The methylisothiazolinone epidemic goes along with changing patients' characteristics–After cosmetics, industrial applications are the focus

A Schnuch, S Schubert, H Lessmann, J Geier… - Contact …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sensitization to methylisothiazolinone (MI) has seen an exceptional epidemic,
mainly attributed to its use in cosmetics. Objectives To trace the epidemic of MI allergy (2009 …

Dermatoscopy of pigmented extramammary Paget disease simulating melanoma

B Coras-Stepanek, A von Portatius… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jaad.org
but not CK20 staining of tumor cells. Positive staining with S100, Melan-A, and HMB45 was
seen in dendritic cells surrounding the malignant clear cells (Fig 2, B). A diagnosis of …

Collective human intelligence outperforms artificial intelligence in a skin lesion classification task

JK Winkler, K Sies, C Fink, F Toberer… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objectives Convolutional neural networks (CNN) enable accurate
diagnosis of medical images and perform on or above the level of individual physicians …

Contact sensitization to plants of the Compositae family: Data of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) from 2007 to 2016

A Bauer, J Geier, S Schreiber, S Schubert… - Contact …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The Compositae plant family includes many thousands of species, making it
one of the most widespread group of plants worldwide. Sensitization to Compositae …

A negative breakdown test in a fragrance mix I‐positive patient does not rule out contact allergy to its fragrance constituents

J Geier, S Schubert, A Schnuch, C Szliska… - Contact …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background In about half of the patients reacting positive to fragrance mix I (FM I),
breakdown testing remains negative. This raises the question of whether the reaction to FM I …

Contact dermatitis and sensitization in professional musicians

M Kraft, S Schubert, J Geier, M Worm, IVDK… - Contact …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Professional musicians have prolonged and intense physical contact with their
instruments. This can lead to occupational skin diseases, particularly irritant and allergic …

Is benzyl alcohol a significant contact sensitizer?

J Geier, B Ballmer‐Weber, T Buhl… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Benzyl alcohol is a widely used preservative, solvent and fragrance material.
According to published data, it is a rare sensitizer in humans. Objectives To identify …

Penile lentigo (genital mucosal macule) following annular lichen planus: a possible association?

G Isbary, D Dyall‐Smith… - Australasian …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
The article discusses a study involving a 37-year-old Caucasian man with pigmentation of
the glans penis. Physical appearance of the infected area is described. It notes that the …

Dermoscopy is a useful tool in the diagnosis of nodular secondary syphilis

F von Krogh, R Cipic, B Coras-Stepanek… - BMJ Case …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
A man in his 50s was referred for management of cutaneous sarcoidosis diagnosed on skin
biopsy. He had developed numerous asymptomatic red skin lesions over the previous 2 …

Diffuse plane xanthoma developing in association with prior monoclonal gammopathy

L Falk, D Dyall-Smith, W Stolz… - BMJ Case …, 2019 - search.proquest.com
Extracutaneous lesions may be noted in the oral cavity, eye, tendons, aortic valve, muscles
and gastrointestinal system. 1 It is strongly associated with haematological disorders. 2 A 71 …