Cutaneous leishmaniasis: new dermoscopic findings.

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has a worldwide distribution. Delayed and incorrect diagnosis may cause the significant spread of this disease and consequent increases in morbidity and drug resistance.

Objectives: We aimed to determine dermoscopic features of CL that may help to improve the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of the disease.

Contribution of T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement by polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry to the histological diagnosis of early mycosis fungoides.

Objective: To study the role of immuno-histochemistry and T-cell receptor (TCR) gamma gene rearrangement analysis in the diagnosis of mycosis fungoides (MF).

Methods: The study design was retrospective, and 73 cases were selected from the archive of the Pathology Department, School of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, between January 2004 and December 2009. Thirty-nine MF cases with classical histomorphology, 16 cases with suspicious histomorphology for MF as the inconclusive group, and 18 cases with benign inflammatory dermatoses as the control group were involved in the study.

[Investigation of tinea pedis and toenail onychomycosis prevalence in patients with psoriasis].

The data about the prevalence of onychomycosis in patients with psoriasis is contradictory. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of onychomycosis and tinea pedis in patients with psoriasis compared to control group. A total of 60 patients with psoriasis (27 male, 33 female; mean age: 40.

Evaluation of succinic acid continuous and repeat-batch biofilm fermentation by Actinobacillus succinogenes using plastic composite support bioreactors.

Continuous and repeat-batch biofilm fermentations using Actinobacillus succinogenes were performed with immobilized and suspended-cell systems. For the immobilized continuous system, plastic composite supports (PCS) containing 50% (w/w) polypropylene (PP), 35% (w/w) ground soybean hulls, 5% (w/w) dried bovine albumin, 2.5% (w/w) soybean flour, 2.

Diabetes and hepatitis frequency in 140 lichen planus cases in Cukurova region.

The aim of the present study was to determine the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and diabetes mellitus (DM) frequencies in lichen planus (LP) cases in our region. We performed a retrospective review of records from all cases that were diagnosed with LP at the our department between 1997 and 2002. The results were compared with the control group (any type of dermatosis other than LP).