F Malekzad; S Nasiri; T Sabbaghian
Volume 4, Issue 3 , 2001, , Pages 18-23
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Background: There is no data on the characteristics of patients with localized scleroderma in Iran. Objective: In order to determine the age, sex and type distribution of localized scleroderma in Iran, this study was done on patients referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in Tehran in 1995-1999. Patients and Methods: ...
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Background: There is no data on the characteristics of patients with localized scleroderma in Iran. Objective: In order to determine the age, sex and type distribution of localized scleroderma in Iran, this study was done on patients referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in Tehran in 1995-1999. Patients and Methods: This study was done as an existing data study on 39 patients with localized scleroderma referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in Tehran in 1995-1999. Age, sex, site, type of involvement, and age distribution of each type were recorded. Results: 39 patients with localized scleroderma referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in this period, including 9 male and 30 female patients so female/male ratio was 3/3. Most of the patients (48%) were in the age range of 20-40 years. 77.9% of female patients were in the age range of 10-40 years and 43.4% of male patients were in the first to fourth decade. 2.56% of the patients were younger than 10 years and most were boys. The most common sites of involvement were extremities, trunk, face and neck in order. The plaque type was the most common type but the linear type was seen more in perineal area. The plaque type was the most common type in children, as well. Conclusion: Age and sex distribution and sites of involvement in patients with localized scleroderma referred to Boo-Ali Hospital in Tehran were similar to other reports.
S Nasiri; F Mollayi; M Vasheghani Farahani
Volume 3, Issue 4 , 2000, , Pages 34-37
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Background: Most of patients with bullous pemphigoid are at old age and its differentiation from other bullous diseases is important. There is no report of it in Iran. Objective: This study was done in order to determine clinical and paraclinical features, natural course and response to treatment in ...
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Background: Most of patients with bullous pemphigoid are at old age and its differentiation from other bullous diseases is important. There is no report of it in Iran. Objective: This study was done in order to determine clinical and paraclinical features, natural course and response to treatment in patients with bullous pemphigoid admitted in Loghman Hakim Hospital in 1992-1997. Patients and Methods: This descriptive study was done retrospectively by reviewing the existing files of 17 bullous pemphigoid patients admitted in the skin diseases ward of Loghman Hakim Hospital in Tehran in 1992-1997. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination in all of the patients. Results: The age range of the patients was 19-80 years; most of them were in the 6th-8th decades. 58.8% of the patients were female. Initial lesions were bullous in 53%, eczematous in 29.4% and erythematous or urticarial in 17.6%. 53% of patients were complaining of pruritus. Mucosal involvement was seen in 47%, all in the oral mucosa; only in one of the patients genital area was also involved. No malignancy was seen. 52% of the patients responded to oral prednisolone alone. None of the patients died from the disease. Conclusion: Iranian bullous pemphigoid patients show similar epidemiologic and clinical features to other parts of world.