睾丸微石症合并精索静脉曲张36例分析

目的:探讨睾丸微石症合并精索静脉曲张患者的临床诊治方法,提高患者的睾丸储备功能。方法:回顾性报告并分析2011年3月至2013年2月36例睾丸微石症合并精索静脉曲张患者的病历资料,其中弱精症30例,精液质量正常6例。所有弱精症患者均行MV手术治疗,精液正常患者中1例CTM合并Ⅲ°VC有临床表现者行MV手术治疗,其余5例无临床表现患者无特殊处理;所有患者均每半年复查1次,彩色多普勒超声检查睾丸微石程度,精液CASA检查患者精液质量。结果:30例接受手术的弱精症患者有29例术后精液质量(精液密度,A+B级活动精子率,精子畸形率)明显改善,1例CTM患者精液质量及睾丸微石程度与手术前比较均无明显变化,且LTM患者的改善情况明显优于CTM患者,但所有患者的睾丸微石程度无明显变化;1例CTM合并Ⅲ°VC精液质量正常患者接受手术后精液质量及睾丸微石程度均无明显变化;1例CTM合并Ⅱ°VC和1例LTM合并Ⅲ°VC精液质量正常患者半年后精液出现异常,后接受MV手术治疗;2例LTM合并Ⅲ°VC精液质量正常患者2年后精液质量无变化,但其中1例睾丸微石程度加重,转为CTM;1例LTM合并Ⅰ°VC患者精液质量及睾丸微石程度无变化。结论:TM合并VC患者应该定期复查精液常规及泌尿生殖彩超,且MV手术对TM合并VC弱精症患者的精液质量有明显改善,LTM患者改善的程度明显优于CTM患者,对精液正常的患者可能会延缓精液质量恶化及睾丸微石程度加重。     

NB-UVB联合8-MOP PUVA治疗小腿斑块状银屑病疗效评价

目的: 评价NB-UVB联合8-甲氧补骨脂素（8-MOP） PUVA治疗斑块状银屑病的疗效。方法: 分别对16例银屑病患者双侧小腿进行PASI评分,一侧给予NB-UVB照射,另一侧给予NB-UVB联合8-MOP PUVA,每周3次,共治疗20次。结果: NB-UVB治疗侧治疗前后PASI评分分别为8.21±2.97和2.31±1.01,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);NBUVB联合8-MOP PUVA治疗侧分别为8.33±2.54和1.20±0.93,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。治疗后NBUVB联合8-MOP 治疗侧较NB-UVB治疗侧PASI更低,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。结论：NB-UVB联合8-MOP PUVA可明显促进小腿顽固部位皮损的消退。     

Elevation of IgA anti-epidermal transglutaminase antibodies in dermatitis herpetiformis

Background  Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a papulovesicular eruption caused by ingestion of gluten. It is characterized by the deposition of IgA in the dermal papillae. IgA antibodies directed at tissue transglutaminase (TG2) are elevated in gluten-sensitive diseases including DH and coeliac disease (CD). More recently, antibodies directed at epidermal transglutaminase (TG3) were identified in patients with DH, and this may be the dominant autoantigen in this disease.
Objectives  To measure IgA antibodies to TG3 and TG2 in patients with DH and CD, and control populations.
Methods  Serum IgA antibodies against TG2 and TG3 were measured from adults with DH, adults and children with CD, patients with psoriasis, adult Red Cross blood donors, and paediatric controls.
Results  Patients with DH and CD had elevated levels of IgA anti-TG2 antibodies compared with control populations. The levels in the patients with DH and adults with CD were similar. IgA anti-TG2 antibodies were higher in the children with CD compared with adults with DH and CD, and with control populations. Patients with DH and adults with CD had elevated levels of IgA anti-TG3 antibodies compared with children with CD and control populations. There was a trend towards higher levels in the patients with DH compared with adults with CD.
Conclusions  IgA antibodies to TG3 are elevated in patients with DH and adults with CD. The progressive expansion of the epitope-binding profile of IgA antitransglutaminase antibodies in patients with CD may explain the development of DH in patients with undiagnosed CD during their adult life.     

Nailfold capillary abnormality and pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis

Background Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSC) show a capillary abnormality of nailfolds with controversial correlation with organ involvement. Our purpose was to study the correlation between this nailfold capillary abnormality and pulmonary hypertension in patients with SSC. Methods We studied the nailfold capillaries, using capillary microscopy, and the pulmonary arterial pressure, using right-heart catheterlzation, in 44 patients with SSC. Canonical discriminant analysis was used to define the capillary abnormality in patients with SSC, which was then compared with that of 40 normal controls. The correlations between the patterns of nailfold capillaries and the cardiopulmonary findings. Including the pulmonary arterial pressure, were examined using Fisher's test. Results Thirty-two of 44 patients with SSC could be differentiated from normal controls by our definition of the SSC pattern. The SSC pattern correlated significantly with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, as well as with pulmonary fibrosis, eiectrocardiographic abnormalities, decreased vital capacity, and decreased diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. All SSC patients with pulmonary hypertension showed this SSC pattern. In patients with elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, capillary microscopy and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DCCM) showed the highest rate of abnormalities. A limited-type SSC significantly correlated with DCCM and with anticentromere antibody, and the diffuse-type SSC with pulmonary fibrosis and anti-sci-70 antibody. Conclusion Our data suggest that in patients with SSC, nailfold capillary abnormalities correlate with pulmonary arterial hypertension as well as with clinical and laboratory findings indicating pulmonary hypertension.     

中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值联合超敏C-反应蛋白在寻常型银屑病合并多囊卵巢综合征中的诊断价值

目的探讨中性粒细胞和淋巴细胞比值(NLR)联合超敏C反应蛋白(hs-CRP)在寻常型银屑病(Psoriasis vulgaris,PV)合并多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)中的诊断价值。方法回顾性纳入本院妇产科住院的31例PV合并PCOS的患者、76例皮肤科门诊PV患者和55例体检中心正常体检人群作为研究对象,记录所有研究对象血常规指标及hs-CRP水平。比较3组研究对象血常规指标和hs-CRP水平的差异,有统计学意义的变量与PV合并PCOS患者的病程、睾酮水平及LH/FSH采用Spearman相关性分析,并采用Logistic回归分析PV合并PCOS的独立变量,利用受试者操作曲线探讨NLR联合hs-CRP在PV合并PCOS中的诊断价值。结果PV合并PCOS患者血NLR、hs-CRP较PV患者显著升高(均P<0.05),PV患者血NLR、hs-CRP较正常对照组显著升高(均P<0.05)。Logistic回归分析结果显示NLR、hs-CRP是PV合并PCOS的独立相关变量(P<0.05)。受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线显示NLR联合hsCRP对PV合并PCOS有良好的诊断价值,其敏感度为94.8%,特异性为75.6%。结论PV患者应常规检测NLR和hs-CRP水平,NLR和hs-CRP联合检测对PV合并PCOS有良好的诊断价值。     

Psychological factors in prurigo nodularis in comparison with psoriasis vulgaris: results of a case-control study

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that psychological factors such as repressing anger and altruistic interpersonal behaviour may play a role in the aetiology of chronic itching in prurigo nodularis (PN). Whether these issues are specific for PN or are also common in other chronic skin diseases, e.g. psoriasis, has not been investigated until now. OBJECTIVES: To investigate psychosomatic problem areas and psychiatric comorbidity in patients with PN in comparison with patients with psoriasis. METHODS: Ninety-four patients with PN and 91 patients with psoriasis were administered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, Inventory of Interpersonal Problems, Screening for Somatoform Disorders and the Whiteley Index for hypochondriasis. RESULTS: After Bonferroni post hoc adjustment, the metrical scales demonstrated no significant differences between patients with PN and those with psoriasis. There was only a tendency to less 'anger-out' and to less autocratic/dominant and more insecure/submissive behaviour in the patients with PN. Patients with PN were, in general, comparable with those with psoriasis with regard to alexithymia, somatization symptoms, hypochondriasis, anxiety and depression, with 18% cases of anxiety and 22% cases of depression. CONCLUSIONS: The hypotheses formulated in the literature on the specific aetiology of PN could not be proven for the majority of patients with PN in our study. Concerning their psychopathology, patients with PN were comparable with those with psoriasis. Therefore the clinical management of PN should include psychosomatic assessment.     

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with plaques and arthritis

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) is a histopathological disorder characterised by an infiltration of the reticular dermis with a predominance of interstitial and palisadic histiocytes with a few areas of degenerating collagen bundles associated with a variable number of polynuclear neutrophils and eosinophils. There are several clinical conditions with a pattern of IGD. The linear form associated with arthritis was the first variety described. There is also a second form, which presents with plaques. This variety may be associated with arthritis, use of certain drugs or the presence of different systemic disorders. We report a case of IGD with plaques and arthritis. We discuss the differential clinical and histological diagnosis with other inflammatory skin lesions, which may be associated with joint disorders and collagen degeneration. We believe that it should be considered in patients presenting with arthritis and skin lesions.     

Elevation of IgG levels is a serological indicator for pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis with anti-topoisomerase I antibodies and those with anticentromere antibody

It is unclear whether any clinical and laboratory features are associated with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We assessed these features using a database of 29 patients with SSc and anti-topoisomerase I antibodies and 68 patients with SSc and anticentromere antibody (ACA). Clinical features were not associated with the incidence of PF in patients with SSc and anti-topoisomerase I antibodies, although severe skin sclerosis was correlated with the presence of PF in patients with ACA. Serum IgG levels were often raised in patients with SSc and PF. Serum IgG levels in patients with PF were significantly higher than those in patients without PF, and were negatively correlated with percentage vital capacity and percentage diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide. In addition, serum IgG levels were correlated with serum interleukin-6. Thus, serum IgG levels are associated with PF in patients with SSc and anti-topoisomerase I antibodies and in patients with SSc and ACA.     

Oral cyclosporine in the treatment of inflammatory and noninflammatory dermatoses. A clinical and immunopathologic analysis

Cyclosporine is known to be effective in the treatment of psoriasis. In this study, we have used oral cyclosporine (6 mg/kg per day) given for 5 to 30 weeks to 24 patients for the treatment of 12 different dermatoses. Patients with the following diseases demonstrated a marked response or total clearing: 1 patient each with pyoderma gangrenosum, pityriasis lichenoides chronica, and psoriasis of the acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau type. Moderate to marked response occurred in both patients with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita and the patient with hidradenitis suppurativa. Minimal to moderate responses were obtained in both patients with granuloma annulare, 1 of 2 with acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, both patients with Darier's disease, and 1 of 6 patients with vitiligo. Little or no response was noted in both patients with sarcoidosis, all 3 patients with pityriasis rubra pilaris, 5 of 6 patients with vitiligo, 1 patient with pemphigus foliaceous, and 1 with pemphigus vulgaris. Clinical side effects were mild and transient and included dysesthesia, fatigue, hypertrichosis, nausea, and flushing. The most frequent clinically significant abnormalities were hypertension and renal dysfunction, with all factors normalizing within 1 month of discontinuation of cyclosporine therapy.     

Peripheral blood eosinophilia in association with generalized pustular and erythrodermic psoriasis

Background In recent studies, it has been documented that the eosinophil cells play active role in many kinds of inflammatory disorders. Measurements of the mediators released by eosinophils and cell counts in serum and skin have provided some evidence indicating the role of eosinophils in psoriasis. Objective To evaluate the blood eosinophil cell count in patients with erythrodermic psoriasis and generalized pustular psoriasis. Methods In this study, 48 patients with histopathologically proven psoriasis (33 with erythrodermic, 15 with generalized pustular); 43 patients with maculopapular, erythematous, or bullous drug eruption with widespread involvement; and 51 patients with basal cell carcinoma were included. These three groups were compared with each other in terms of their absolute eosinophil cell counts and percentage of eosinophils. Results Forty‐one point seven per cent of patients with psoriasis had peripheral blood eosinophilia compared with 58.1% of the patients with drug eruption and 11.8% of patients with basal cell carcinoma. The percentage of patients with eosinophilia both in patients suffering from psoriasis and drug eruption were significantly increased compared with the patients with basal cell carcinoma (P < 0.001). The absolute median eosinophil cell counts both in patients with psoriasis and drug eruption were also significantly differed from patients with basal cell carcinoma (259.2, 439.1 and 183.1, respectively; P < 0.001) Conclusions Peripheral blood eosinophilia seems to be associated with severe forms of psoriasis. This finding may suggest that the eosinophils have significant roles in the pathogenesis of these types of psoriasis.     

白癜风患者血清中抗酪氨酸酶抗体及可溶性细胞间黏附分子1的检测

目的 探讨白癜风患者血清中抗酪氨酸酶IgG、IgM抗体滴度和可溶性细胞间黏附分子1(sICAM-1)水乎与疾病活动程度的关系和临床意义。方法 抗酪氨酸酶IgG、IgM抗体和sICAM-1检测采用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)方法。结果 ①白癜风患者血清中抗酪氨酸酶IgG抗体平均滴度为0.316,显著高于正常人对照组0.082(P<0.001);白癜风患者血清中抗酪氨酸酶IgM抗体平均滴度为0.238,显著高于正常人对照组0.065(P<0.001)。②白癜风患者进展期血清抗酪氨酸酶IgG、IgM抗体滴度明显高于稳定期(P均<0.001),泛发型明显高于局限型(P均<0.001)。③抗酪氨酸酶IgG、IgM抗体滴度与抗黑素细胞IgG抗体阳性及IgM抗体阳性均呈正相关(P均<0.001)。④白癜风患者血清sICAM-1平均水平为697.40ng/mL,显著高于正常人对照组602.40ng/ml(P<0.001);进展期高于稳定期(P<0.001);泛发型高于局限型(P<0.001);稳定期和局限型白癜风患者血清中sICAM-1水平与正常人对照组差异无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。结论 白癜风患者血清中抗酪氨酸酶IgG、IgM抗体和sICAM-1与疾病活动性和严重程度相关。     

Patch testing, tuberculin testing and sensitization with dinitrochlorobenzene and nitrosodimethylanilini of patients with atopic dermatitis.

Cell-mediated immunity was studied in patients with atopic dermatitis. 113 patients were patch tested with ten contact allergens. The frequency of positive reactions to patch testing with "common contact allergens" was found to be lower in patients with "high IgE values" than in those with IgE less than or equal to 1000 U/ml. A larger number of patients with severe dermatitis reacted negatively to PPD and were more difficult to sensitize with DNCB and NDMA as compared with the patients with mild dermatitis. The results of this investigation support the findings of earlier workers that patients with atopic dermatitis show disturbances in the cell-mediated immune system and these disturbances appear to be correlated to the degree of severity of the dermatitis.     

133例早期潜伏梅毒的临床与血清学分析

目的：了解潜伏梅毒与显性梅毒在临床和血清学方面的异同。方法：对133例早期潜伏梅毒进行了临床特点和血清学分析。结果：早期潜伏梅毒女性患者的比例明显高于显性梅毒,梅毒患者中潜伏梅毒的构成比和女性潜伏梅毒患者比例都有逐年增加的趋势,有46．6％的潜伏梅毒患者由于性伴患梅毒而被发现,有24．8％的患者有疑似早期梅毒的病史,潜伏梅毒患者治疗前的血清TRUST平均滴度明显低于显性梅毒患者,但下降较慢。结论：提示应及时筛查和治疗潜伏梅毒患者。     

皮肌炎合并恶性肿瘤5例临床分析

目的　探讨皮肌炎合并恶性肿瘤的临床特点。方法　回顾性分析 5例皮肌炎合并恶性肿瘤的临床特征。结果　患者年龄 5 2～ 70岁 ,平均 63 .5岁 ,4例表现为恶性红斑 ,2例并有表皮坏死。患者血清肌酶均升高 ,程度与是否合并肿瘤无明显关系。结论　皮肌炎合并肿瘤 ,与表皮坏死、年龄有一定相关性 ,血清肌酶升高与是否合并肿瘤无明显关系。恶性红斑提示预后不良。     

Distinct temperament and character profiles in first onset vitiligo but not in alopecia areata

Alopecia areata (AA) and vitiligo (V) are diseases that are correlated with psychiatric disorders before, during and after diagnosis. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) is a well‐established approach for investigating personality traits in various psychosomatic diseases. The aim of this study is to compare and investigate the differences in the TCI between patients with first onset AA, patients with V and healthy controls (HC). Participants in the study included 42 patients with first onset AA, 50 adult patients with V and 60 HC who had no history or diagnoses of psychiatric or dermatological disorders. All participants were assessed with the TCI and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Among the temperament traits, the extravagance, disorderliness and total novelty‐seeking scores were lower, and the worry and pessimism scores were higher in patients with V compared with patients with AA and the HC. The mean score of the enlightened second nature and the total self‐directedness score of the character traits were higher in patients with V compared with patients with AA and the HC group. In the AA group, there was a negative correlation only between the reward dependence total score and the DLQI score. This study suggests that patients with first onset V have a distinct temperament, such as being unenthusiastic and unemotional, and character profiles, such as worry and pessimism, independent of their psychiatric comorbidities, and patients with AA do not have a different personality from the non‐affected population.     

Paraneoplastic pemphigus: a subset of patients with pemphigus and neoplasia

We reviewed the clinical, histologic, and immunofluorescence features of 20 patients with pemphigus and neoplasia and compared them will a control group of 17 patients with pemphigus without neoplasia. Patients with neoplasia were divided according to clinical, histologic, and immunofluorescence findings into those with paraneoplastic pemphigus syndrome (12 patients) and those with classic pemphigus vulgaris or pemphigus foliaceus with neoplasia (8 patients). The histologic findings in patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus included acantholysis, interface dermatitis, spongiosis, and satellite keratinocyte necrosis. Histologic findings in the 8 patients with classic pemphigus and neoplasia included acantholysis and spongiosis. Direct immunofluorescence in both paraneoplastic pemphigus and pemphigus with neoplasia showed IgG staining of cell-surface proteins (intercellular substance) and deposition of immunoglobulin at the basement membrane one. Indirect immunofluorescence with rat bladder substrate was used to differentiate paraneoplastic pemphigus from classic pemphigus. Circulating IgG anti-cell-surface protein antibodies were detected in 4 patients with paraneoplastic pemphigus syndrome; they were absent in 2 patients with pemphigus and neoplasia. Immunoprecipitation of sera from the 4 patients with epithelial staining showed the complex of bands identified in studies of paraneoplastic pemphigus syndrome. We conclude that paraneoplastic pemphigus syndrome has distinct clinical, histologic, and immunologic features that differentiate it from classic pemphigus with underlying neoplasia.     

膜联蛋白A2在银屑病中的表达及意义

目的探讨银屑病患者外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)及皮损处膜联蛋白A2(annexin A2)的表达及其在银屑病发病中的意义。方法流式细胞术检测annexin A2在21例寻常型、5例脓疱型、5例关节病型、12例红皮病型银屑病患者及10例正常人PBMC上的表达;免疫荧光染色检测annexin A2在7例寻常型银屑病患者皮损和4例正常人皮肤处表达。结果 annexin A2在寻常型银屑病患者PBMC及皮损部位中表达均较正常对照增高(P<0.05),关节病型银屑病患者PBMC中annexin A2表达也增高(P<0.05),而红皮病型银屑病患者PBMC中annexinA2表达低于正常对照(P<0.01)。结论 annexin A2在寻常型银屑病患者PBMC和皮损处高表达,在关节病型银屑病PBMC中也高表达,而在红皮病型银屑病患者PBMC中低表达。     

Th22细胞及IL-22在特应性皮炎患者外周血中的表达及意义

目的研究不同严重程度特应性皮炎(AD)患者Th22细胞及白细胞介素(IL)-22的变化,探讨其在AD发病中的作用。方法采用流式细胞术检测不同严重程度AD患者外周血Th22细胞的比例,采用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)测定外周血中IL-22表达水平,以健康成人作为对照。结果轻中度AD患者与正常人比较,外周血Th22细胞比例、IL-22水平增高(P0.05);重度AD患者与正常人比较,外周血Th22细胞比例及IL-22水平明显增高(P0.01);重度AD患者与轻度AD患者比较,外周血Th22细胞比例及IL-22水平增高(P0.05);重度AD患者与中度AD患者比较,外周血Th22细胞比例及IL-22水平增高(P0.05)。结论 Th22细胞及IL-22与AD的严重程度呈正相关。     

Differences in red cell behaviour between patients with Raynaud''s phenomenon and systemic sclerosis and patients with Raynaud''s disease

The 'filterability' and electrophoretic mobility of erythrocytes from 42 patients with systemic sclerosis and Raynaud's phenomenon were studied and compared with the findings from 24 patients with Raynaud's disease and 26 normal controls. Red blood cells from patients with systemic sclerosis and Raynaud's phenomenon were less filterable (P less than 0.0001) and had decreased electrophoretic mobility (P less than 0.001) compared with erythrocytes from patients with Raynaud's disease and the controls. There was no significant difference between the values from the patients with Raynaud's disease and the controls. These results indicate that measurement of erythrocyte filterability and electrophoretic mobility may be useful in the differentiation of patients with Raynaud's disease who have no underlying collagen disease from those who have Raynaud's phenomenon in association with systemic sclerosis.     

Effect on quality of life in patients with pityriasis rosea: Is it associated with rash severity?

BACKGROUND: It is unknown how the quality of life (QOL) is affected in patients with pityriasis rosea (PR), and whether it is related to rash severity. METHODS: We constructed a valid and reliable Cantonese version of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). We recruited patients with PR, with atopic dermatitis and with acne vulgaris, and controls of the same sex and comparable age. We applied the DLQI and the Pityriasis Rosea Severity Score (PRSS) to the patients with PR, the DLQI and the SCORing Atopic Dermatitis Index (SCORAD) to the controls with atopic dermatitis, and the DLQI and the Leeds Acne Grading System (LAGS) to the controls with acne vulgaris. RESULTS: Total DLQI scores of the 22 patients with PR (mean: 6.36, SD: 5.79) were significantly lower than those of the 22 controls with atopic dermatitis (mean: 12.00, SD: 5.38) (P = 0.021), but were insignificantly different from those of the 22 controls with acne vulgaris (mean: 6.86, SD: 4.53) (P = 0.57). Correlation between the total DLQI and PRSS scores was weak (gamma(s) = +0.19) and insignificant (P = 0.40). All six DLQI parameters were insignificantly correlated with the PRSS scores. In contrast, the total DLQI scores and most of the DLQI parameters were strongly correlated with the rash severity scores for the control subjects. Significantly more patients with PR have concerns regarding disease etiology and infectivity. CONCLUSIONS: The QOL of the patients with PR was significantly less affected than that for the patients with atopic dermatitis, but was insignificantly different from the patients with acne vulgaris. Unlike atopic dermatitis and acne vulgaris, the effects on the QOL in PR are insignificantly correlated with rash severity. These results bear important implications on clinical management.