The effect of levamisole in the treatment of recalcitrant recurrent erythema multiforme major: An observational study.

Background: Erythema multiforme major (EMM) is an immune-mediated mucocutaneous eruption mostly triggered by herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. A vicious circle of recurrence may be developed due to HSV reactivation and prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids to control EMM. Levamisole is an immunomodulator and has been applied to prevent relapses of recurrent HSV infection.

Treatment of a tufted angioma with intense pulsed light.

Tufted angioma is a rare cutaneous angiomatous proliferation named because of its characteristic histologic pattern of grouped dermal capillary tufts. Lesions usually begin in infancy or early childhood but rarely are congenital. Clinical manifestations are dull red coalescent papules and plaques, most commonly located on the neck, shoulders, and upper back, and can sometimes be tender.

Malignant cutaneous tumors of the scalp: a study of demographic characteristics and histologic distributions of 398 Taiwanese patients.

Background: The scalp is a unique anatomic region, in which pilosebaceous follicles are concentrated.

Objective: We sought to investigate demographic characteristics and histologic distributions of malignant scalp tumors.

Methods: Primary and metastatic scalp malignancies diagnosed histopathologically between 1983 and 2003 were reviewed.

Multiple verrucous carcinomas treated with acitretin.

Cutaneous verrucous carcinoma is a rare variant of low-grade squamous cell carcinoma. It usually involves distal extremities and is often misdiagnosed as giant warts. Multiple cutaneous verrucous carcinomas are rare in the English-language literature.

Comparison of the surgical outcomes of punch incision and elliptical excision in treating epidermal inclusion cysts: a prospective, randomized study.

Background: Punch incision has been introduced as an alternative method to surgical excision for troublesome epidermal inclusion cysts. To date, there is no randomized study directly comparing the long-term results of these two methods.

Objective: To compare the surgical outcomes of these two procedures and to identify the characteristics of a lesion most suitable for the punch incision technique.