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Fulltext Leukaemia cutis presenting as leonine facies

Fadilah SAW, Alawiyah AAR, Amir MAL, Cheong SK

Med J Malaysia, 2003 Mar;58(1):102-4.

Acute leukaemia may rarely present as diffuse papules, nodules and plaques forming leonine facies. Leukaemia cutis generally carries a poor prognosis, and responds less well to chemotherapy. We described a case of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia presenting as leonine facies as a result of extensive cutaneous infiltration. The patient did not achieve haematological remission following standard induction chemotherapy and succumbed 6 weeks after the diagnosis was made.

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis*; Facial Dermatoses/etiology*; Facial Dermatoses/therapy

Fulltext Leonine facies

Low QJ, Cheo SW, Yap WYE

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol, 2020 2 19;87(4):589-591.

PMID: 32068196 DOI: 10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_983_18

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/pathology*

Tinea faciei mimicking lupus erythematosus

Singh R, Bharu K, Ghazali W, Bharu K, Nor M, Kerian K

Cutis, 1994 Jun;53(6):297-8.

PMID: 8070283

The authors describe a case of tinea faciei occurring in a sixteen-year-old boy. The rash was localized to the face and upper chest and resembled a typical photosensitive disorder, resulting in inappropriate treatment for six months. Results of a potassium hydroxide preparation and culture from the surface scale confirmed the clinical diagnosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis; Facial Dermatoses/microbiology*

Clinical characteristics of patients with facial psoriasis in Malaysia

Syed Nong Chek SR, Robinson S, Mohd Affandi A, Baharum N

Int J Dermatol, 2016 Oct;55(10):1092-5.

PMID: 27061170 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13307

BACKGROUND: Psoriasis involving the face is visible and can cause considerable emotional distress to patients. Its presence may also confer a poorer prognosis for the patient. This study sought to evaluate the characteristics of facial psoriasis in Malaysia.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study conducted using data from the Malaysian Psoriasis Registry from 2007 to 2011. Specific risk factors, i.e., age, age of onset, gender, duration of disease, obesity group, body surface area, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), family history of psoriasis, nail involvement, psoriatic arthritis, phototherapy, systemic therapy, clinic visit, days of work/school, and hospital admission due to psoriasis in the last 6 months were analyzed.

RESULTS: A total of 48.4% of patients had facial psoriasis. Variables significantly associated with facial psoriasis are younger age, younger age of onset of psoriasis of ≤ 40 years, male, severity of psoriasis involving >10% of the body surface area, higher DLQI of >10, nail involvement, and history of hospitalization due to psoriasis.

CONCLUSION: This study found that facial psoriasis is not as rare as previously thought. Ambient ultraviolet light, sebum, and contact with chemicals from facial products may reduce the severity of facial psoriasis, but these factors do not reduce the prevalence of facial psoriasis. The association with younger age, younger age of onset, higher percentage of body surface area involvement, higher DLQI of > 10, nail involvement, and hospitalization due to psoriasis support the notion that facial psoriasis is a marker of severe disease.

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/etiology; Facial Dermatoses/epidemiology*

Actinic prurigo, tropical (South-East Asian) variant

Tham SN, Tay YK

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed, 1992;9(5):225-8.

PMID: 1342193

Actinic prurigo is a chronic familial photodermatitis found predominantly among the Amerindians. It has been reported from North and South America, Britain and Japan. We report a case of actinic prurigo seen in Singapore. A 20-year-old Malay female presented with a persistent pruriginous eruption in the sun-exposed parts and on her abdomen. She also had lower lip cheilitis and thinning of the outer eyebrows, features often seen in actinic prurigo. The minimal erythema dose to ultraviolet A (UVA) and UVB were persistently lowered. We propose that this condition be called actinic prurigo, tropical (South-East Asian) variant.
Publication year=1992-1993

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/pathology

Addisonian-Like Hyperpigmentation as an Indicator of Uncontrolled Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Patel FB, Newman SA, Norton SA

Skinmed, 2016 02 01;14(1):53-4.

PMID: 27072733

A 20-year-old man of Indo-Malaysian ancestry presented with a complaint of increased facial pigmentation that he first noticed at age 13. He had congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase deficiency, salt-wasting variant; OMIM 201910), diagnosed during infancy. Glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid therapy was started at that time, but he had several episodes of salt craving during adolescence. During the past 7 years, the degree of facial pigmentation waxed and waned but never returned to baseline of early adolescence. Progressive skin darkening was also observed in annual family photos, which also showed a vast difference in skin tones between the patient and other members of his immediate family.

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/etiology*

Delayed diagnosis of cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease with distinctive histologic features in a Malayan man

Choon SE, Moktar Z, Ghani GA

Arch Dermatol, 2008 Jan;144(1):120-1.

PMID: 18209186 DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2007.19

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis; Facial Dermatoses/pathology

Fulltext Facial lesions resembling leprosy

Mohamed KB

Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis., 2001 Mar;69(1):35-7.

PMID: 11480315

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/diagnosis*

Efficacy and safety of Jessner's solution peel in comparison with salicylic acid 30% peel in the management of patients with acne vulgaris and postacne hyperpigmentation with skin of color: a randomized, double-blinded, split-face, controlled trial

How KN, Lim PY, Wan Ahmad Kammal WSL, Shamsudin N

Int J Dermatol, 2020 Jul;59(7):804-812.

PMID: 32447767 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.14948

OBJECTIVE: Antibiotics and retinoids have been used for acne vulgaris for decades. Though effective, each has its own drawbacks. Chemical peels have been used for treatment of acne vulgaris with inadequate clinical evidence. We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of Jessner's solution (JS) in comparison with salicylic acid (SA) 30% in the management of acne vulgaris and postacne hyperpigmentation in patients with colored skin.

METHODS: A total of 36 subjects (94.5% Fitzpatick Type IV-V) were recruited in this randomized double-blinded, split-face, controlled trial. Each side of the face was randomly assigned for treatment with either JS or SA. Subjects were treated once fortnightly for a total of three sessions. Lesion counting, Michaelsson acne score (MAS), photographs, and postacne hyperpigmentation index (PAHPI) were used to objectively assess the improvement. Complications were assessed during each visit. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS v22.0. Significance was set at P = 0.05.

RESULTS: At the end of therapy, significant reduction in inflammatory, noninflammatory lesions, MAS, and PAHPI scores (P

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/drug therapy

Fulltext Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus. Retrospective analysis of clinico-laboratory parameters and their association with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index score

Nazri SKSM, Wong KK, Hamid WZWA

Saudi Med J, 2018 Jun;39(6):627-631.

PMID: 29915860 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2018.6.22112

OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the clinico-laboratory characteristics associated with pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) patients with higher Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score in a retrospective cohort of pSLE patients.

METHODS: A retrospective study involving 32 pSLE patients was conducted at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia between 2006 and 2017.

RESULTS: Within the group of 32 pSLE patients, 23 were girls and 9 were boys (3:1 ratio). The most common symptom was renal disorder (n=21; 65.6%) followed by malar rash (n=9; 28.1%), oral ulcers (n=7; 21.9%), prolonged fever (n=5; 15.6%) and arthritis (n=4; 12.5%). Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) were detected in all patients and 25 patients (78.1%) were positive for anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies. Eighteen (56.3%) patients had active SLE (SLEDAI ≥6), and these patients were significantly associated with heavy pyuria (p=0.004), a high ANA concentration (1:160; p=0.040, 1:320; p=0.006), elevated ESR (p=0.006), low C3 levels (p=0.008), oral ulcers (p=0.010), heavy hematuria (p=0.017) and heavy proteinuria (p=0.017), lupus erythematosus (LE)-nonspecific lesion manifestations (p=0.019) and malar rash (p=0.044).

CONCLUSION: Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus patients with higher SLEDAI score were most significantly associated with pyuria, high ANA titers, and elevated ESR.

Matched MeSH terms: Facial Dermatoses/etiology

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