Assessment of Uric Acid Level in the Saliva of Patients with Oral Lichen Planus.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of uric acid (UA) in saliva, which is considered to be an antioxidant defense biomarker against oxidative stress in patients with oral lichen planus (OLP).

Subjects And Methods: In this case-control study, 25 OLP patients were included. The reticular form of OLP was verified by a clinical examination with Wickham striae, and other types (erosive, atrophic, ulcerative) were confirmed by histopathological assessment.

Is There a Relation between ABO Blood Groups and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Pemphigoid? A Case-Control Study.

Background. Relationship between blood groups and dermatologic diseases remains controversial and was not yet fully elucidated nor explained clearly. The aim of this study was to examine if any relation exists between different types of pemphigoid diseases and ABO blood group.

A novel homozygous LMNA mutation (p.Met540Ile) causes mandibuloacral dysplasia type A.

Mandibuloacral dysplasia with type A lipodystrophy (MADA) is a rare genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion characterized by hypoplasia of the mandible and clavicles, acroosteolysis and lipodystrophy due to mutations in the LMNA or ZMPSTE24 genes. In the current study, we have investigated a consanguineous family clinically diagnosed with mandibuloacral dysplasia type A having an affected child for the LMNA gene alteration(s). Mother is now 15weeks pregnant, seeking advice on the health of her fetus.

Evaluation of Salivary Secretor Status of Blood Group Antigens in Patients with Oral Lichen Planus.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between secretion or nonsecretion of blood group antigens into the saliva and oral lichen planus (OLP).

Subjects And Methods: In this study, 30 patients (women: 22, men: 8) with OLP were examined as the case group and 30 subjects without OLP matched for age and gender as the control group. Diagnosis of OLP was confirmed by clinical and histopathological examinations according to WHO criteria.

Considerable variation among Iranian dermatologists in the dosing and monitoring of methotrexate for treating psoriasis.

Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is a risky medication requiring careful attention to dosing and monitoring. Dosing and monitoring practices are not well characterized.

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess variation in the dosing and monitoring of methotrexate among Iranian dermatologists.

Erythema nodosum in the course of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is an emerging zoonosis with a wide geographic distribution and protean clinical manifestations. The main pathogenesis of this infection has not been elucidated. Erythema nodosum is an immunologically-mediated dermatologic disease and the most common form of panniculitis that has been associated with many infections and inflammatory disorders.

A comparison study of the efficacy and side effects of different light sources in hair removal.

Unwanted hairs are a common problem in which different light sources were developed as the treatment of choice. Alexandrite laser, diode laser, and intense pulsed light (IPL) were clinically used for this purpose with long-term scarce comparative results. The objective of the study was to compare the clinical efficacy, complications, and long-term hair reduction of alexandrite laser, diode laser, and IPL.