nail hypoplasia, mild palmoplantar keratoderma, and hypohidrosis and is a cancer-prone genodermatosis. This report sheds light on Huriez and the syndrome that bears his name.

Multiple lesions of granuloma annulare on the hand in a patient with scabies.

Granuloma annulare induced by scabies infection has been described previously in three patients. In this report, we share our observation of a fourth case.

Salim Haim and the syndrome that bears his name.

Professor Salim Haim (1919-1983) was a well-known dermatologist. In 1965, Dr. Haim and Dr. Munk, a radiologist, reported a rare congenital type of genodermatosis, later known as Haim-Munk syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by palmoplantar keratosis, pes planus, onychogryphosis, periodontitis, arachnodactyly, and acroosteolysis. This report discusses Haim and Haim-Munk syndrome.

Becker nevus on the neck with ear involvement.

This is a concise observation of Becker nevus located on the right side of the neck with involvement of the ear.

Autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex with woolly hair: a report of a new family.

Autosomal recessive hypotrichosis simplex with woolly hair is a rare dermatological disorder, characterized by sparse hair and tightly curled hair. We report on a new family affected with this disorder which has not previously been reported. In this family, 2 siblings were affected. We believe that the disorder is not rare, but is possibly misdiagnosed, and hence underreported.

Henri-Francois Secretan (1856-1916) and his syndrome.

Henri-François Secretan (1856-1916) was a Swiss physician, who in 1901 described a medical condition characterized by a hard, sometimes cyanotic oedema (Charcot's blue oedema) on the back of one or both hands and forearms. This condition was later known as Secretan's disease or Secretan's syndrome. This report discusses Henri Secretan and the syndrome that bears his name.

Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936), Felix Lewandowsky (1879-1921), and their syndrome.

Josef Jadassohn (1863-1936) and his assistant, Felix Lewandowsky (1879-1921), were eminent German dermatologists who had several dermatology conditions linked eponymously. One such condition is Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, which is a type of pachyonychia congenita - a disease that is characterized by severe thickening of the nail due to massive nail hyperkeratosis. This report describes Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome and the men behind this disease.