Erythema multiforme majus (Fuchs syndrome) associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in two patients.

In Germany Fuchs syndrome is used to describe a variant of erythema multiforme majus which mainly involves the mucosal surfaces. As the skin may be completely unaffected, it is an under-recognized diagnosis and often difficult to confirm. Clinical features involve erythema, erosions and ulcerations of the oral mucosa.

Elective lymph node dissection in primary malignant melanoma: a matched-pair analysis.

The role of elective lymph node dissection (ELND) in primary malignant melanoma is still controversial. Our purpose in this study was to evaluate the benefit from ELND on survival and disease-free survival in malignant melanoma of the trunk and extremities. We performed a matched-pair analysis on 750 patients.

Role of elective lymph node dissection in stage I malignant melanoma: evaluation by matched pair analysis.

The role of elective lymph node dissection (ELND) in clinical stage I malignant melanoma continues to be controversial. We present a matched pair analysis of 375 patients treated in the Department of Dermatology in Kassel between 1979 and 1991 by wide local excision (WLE) plus ELND. Multivariate analysis revealed tumor thickness, level of invasion, age, sex, and localization as independent prognostic factors, and 375 patients treated by WLE alone were matched as controls to the patients treated by ELND and WLE.

Human leukocyte antigens and multiple basal cell carcinomas.

This study presents data on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) phenotypes of 49 unrelated patients with multiple basal cell carcinomas (five or more BCC). Previous investigators noted an association with HLA-DR1 and a negative association with HLA-DR4. However, the previously found association was weak.