Photodynamic therapy can improve warts' discomfort in renal transplant patients prospective multicenter study.

Many studies have been conducted showing that aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be an alternative treatment for recalcitrant warts. Recently, we performed a study evaluating methyl-aminolevulinic acid (MAL)-PDT for the treatment of hand warts in a population of renal transplant patients. Two symmetrical targets were selected on each hand and randomly assigned to chemical keratolytic treatment followed by three cycles of ALA-PDT (75 J cm(-2) red light).

A three-year-analysis of fixed drug eruptions in hospital settings in France.

Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is one of the most typical cutaneous drug adverse reactions. This localized drug-induced reaction is characterized by its relapse at the same sites. Few large series of FDE are reported.

Comparison of histopathologic-clinical characteristics of Jessner's lymphocytic infiltration of the skin and lupus erythematosus tumidus: Multicenter study of 46 cases.

Objective: We sought to identify criteria able to distinguish between Jessner's lymphocytic infiltration of the skin (JLIS) and lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET).

Methods: The following characteristics were recorded in a retrospective, multicenter analysis of patients with JLIS and LET: clinical features (number, size, type, and localization of lesions; photosensitivity; extracutaneous signs), histologic findings, phototesting, lupus serology, treatment, and outcome. Available histologic slides were reviewed blinded to the initial diagnosis using a pre-established grid.

Multidisciplinary approach to treat a large involuted haemangioma.

Haemangiomas are common benign vascular tumours but extensive ones are rare. Such large haemangiomas require treatment but important sequelae persist even after complete regression. We report the case of a young girl who presented with cosmetically disturbing sequelae after complete regression of a large haemangioma of the face.

Skin manifestations in CD4+, CD56+ malignancies.

CD4+ CD56+ hematologic neoplasms were recently individualized. We report three cases of CD4+ CD56+ malignancies with cutaneous lesions in three cases and also bone marrow involvement in two cases. Two patients relapsed 2 and 3 months after polychemotherapy.