Experiences of Dermatologists and Patients Regarding Psoriasis and Its Connection to Psoriatic Arthritis in Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated skin disease that has significant impact on a patient's quality of life, yet it remains challenging for dermatologists to successfully identify and manage. Without effective screening, diagnosis and treatments, psoriasis can potentially progress to psoriatic arthritis. A descriptive, observational cross-sectional study of Saudi Arabian dermatologists and patients with psoriasis was conducted to explore dermatologist and patient perspectives of psoriasis, including diagnosis, management, disease course and unmet needs.

The Psoriatic Arthritis Experience in Saudi Arabia from the Rheumatologist and Patient Perspectives.

Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a musculoskeletal disease that adversely affects physical mobility and quality of life. It is challenging to manage because of the heterogeneous nature of the symptoms and the current treatment options.

Purpose: To explore the patient and rheumatologist perspectives of PsA to help improve understanding of the disease experience and improve disease management.

Primary Cutaneous Follicle Center Lymphoma Presenting as a Solitary Nodule on the Forearm of an Adolescent Girl: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) are very rare to be seen in pediatric and adolescent age group, especially primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL) which is considered the least occurring main subtype. Here, we describe a 16-year-old girl who developed a slowly growing solitary firm smooth surfaced erythematous nodule over her forearm. Histopathological examination showed a dense dermal nodular, periadnexal and perivascular lymphoid infiltrate extending deep to the subcutis.

Multidermatomal Shingles Occurrence Post-therapeutic Dry Needling (TDN) in a Saudi Woman.

This is a case report of the occurrence of shingles (herpes zoster) in a multidermatomal distribution following therapeutic dry needling. The patient developed acute reactivation of varicella-zoster virus two days after the third session of dry needling for the relief of long-standing pain in the hip and sacroiliac joints. The lesions initially presented with severe pain along lumbar dermatomes with later rash development.

Eruptive Granuloma Annulare in an Elderly Man With Diabetes.

Although the etiology of granuloma annulare (GA) remains unknown, it has been associated with many reported triggers, including chronic medical illnesses and malignancy. Herein, we present a case of an elderly man with diabetes who has a generalized variant of granuloma annulare. The patient had a six-month history of multiple skin-colored, scattered, itchy papules disseminated over the trunk.

Medical Students' Perceptions of their Educational Environment at a Saudi University.

Background: Students' perception of their educational environment has a significant impact on their behavior and academic progress.

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the perceptions of undergraduate medical students regarding their educational environment at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.

Subjects And Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) inventory to collect data from 5-year medical students at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University during the academic year 2010-2011 (score range: 0-200).

Acne vulgaris: Perceptions and beliefs of Saudi adolescent males.

Introduction: Although acne vulgaris is common in adolescents, information on their understanding of acne is minimal.

Objectives: To evaluate the perceptions and beliefs of Saudi youth on acne.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred twenty-nine male students (aged 13-22 years) from 6 secondary schools in the Eastern Saudi Arabia completed a self-reported questionnaire on knowledge, causation, exacerbating and relieving factors of acne.

Motives for cosmetic procedures in Saudi women.

The media-fuelled obsession with beauty in modern society has led more women to seek elective cosmetic procedures to meet the portrayed ideals of beauty in different cultures. This study gives insights into incentives and desires to undergo cosmetic procedures in a conservative society with strict religious practices where women are veiled. Questionnaire data were obtained from 509 Saudi women who responded to a survey distributed randomly to a sample of Saudi women aged 17 to 72 years.

Nestin-positive stem cells in neurofibromas from patients with neurofibromatosis type 1-tumorigenic or incidental?

Background: Recently, we found discrete foci of melanin deposits but diffuse positivity with MART-1/MelanA in a neurofibroma from a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

Objectives: To ascertain the frequency of cells that had the capacity for melanogenesis in neurofibromas from patients with NF1. Given that nestin-positive mammalian neural crest cells are potentially capable of forming neurons and Schwann cells, an additional aim was to assess the proportion of nestin-positive cells to test our hypothesis that the frequency of melanogenic cells is a direct function of the stem cell population harbored.

Update in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is still a major health problem in many countries including Saudi Arabia. Patients with CL are seen, not only by dermatologists, but also by pediatricians and community physicians. Knowledge of available treatment options is essential.

Lipoid proteinosis. A report of 2 siblings and a brief review of the literature.

Lipoid proteinosis is a rare autosomal recessive inherited metabolic disorder characterized by deposition of a hyaline-like material in the skin, oral laryngeal mucosa, and in other sites. In this report, the author describes 2 Saudi siblings who had characteristic skin findings, oral and mucosal lesions, histological findings along with few rarely encountered manifestations including pathognomonic calcifications in the hippocampus, electroencephalogram findings and briefly reviews the literature. These cases are presented to emphasize the occurrence of this condition in Saudi Arabia, and to update information on the latest developments of this disorder.