This chapter classifies various benign skin tumors and discusses their characteristics, treatment indications, and potential for recurrence, but reports no new clinical findings.
This study found that haploinsufficiency of SPINK5 can lead to Netherton syndrome when a single null mutation combines with homozygous G1258A polymorphisms, suggesting it acts as a genuine mutation affecting LEKTI function.
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April 1979 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology”
This study observed that multinucleate giant cells were present in 31% of biopsy specimens from patients with male pattern alopecia but not in other alopecia types, suggesting a potential histologic marker for androgenetic alopecia.
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March 2001 in “Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery”
This review summarizes the cutaneous manifestations of lupus erythematosus, noting both non-specific and disease-specific lesions, and highlights the role of skin biopsies and treatments available for cutaneous LE.