Juniperpublishers-JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics

    Juniper Publishers- JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics Abstract A 43-year-old Chinese man developed crops of pustules on soles for 7 months and subungual pustules for 6 months. Biopsy on the sole lesion revealed intraepidermal unilocular pustules filled with bulk of neutrophils. This case proved to be palmoplantar pustulosis with nail involvement. After 28-week treatment with arotinoid ethyl ester, all plantar and subungual lesions cleared completely. The treatment of PPP is challenge; especially for the subungual pustules are rare and difficult to be diagnosed and treated. Herein we report the case and effective therapy with literature review. Keywords:  Arotinoid ethyl ester Palmoplantar pustulosis Subungual pustules Introduction Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP), synonymously as localized pustular psoriasis, is characterized by recurrent sterile pustules bilaterally and symmetrically on palms and soles. Nail changes in PPP are rare and difficult to be diagnosed and treate...

    Juniper Publishers- JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics Abstract The use of a prosthetic mesh to repair a tissue defect may produce a series of post-operative complications, among which infection is the most feared and one of the most devastating. The mesh related infections after hernia repair of up to 8% have been reported. Hence, the use of mesh should be with great care and caution. Strategies which are beneficial in reducing the incidences of mesh related infections after hernia repairs should be used in clinical practice. Keywords:  Prosthetic Mesh Tissue Defect Post-Operative Complications Devastating Hernia Repair Strategies Introduction Mesh use in abdominal hernia surgery is now a standard treatment. However, incidences of the mesh related infections after hernia repair of up to 8% have been reported [1-3]. The rate of infection is influenced considerably by underlying co-morbidity, mostly increased in patients with diabetes, immune suppression or obesity. Type ...

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