Basal cell carcinoma of the outer nose: overview on surgical techniques and analysis of 312 patients.

Background: Basal cell carcinoma of the nose is common, with a potential of local recurrence and high-risk features.

Materials And Methods: We provide a review on anatomy of the nose, tumour surgery and defect closure on the nose. We analysed our own patients with nasal BCC of a 24 months period.

Interventional three-year longitudinal study of melanocytic naevus development in pre-school children in Dresden, Saxony.

Acquired melanocytic naevi (MN) are considered a risk factor for melanoma. Exposure to ultraviolet light (UV) is the major environmental factor for MN. UV protection is most critical in pre-school children.

Reaction pattern of human anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and immunoblotting.

In serological diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae disease the frequently used complement fixation test is based on a cross-reacting glycolipid. Recently enzyme-linked immunoassays have been developed to overcome this lack of specificity. To study the involvement of the various proteins and the influence of age on the level of antiprotein antibodies present, we investigated by enzyme-linked immunoassays (immunoglobulin M [IgM] and IgG) and immunoblotting the sera of healthy persons of different age groups as well as sera of patients (including paired sera) with M.