K Balighi; K Kiani Far; F Farnaghi; SZ Ghodsi; P Mehrian
Volume 8, suppl , 2005, , Pages 53-59
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Nowadays, Erbium: YAG laser resurfacing of periorbital skin has become a very popular method of wrinkle reduction. Seven patients with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes of II to V were treated with a 2940 nm Erbium: YAG laser system for resurfacing of periorbital wrinkles. Photographic evalution performed ...
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Nowadays, Erbium: YAG laser resurfacing of periorbital skin has become a very popular method of wrinkle reduction. Seven patients with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes of II to V were treated with a 2940 nm Erbium: YAG laser system for resurfacing of periorbital wrinkles. Photographic evalution performed before and after treatment. Patients were visited at 1,2,3,5,7,14,30 and 60 days after laser resurfacing. The results were graded into five categories: no improvement (grade 0), mild (grade 1: up to 25% ), moderate (grade 2: 25-50%), good (grade 3: 50-75%) or excellent (grade 4: 75-100%). Two independent investigators and also the patients themselves evaluated the improvement grades by comparing the photographs. Peri- orbital skin re- epithelization after treatment took a mean duration of 3.7 days. Duration of erythema varied from two to seven weeks with a mean duration of 16.2 days. Eight weeks after the end of the treatment the mean improvement grade was 2.35 (moderate to good) by investigators judgment and 2.14 (moderate to good) by the patients themselves. No pigmentary complications were evident after 8 weeks. No scars or ectropion were observed.
SZ Ghodsi; B Bahar; K Balighi; MR Ranj Kesh
Volume 8, Issue 3 , 2005, , Pages 232-236
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Chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains the most common late complication of allogenic stem cell transplantation and the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. To control this condition, immunosuppressive drugs are usually administered at a high dose and for a long ...
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Chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains the most common late complication of allogenic stem cell transplantation and the most frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. To control this condition, immunosuppressive drugs are usually administered at a high dose and for a long time, which may result in several side effects. 5 patients with clinically and histopathologically established cGVHD (3 lichenoid, 1 sclerodermoid and 1 mixed lichenoid-sclerodermoid), who failed to respond to conventional immunosuppressive therapy were treated with psoralen and UVA (PUVA). Treatment was administered in a standard protocol three times a week on non-consecutive days and were continued at least for 12 weeks. All 3 lichenoid cases showed complete improvement. In the sclerodermoid case there was partial response and in the mixed type case the partial response of sclerodermoid lesion and complete response of lichenoid lesions were observed. With the exception of a slight increase in liver transferases, no other adverse reactions occurred. In conclusion, PUVA can be a safe and effective therapy in conjunction with systemic agents for chronic GVHD especially in lichenoid form.
SZ Ghodsi; H Ghani Nezhad; L Farpoor; A Ali Mardani; A Taheri; P Mansoori
Volume 8, Issue 2 , 2005, , Pages 115-120
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Background: Geographic tongue is an inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that affects the epithelium of the tongue. It has been associated with several cutaneous diseases. Objective: To determine the prevalence of geographic tongue and its association with other cutaneous diseases in patients referred ...
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Background: Geographic tongue is an inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that affects the epithelium of the tongue. It has been associated with several cutaneous diseases. Objective: To determine the prevalence of geographic tongue and its association with other cutaneous diseases in patients referred to the dermatology clinic of Razi hospital. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on all patients referred to one of the dermatology clinics of Razi hospital between February 21 and March 18, 1996 to determine the prevalence of geographic tongue and other diseases. Results: One-thousand and one-hundred and sixty referred patients were studied. The prevalence of geographic tongue was 6.2%. There was a statistically significant association between geographic tongue and seborrheic dermatitis (P=0.0053). Conclusion: Geographic tongue is associated with some cutaneous diseases. Detection of these associations could be a clue to the etiology and pathogenesis of geographic tongue.
