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Pagetoid infiltration of the epidermis is frequent blood pressure medication for pregnant purchase on line hydrochlorothiazide, particularly in tumours arising around the eye [6]. Demonstration of sebaceous differentiation by histochemistry is possible by the use of oil red O but it requires frozen sections and these are usually not available. Adipophilin and peripilin are more recently added immunohistochemical stains useful in demonstrating sebaceous differentiation [16,17]. Peripilin seems to be more specific than adipophilin except in cases of carcinoma in situ with clearcell change in which tumour cells are often positive for the former marker [17]. Superficial epithelioma with sebaceous differentiation [1,2,3,4] this is a rare tumour that has no distinctive clinical features and presents as a solitary papule on the face or trunk of adults. It is likely to represent a tumour of the follicular infundibulum with sebaceous differentiation. Histological features consist of a multifocal platelike proliferation of basaloid cells with focal sebaceous differentiation and connections to the epidermis. The histological appearances are similar to those of the tumour of the follicular infundibulum except for the presence of sebaceous differentiation. Genetics Sebaceous carcinoma may rarely be associated with the Muir­ Torre syndrome (see Chapter 142) [18,19]. The latter association is mainly seen with extraocular carcinomas and those tumours occurring outside the head and neck area [20]. History and presentation the tumour is solitary, firm, sometimes translucent and covered with normal or slightly verrucose epidermis. The evolution may be very slow, and a size of 5 cm or more may be reached after many years without metastasis. Clinical features are not distinctive and eyelid lesions may be confused with a chalazion. Sebaceous carcinomas may occur in immunosuppressed Epidemiology Incidence and prevalence the variable incidence reported for this tumour reflects the differing diagnostic criteria of different workers. The tumour has been reported following radiodermatitis [4], and in a patient with multiple arsenical skin cancers. Disease course and prognosis It is uncommon for the lesion to be aggressively invasive on the skin, although it frequently is when situated on the eyelid [6­10,24]. There are, however, individual case reports of extraocular aggressive lesions with occasional metastatic spread [25,26]. Pathology [3­5] Large cystic cavities are found in the dermis if the lesion has been carefully dissected out. Papillary projections or solid buds of secretory cells may break the smooth contour of the cyst lining. The secretory cells may contain pigment [6,7], which is neither melanin nor haemosiderin. Lesions designated as apocrine cystadenoma are regarded as proliferative lesions with true papillary projections (containing a fibrous core). Based on these atypical features in cystadenoma, complete excision is suggested for tumours classified as such [9]. Reports of excellent results with Mohs surgery suggest that this may be the treatment of choice [28]. Although the terms apocrine hidrocystoma and cystadenoma have been used as synonyms, and the clinical features of both lesions are identical, there are a number of histological findings that set them apart (see later). Synonyms and inclusions · Apocrine cystadenoma History and presentation [6,7,10,11] the lesions are solitary or occasionally multiple, welldefined, domeshaped, translucent nodules [12]. The surface is smooth and the colour varies from a skin colour to greyish or blue black; pigmentation may affect only part of the cyst [13]. The commonest site is around the eye, particularly lateral to the [2] Epidemiology Incidence and prevalence the lesion is not uncommon, but is most often seen in ophthalmological or surgical clinics. Cystic cavity lined by cuboidal cells with pink cytoplasm and decapitation secretion. Age these lesions may be present at birth or in childhood [5], but the majority, are seen on the face and scalp of young adults. It has also been reported on the penis [1], vulva [14], lip [15], fingers [16] and multiple lesions bilaterally in both axillae [17]. Multiple lesions may be seen in Schöpf­Schulz­ Passarge syndrome (a form of ectodermal dysplasia syndrome characterized by hypotrichosis, hypodontia, nail dystrophy, palmoplantar keratoderma and periocular apocrine hidrocystomas) [18]. The lesion must be differentiated from basal cell carcinoma, which, is usually of a firmer consistency, less regular in its surface contour, and has surface telangiectases.

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Clioquinol is known to chelate nickel [57] hypertension herbal remedies order 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide visa, and a topical clioquinol­steroid combination can be considered as a treatment. Dietary reduction of nickel intake is recommended, by some, for those nickelallergic subjects with recurrent palmar vesicular eczema. Knowledge of the nickel content of foods is at present imprecise, and the prescription of a lownickel diet [58] is not always practical [45]. Nevertheless, there are strong advocates for this approach and a trial of dietary reduction may be worthwhile, although this is frequently disappointing in our experience. Treatment with tetraethylthiuramdisulphide (disulfiram; Antabuse), which chelates nickel, has been reported as helpful [59], but has a significant prevalence of side effects [60]. An alternative chelating agent, trientine, gave disappointing results in a small, open trial [61]. False negative reactions may also occur with 5% nickel sulphate in petrolatum because nickel ions penetrate the skin only very slowly [63]. Testing with nickel sulphate may produce irritant false positive reactions with a deep erythema and pustulation, especially in atopics. Some follicular reactions are irritant, but those with raised papules are often truly allergic in our experience. Little is known of the prevalence of allergy in the general population but one study showed that 1. It occurs in alloys, for example vitallium used in dentures and in nails for pinning fractures. Cobalt oxides, present as traces in cement, are sensitizers; however, isolated cobalt allergy from cement is much rarer than its occurrence in association with chromium allergy. Cobalt compounds are found in paints, glass, china, pottery, ceramics, enamel (blue), coloured crayons and animal feed additives [7], multivitamin pills, textile dyes [8], tattoos [9], soaps [10], cosmetic pigments, hair dye and detergents [11]. Recently, leather has also been shown to be a frequent source of sensitization [12]. The salts are seldom used for plating, unlike nickel salts, although cobalt chloride has sensitized in a metaletching solution [13]. As cobalt is an invariable contaminant of nickel, the clinical features of cobalt allergy can be identical to those of nickel allergy. Cobalt sensitivity might explain why some women with dermatitis typical of that provoked by nickel have a negative patch test reaction to the latter. Furthermore, its presence in cement may induce a clinical pattern identical to allergy from chromate in this source. Isolated cobalt allergy is seen in hardmetal workers and in the pottery and glass industries, when it is usually associated with hand dermatitis. Allergic granulomatous reactions to tattoo pigment are recognized, but are rare in our experience. Animal feed may induce contact allergy [16], and photocontact dermatitis has been reported from this source, as well as from cement [17]. Vitamin B12 is a cobaltcontaining compound and cheilitis has been reported from oral vitamin B12 ingestion [15], and dermatitis from its parenteral use [18]. It can be difficult to identify the source of allergy when there is an isolated positive cobalt patch test. In those with a nickel allergic pattern, the advice is the same as for nickelallergic subjects; similarly, for those with cement allergy, the advice is the same as for chromate. Reduction of the dietary intake of cobalt (monitoring plasma vitamin B12 if prolonged) may benefit some cobaltsensitive patients [20]. A cobalt spot test has also been developed and is now commercially available [21]. Concomitant cobalt and chromate sensitivity is associated with more troublesome dermatitis than that which occurs with chromate allergy alone [22]. Possibly the same applies to a combined nickel and cobalt sensitivity because of the increased number of contact sources, which may cause recurrence of the dermatitis. The metal itself, if not dissolved in oil [3] or acids or as a salt, seems to be nonsensitizing, unlike nickel and cobalt.

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Edible gold leaf is used in liqueurs and as a flavourless wrap in expensive foods [3] arrhythmia research technology stock cheap 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide mastercard. Pathophysiology A wide variety of immune reactions to gold are recognized; most typical is a type 4 cellmediated hypersensitivity, resulting in a lichenoid eruption. It inhibits lysosomal enzyme activity, histamine release from mast cells, phagocytosis and the inflammatory effects of prostaglandins [4]. Antibodies to the Ro 52kDa antigen are associated with skin eruptions in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with gold [10]. Investigations To assess the presence of excess arsenic, a spot urine test or a 24 hour urine test for arsenic is available. The 24hour urine test is more reliable and is considered positive if arsenic levels exceed 50 g/L, 100 g/g creatinine or 100 g of total arsenic [1]. Metallic gold particles can be demonstrated in dermal macrophages and around blood vessels [12]. Localized or generalized pruritus is an important warning sign of potential toxicity. Gold reactions may simulate exanthematic eruptions [22], erythema annulare centrifugum [23], seborrhoeic dermatitis or lichen planus [24,25]. A mixture of these patterns, sometimes with discoid eczematoid lesions, is characteristic. Lichen planus is often of the hypertrophic variety especially on the scalp, and severe and irreversible alopecia may follow [26]. In one study, eczematous or lichenoid rashes persisted for up to 11 months after cessation of therapy [21]. A patient with a lichenoid and seborrhoeic dermatitislike rash on gold sodium thiomalate therapy had a positive intradermal test to gold thiomalate; patch tests were positive to thiomalate (the thiol carrier of gold thiomalate) but negative to gold itself [29]. Interestingly, the same patient subsequently developed a seborrhoeic dermatitislike eruption, but not a lichenoid eruption, while on auranofin. Psoriasis was reported to be exacerbated in a patient with arthritis treated with gold [34]. Prolonged administration of gold may cause a distinct grey, blue or purple pigmentation of exposed skin (chrysiasis), which is a dosedependent reaction that occurs above a threshold of 20 mg/ kg; gold granules are seen within dermal endothelial cells and macrophages [35­39]. Even in the absence of pigmentation, gold can be detected histochemically in the skin up to 20 years after therapy. An unusual late cutaneous reaction involved the appearance of widespread keloidlike angiofibromatoid lesions [41]. Oral lesions due to gold include erythematous eroded areas and lichenoid reactions. Gold cyanidation process used in the gold industry causes irritant reactions on the skin with discoloration of fingernails [43]. Nonvasomotor effects including arthralgia, myalgia and constitutional symptoms within the first 24 h are recognized. Mucous membrane symptoms include loss of taste, metallic taste, stomatitis, glossitis and diarrhoea. Other immunological reactions are rare, although pulmonary fibrosis is recorded [46]. Blood dyscrasias, especially thrombocytopenic purpura, and occasionally fatal neutropenia or aplastic anaemia occur in a small proportion of cases and usually present within the first 6 months of therapy. Jaundice occurs in about 3% of cases, and may result from idiosyncratic intrahepatic cholestasis [47]. Management Generally, there are no effective treatments for chrysiasis ­ localized or generalized. Recently, a case of localized chrysiasis was successfully treated with a longpulsed ruby laser [48]. Acetyl cysteine and granulocyte colonystimulating factor have been used mainly to reduce the haemopoietic side effects [3]. Lead poisoning represents an important health issue both as an environmental and occupational hazard. Exposure to lead in the environment can be from dust, or from contaminated soil and water. In the past, lead used in paints was a cause of poisoning, particularly in children licking painted toys. In 2007 millions of toys produced in China were withdrawn due to their high lead content.

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Histologically blood pressure 5545 purchase hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg on line, tattoo pigments are refractile and found in macrophages and fibroblasts clustered around vessels in the upper and mid dermis [10]. Immediately after tattooing there is a local traumatic response with the formation of a scab. The tattooists were found to be using nonsterile equipment and poor infection control procedures [11]. Transmission of molluscum contagiosum [15] and of viral warts [16] by tattoos has been reported. Aside from infectious complications, other adverse effects of tattoos include the induction of skin diseases via the Koebner phenomenon, such as lichen planus, psoriasis, Darier disease and discoid lupus erythematosus. Sarcoidal granulomatous inflammation can also develop in tattoos and may occur in conjunction with systemic sarcoidosis [17,18,19,20]. Hypersensitivity reactions to the tattoo inks are most commonly seen with the red pigment cinnabar (mercuric sulphide) [21,22], but also with inks containing cobalt, chrome, manganese [23] and aluminium (purple) [24]. Histologically, there is a diffuse lymphohistiocytic Part 11: ExtErnal agEnts 123. Other histological patterns reported include lichenoid reactions [25,26] and a pseudolymphomatous infiltrate [27,28]. Bcell lymphoma has been recorded as evolving from a tattooinduced pseudolymphoma [29]. Abnormal photosensitivity in tattoos has been observed and is considered to be triggered by photoreaction to pigment containing cadmium yellow [30,31]. Most lesions involve the second or third web of the right hand, forming tender nodules and discharging sinuses [11]. Spontaneous cure may eventually take place, but may be so long delayed that surgical intervention is advisable. Some cases are of developmental origin but many follow the penetration of the skin by hair(s) by the root end, through the action of the cuticular cells. The penetrating hair(s) may cause a foreignbody giant cell reaction, sometimes with secondary bacterial infection, which can cause a sudden onset of pilonidal abscess. In addition to the primary track resulting from the initiating hair(s), there may be secondary tracks opening from the cavity. Presentation is usually as a midline opening or series of openings in the natal cleft about 5 cm from the anus. Half of affected patients present as emergencies with an acute pilonidal abscess; the remainder have chronic, fluctuating discomfort associated with a foulsmelling discharge from one or more sinus openings [12]. A small sinus can sometimes be treated by removal of the hairs and regular shaving of the surrounding skin. A phenol injection technique has been used, either alone, with curettage or combined with excision [12]. Most patients are treated either by excision and primary closure [13], or by laying open and healing by secondary intention or repair with skin flaps [14]. Primary closure or flap repair produces more rapid healing and shorter time off work [14,15]; wound breakdown after hair as a foreign body Fragments of hair may penetrate the skin and cause a variety of reactions, according to the site and depth of penetration, ranging from slight erythema to the formation of abscesses and sinuses. Chronic reactions take the form of foreignbody granulomas, which may present as subcutaneous nodules or with hypertrophy of the overlying epidermis. The clinical syndromes encountered are very diverse and their cause is often unsuspected. The lesions are tender nodules within the affected finger web containing a central sinus that may intermittently discharge. Hair can also cause inflammation when implanted into the finger pulp [4] and beneath the fingernails [5], probably when there is an abnormality of the nail or a preexisting dermatosis [6]. A distinctive syndrome, seldom recognized, may follow the penetration by a hair of the toe cleft skin, usually the fourth. The patient complains of pain and tenderness, which is usually attributed to other causes. Loose, individual hairs can penetrate the skin and migrate superficially, producing a wavelike linear erythema with the hair at the leading end. Modifications of direct closure can be used to flatten the natal cleft and thereby reduce the risk of recurrence [17], but there may be greater morbidity if such techniques fail [12]. A pilonidal abscess is probably best treated by incision, drainage, curettage of the hair and granulation tissue, and leaving open for secondary intention healing.

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