Tacrolimus 0.1% versus ciclopiroxolamine 1% for maintenance therapy in patients with severe facial seborrheic dermatitis: A multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled study.

Background: No long-term maintenance therapy has been tested in patients with seborrheic dermatitis (SD).

Objective: We sought to compare the efficacy and tolerance of tacrolimus 0.1% ointment versus ciclopiroxolamine 1% cream as maintenance therapy for severe SD.

Forest stand productivity derived from site conditions: an assessment of old Douglas-fir stands ( (Mirb.) Franco var. ) in Central Europe.

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Context: Tree species selection is one of the most important forest management decisions to enhance forest productivity and stand stability on a given site. Douglas-fir ( (Mirb.) Franco var.

The increase of soil organic carbon as proposed by the "4/1000 initiative" is strongly limited by the status of soil development - A case study along a substrate age gradient in Central Europe.

During COP 21 in Paris 2015, several states and organizations agreed on the "4/1000" initiative for food security and climate. This initiative aims to increase world's soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks by 4‰ annually. The influence of soil development status on SOC dynamics is very important but usually not considered in studies.

SoilTrEC: a global initiative on critical zone research and integration.

Soil is a complex natural resource that is considered non-renewable in policy frameworks, and it plays a key role in maintaining a variety of ecosystem services (ES) and life-sustaining material cycles within the Earth's Critical Zone (CZ). However, currently, the ability of soil to deliver these services is being drastically reduced in many locations, and global loss of soil ecosystem services is estimated to increase each year as a result of many different threats, such as erosion and soil carbon loss. The European Union Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection alerts policy makers of the need to protect soil and proposes measures to mitigate soil degradation.

Squamous cell carcinomas are associated with verrucokeratotic cutaneous lesions but not with common warts in organ-transplant patients. A case-control study.

Background: Warts are thought to be associated with the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant patients. We investigated the association between the different types of warts and SCC in organ transplant patients.

Methods: A prospective multicenter case-control study was conducted.

How do long-term development and periodical changes of river-floodplain systems affect the fate of contaminants? Results from European rivers.

In many densely populated areas, riverine floodplains have been strongly impacted and degraded by river channelization and flood protection dikes. Floodplains act as buffers for flood water and as filters for nutrients and pollutants carried with river water and sediment from upstream source areas. Based on results of the EU-funded "AquaTerra" project (2004-2009), we analyze changes in the dynamics of European river-floodplain systems over different temporal scales and assess their effects on contaminant behaviour and ecosystem functioning.

Distribution of cadmium among geochemical fractions in floodplain soils of progressing development.

Initial soil development in river floodplains influences soil properties and processes. In this study, suites of young floodplain soils sampled at three European rivers (Danube/Austria, Ebro/Spain and Elbe/Germany) were used to link soil development to the soils' retention capacity for cadmium. Geochemical fractionation of original and metal-spiked soils was conducted.

Geochemical fractions of copper in soil chronosequences of selected European floodplains.

The influence of soil formation on copper sorption is documented based on chronosequences of soils from three river floodplains in Europe (Danube, Ebro and Elbe). Sequential extraction was used to fractionate copper in original and spiked soils in order to study the long-term and short-term behaviour of copper retention. Copper partitioning among defined geochemical fractions was mainly determined by soil pH and the contents of carbonates, organic matter and Fe-/Mn-oxides and hydroxides.

Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas of the lower limbs: a study of integrin expression in 11 cases.

Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma is a rare disease. Among the cutaneous B lymphomas, B-cell lymphomas of the lower limbs appear as a special subgroup with a prognosis that is possibly worse than that of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas located on the trunk, arms or head, with more frequent relapses. In addition, some recent studies indicate that the level of expression of integrins on tumour cells could be related to the clinical course of the disease.

[Langerhans histiocytosis in adults: cutaneous and mucous lesion regression after treatment with thalidomide].

Background: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare disorder with a wide spectrum of diseases and various clinical behaviours. The prognosis depends on the patient's age at onset and the extension of the disease. Treatment is function of evolution and extension of the disease.

[Coronary involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus].

Background: Coronary artery disease is an uncommon event in lupus erythematosus. The mechanisms responsible for coronary occlusion are probably complex and intermixed. We report three patients with lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibodies who had coronary artery disease diagnosed with coronary angiogram.

[Red fingers syndrome in the course of HIV infection. A new case].

Human immunodeficiency virus can be associated with vascular manifestations such as arteritis mainly with cerebrovascular localization, arterial aneurysms or accelerated formation of atherosclerosis lesions. Red fingers syndrome has been recently described in i.v.

[Generalized pseudoxanthoma elasticum combined with vitamin K dependent clotting factors deficiency].

Introduction: Pseudoxanthoma elasticum is a connective tissue disease currently classed in 4 forms. Two forms are inherited via dominant autosomal transmission and the other two via recessive autosomal transmission. The generalized form of pseudoxanthoma elasticum is the most uncommon form and corresponds to recessive type II.

[Protein S deficiency in necrotizing cellulitis of the penis].

Introduction: The pathogenesis of necrotizing cellulitis remains uncertain. Factors that enhance clot formation may contribute to tissue necrosis.

Case Report: A case of necrotizing cellulitis of the penis in a patient with a transient protein S deficiency, is reported.