Patients' attitude towards medical students rotating in the dermatology clinic.

Objective: To study the attitudes of the patients towards medical students rotating in the dermatology clinic in the King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and two adult outpatients attending the KFHU in Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia during the period March to June 2004 completed a questionnaire to evaluate their receptiveness towards medical students attending with the dermatologist.

Results: Almost 57% preferred physician and medical student participation in their care and 46% welcomed their presence during physical examination.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the skin: case report.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are rare tumors derived from Schwann cells or pluripotent cells of the neural crest. In this report, we describe a 21-year-old Saudi woman who presented with an asymptomatic, solid, round, protruding tumor on the right upper back which was diagnosed as an MPNST with no stigmata of neurofibromatosis. It was completely excised with a wide surgical margin.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans at the site of a central venous line. Case report.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a locally aggressive cutaneous tumor that usually does not metastasize. Clinically, it may present as a reddish macule to protuberant nodule affecting the trunk and proximal extremities of young and middle-aged adults. Histologically, it is characterized by a monomorphous storiform proliferation of spindle cells, involving the dermis and hypodermis, with a honeycomb pattern of infiltration of the subcutaneous fat.

Association of atopic dermatitis with primary hereditary ichthyoses.

Objective: The aim of this study is to find out the association of atopic dermatitis and other atopic features with primary hereditary ichthyosis (PHI) among Saudi patients in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methods: From the out-patient Department of Dermatology logbooks, all Saudi patients with clinically and histopathologically confirmed PHI seen between January 1990 and December 1995 were included in this study. Clinical findings regarding the atopic manifestations of PHI were extracted into data collection forms and computer-analyzed, using Statistical Package for Social Sciences.

Demographic features and seasonal variations in patients with acne vulgaris in Saudi Arabia: a hospital-based study.

Aim: To review the demographic features and seasonal variations of acne vulgaris in patients diagnosed at the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU), Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty cases (142 females, 78 males; mean age, 14.8 and 16.