Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Mar;54(3 Suppl 2):S139-42. Norman R, Greenberg RG, Jackson JM. Abstract Skin disfigurations and pruritus can pose severe threats to quality of life, and treatment options for patients with recalcitrant diseases are limited. Tumor necrosis factor alpha, a proinflammatory cytokine, … 
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Clin Exp Dermatol. 2006 Jan;31(1):57-9. Mashiko M, Akiyama M, Tsuji-Abe Y, Shimizu H. Source Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD; familial benign chronic pemphigus) is a hereditary blistering disorder characterized by episodic maceration and erosions …
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2005 Dec;4(4):223-7. Wollina U, Konrad H, Petersen S. Source Department of Dermatology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany. [email protected] Abstract Botulinum toxin (BTX) types A and B have been used with success in cosmetic dermatology and hyperhidrosis treatment. The present …
Acta Derm Venereol. 2005;85(2):132-5. Gisondi P, Sampogna F, Annessi G, Girolomoni G, Abeni D. Source Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IRCCS, 00167 Rome, Italy. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (a skin fragility disorder) runs a chronic course and may cause important disability. However, little has been formally investigated concerning …
Cosmet Laser Ther. 2004 Nov;6(3):163-4. Downs A. Source South West Laser Centre, Exeter Nuffield, Exeter, UK. Anthony.Downs@rdehc tr.swest.nhs.uk Abstract OBJECTIVE: The attributes of the Smoothbeam laser–a 1450 nm diode laser–were considered likely to improve two distinct chronic conditions of flexural skin: …
J Drugs Dermatol. 2004 Mar-Apr;3(2):200-3. Umar SA, Bhattacharjee P, Brodell RT. Source Forum Health, Youngstown, OH, USA. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease, or familial benign chronic pemphigus, is a chronic disease without a known cure. Current therapeutic strategies attempt to suppress Hailey-Hailey outbreaks and allow …
Australas J Dermatol. 2002 Nov;43(4):305-8. Roos DE, Reid CM. Source Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [email protected] Abstract Benign familial pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is a rare relapsing-remitting epidermal blistering disease palliated by a multitude of medical and …
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 Nov;47(5):740-2. Ruiz-Rodriguez R, Alvarez JG, Jaén P, Acevedo A, Córdoba S. Source Department of Dermatology, Clínica Ruber, Madrid, Spain. [email protected] Abstract Familial benign pemphigus is a chronic, recurrent, autosomal dominant blistering disease that may significantly affect quality of life. Surgical …
J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2001 Dec;3(4):181-4. Konrad H, Karamfilov T, Wollina U. Source Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Jena, Germany. Abstract BACKGROUND: Hailey-Hailey disease is an autosomal-dominant blistering disease affecting the intertriginous skin. Dermabrasion and ablative laser treatment are known to …
Eur J Dermatol. 2000 Jun;10(4):265-8. König A, Hörster S, Vakilzadeh F, Happle R. Source Department of Dermatology, Philipp University, Deutschhausstrasse 9, D-35033 Marburg, Germany. Abstract In autosomal dominant skin conditions, two different types of segmental manifestation can be distinguished. Type 1 represents heterozygosity for …