Publications by authors named "F R Vermander"
We report three cases of intercellular IgA dermatosis (IAD) and review the literature. IAD is a spectrum of vesiculobullous or vesiculopustular diseases mediated by intercellular IgA deposition. The clinical picture may vary from a vesiculopustular eruption with centrifugal evolution mainly involving the trunk and extremities, to the typical picture of classic pemphigus variants (foliaceus, vegetans).
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- - A 2-year-old boy has been experiencing excessive growth of lanugo-like hair since he was one year old.
- - Comprehensive tests including endocrine, metabolic, and genetic evaluations revealed no abnormalities.
- - There is no family history of hypertrichosis, a condition characterized by excessive hair growth.
Self-inflicted dermatoses mainly refer to psychiatric disturbances such as psychoses, mental retardation, and personality disorders. Diagnostic clues are found in the nature and the evolution of the lesions as well as in the ambivalent combination of dependency on doctors and hostility toward them revealed in the patient's medical history. Management of dermatitis artefacta patients means dealing with the complex emotional issue of a basic antagonism in the dermatologist-patient relationship.
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