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{"title":"Effect of Tape Stripping on Percutaneous Penetration and Topical Vaccination","authors":"M. Choi, H. Zhai, H. Löffler, F. Dreher, H. Maibach","doi":"10.1159/000078695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078695","url":null,"abstract":"The stratum corneum provides the first barrier to the percutaneous absorption of drugs as well as regulating water loss. This barrier limits the topical/transdermal delivery of drugs and biological macromolecules. Chemical and physical approaches have been examined to decrease these properties. Tape stripping is commonly used to disrupt the epidermal barrier, to enhance the delivery of drugs and to obtain information about stratum corneum function. Tape stripping results in the production and release of cytokines and co-stimulatory molecules and increases the humoral and cellular immune responses against peptide, protein and DNA antigens by a topical vaccination in vivo. This paper reviews the stripping method, experimental factors and its applications for penetration and topical vaccination.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"8 1","pages":"262 - 269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78764632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Erythroderma: A Clinical Study of 127 Cases and Review of the Literature","authors":"D. el Euch, F. Zeglaoui, R. Benmously, H. Turki, M. Denguezli, J. Zili, S. Fenniche, R. Dhaoui, B. Zouari, A. Dhahri, M. Kamoun, A. Zahaf, R. Nouira, I. Mokhtar, N. Doss","doi":"10.1159/000078690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078690","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Several publications reported different causes of erythroderma. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of erythroderma and its aetiologies in Tunisian dermatology departments. Methods: This is a multicentric and retrospective study including all erythroderma patients in all Tunisian dermatology departments who consulted during a period of 5 years. Clinical and laboratory data were analysed. Results: Erythroderma was diagnosed in 127 patients; an incidence of 0.065% of patients is seen in dermatology consultations. In children (33 cases), the most frequent causes of erythroderma were ichthyosis (42.5%), seborrhoeic dermatitis (27.5%) and psoriasis (21%). In adults (94 cases), the main causes of erythroderma were psoriasis (41.5%), eczema (13%) and drug reactions (13%). Drug-related erythrodermas were specifically associated with fever and oedema (p = 0.0005) and eosinophilia (p = 0.01). Conclusion: No atopic erythroderma was observed, and eosinophilia was significantly associated with drug reactions.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"8 1","pages":"234 - 239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84227690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contact Allergy in Agricultural Workers","authors":"M. Kieć-Świerczyńska, B. Kręcisz, D. Świerczyńska-Machura","doi":"10.1159/000078692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078692","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural workers (n = 121) referred to the Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine for suspected occupational disease were subjected to dermatological and allergological examinations. All were patch and prick tested with standard occupational and environmental allergen sets. Contact dermatitis was diagnosed in 60 (49.6%) patients. In the women, the dominant allergy was that to nickel, benzalkonium, palladium, cobalt, thimerosal, fragrances and balsam of Peru, while the men were most frequently sensitive to chromates, cobalt, 4-phenylenediamine, fragrances, captan, formaldehyde, 4-aminoazobenzene, wool alcohols and cinnamic alcohol. Phenylmercuric chloride caused allergic reactions in 6 women and 2 men, while 6 workers were sensitive to neomycin. Allergy to glutaraldehyde was diagnosed in 3 workers, to lysol in 4, to chlorhexidine in 1, to chloramine in 1. Three patients reacted to thiurams, 3 to diphenylguanidine, 3 to mercaptobenzothiazole. Of the 9 workers sensitive to 4-phenylenediamine, only 2 men reacted additionally to N-isopropyl-N-4-phenylenediamine. Ziram (zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate) and copper sulfate caused allergy in 1 agricultural worker each. Immediate allergy was diagnosed in 43 (35.5%) patients. The dominant allergens in that category included straw dust, hay dust, wheat threshing, rye pollen and cow epithelium. The final diagnosis was based on the clinical picture and the results of the patch and prick tests. Allergic contact dermatitis was diagnosed in 27 (22.3%), atopic dermatitis in 27, irritant contact dermatitis in 15 (12.4%) and urticaria in 9 (7.5%) agricultural workers. Other dermal diseases were diagnosed in single patients. The clinical examinations showed no dermal lesions in 31 (25.6%) patients.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"60 1","pages":"246 - 251"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79889813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reevaluation of the Importance of Barrier Dysfunction in the Nonlesional Dry Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients through the Use of Two Barrier Creams","authors":"Hayato Matsuki, K. Kiyokane, T. Matsuki, Sayuri Sato, G. Imokawa","doi":"10.1159/000091910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000091910","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) can be considered a barrier disease in which antigens and irritants that can easily penetrate clinically normal, nonlesional skin due to its defective barrier function trigger and worsen the dermatitis. Thus, replenishing the barrier function in clinically normal, nonlesional skin of patients with AD seems to be a key for preventing the refractory nature of the dermatitis. Objective: To determine whether the disrupted barrier function of AD nonlesional skin can be repaired by topical application of a synthetic ceramide known to induce barrier recovery and to subsequently evaluate the relationship between enhanced barrier function and improved dry skin conditions. Methods: We applied topically a synthetic ceramide (CER) or hirudoid (HIRU)-containing cream to the nonlesional skin of AD patients for 4 weeks and evaluated their efficacy by measuring transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and capacitance values as well as clinical scoring for scaling/dryness/itchiness. Results: Treatment for 4 weeks with the CER cream significantly reduced dryness/scaling/itchiness which was accompanied by significant decreases in TEWL and increases in capacitance values at 2 and 4 weeks. In contrast, treatment for 4 weeks with the HIRU cream elicited a similar but lesser reduction in dryness/scaling/itchiness which was accompanied by significant but lesser decreases and increases in TEWL and capacitance values, respectively, at 2 and 4 weeks. Comparison of TEWL and capacitance values during the 4 weeks of treatment with CER or HIRU creams revealed that while the two parameters of CER cream-treated skin were generally similar to healthy control skin, those of the HIRU cream-treated skin remained similar to mild or moderate AD skin. Conclusion: It is likely that the recovery of barrier function reflects the improvement in clinically evaluated dry skin conditions of the nonlesional skin to a greater extent than that in water deficiency, which suggests that the barrier-replenishing effect is a more important factor for treatment of AD nonlesional skin than is the improvement of water deficiency.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"124 1","pages":"293 - 302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87850332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mosquito Bite Therapy: Evidenced-Based","authors":"B. Modjtahedi, S. Modjtahedi, A. Mansury, H. Maibach","doi":"10.1159/000093650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000093650","url":null,"abstract":"Mosquito bites in humans are characterized by an immediate wheal-and-flare type I hypersensitivity response, followed by a delayed type IV papular reaction approximately 24 h later. An intense pruritic reaction may accompany all phases of the bite. Prophylactically administered oral second-generation antihistamines inhibit the immediate histamine induced wheal-and-flare in skin, and some studies show that they are also useful in alleviating delayed bite symptoms. Topical antihistamines have not been documented to be useful in treatment; however, topical ammonium solution and other common allergic reaction remedies are promising as after-bite treatments. This review assesses the current evidence analyzing the efficacy of prophylactic, oral, second-generation antihistamines as well as topical therapies for mosquito bites.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"319 1","pages":"332 - 338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79707328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Palladium Patch Reactivity","authors":"J. Fowler, J. Hayden","doi":"10.1159/000078697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000078697","url":null,"abstract":"A retrospective review of all patch tests performed at 1 center during the year 2000 was undertaken. All patients with positive patch tests to palladium were selected. Of these, the presence of a positive patch test to nickel or gold was also noted. Putative clinical relevance of a positive test was not analyzed. All patients were tested with the North American Contact Dermatitis Group Standard Screening Series (see Appendix), which included nickel sulfate (2.5% pet.) and gold sodium thiosulfate (0.5% pet.). In addition, they were tested to palladium chloride (1% pet.). All allergens were supplied by Chemotechnique, Malmo, Sweden. Tests were applied on Finn Chambers on Scanpor tape (Allerderm, Inc., Petaluma, Calif., USA). Patches were applied for approximately 48 h, with the final reading about 48 h after patch removal.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"52 1","pages":"277 - 278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82270572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Damage to Human Hair Caused by Repeated Bleaching Combined with Daily Weathering during Daily Life Activities","authors":"Yoshinori Masukawa, Hisashi Tsujimura, Hiroto Tanamachi, Hirofumi Narita, G. Imokawa","doi":"10.1159/000091908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000091908","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although it is well known that chemical oxidation with alkaline hydrogen peroxide damages human hair, little is known about the effects of bleaching during daily life activities which may alter hair components. Objective: To determine the effects of bleaching combined with daily weathering on lipids and amino acids in hair. Methods: Levels of lipids and amino acids were analyzed by chromatography in scalp hair fibers collected from three different females and in experimentally treated hair. Results: Bleaching combined with daily weathering induced the loss of 18-methyleicosanoic acid (18-MEA) and the conversion of half-cystine (H-CYS) to cysteic acid (CYS-A), which were the most remarkable changes among all lipids and amino acids tested. Although a single bleaching had no effect, repeated bleaching combined with daily weathering elicited significant decreases in other intrinsic endogenous lipids and alterations in amino acids that are characteristic for the cuticle. Conclusion: Hair damage, eventually leading to the worst damage such as splitting, is caused by bleaching during daily life activities and is mainly attributable to the loss of 18-MEA as well as the conversion of H-CYS to CYS-A.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"30 1","pages":"273 - 281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90188699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sensitization Potential of Citronellol","authors":"J. Hostynek,, H. Maibach","doi":"10.1159/000092445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000092445","url":null,"abstract":"The fragrance material citronellol has been cited as a moderately frequent cause of allergic contact dermatitis. A review of the literature shows that when the underlying clinical and experimental data are analyzed, a clear cause-effect relationship has infrequently or rarely been established. On the basis of its generally weak sensitizing potential in animals and human volunteers, coupled with its generally low exposure conditions, the prevalence of clinical cases would not be expected to be particularly high. This is not to say that citronellol is a frequent inducer of type IV allergy in members of the public. It remains to be seen, however, how often such allergy, once established, is responsible for any of the cases of allergic contact dermatitis commonly described in the literature. Indeed, in some cases, patch test conditions may not be optimal for differentiating between clinically relevant and irrelevant allergy to citronellol. Clarification of patch-test-related clinical relevance may be obtained utilizing retesting, dilution series and use tests.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"145 1","pages":"307 - 312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86782501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Textile-Dye and Colored-Textile Allergic Contact Dermatitis","authors":"K. Hatch, H. Motschi, H. Maibach","doi":"10.1159/000076803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000076803","url":null,"abstract":"This paper provides results of a study that focused on establishing that patients had ‘colored clothing allergic contact dermatitis (ACD)’ by finding those dyes each patient was patch-test-positive to in that patient’s suspected colored textile. It advocates the use of the term ‘textile-dye ACD’ to name cases of ACD in which the patient’s skin eruption is due to direct contact with dye molecules and the use of the term ‘colored-textile ACD’ to name cases in which the patient’s skin eruption was due to transfer of dye from a textile to the skin.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"1 1","pages":"206 - 209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91541711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Methyldibromoglutaronitrile: An Increasingly Important Allergen in the UK","authors":"D. Ramlogan, D. Basketter, M. Beck","doi":"10.1159/000076799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000076799","url":null,"abstract":"Methyldibromoglutaronitrile (MDBGN) was introduced to the European market in 1985, as a preservative for cosmetics, toiletries and industrial products. Since its introduction 17 years ago, studies both in Europe and North America have highlighted it as an increasing new allergen especially in cosmetics. In industry, as MDBGN supersedes isothiazolinones in a wide range of products, its emergence as an important allergen in occupational contact dermatitis becomes more apparent. Dermatologists in the UK need to be aware of this rising new allergen and that the dermatitis can affect not only the head and neck region but also the perianal skin or hands when due to cosmetics, toiletries or industrial products, respectively.","PeriodicalId":12086,"journal":{"name":"Exogenous Dermatology","volume":"95 1","pages":"184 - 189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83807957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}