MJ Nazemi Tabrizi; N Esmaeili; Y Sedaghat; S Mostafa
Volume 9, Issue 1 , 2006, , Pages 46-48
N Esmaeili; M Barzegari; M Rezaei
Volume 8, Issue 2 , 2005, , Pages 110-114
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Background: Lichen planus (LP) is an idiopathic papulosquamous disorder, which can show cutaneous or mucosal signs. It is caused by a cell mediated immune response to an antigen. A wide range of clinical manifestations has been reported. Objective: To determine the sex and age frequency and clinical ...
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Background: Lichen planus (LP) is an idiopathic papulosquamous disorder, which can show cutaneous or mucosal signs. It is caused by a cell mediated immune response to an antigen. A wide range of clinical manifestations has been reported. Objective: To determine the sex and age frequency and clinical presentations of this disease in patients referred to Razi hospital in Tehran. Patients and Methods: In this observational case series study, patients referred to Razi hospital in Tehran from May to July 2003 were examined and clinically or clinicopathologically confirmed cases of LP were selected. Results: One-hundred and twenty patients had LP (52 females-68 males). The age range was 6-80 years and the mean age was 40.6 years. Sixty-seven of patients had cutaneous lesions, 20% had mucocutaneous and 13% had mucosal lesions. Hypertrophic LP was present in 22% and typical or classic LP was seen in 18%. Seven percent of patients had scalp involvement and oral LP was present in 33.3% of cases and the most common form was reticular. Genital lesions were present in 6% of cases mainly in male cases and as annular form. Six percent of patients had positive family history of LP. Conclusion: In this study LP was more common in male patients and in fourth decade of life. Hypertrophic LP and classic LP were the most common and reticular form was the most common form of oral LP. Genital lesions were mainly seen in male patients and as annular form.
N Esmaeili; M Safaei Pourzamani; F Rahimi
Volume 6, Issue 3 , 2003, , Pages 24-26
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Background: To get accustomed with cutaneous manifestations related to AIDS is effective in early diagnosis of this disease. Objective: To evaluate the cutaneous manifestations in HIV seropositive patients. Patients and Methods: A prospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed on HIV-positive ...
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Background: To get accustomed with cutaneous manifestations related to AIDS is effective in early diagnosis of this disease. Objective: To evaluate the cutaneous manifestations in HIV seropositive patients. Patients and Methods: A prospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed on HIV-positive male prisoners in Kermanshah central prison and in addiction camp, referred to skin disease center of Kermanshah University, during eleven months; and their cutaneous manifestations were analyzed. Results: 43 out of 79 patients (54.4%) had mucocutaneous manifestations. 26 patients (32.9%) had herpes zoster infection. Two patients (4.6%) developed recurrent herpes zoster and five patients (11.6%) showed wide scar in low back area and shoulder because of previous herpes zoster. Other manifestations included acne (23.3%), generalized pruritus (11.6%) and oral herpes simplex infection, scabies and tinea versicolor in few cases. The majority of patients (32.6%) were in the age group of 30-34 years. Conclusion: The most common cutaneous disease in this study was herpes zoster. Herpes zoster infection in patients without any obvious risk factor could be a predictor of probable HIV infection.