The definitions of psoriasis severity and clinically significant improvement in psoriasis are
used to classify treatments, obtain Food and Drug Administration approval, and determine …

Terminal keratinocyte differentiation involves coordinated expression of several functionally
interdependent genes, many of which have been mapped to the epidermal differentiation …

A relationship between pemphigus and internal malignancy has been recognized for a long
time. Some authors have suggested that patients with pemphigus have a greater incidence …

Vesicles and bullae complicating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are relatively
uncommon. Two young women with SLE presented with vesiculobullous eruptions on sun-exposed …

Six cases of cheilitis granulomatosa, a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown origin, are
reported. The condition produces nontender, persistent swelling of one or both lips and affects …

• Keratoderma hereditaria mutilans (KHM), or Vohwinkel's syndrome, is a rare
genodermatosis consisting of hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles with a characteristic "honeycomb" …

Background: Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a blistering disease with specific serum immuno-precipitation
findings. Although immunoprecipitation studies allow accurate diagnosis, they …

… This book is dedicated to my wife Kathryn and children Amanda, Charles Jr., and Kristen …
Over the past few years, Camisa’s first edition of Handbook of Psoriasis has proved to be an …

Six patients with symptomatic oral erosive lichen planus were treated with systemic
isotretinoin (10 to 60 mg daily) for 8 weeks. Five (83%) showed subjective and objective …

Background: Paraneoplastic pemphigus is a newly described autoimmune disease characterized
by painful mucosal ulcerations and polymorphous skin lesions in association with an …