Condyloma acuminata and mollusca contagiosa: a giant manifestation in a patient with lupus.

A 27-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus since childhood and treated with immunosuppressive therapy for many years was referred to our clinic for the presence of widespread condylomatosis and mollusca contagiosum localized in the genital area. These lesions appeared 4 years before and had been treated with both surgery and topical immunomodulation therapy without resolution. The patient stated that she had two sexual partners in that period, who showed no skin lesions.

Laser removal of tattoos.

In Western countries the phenomenon of "tattooing" is expanding and tattoos are considered a new fashion among young people. In this paper we briefly trace the history of tattooing, the techniques used, the analysis of pigments used, and their possible adverse reactions. We also carried out a review of the international literature on the use of Q-switched laser in tattoo removal and its complications, and we describe our experience in the use of this technique.

Effects of oral hyposensitization therapy with nickel on haemoglobin and haematocrit values in sensitized patients.

Nickel deficiency leads to reduced iron content in organs and to reduced hemoglobin levels and haematocrit counts. We carried out a clinical trial of oral hyposensitization therapy with low doses of nickel on a group of 20 patients affected by systemic allergy to this sensitizer element and with a chronic relapsing low hemoglobin level and haematocrit count. We obtained interesting results on maintaining these values in treated patients.

Topical and systemic therapies for nickel allergy.

Nickel allergy can result in both cutaneous and systemic manifestations, and can range from mild to severe symptoms. A severe form of this allergy is the Systemic nickel allergy syndrome, clinically characterized by cutaneous manifestions (contact dermatitis, pompholyx, hand dermatitis dyshydrosis, urticaria) with chronic course and systemic symptoms (headache, asthenia, itching, and gastrointestinal disorders related to histopathological alterations of gastrointestinal mucosa, borderline with celiac disease). This review aims to briefly update the reader on past and current therapies for nickel contact allergy.