The British journal of dermatology
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A 19-year-old veterinary nurse developed a cowpox/catpox virus (CPV) infection of her right third finger following a scratch from a tom cat suffering from pneumonia. The clinical course and investigation of the infection are described and the differential diagnosis discussed.
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Case Reports
Erythema multiforme major in a 2-month-old child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
A case is presented of severe erythema multiforme occurring in a 2-month-old boy from Zimbabwe which was probably triggered by phenobarbitone. He later developed the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and serological tests suggested that it was a congenital HIV-I infection.
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The usefulness of isotope lymphography was evaluated in patients with chronic lower leg swelling. Forty patients (15 male, 25 female, age range 5 months-67 years) were assigned one of six clinical diagnoses based on clinical assessments, venography and lymphography. ⋯ Highly significant (P = 0.0001) differences existed between the different clinical groups and isotope lymphography discriminated well between oedema of lymphatic and non-lymphatic origin. Isotope lymphography appears to be a safe and useful test of lymphatic function.
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We describe a patient with cowpox infection who presented with a sporotrichoid pattern of cutaneous lesions. This is the first report of a sporotrichoid pattern of spread in cowpox infection.
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Case Reports Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Fresh versus cryopreserved cultured allografts for the treatment of chronic skin ulcers.
Both fresh and cryopreserved cultured epithelial allografts were used to treat 20 patients with a total of 30 chronic ulcers. A profound stimulation of host epithelialization from the wound edges and epidermal appendages was observed. Our data suggest that allografts, prepared using a simple cryopreservation technique, retain their morphological and functional characteristics, and are as effective as fresh allografts in healing chronic ulceration.