Immunoglobulins in tears and sera in patients with atopic dermatitis.

The aim of the study was to investigate the role of circulating (i.e., present in the serum) and locally produced (i.

Immunomodulatory treatment with low-dose interferon-alpha and oral retinoic acid in lymphangioma-like Kaposi's sarcoma.

Background: The presence of lymphangiectasis without the characteristic spindle cell proliferation may lead to diagnostic difficulties in Kaposi's sarcoma. Although the literary data mention that the lymphangioma-like tumors may occur in Kaposi's sarcoma, there have been few specific reports and case presentations published.

Observations: A case of lymphangioma-like Kaposi's sarcoma in association with IgG/lambda type paraproteinaemia is reported in a 60-year-old man.

Cancer protection in xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V).

We describe herein a brother and sister diagnosed with xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) in early adult life, who presented with increased sensitivity to sunlight and with cutaneous carcinomas on sun-damaged skin. The 27-year-old male farmer (Case 1.) was diagnosed with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and multiple actinic lesions.

Xeroderma pigmentosum variant or pigmented xerodermoid.

We describe herein a 29-year-old patient who was recognized as having a xeroderma pigmentosum variant or pigmented xerodermoid in the early adult life since sunlight sensitivity caused degenerative changes in the skin and cutaneous carcinomas. The patient had 11 skin tumours removed over an interval of two years, of which four proved to be squamous cell carcinoma, one basal cell carcinoma and six precancerous conditions. Then the patient was treated with isotretinoin at a dosage of 2 mg per kilogram of body weight per day for two years.