Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis mimicking staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome: report of three cases.

Three cases of diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis (DCM) were at first incorrectly diagnosed as staphylococcal scalded-skin syndrome. In the first patient, at age 1 day the disease was recognized promptly by simple techniques such as Darier's sign and Tzanck smear. Much delay in making the diagnosis occurred in the other two patients, however: almost 1 year and 15 years, respectively.

In vitro activities of seven quinolone derivatives against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

The in vitro activities of ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, fleroxacin, lomefloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, and pefloxacin against 10 penicillinase-producing N. gonorrhoeae strains (PPNG's), 10 non-PPNG's, 10 non-penicillinase-producing penicillin-resistant chromosomally mediated N. gonorrhoeae strains (CMRNG's) 3 N.

Tinea capitis in The Netherlands (Rotterdam area).

This retrospective study reviews the occurrence and treatment of various forms of tinea capitis at the out-patient clinic for Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology of the University Hospital Sophia/Dijkzigt over the period 1977-1988. Tinea capitis was diagnosed in 64 children. Trichophyton violaceum was the pathogen most frequently isolated, with Microsporum canis ranking second.

Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital specimens.

Chlamydiazyme (Abbott), an enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA), was evaluated using cell culture on Hela 229 cells as the method of reference. Samples were acquired from 611 female and 280 male patients attending the outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted disease at the University Hospital in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The prevalences of chlamydia culture-positive female and male patients were 7.