Publications by authors named "Davaine A"

Background: Congenital nail matrix nevi (NMN) are difficult to diagnose because they feature clinical characteristics suggestive of adult subungual melanoma. Nail matrix biopsy is difficult to perform, especially in children.

Objective: To describe the initial clinical and dermatoscopic features of NMN appearing at birth (congenital) or after birth but before the age of 5 years (congenital-type).

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Background: Anti-tumour necrosis factors (anti-TNF) are more and more used, but the rate of skin adverse events is not known.

Objective: The aim was to assess the number of skin infections and other dermatoses in patients treated with anti-TNFalpha.

Patients And Methods: One hundred eighty-seven patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis underwent a dermatological exam.

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Background: Haber's syndrome is a rare form of autosomal dominant genodermatosis. Clinically, it is associated with rosaceiform dermatosis of the face that begins in childhood, and profuse keratotic lesions resembling seborrheic keratoses, seen predominantly on the trunk, the tops of the limbs and the scalp. We report two cases of Bowen's disease and cutaneous epidermoid carcinoma in Haber's syndrome patients.

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Introduction: The aim of our study was to understand the motivations of outpatients who come to dermatological emergencies in a university hospital.

Patients And Method: This 6-week prospective study included outpatients who came to the dermatology emergency unit. This consultation is proposed each morning (from 8 to 9), from Mondays to Fridays.

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Background: Eruptive pseudo-angiomatosis is a benign, acute dermatosis, mostly associated with a viral infection. Skin lesions consist of angioma-like papules, scattered over the skin. Involution is usually spontaneous and swift.

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