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F Daniel

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[Localized bullous pemphigoid induced by thermal burn].

BACKGROUND: Induced bullous pemphigoid is known to be triggered by drugs and some physical agents. Six cases of bullous pemphigoid induced by thermal burns have been reported since 1991. CASE REPORT: We observed a bullous eruption around thermal burns of the left leg in a 89 year-old woman. Bullous pemphigoid was diagnosed by histological and immunohistochemical findings with a sub-epidermal blister and linear IgG and C3 deposition at the dermal-epidermal junction. Indirect immunofluorescence was negative. The eruption rapidly resolved with topical steroids. DISCUSSION: We describe a bullous pemphigoid induced by a thermal burn. This case is original because the eruption was localized only around the site of the burn and healed with topical steroids. In the literature, there are 6 other cases reported but only one localized. We discuss the hypothesis of asymptomatic bullous pemphigoid exacerbated by presentation of bullous pemphigoid antigen by thermal burns or self immunization against antigens altered by burns.

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Acne: evolution of the clinical practice and therapeutic management of acne between 1996 and 2000.

According to epidemiological studies, acne is a common condition affecting 80% of young people between 12 and 18 years of age. It is also the most common reason for consultation in private dermatology practices. Yet, paradoxically, very few studies have been concerned with the profile and therapeutic treatment of acne patients. The aim of this study was to compare both the evolution of the profile of acne patients and the therapies used by dermatologists between 1996 and 2000 through a survey. Two questionnaires had to be filled in by the dermatologists for all patients consulting for acne, the first in 1996 and the second in 2000. The purpose of these questions was to obtain information about the demographic characteristics of the patients, a clinical evaluation of the patients' acne, their quality of life and finally their treatment. The statistical tests used Chi2 tests and variance analysis. The alpha risk was fixed at 0.05. Two thousand two hundred and eighty four patients were included in the survey in 1996 and 2363 in 2000. The mean age was 21 7.6 in 1996 and 20.5 7.7 in 2000, the majority of whom were female (64.4% in 1996 and 63.6% in 2000). In 1996 37.4% were students, and 52.4% in 2000. For 81.1% of the patients, the consultations were spontaneous on their own initiative both in 1996 and 2000. As regards topical treatment, a decrease of antibiotic prescriptions was noted between 1996 and 2000 associated with a decrease of benzoyl peroxyde use. Concerning the systemic treatments, an increase of doxycyclin and isotretinoin prescriptions was reported together with a decrease of minocycline treatment. Prescription of zinc salts and hormonal treatments were stable. The frequency of biological investigations remained similar and low. The repercussions of acne on the patient's quality of life were more numerous in 1996 compared to 2000 but they remained equally intense for those who reported them. The profile of acne patients evolved slightly between 1996 and 2000 and interestingly the treatments were modified to take into account the information in the literature such as bacterial resistance or severe side effects.

Acne Vulgaris↗

[Collagen : physiological approach to skin healing,. Its application to the practical treatment of leg ulcers (author's transl)].

Collagen gel has been studied, during a comparative trial, as a topic for cicatrization on a series of twenty patients with severe leg ulcers rebellious to the usual methods of treatment. A complete healing was obtained in 16 cases out of 20, after a period of 8 to 60 days. Collafilm Gel must only be applied to clean, uninfected wounds. It's action seems noticeable by the appearance of network cicatrization, the mechanism and signification of which is being discussed by the authors.

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