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2012| January-March | Volume 5 | Issue 1
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Medial thighplasty: Horizontal and vertical procedures after massive weight loss
L Labardi, Pietro Gentile, S Gigliotti, M Marianetti, GM Colicchia, M Pascali, L Brinci, V Cervelli
January-March 2012, 5(1):20-25
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94330
Background:
The 'medial thigh lift' was first described by Lewis in 1957, but did not receive the widespread acceptance because of the various postoperative complications, such as scar migration with vulvar deformities and early recurrence of ptosis. For this reason, Lockwood developed a technique of anchoring the dermis to the Colles' fascia, to make the surgical outcome more stable over time and to prevent scar migration. In this article, we describe our approaches to the medial thigh lift in post-bariatric surgery patients.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 45 females underwent medial thigh reduction. In 15 patients with Grade 2 on Pittsburgh Scale (PS), we performed a thigh lift with a horizontal scar; in 15 patients with Grade 2 on PS, we used a technique with a vertical scar; in 15 patients with Grade 3 on PS, the above-mentioned two procedures were combined. When it was really necessary, we also did the liposuction of the medial thigh. The patients were observed every 6 months with a 60-month median follow-up (range: 12-108 months).
Results:
In six patients was observed scar enlargement due to poor wound healing (one patient with a horizontal scar, three patients with a vertical scar and two with the combined procedure). In two patients with a horizontal scar, minimal scar migration was observed. In three patients, the recurrence of ptosis was evident (one patient with a horizontal scar and two patients with the combined procedure). No skin necrosis was observed.
Conclusion:
The medial thigh lift surgery is remarkably simple and free of major complications, if the basic anatomy of this region is understood, in order to preserve important structures such as the great saphenous vein and femoral vessels. The only complication is the presence of extensive and visible scars along the thigh, in the case of vertical procedure, and along the inguinal canal, with a possible distortion of the labia major, in the case of horizontal procedure.
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REVIEW ARTICLE
Nonmelanoma skin cancer
Venura Samarasinghe, Vishal Madan
January-March 2012, 5(1):3-10
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94323
Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) represents the most common form of cancer in Caucasians, with continuing increase in incidence worldwide. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) accounts for 75% of cases of NMSC, and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) accounts for the remaining majority of NMSC cases. Whilst metastasis from BCC is extremely rare, metastasis from high-risk SCC may be fatal. In this article, we review the aetiology, diagnosis and management of NMSC.
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Giant epithelial malignancies (basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma): A series of 20 tumors from a single center
Uwe Wollina, Yousef Bayyoud, Claudia Krönert, Andreas Nowak
January-March 2012, 5(1):12-19
DOI
:10.4103/0974-2077.94328
Background:
Among nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are the most common. Giant NMSCs have occasionally reported in the medical literature with particular problems related to diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze patients, treatment, and outcome with giant BCC/SCC.
Materials and Methods:
We analyzed our files between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2011, of an academic teaching hospital in the dermatology department. Patients were analyzed according to demographic factors, clinical presentation, histopathology, treatment, and outcome. American Society of Anesthesiology physical status system was used to assess the fitness of patients before surgery.
Results:
The frequency of giant NMSC was estimated as 0.4% for both tumor entities. 80% of giant BCC patients were female and 100% of giant SCC patients were male. The mean age was 81.5 ± 8.5 years for BCC) and 79.5 ± 11.4 years for SCC. The major anatomical site was the scalp. Four of 10 BCCs were classified metatypic (basosquamous). Perineural infiltration was seen in 5 NMSCs. Seventy percent of patients had an ASA score ≥3. Surgery was performed in general anaesthesia in 5 (BCC) and 6 (SCC) patients, respectively. All other patients were operated in local or tumescence anesthesia. Blood transfusions were necessary in five patients. The primary treatment was delayed Mohs technique. Defect closure was realized with rotational flaps in most cases. Neoadjuvant chemoimmune therapy and adjuvant combined cetuximab/radiotherapy have been performed in three patients. We observed three deaths, all unrelated to NMSC. 75% of patients achieved complete remission.
Conclusions:
Giant NMSC is uncommon but not rare. These tumors are high-risk subtypes. Treatment needs an interdisciplinary approach.
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CASE REPORTS
Surgical approach for nevoid hyperkeratosis of the areola
Andreas Foustanos, Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos, Diab Ahmad, Kostas Konstantopoulos
January-March 2012, 5(1):40-42
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94343
Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the breast is a rare condition affecting the nipple, the areola or both. It appears in both sexes and it can by lateral or unilateral. It can also accompany other skin diseases or systemic conditions including malignancies. Treatment may not be easy due to aesthetic consequences but surgery seems to be the most preferable therapeutic option. We report such a case successfully managed by surgical intervention.
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Idiopathic calcinosis cutis of nasal dorsum
Shrinath D.P Kamath, M Shwetha Shenoy, Kishore C Shetty, Banavasi S Girish
January-March 2012, 5(1):46-49
DOI
:10.4103/0974-2077.94339
A 23-year-old lady presented with a slowly progressing firm mass on the nasal dorsum since 8 months. Her biochemical, haematological and collagen vascular disease screening tests were normal. Radiographs of the nasal bones showed a subcutaneous calcifying lesion with no evidence of nasal bone erosion. A diagnosis of idiopathic calcinosis cutis (ICC) was made. The mass was excised and soft tissue defect was augmented with silicone prosthesis. The histopathology with the haematoxylin and eosin staining and von Kossa stain confirmed the diagnosis of calcinosis cutis. This is an unusual presentation of ICC involving the nasal dorsum requiring surgery and nasal dorsal augmentation with silicone prosthesis.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
A novel modification of the autoimplantation therapy for the treatment of multiple, recurrent and palmoplantar warts
KC Nischal, CS Sowmya, MR Swaroop, Dhruv Premy Agrawal, HB Basavaraj, BD Sathyanarayana
January-March 2012, 5(1):26-29
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94332
Background:
Ideal treatment for warts should be effective, safe, have less morbidity and provide long-lasting immunity against human papilloma virus. This can optimally achieved by the stimulation of the immune system against the virus. The autoimplantation of warts, autowart injection and quadrivalent vaccines have been used for this purpose. Autoimplanatation is a simple technique where the subcutis deep wart tissue is harvested as a donor and implanted into the uninvolved skin. However, this led to two wounds, at donor and recipient sites.
Aim:
The aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel modification of autoimplantation therapy in the treatment of multiple, recurrent and palmoplantar warts.
Subjects and Methods:
Thirty-three patients with multiple, recurrent and palmoplantar warts were enrolled. Instead of taking a bit of the wart tissue, the donor tissue was harvested by paring the wart. The pared tissue was implanted deep into the subcutis by stab incision done using the same surgical blade no. 11. The resolution of all warts within 3 months after the procedure was considered successful. Patients with complete clearance were followed up for 1 month for any recurrence.
Results:
Out of 35 patients, 27 patients were available for follow-up. A total of 20 (74.1%) patients showed a complete clearance of warts within 3 months. Partial clearance was seen in 1 patient. Erythematous nodules developed at the site of implantation in 3 (11.1%) patients. There was relapse in one patient.
Conclusion:
A modified technique of autoimplantation of warts employing the pared stratum corneum tissue from the wart is a simple, effective, less traumatic and rapid procedure in the treatment of multiple, recurrent and palmoplantar warts.
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Peripheral symmetrical gangrene treated with sildenafil citrate
Vijay Gandhi, Reena Sharma, Alpana Raizada, Amit Dhawan
January-March 2012, 5(1):57-58
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94333
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Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma
Banavasi S Girisha, Anantha Prasad Holla, Michelle Fernandes, Tonita M Noronha
January-March 2012, 5(1):43-45
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94341
Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma is a rare, chronic, progressive granulomatous disorder which manifests as yellowish plaques and nodules, most commonly in the periorbital region. The exact aetiology is not known. It is commonly associated with monoclonal gammopathy. Various treatment modalities used include chemotherapy, intralesional and systemic steroids, radiotherapy and surgical excision. We report a case of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma involving the periorbital area causing cosmetic disfigurement.
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Topical zinc sulphate (25%) solution: A new therapy for actinic keratosis
Khalifa E Sharquie, Sabeeh A Al-Mashhadani, Adil A Noaimi, Abdulrahman A Hasan
January-March 2012, 5(1):53-56
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Spatial analysis of eco-environmental risk factors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southern Iran
Mohsen Ali-Akbarpour, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Seyed Hamid Reza Tabatabaee, Gholamreza Hatam
January-March 2012, 5(1):30-35
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94338
Background:
Despite the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis, it is still considered as a severe public health problem particularly in developing countries and a great economic burden on the health resources. The present study was designed and conducted to determine the eco-environmental characteristics of the leishmaniasis disease by spatial analysis.
Materials and Methods:
In an ecological study, data were collected on eco-environmental factors of Fars province in Iran and on cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases from 2002 to 2009. geographic weighted regression (GWR) was used to analyse the data and compare them with ordinary least square (OLS) regression model results. Moran's Index was applied for analysis of spatial autocorrelation in residual of OLS.
P
value less than 0.05 was considered as significant and adjusted
R
2
was used for model preferences.
Results:
There was a significant spatial autocorrelation in the residuals of OLS model (
Z
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P
=0.014). GWR showed that rainy days, minimum temperature, wind velocity, maximum relative humidity and population density were the most important eco-environmental risk factors and explained 0.388 of the associated factors of CL.
Conclusion:
Spatial analysis can be a good tool for detection and prediction of CL disease. In autocorrelated and non-stationary data, GWR model yields a better fitness than OLS regression model. Also, population density can be used as a surrogate variable of acquired immunity and increase the adjusted
R
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Surgical enucleation of corn: A novel technique
S Sacchidanand, M Mallikarjuna, Venkatesh Purohit, SN Sujaya
January-March 2012, 5(1):52-53
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The value of Mohs surgery for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers
Joseph Alcalay
January-March 2012, 5(1):1-2
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94322
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Triple combination and glycolic peels in post-acne hyperpigmentation
Kiran Godse, Jagdish Sakhia
January-March 2012, 5(1):60-61
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Contact urticaria to glycolic acid peel
B Vishal, Sanath S Rao, S Pavithra, MM Shenoy
January-March 2012, 5(1):58-59
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CASE REPORTS
Squamous cell carcinoma complicating vitiligo in an Indian man
Amit Kumar Dhawan, Prashant Verma, Archana Singal, Sonal Sharma
January-March 2012, 5(1):36-37
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:10.4103/0974-2077.94340
An elderly man, a known case of generalized vitiligo of long duration, presented to us with an ulcerated exophytic growth arising from the vitiliginous skin. The histopathological study confirmed the clinical suspicion of squamous cell carcinoma. Cutaneous neoplasia arising from the vitiliginous skin is a rare situation. Lack of melanin leaves the skin vulnerable to ultraviolet radiation damage, which may predispose to cutaneous neoplasia. Therefore, the importance of photoprotection has been stressed upon through this illustration.
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LETTERS
Pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip: Some clinicopathological considerations
Poramate Pitak-Arnnop, Kittipong Dhanuthai, Alexander Hemprich, Niels Christian Pausch
January-March 2012, 5(1):51-52
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Streaky hypopigmentation following lignocaine injection: An unusual side effect
Savita Yadav, Suruchi Gupta, Ramesh Kumar, Sunil Dogra
January-March 2012, 5(1):61-62
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Nd:Yag laser-assisted liposuction versus liposuction alone
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
January-March 2012, 5(1):50-50
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CASE REPORTS
Giant earlobe epidermoid cyst
Joaquín Pérez-Guisado, Alessandra Scilletta, Emilio Cabrera-Sánchez, Luis F Rioja, Rosario Perrotta
January-March 2012, 5(1):38-39
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Epidermoid cysts represent the most common cutaneous cysts. They are usually small and benign; however, sometimes they can grow to giant epidermoid cists, and occasionally malignancies develop. Giant epidermoid cysts at the earlobe have never been described but in other locations. We describe a case of a giant epidermoid cyst at the earlobe, a location where such a large cyst has never been reported before. The mass was completely resected and the wound of the pedunculated base was sutured with four stitches of nylon 5/0. Histopathology confirmed the presumptive diagnosis of an epidermoid cyst. Six months after the resection, the patient did not have any relapse of the epidermoid cyst. The earlobe is a potential location for giant epidermoid cysts. Although the clinical diagnosis could be enough, due to the possibility of malignancy and to ensure appropriate diagnosis, we consider that all cysts should be sent to the anatomic pathology laboratory for histological evaluation.
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Nonmelanoma skin cancer on the rise
Uwe Wollina
January-March 2012, 5(1):11-11
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Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Vivek Kumar
January-March 2012, 5(1):63-63
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Author's reply
Alberto Goldman
January-March 2012, 5(1):50-51
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