Prevalence of stratified epithelium-specific antinuclear antibodies in 138 patients with lichen planus.

Background: Antibodies to stratified epithelia characterize chronic ulcerative stomatitis, an entity that very closely resembles erosive lichen planus both clinically and histologically. These antibodies are directed against a 70-kd antigen.

Objective: Our aim was to verify whether antibodies to stratified epithelia are present in patients with common lichen planus.

Argon laser treatment of cutaneous multiple angiokeratomas.

Background: Angiokeratomas are cutaneous vascular lesions with common clinical and histological features: dark red to black papules and ectasia of upper dermis vessels, respectively. Multiple angiokeratomas are difficult to treat because they are often too extensive for surgery and cautery, procedures frequently leading to hemorrhage and scarring.

Objective: Our report is designed to evaluate the efficacy of argon laser photocoagulation in the treatment of multiple angiokeratomas.

[Splash rash dermatitis. A case].

The Authors report a case of a folliculitis developed in a woman who used a spa with hydrojet circulation. This dermatitis is due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can colonizes the closed-cycle water systems.

Falsely elevated urinary level of vanillylmandelic acid induced by griseofulvin.

A 6-year-old girl with mild hepatitis was found to have an elevated urinary level of vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), but no cause for the elevation was found. The patient was receiving griseofulvin for treatment of tinea capitis, and this drug was suspected of causing a falsely elevated urinary VMA level. Four other patients receiving griseofulvin were also found to have elevated urinary VMA levels.