A Case of Multiple Spontaneous Keloid Scars.

Keloid scars result from an abnormal healing response to cutaneous injury or inflammation that extends beyond the borders of the original wound. Spontaneous keloid scars forming in the absence of any previous trauma or surgical procedure are rare. Certain syndromes have been associated with this phenomenon, and few reports have discussed the evidence of single spontaneous keloid scar, which raises the question whether they are really spontaneous.

Response of vitiligo to PUVA therapy in Saudi patients.

Background: Vitiligo is not uncommon in southern Saudi Arabia. The response of Saudi patients to PUVA therapy has not been previously assessed. The aim of this study was to evaluate this response.

Isotretinoin therapy: any need for laboratory assessment?

Background: Recently studies showed the no need for laboratory follow up of patients on isotretinoin therapy. The aim of this study is to assess this issue.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study on-400 patients was performed to analyze the laboratory data before and after isotretinoin therapy of acne vulgaris patients.

Congenital insensitivity to pain in four related Saudi families.

Congenital insensitivity to pain (hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy [HSAN] type V) is a rare disorder of pain perception in which pain sensation is absent from birth, with no other neurologic deficits. We report five Saudi patients (three male and two female) age 10 months to 23 years who lacked pain sensation from birth but have normal appreciation of other sensory modalities. They are from four related families who are descended from one grandfather.

The incidence of pemphigus in the southern region of Saudi Arabia.

Background: This is the first epidemiologic study of pemphigus in the southern region of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Data were collected from patient records in the outpatient and inpatient departments of Asir Central Hospital during the period 1990-99. The diagnosis of pemphigus was based on the clinical, histopathologic, and direct immunofluorescence patterns which were consistent with pemphigus.