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Kottler D, Dupechez L, Martin Silva N, Boutemy J, Dumont A, Maigné G, Aouba A, Dompmartin A. Efficacy, tolerance and acceptability of pulsed dye laser on facial and neckline telangiectasias in systemic scleroderma: a prospective open-label monocentric study in 21 patients. J COSMET LASER THER 2023; 25:77-85. [PMID: 38373440 DOI: 10.1080/14764172.2024.2313472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Facial and neckline telangiectasias have an underestimated yet important impact on quality of life of patients with systemic scleroderma (SSc). This monocentric, prospective, open-label, intra-patient comparative study was conducted in 21 consecutive patients with SSc. Patients underwent 4 sessions of PDL 8 weeks apart. A final quadruple assessment was performed by several raters 2 months after the last session, based on the following criteria: change in telangiectasia number; subjective improvement score (LINKERT scale); impact on the quality of life (QoL; SKINDEX score); visual analog pain scale; adverse effects (AEs), including treatment discontinuation for PDL-induced purpura and patient satisfaction. The mean telangiectasia number decreased by 5 (32%) at the end of the protocol. Eighteen patients (85.7%) reported an improvement or a strong improvement, versus 73.81% for the expert committee. Immediate session pain (mean = 3.4/10) was slightly less than overall pain (mean = 4.6/10). Ten patients (47%) experienced at least one AE (oozing/crusts, edema, epidermal blistering), including PDL-induced purpura in 3 patients (14%). AEs were mostly transient (<1 week) and mild (CTCAE grade 1). All QoL parameters improved after treatment, and 85% of patients were satisfied.
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- D Kottler
- Department of Dermatology, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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DeHart AN, Richter GT. Laser Treatment of Vascular Anomalies. Dermatol Clin 2022; 40:481-487. [DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2022.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Systemic Scleroderma-Definition, Clinical Picture and Laboratory Diagnostics. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11092299. [PMID: 35566425 PMCID: PMC9100749 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Scleroderma (Sc) is a rare connective tissue disease classified as an autoimmune disorder. The pathogenesis of this disease is not fully understood. (2) Methods: This article reviews the literature on systemic scleroderma (SSc). A review of available scientific articles was conducted using the PubMed database with a time range of January 1985 to December 2021. (3) Results and Conclusions: The article is a review of information on epidemiology, criteria for diagnosis, pathogenesis, a variety of clinical pictures and the possibility of laboratory diagnostic in the diagnosis and monitoring of systemic scleroderma.
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Norimatsu Y, Miyagawa T, Fukui Y, Omatsu J, Toyama S, Awaji K, Ikawa T, Watanabe Y, Yoshizaki A, Sato S, Asano Y. Serum levels of tissue factor pathway inhibitor: Potential association with Raynaud's phenomenon and telangiectasia in patients with systemic sclerosis. J Dermatol 2021; 48:1253-1256. [PMID: 33848376 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.15893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Vasculopathy is a critical step of systemic sclerosis (SSc) development, bridging between autoimmune inflammation and tissue fibrosis. Impaired coagulation system is a part of SSc vasculopathy, but the role of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), a critical regulator of the extrinsic coagulation pathway, remained unknown. Therefore, we evaluated the clinical correlation of serum TFPI levels in SSc patients. Serum TFPI levels were comparable between SSc and control participants, but SSc patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and telangiectasia had significantly lower serum TFPI levels than those without. Importantly, there was a significant positive correlation between serum TFPI levels and protein S activity. These results support the critical role of impaired coagulation system in SSc.
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- Yuta Norimatsu
- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Herrick AL, Shukla R, Watson REB. Frontiers in translational systemic sclerosis research: A focus on the unmet 'cutaneous' clinical needs (Viewpoint). Exp Dermatol 2020; 29:1144-1153. [DOI: 10.1111/exd.14179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Ariane L. Herrick
- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Manchester Academic Health Science Centre The University of Manchester Manchester UK
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Manchester Academic Health Science Centre The University of Manchester Manchester UK
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Jouvray M, Launay D, Dubucquoi S, Sobanski V, Podevin C, Lambert M, Morell-Dubois S, Maillard H, Hatron PY, Hachulla E, Giovannelli J. Whole-Body Distribution and Clinical Association of Telangiectases in Systemic Sclerosis. JAMA Dermatol 2019; 154:796-805. [PMID: 29799952 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Importance In systemic sclerosis (SSc), to date, no study has precisely described the total number and fine distribution of telangiectases (TAs), their clinical association with the disease, and the biological mechanisms causing their development. Objectives To describe the whole-body distribution of TAs and assess the association between the whole-body TA number and the characteristics of patients with SSc. Design, Setting, and Participants A single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted between July 11, 2016, and March 15, 2017, at the National Referral Centre for Rare Systemic and Autoimmune Diseases in France. A population-based sample of 106 adults who fulfilled the 2013 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism criteria for SSc were included; 8 patients who had previously received laser treatment for TAs were excluded. Main Outcomes and Measures The number of TAs on the whole body (total and those >5 mm) and TA distribution in different areas were recorded. The association with clinical and biological data was studied using univariate and multivariate linear regression. Results A total of 106 patients (83 [78.3%] women) were enrolled, including 12 with precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH). Mean (SD) age was 60.6 (13.5) years. Telangiectasia distribution was 37.2% on the face, 33.2% on the upper limbs, including 26.4% on the hands, 28.1% on the trunk, including 17.1% for the upper part of the trunk, and 1.5% on the lower limbs. In analysis using the multivariate linear regression model, the whole-body TA number was independently associated with male sex (percentage change, 144.4%; 95% CI, 7.5% to 455.9%; P = .03), PH (162.8%; 95% CI, 5.6% to 553.8%; P = .04), history of pulmonary embolism (336.4%; 95% CI, 39.0% to 1270.1%; P = .01), glomerular filtration rate (-1.6%; 95% CI, -3.2% to -0.1% per 1-mL/min/1.73 m2 increase; P = .04), and soluble endoglin level (28.2%; 95% CI, 1.2% to 62.5% per 1-ng/mL increase; P = .04). Receiver operating characteristic analyses assessing the ability of TAs to identify the presence of PH revealed that the area under the curve was significant for the TA number on the whole body (0.77; 95% CI, 0.57 to 0.88), on the hands and face (0.81; 95% CI, 0.57 to 0.91), and on the hands (95% CI, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.57 to 0.89). Conclusions and Relevance In the patients in this study with SSc, TAs were predominantly located on the face, hands, and the upper part of the trunk. Telangiectases appeared to be associated with vasculopathy features of SSc, particularly with PH and soluble endoglin levels.
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- Mathieu Jouvray
- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,Institut d'Immunologie, CHU Lille, Institut d'Immunologie, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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- University Lille, Lille Inflammation Research International Center, Lille, France.,Inserm, Lille, France.,CHU Lille, Département De Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Lille, France.,Centre de Référence des Maladies Autoimmunes et Systémiques Rares du Nord et Nord-Ouest de France, Lille, France
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White SM, Valdebran M, Kelly KM, Choi B. Simultaneous Blood Flow Measurement and Dermoscopy of Skin Lesions Using Dual-Mode Dermascope. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16941. [PMID: 30446685 PMCID: PMC6240112 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35107-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Dermascopes are commonly utilized for the qualitative visual inspection of skin lesions. While automated image processing techniques and varied illumination strategies have been used to aid in structural analysis of lesions, robust quantification of functional information is largely unknown. To address this knowledge gap, we have developed a compact, handheld dermascope that enables real-time blood flow measurements of skin during conventional visual inspection. In-vitro characterization demonstrated that the dermascope is capable of quantifying changes in flow across a physiologically relevant range even when used in a handheld manner with clinic lighting and dermascope LEDs on. In a small pilot clinical study, we demonstrated the dermascope’s ability to detect flow differences between two distinct lesion types.
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- Sean M White
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, California, 92612, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, California, 92612, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA
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- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, California, 92612, USA. .,Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA. .,Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California, 92697, USA.
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Darjani A, Rafiei R, Shafaei S, Rafiei E, Eftekhari H, Alizade N, Gharaei nejad K, Rafiee B, Najirad S. Evaluation of Lipid Profile in Patients with Cherry Angioma: A Case-Control Study in Guilan, Iran. Dermatol Res Pract 2018; 2018:4639248. [PMID: 29861719 PMCID: PMC5971275 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4639248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cherry angioma is the most common type of acquired cutaneous vascular proliferation which would increase with aging due to some angiogenic factors but the exact pathogenesis is unknown. Usually angiogenic factors are synthesized in human body to compensate occlusive effects of atherogenic agents such as serum lipids. Our hypothesis was that increased levels of these angiogenic factors could be a trigger for development of cherry angioma. This study has been designed to compare frequency of dyslipidemia in subjects with and without cutaneous cherry angioma. METHODS In this case-control study, 122 cases with cherry angioma and 122 control subjects without cherry angioma were enrolled. Demographic characteristics, number of the cherry angioma lesions, and serum lipid profile were collected for all subjects. The data was analyzed using SPSS 18 software. RESULTS Mean levels of the total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein were higher in patients with cherry angioma compared to control subjects in which differences were significant for total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride (P < 0.05) but not for high-density lipoprotein level. CONCLUSION Serum lipids may have a role in producing angiogenic factors and development of cherry angioma and it seems logical to evaluate lipid profile in these cases.
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- Abbas Darjani
- Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Fellowship of Dermatopathology, Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Razi Clinical Research Development Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Skin Research Center, Dermatology Department, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Sardare Jangal Street, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, NYU Winthrop Hospital, 222 Station Plaza, No. 620, Mineola, NY 11501, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA
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Pauling JD. The challenge of establishing treatment efficacy for cutaneous vascular manifestations of systemic sclerosis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2018; 14:431-442. [PMID: 29641934 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2018.1464390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The cutaneous vascular manifestations of systemic sclerosis (SSc) comprise Raynaud's phenomenon, cutaneous ulceration, telangiectasia formation and critical digital ischaemia; each of which are associated with significant disease-related morbidity. Despite the availability of multiple classes of vasodilator therapy, many of which have been the subject of RCTs, a limited number of pharmacological interventions are currently approved for the management of cutaneous vascular manifestations of SSc. Areas covered: A major challenge has been demonstrating treatment efficacy with examples of promising therapies yielding contrasting results in controlled trial settings. Differences between consensus best-practice guidelines, evidence-based recommendations and marketing approvals in different jurisdictions has resulted in geographic variation in clinical practice concerning the management of cutaneous vascular manifestations of SSc. Difficulty demonstrating treatment efficacy risks waning industry engagement for drug development programmes in this field. This article highlights the key challenges in establishing treatment efficacy and barriers that must be overcome to support successful clinical trial programmes across the spectrum of cutaneous vascular manifestations of SSc. Expert commentary: The paucity of approved treatments for cutaneous vascular manifestations of SSc relates as much to challenges in clinical trial design and the need for reliable clinical trial endpoints, as to lack of therapeutic options.
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- John D Pauling
- a Department of Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases , Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Bath , UK.,b Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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Pearson DR, Werth VP, Pappas-Taffer L. Systemic sclerosis: Current concepts of skin and systemic manifestations. Clin Dermatol 2018; 36:459-474. [PMID: 30047430 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Systemic sclerosis is an uncommon autoimmune connective tissue disease with multiorgan system involvement and significant associated morbidity and mortality. Cutaneous signs and clinical manifestations are of particular importance, as they may be recognized before systemic manifestations, allowing earlier risk stratification into the limited and diffuse cutaneous subtypes, as well as earlier initiation of treatment. Important cutaneous manifestations include Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ulcers, cutaneous sclerosis, calcinosis cutis, telangiectasias, pruritus, and dyspigmentation. Despite investigation of a wide variety of treatments, no FDA-approved pharmacologic therapies exist for systemic sclerosis, and data from high-quality studies are limited. In the following review, we will discuss skin-directed therapies. Although there is evidence to support specific treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ulcers, and cutaneous sclerosis, there are limited rigorous studies evaluating the treatment of other cutaneous signs and clinical manifestations. Additional randomized-controlled trials and large observational studies are necessary to develop future evidence-based treatment options.
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- David R Pearson
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Takahashi T, Asano Y, Yamashita T, Nakamura K, Saigusa R, Miura S, Ichimura Y, Toyama T, Hirabayashi M, Taniguchi T, Yoshizaki A, Sato S. A potential contribution of psoriasin to vascular and epithelial abnormalities and inflammation in systemic sclerosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 32:291-297. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T. Takahashi
- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Dermatology; University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine; Tokyo Japan
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Pizzorni C, Giampetruzzi AR, Mondino C, Facchiano A, Abeni D, Paolino S, Ruaro B, Smith V, Sulli A, Cutolo M. Nailfold capillaroscopic parameters and skin telangiectasia patterns in patients with systemic sclerosis. Microvasc Res 2016; 111:20-24. [PMID: 27989404 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2016.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To correlate nailfold capillaroscopic parameters with the presence of skin telangiectases (TAs) in systemic sclerosis patients (SSc). METHODS Thirty-three consecutive patients (28 women and 5 men, mean age 59±21years) affected by SSc according to the ACR/EULAR criteria, 30 with limited (lcSSc) and 3 with diffuse (dcSSc) skin disease, displaying the presence of skin TAs on face, hands, forearms, neck, and décolleté were recruited. Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) was performed to classify the patients into one of the three main patterns of SSc microangiopathy ("early", "active", "late"), and to calculate the microangiopathy evolution score (MES). SSc patients underwent also dermoscopy (DS) for the analysis of the TA score and patterns (spot or reticular). Possible correlations between clinical findings, serum autoantibodies, TA patterns and both NVC patterns and MES were investigated. RESULTS The "late" NVC pattern was found associated with a highest total number of TAs (p=0.005): in particular both "spot" and "reticular" TA patterns were found equally distributed in SSc patients with the "late" pattern. High MES values were found associated with the highest total number of TAs (p=0.003), with the "reticular" but not with the "spot" DS pattern (p=0.003) and with the "late" pattern of microangiopathy (p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS The severity of nailfold microangiopathy seems to correlate in SSc patients with both progressive cutaneous microvascular abnormalities and Medsger's severity score, as evaluated by NVC analysis and DS. The assessment of the microvascular damage may be useful not only during the onset of SSc for the early diagnosis, but also to monitor its evolution.
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- Carmen Pizzorni
- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Dermoscopy and Nailfold Capillaroscopy Services, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS FLMM, Rome, Italy
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- Research Laboratory, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS FLMM, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS FLMM, Rome, Italy
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Italy
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Italy
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- Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genova, Italy.
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Hurabielle C, Avouac J, Lepri G, de Risi T, Kahan A, Allanore Y. Skin Telangiectasia and the Identification of a Subset of Systemic Sclerosis Patients With Severe Vascular Disease. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2016; 68:1021-7. [DOI: 10.1002/acr.22766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Revised: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Paris Descartes University; Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin Paris France
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- Paris Descartes University; Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin Paris France
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- Paris Descartes University; Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin Paris France
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- Paris Descartes University; Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin Paris France
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- Paris Descartes University; Sorbonne Paris Cité, Hôpital Cochin Paris France
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Gupta R, Gautam RK, Bhardwaj M, Chauhan A. A clinical approach to diagnose patients with localized telangiectasia. Int J Dermatol 2015; 54:e294-301. [PMID: 25951904 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Telangiectasia, or dilated blood vessels, may represent a benign condition or a marker of a much more serious internal or cutaneous malignancy (e.g., mycosis fungoides). They can be generalized or localized in distribution. 'Localized telangiectasia? can be macular or papular. Macular ones can be further divided into two major categories: primary and secondary. They can occur on their own (primary), after skin injury (e.g., sun damage, post-radiation therapy, after prolonged topical steroid application), or may arise due to an underlying condition (secondary). While telangiectases can spring from a multitude of possible causes, the location of the lesions, in combination with a careful history and exmination, often helps in elucidating the correct diagnosis. A patient with localized telangiectasia as a manifestation of malignancy may be difficult to diagnose, however the diagnosis is one of exclusion, and a thorough evaluation should be performed before diagnosing this condition. This article reviews possible conditions to consider in these patients and suggests an approach to their evaluation.
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- Ruchi Gupta
- Department of Dermatology STD & Leprosy, P.G.I.M.E.R. and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Dermatology STD & Leprosy, P.G.I.M.E.R. and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, P.G.I.M.E.R. and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Dermatology STD & Leprosy, P.G.I.M.E.R. and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Stojan G, Illei PB, Yung RC, Gelber AC. Raynaud's phenomenon, inflammatory arthritis, and weight loss: pay attention to the man behind the curtain. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014; 66:1263-8. [PMID: 24664962 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- George Stojan
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Dinsdale G, Murray A, Moore T, Ferguson J, Wilkinson J, Richards H, Griffiths CEM, Herrick AL. A comparison of intense pulsed light and laser treatment of telangiectases in patients with systemic sclerosis: a within-subject randomized trial. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2014; 53:1422-30. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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GIAMPETRUZZI ANNAR, MONDINO CHIARA, FACCHIANO ANTONIO, BONO RICCARDO, PUDDU PIETRO, DIDONA BIAGIO, ABENI DAMIANO, CUTOLO MAURIZIO. Association of Dermoscopic Profiles of Telangiectases with Nailfold Videocapillaroscopic Patterns in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol 2013; 40:1630-2. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Kudur MH, Hulmani M. Giant angiokeratoma of Fordyce over the vulva in a middle-aged woman: case report and review of literature. Indian J Dermatol 2013; 58:242. [PMID: 23723496 PMCID: PMC3667308 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.110856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Angiokeratoma of Fordyce occurring over vulva is rare. Angiokeratoma of Fordyce commonly occurs in males over scrotum or penile shaft and presents as multiple verrucous reddish papules. They are usually asymptomatic and noticed accidentally. In the present article, we present and review the literature of giant angiokeratoma of Fordyce in middle-aged women due to its rarity.
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- Mohan H Kudur
- From the Department of Dermatology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India
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- From the Department of Dermatology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mukka, Surathkal, Mangalore, India
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Telangiectasis in CREST syndrome and systemic sclerosis: correlation of clinical and pathological features with response to pulsed dye laser treatment. Lasers Med Sci 2013; 29:137-40. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1298-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Murray A, Moore T, Richards H, Ennis H, Griffiths C, Herrick A. Pilot study of intense pulsed light for the treatment of systemic sclerosis-related telangiectases. Br J Dermatol 2012; 167:563-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.11019.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rubin IK, Farinelli WA, Doukas A, Anderson RR. Optimal wavelengths for vein-selective photothermolysis. Lasers Surg Med 2012; 44:152-7. [DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Nakashima T, Jinnin M, Etoh T, Fukushima S, Masuguchi S, Maruo K, Inoue Y, Ishihara T, Ihn H. Down-regulation of mir-424 contributes to the abnormal angiogenesis via MEK1 and cyclin E1 in senile hemangioma: its implications to therapy. PLoS One 2010; 5:e14334. [PMID: 21179471 PMCID: PMC3001869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Senile hemangioma, so-called cherry angioma, is known as the most common vascular anomalies specifically seen in the aged skin. The pathogenesis of its abnormal angiogenesis is still unclear. Methodology/Principal Findings In this study, we found that senile hemangioma consisted of clusters of proliferated small vascular channels in upper dermis, indicating that this tumor is categorized as a vascular tumor. We then investigated the mechanism of endothelial proliferation in senile hemangioma, focusing on microRNA (miRNA). miRNA PCR array analysis revealed the mir-424 level in senile hemangioma was lower than in other vascular anomalies. Protein expression of MEK1 and cyclin E1, the predicted target genes of mir-424, was increased in senile hemangioma compared to normal skin or other anomalies, but their mRNA levels were not. The inhibition of mir-424 in normal human dermal microvascular ECs (HDMECs) using specific inhibitor in vitro resulted in the increase of protein expression of MEK1 or cyclin E1, while mRNA levels were not affected by the inhibitor. Specific inhibitor of mir-424 also induced the cell proliferation of HDMECs significantly, while the cell number was decreased by the transfection of siRNA for MEK1 or cyclin E1. Conclusions/Significance Taken together, decreased mir-424 expression and increased levels of MEK1 or cyclin E1 in senile hemangioma may cause abnormal cell proliferation in the tumor. Senile hemangioma may be the good model for cutaneous angiogenesis. Investigation of senile hemangioma and the regulatory mechanisms of angiogenesis by miRNA in the aged skin may lead to new treatments using miRNA by the transfection into senile hemangioma.
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- Taiji Nakashima
- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Herrick AL, Moore TL, Murray AK, Whidby N, Manning JB, Bhushan M, Vail A. Nail-fold capillary abnormalities are associated with anti-centromere antibody and severity of digital ischaemia. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010; 49:1776-82. [PMID: 20538680 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Advances in nail-fold capillaroscopy allow capillary abnormalities to be quantified. Our aim was to investigate, in patients with SSc, the relationships between the degree of nail-fold capillary abnormality and disease subtypes (lcSSc and dcSSc), duration of RP and the presence of (i) severe digital ischaemia (as defined by previous i.v. vasodilators, debridements or amputations), (ii) a positive ACA, (iii) clinically evident calcinosis, (iv) pulmonary arterial hypertension and (v) telangiectases. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 176 patients. Six capillary measurements (four semi-automated and two manual) were calculated (automated width, distance between capillaries, tortuosity and derangement, and manual distance and density). Relationships between these measurements and the different clinical features of SSc were examined using multiple linear regressions (adjusted for age, sex and smoking status). RESULTS One hundred and forty-two patients had lcSSc and 34 had dcSSc. Sixty-eight (39%) had a history of severe digital ischaemia, 66 (38%) were anti-centromere positive, 53 (30%) had clinically evident calcinosis and 26 (15%) had an estimated pulmonary artery pressure of >30 mmHg. Positive associations were found between both automated and manually measured distance between capillaries and (i) presence of severe digital ischaemia and (ii) positive ACA, and reduced density was also associated with positive anti-centromere. Patients with moderate/severe telangiectases had wider capillaries compared with those with 'mild' lesions. CONCLUSIONS Both severe digital ischaemia and positive ACA are associated with measurable nail-fold capillaroscopic change, which has the potential of being an outcome measure for the structural microvascular disease associated with SSc-spectrum disorders.
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- Ariane L Herrick
- The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, UK.
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Lister T, Wright P, Chappell P. Spectrophotometers for the clinical assessment of port-wine stain skin lesions: a review. Lasers Med Sci 2010; 25:449-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0726-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shah AA, Wigley FM, Hummers LK. Telangiectases in scleroderma: a potential clinical marker of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Rheumatol 2009; 37:98-104. [PMID: 19955048 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Clinical markers are needed to identify scleroderma patients at risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) since early therapy may improve survival. We investigated whether increased numbers of telangiectases in scleroderma associate with measures of pulmonary vascular disease. METHODS One hundred forty-seven consecutive adult patients with scleroderma were enrolled in this cross-sectional study and scored for the presence of matted telangiectases on 11 body areas. Per body area, telangiectases were scored as 0 if none were present, 1 if there were fewer than 10 telangiectases, and 2 if 10 or more telangiectases were counted. Linear regression analysis was performed to assess the association between right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) and telangiectasia score, adjusted for age, race, smoking status, scleroderma subtype, disease duration, and autoantibody status. Logistic regression analysis was performed with PAH by right-heart catheterization (RHC) as the dependent variable. RESULTS The mean telangiectasia score was 6.0 (SD 4.5, range 0-20). RVSP and telangiectasia score were positively correlated (r = 0.271, p = 0.001). The mean RVSP increased by 10.9 mm Hg for every 10-point increase in telangiectasia score (95% CI 3.6-18.3 mm Hg, p = 0.004), adjusted for potential confounders. The adjusted relative odds of PAH by RHC were 12.4 for patients with a 10-point increase in telangiectasia score (95% CI 1.78-85.9, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Increased numbers of telangiectases strongly associate with the presence of pulmonary vascular disease. Telangiectases may be a clinical marker of more widespread aberrant microvascular disease in scleroderma.
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- Ami A Shah
- Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Building Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Murray AK, Moore TL, Griffiths CEM, Herrick AL. An investigation into the blood-flow characteristics of telangiectatic skin lesions in systemic sclerosis using dual-wavelength laser Doppler imaging. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009; 34:618-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03170.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gao XH, Wang LL, Zhang L, Hong YX, Wei H, Chen HD. Familial nevus flammeus associated with early onset cherry angiomas. Int J Dermatol 2008; 47:1284-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03855.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Davis TL, Mandal RV, Bevona C, Tsai KY, Moschella SL, Staszewski R, Zembowicz A. Collagenous vasculopathy: a report of three cases. J Cutan Pathol 2008; 35:967-70. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2007.00930.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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FISKERSTRAND E, SVAASAND L, KOPSTAD G, DALAKER M, NORVANG L, VOLDEN G. Laser treatment of port wine stains: therapeutic outcome in relation to morphological parameters. Br J Dermatol 2008. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1996.d01-898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Angiokeratomas of Fordyce are typically asymptomatic vascular lesions characterized by blue-to-red papules with a scale surface, most often located on the scrotum. Although considered benign, the lesions may bleed, either spontaneously or secondary to rupture, leading to patient anxiety and social embarrassment. OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine the safety and effectiveness of 585-nm pulsed dye laser for the treatment of angiokeratomas of Fordyce. METHODS Twelve patients with Fitzpatrick skin type II to IV were treated for angiokeratomas of Fordyce with pulsed dye laser (5.5-8.0 J/cm(2)) in two to six sessions. Lesion clearance was evaluated by two specialists on the basis of digital photographs taken before the first treatment and 2 months after the last treatment. RESULTS Seven patients had an excellent response (clearance rating 75%-100%) and five patients had a good response (clearance rating 50%-75%). Transient purpura and pain were present in all patients. Bleeding during treatment occurred in five patients. There were no permanent side effects. CONCLUSION Pulsed dye laser is effective and safe for the treatment of angiokeratoma of Fordyce, with minimum side effects, providing an additional nonablative therapeutic option.
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- Moshe Lapidoth
- Department of Dermatology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Treatment of Angiokeratoma of Fordyce with Pulsed Dye Laser. Dermatol Surg 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200609000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Walker JG, Stirling J, Beroukas D, Dharmapatni K, Haynes DR, Smith MD, Ahern MJ, Roberts-Thomson PJ. Histopathological and ultrastructural features of dermal telangiectasias in systemic sclerosis. Pathology 2005; 37:220-5. [PMID: 16175895 DOI: 10.1080/00313020500033262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the histological, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of the vascular lining of dermal telangiectasia, a characteristic clinical finding in scleroderma. METHODS Standard histological, electron microscopic and immunohistological techniques were used to examine dermal telangiectasias in five patients with limited scleroderma, the most common scleroderma variant in Caucasian populations. RESULTS The telangiectasias were dilated postcapillary venules located in the papillary and superficial reticular dermis. The vessel walls consisted of non-fenestrated endothelial cells surrounded by a variable number of pericytes and smooth muscle cells. There were no unique ultrastructural features. Thickened collagen fibres in the reticular or deep dermis were seen in all but one patient, although in variable and generally minimal quantities. Surrounding infiltrating inflammatory cells were scarce. No enhanced endothelial staining was obtained with antibodies directed against endoglin, endothelin, E-selectin and ICAM-1 suggesting a resting or inactivated state. CONCLUSION The immunohistological and ultrastructural features of the lining endothelium of established telangiectasias in long-standing, limited scleroderma appear benign. It would be of interest to examine telangiectasias in the early phase of their formation. Alternatively, other explanations need to be explored in understanding the aetiopathogenesis of telangiectasia in scleroderma.
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- Jennifer G Walker
- Department of Immunology, Allergy and Arthritis, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Breugem CC, Hennekam RCM, van Gemert MJC, van der Horst CMAM. Are Capillary Malformations Neurovenular or Purely Neural? Plast Reconstr Surg 2005; 115:578-87. [PMID: 15692368 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000150150.69479.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Corstiaan C Breugem
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Increased understanding of the mechanisms of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis has provided a glimpse at some of the molecules involved in the pathophysiology of hemangiomas and vascular malformations. This review focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of angiogenesis/lymphangiogenesis and the differentiation of arterial, venous, and lymphatic vessels. We integrate this knowledge with new data obtained from genetic studies in humans, which have revealed a number of heretofore-unsuspected candidates involved in the development of familial vascular anomalies. We present a common infantile vascular tumor, hemangioma, and then focus on hereditary familial vascular and lymphatic malformations. We also summarize transgenic mouse models for some of these malformations. It seems reasonable to believe that novel therapeutic strategies will soon emerge for the treatment of hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
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- J-C Tille
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerland
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O hemangioma rubi (HR) é dermatose de origem vascular extremamente freqüente, acometendo mais de 75% da população acima de 70 anos de idade. Em geral compõe-se de lesões múltiplas,localizadas predominantemente no alto do tronco e braços. Clinicamente é caracterizado por lesões que variam desde máculas puntiformes até lesões papulosas com cinco milímetros de diâmetro. As mais novas são vermelhas, em tons vivos, e as mais antigas podem ser azuladas. O HR é de etiologia desconhecida. Histologicamente chama atenção uma neoformação de vasos capilares, que se tornam dilatados e com fenestrações em suas paredes. A membrana basal está muito espessada e existe abundante estroma de colágeno entre os vasos. O presente trabalho demonstra a alta incidência do HR no couro cabeludo Em amostra de 171 pacientes, sendo 85 homens e 86 mulheres, o autor observou que 123 deles (72%) tinham HR no couro cabeludo, localização em que o HR nunca foi descrito na literatura.
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Carrasco L, Pastor A, Fariña C, Martín L, Manzarbeitia F, Requena L. Acral arteriovenous tumor developed within a nevus flammeus in a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome. Am J Dermatopathol 2003; 25:341-5. [PMID: 12876494 DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200308000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Sturge-Weber syndrome consists of a large facial nevus flammeus in the distribution of the ophthalmologic division of the trigeminal nerve accompanied by ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomatosis. Usually, when angiomatous nodules develop in a nevus flammeus of a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome they are pyogenic granulomas. We describe an acral arteriovenous tumor developed within the nevus flammeus of a patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome. To our knowledge, acral arteriovenous tumor has not been previously described in the cutaneous vascular malformation of patients with Sturge-Weber syndrome. The development of acral arteriovenous tumor within the vascular malformation of a nevus flammeus in this patient with Sturge-Weber syndrome probably results from a vascular proliferation secondary to underlying arteriovenous shunts.
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- Loreto Carrasco
- Department of Dermatology, Fundacíon Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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Lee JB, Ben-Aviv D, Covello SP. The diagnostic quandary of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia vs. CREST syndrome. Br J Dermatol 2001; 145:646-9. [PMID: 11703295 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The distribution and clinical appearance of the telangiectasia in the CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, oesophageal involvement, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia) and hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) are very similar. Several previously reported cases of the CREST syndrome simulating HHT illustrate this diagnostic quandary. We report a patient who met the diagnostic criteria for both the CREST syndrome and HHT, and discuss the distinguishing features of the two diseases, including the distinctive histopathological findings of telangiectasia in HHT.
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- J B Lee
- Ameripath Laboratory, 10th Floor, 145 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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The cutaneous microcirculation is organized as two horizontal plexuses. One is situated 1-1.5 mm below the skin surface and the other is at the dermal-subcutaneous junction. Ascending arterioles and descending venules are paired as they connect the two plexuses. From the upper layer, arterial capillaries rise to form the dermal papillary loops that represent the nutritive component of the skin circulation. There are sphincter-like smooth muscle cells at the point where the ascending arterioles divide to form the arteriolar component of the upper horizontal plexus. At the dermal-subcutaneous junction, there are collecting veins with two cusped valves that are oriented to prevent the retrograde flow of blood. Laser Doppler flowmetry has demonstrated vasomotion of red cell flux localized to the sites of ascending arterioles. The simultaneous recording by laser Doppler flowmetry of red cell flux and the concentration of moving red blood cells from individual sites allows one to construct topographic maps of these two values. These two maps, based on initial studies using correlative skin biopsies, can define 1 mm3 volumes of skin that are predominantly arteriolar in composition, venular in composition, or essentially devoid of all microvascular elements. The electron and light microscopic features that define the microvascular segments, when coupled with that ability of laser Doppler flowmetry to define the predominant microvascular segments under the probe, allow one to study both the mechanisms of normal physiologic states and the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying pathologic skin disorders in which the microvasculature plays a predominant role.
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- I M Braverman
- Department of Dermatology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA.
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Aghassi D, Anderson RR, González S. Time-sequence histologic imaging of laser-treated cherry angiomas with in vivo confocal microscopy. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000; 43:37-41. [PMID: 10863221 DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.105560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To chronicle the pathophysiologic changes that occur subsequent to laser treatment of vascular lesions, we used a confocal scanning laser microscope that yields high-resolution microscopic images of skin in vivo. METHODS Cherry angiomas were treated with the 585-nm flashlamp-pumped pulsed-dye laser (PDL) and the 568-nm continuous-wave krypton laser. Repeated confocal reflectance imaging was performed before and immediately after treatment, as well as after several hours, 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks. RESULTS Before treatment, confocal images revealed dilated blood vessels ranging from 10 to 50 microm in caliber, closely spaced at 5 to 50 microm apart. After PDL treatment, amorphous cords of refractile material conformed to the shape of the original vessels, followed by dark nonrefractile spaces where the vessels once were. Inflammation and necrosis ensued, with eventual replacement after 3 weeks by normal-appearing skin. After krypton laser treatment, dark nonrefractile spaces appeared immediately, with subsequent inflammation, necrosis, and eventual healing by 4 weeks. CONCLUSION Confocal laser microscopic imaging elucidates the dynamic pathophysiologic events that occur after laser treatment of vascular lesions and has added insight into the different mechanisms of vessel damage induced by the PDL and krypton laser.
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- D Aghassi
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Pfefer TJ, Barton JK, Smithies DJ, Milner TE, Nelson JS, van Gemert MJ, Welch AJ. Modeling laser treatment of port wine stains with a computer-reconstructed biopsy. Lasers Surg Med 2000; 24:151-66. [PMID: 10100653 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1999)24:2<151::aid-lsm11>3.0.co;2-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The efficacy of laser treatment of port wine stains (PWS) has been shown to be highly dependent on patient-specific vasculature. The effect of tissue structure on optical and thermal mechanisms was investigated for different pulse durations by using a novel theoretical model that incorporates tissue morphology reconstructed tomographically from a PWS biopsy. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS An optical-thermal numerical model capable of simulating arbitrarily complex, three-dimensional tissue geometries was developed. The model is comprised of (1) a voxel-based Monte Carlo optical model, (2) a finite difference thermal model, and (3) an Arrhenius rate process calculation to predict the distribution of thermal damage. Simulations based on previous computer-based reconstruction of a series of 6 microm sections from a PWS biopsy were performed for laser pulse durations (taup) of 0.5, 5.0, and 10.0 ms at a wavelength of 585 nm. RESULTS Energy deposition rate in the blood vessels was primarily a function of vessel depth in skin, although shading effects were evident. Thermal confinement and selectivity of damage were seen to be inversely proportional to pulse duration. The model predicted blood-specific damage for taup = 0.5 ms, vascular and perivascular damage for taup = 5 ms, and widespread damage in superficial regions for taup = 10 ms. The effect of energy deposition in the epidermis was most pronounced for longer pulse durations, resulting in increased temperature and extent of damage. CONCLUSION Pulse durations between 0.5 and 5 ms are likely optimal for the PWS analyzed. The incorporation of a tomographically reconstructed PWS biopsy into an optical-thermal model represents a significant advance in numerical modeling of laser-tissue interaction.
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- T J Pfefer
- Biomedical Engineering Program, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA.
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Shovlin CL, Letarte M. Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: issues in clinical management and review of pathogenic mechanisms. Thorax 1999; 54:714-29. [PMID: 10413726 PMCID: PMC1745557 DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.8.714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- C L Shovlin
- Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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Carlson JA, Daulat S, Goodheart HP. Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma- a dynamic vascular tumor: report of 3 cases with episodic and cyclic changes and comparison with solitary angiokeratomas. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 41:215-24. [PMID: 10426892 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70052-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Both targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas (THH) and solitary angiokeratomas (SAK) are acquired vascular malformations formed by superficial vascular ectasias possibly caused by trauma. OBJECTIVE We compare the clinicopathologic findings of THHs with those of SAKs and report the clinicopathologic findings of 3 singular cases of THH affected by cyclic or episodic morphologic changes. METHODS We performed a clinicopathologic study on 33 cases of THH and compared this group with 20 cases of SAK. On selected cases, histochemical and immunohistochemical analyses were evaluated. RESULTS Overlap of all the clinical and pathologic features studied were identified for THH and SAK. Clinically, they both commonly exhibited a brown or black papule located over the lower extremities that mimicked a melanocytic lesion. Histologically, they both had ectatic papillary dermal vessels with overlying epidermal hyperplasia, and adjacent hemosiderin deposits, extravasated red blood cells, lymphocytic infiltrate, and lymphangiectases. Compared with SAKs, THHs were significantly larger (5.3 vs 3.2 mm), more often excised (elliptical excision) than shave or punch biopsied, and had deeper dermal vessel alterations, more frequent dissecting vascular spaces, and more extensive hemosiderin deposits (all P < .01). THHs presenting with episodic changes were significantly larger than those without (11 vs 4.4 mm, P =.001). CONCLUSION THHs and SAKs differ in degree, not in type, of clinicopathologic characteristics. This finding suggests that THHs are larger variants of SAKs whose size is the cause of more extensive, prolonged, or recurrent vessel damage. The histologic findings of extravasated red blood cells, hemosiderin, telangiectases, lymphangiectases, and fibrosis implicate trauma in the cause of these acquired vascular malformations.
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- J A Carlson
- Divison of Dermatology, Department of Pathology, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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Requena L, Sangueza OP. Cutaneous vascular anomalies. Part I. Hamartomas, malformations, and dilation of preexisting vessels. J Am Acad Dermatol 1997; 37:523-49; quiz 549-52. [PMID: 9344191 DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(97)70169-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Classification of cutaneous vascular anomalies is difficult because conceptual confusion persists between vascular neoplasms and malformations. However, hemangiomas of the infancy fulfill criteria both for hyperplasia and neoplasm because they result from proliferation of endothelial cells, but often undergo complete regression. Despite these pitfalls we have classified cutaneous vascular anomalies into the following categories: hamartomas, malformations, dilatations of preexisting vessels, hyperplasias, benign neoplasms, and malignant neoplasms. In this first part of our clinicopathologic review of vascular anomalies, hamartomas, malformations, and dilatation of preexisting vessels are covered. Hamartomas include several combined vascular and melanocytic proliferations grouped as phakomatosis pigmentovascularis and the so-called eccrine angiomatous hamartoma that consists of proliferations of both eccrine glands and blood vessels. Vascular malformations result from anomalies of embryologic development, and in some of them the abnormalities of the involved vessels are more functional than anatomic, as is the case of nevus anemicus. In contrast, other cutaneous vascular malformations show striking morphologic abnormalities of the vascular structures. These anatomic vascular malformations are subdivided into the following groups: capillary, venous, arterial, lymphatic, and combined anomalies. Spider angioma, capillary aneurysm-venous lake, and telangiectases are not vascular proliferations at all, but dilations of preexisting vessels. In our opinion, most of the lesions described with the generic term of "angiokeratoma" are not authentic vascular neoplasms, but hyperkeratotic malformations of capillaries and venules or acquired telangiectases of preexisting blood vessels of the papillary dermis. Therefore the first group of these "angiokeratomas" are included in the vascular malformations section, and the second group are covered in the section of dilation of preexisting vessels. Lymphangiectases are considered the lymphatic counterpart of angiokeratomas because they result from ectasia of preexisting lymphatic vessels of the papillary dermis.
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- L Requena
- Department of Dermatology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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Smithies DJ, van Gemert MJ, Hansen MK, Milner TE, Nelson JS. Three-dimensional reconstruction of port wine stain vascular anatomy from serial histological sections. Phys Med Biol 1997; 42:1843-7. [PMID: 9308088 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/9/014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Port wine stains (PWSs) treated with a flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser show a variability in clinical response that is incompletely understood. To identify any vascular structure that might adversely affect treatment response, we obtained a three-dimensional reconstruction of the vascular anatomy of a non-responsive, light-purple superficial PWS on the forearm. The reconstructed PWS consisted of multiple clusters of small diameter (10-50 microns) blood vessels. We propose that this and similar structures, which have not been identified in the literature, have limited the efficacy of laser therapy. Further study is required to clarify the role of vessel clusters for laser treatment of PWSs, and the corresponding dosimetry necessary to clear non-responsive lesions. We expect that three-dimensional reconstruction of PWS vascular anatomy will provide the basis for (i) accurate PWS classification, (ii) guidance for selection of more effective laser dosimetry, and (iii) a standard against which to assess non-invasive diagnostic imaging techniques.
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- D J Smithies
- Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California, Irvine, USA.
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Shovlin CL, Hughes JM, Scott J, Seidman CE, Seidman JG. Characterization of endoglin and identification of novel mutations in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Am J Hum Genet 1997; 61:68-79. [PMID: 9245986 PMCID: PMC1715873 DOI: 10.1086/513906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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To identify mutations that cause hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT, or Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome), clinical evaluations and genetic studies were performed on 32 families. Linkage studies in four of eight families indicated an endoglin (ENG) gene mutation. ENG sequences of affected members of the four linked families and probands from the 24 small families were screened for mutations, by Southern blot analyses and by cycle sequencing of PCR-amplified DNA. Seven novel mutations were identified in eight families. Two mutations (a termination codon in exon 4 and a large genomic deletion extending 3' of intron 8) did not produce a stable ENG transcript in lymphocytes. Five other mutations (two donor splice-site mutations and three deletions) produce altered mRNAs that are predicted to encode markedly truncated ENG proteins. Mutations in other families are predicted to lie in ENG-regulatory regions or in one of the additional genes that may cause HHT. These data suggest that the molecular mechanism by which ENG mutations cause HHT is haploinsufficiency. Furthermore, because the clinical manifestation of disease in these eight families was similar, we hypothesize that phenotypic variation of HHT is not related to a particular ENG mutation.
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- C L Shovlin
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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FISKERSTRAND E, SVAASAND L, KOPSTAD G, DALAKER M, NORVANG L, VOLDEN G. Laser treatment of port wine stains: therapeutic outcome in relation to morphological parameters. Br J Dermatol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07939.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tamm E, Jungkunz W, Marsch WC, Lütjen-Drecoll E. Increase in types IV and VI collagen in cherry haemangiomas. Arch Dermatol Res 1992; 284:275-82. [PMID: 1444576 DOI: 10.1007/bf00372581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The capillaries in cherry haemangiomas show perivascular hyalinized sheaths. In order to clarify the nature of this sheath material, the extracellular matrix of cherry haemangiomas from 20 normal volunteers (age range 30-64 years) was investigated using immunohistochemical and electronmicroscopical methods. Antibodies against collagen types III, IV and VI and laminin were used. Hyaluronic acid was visualized using the hyaluronic acid binding region of the cartilage proteoglycan as ligand. Electronmicroscopically, the sheaths contained multilaminated basement membrane-like material, collagen fibres 20-25 nm thick with a periodicity of 67 nm and broad-banded aggregates with a periodicity of 100 nm (zebra bodies or fibrous long-spacing fibres). Immunohistochemically, type IV collagen was stained throughout the whole sheath material. Staining for laminin was more confined to the endothelial side of the sheath. Intense staining for type III collagen and hyaluronic acid was found in the connective tissue of the subpapillary layer and between the cherry haemangioma capillaries. Much weaker staining for type III collagen and no staining for hyaluronic acid were found invariably in an area 4-10 microns thick directly around the capillaries. Both sheath material and intercapillary connective tissue of the haemangiomas showed pronounced staining for collagen type VI. Immunogold staining revealed that type VI collagen was localized to microfibrils 5-6 nm thick and to the broad-banded aggregates with 100 nm periodicity. These findings further underline the assumption that the broad-banded aggregates consist of type VI collagen.
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- E Tamm
- Department of Anatomy, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Federal Republic of Germany
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Braverman IM, Keh A, Jacobson BS. Ultrastructure and three-dimensional organization of the telangiectases of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. J Invest Dermatol 1990; 95:422-7. [PMID: 2212727 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12555569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We studied 10 cutaneous telangiectatic lesions of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), ranging in size from pinpoint to 2 mm, by light and electron microscopy. Four representative lesions were reconstructed by computer from serial 1- or 2-mm plastic embedded sections. The earliest clinically detectable lesion of HHT is a focal dilatation of postcapillary venules, which continue to enlarge and eventually connect with dilated arterioles through capillaries. As the vascular lesion increases in size, the capillary segments disappear and a direct arterio-venous communication is formed. This entire sequence of morphologic events is associated with a perivascular mononuclear cell infiltrate in which the majority of cells are lymphocytes and the minority are monocytes/macrophages by ultrastructure. Comparison of these findings with the telangiectatic mats of scleroderma and cherry angiomas revealed that the former, previously shown to be composed of dilated postcapillary venules, are also associated with perivascular infiltrates, but the latter, which are produced by capillary loop aneurysms, are not.
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- I M Braverman
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Braverman IM. Ultrastructure and organization of the cutaneous microvasculature in normal and pathologic states. J Invest Dermatol 1989; 93:2S-9S. [PMID: 2666519 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12580893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The cutaneous microvasculature is organized into upper and lower horizontal plexuses with the dermal capillary loops arising from the upper plexus. The arteriolar and venular sides of the microvasculature can be identified by the ultrastructure of the mural basement membrane material. Collecting venules present in the lower dermis contain valves. Periadventitial cells (veil cells) are present around all microvessels. Their size and number appear to correlate with the quantity of mural basement membrane material found in cutaneous vessels in diabetes, actinic damage, and chronological aging. The contractile cells of the vascular wall surround the endothelial cell tube in a manner suggesting specific functions. The smooth muscle cells in the arteriolar segment form a sleeve, whereas each pericyte in the postcapillary venular simultaneously makes many contacts with several underlying endothelial cells. The common telangiectases can be explained by abnormalities in this organization and ultrastructure rather than by neovascularization or random anastomoses. The macular telangiectases seen in scleroderma, generalized essential telangiectasia, and nevus flammeus are produced by dilatation of the postcapillary venules of the upper horizontal plexus. Cherry angiomas are produced by spherical and tubular dilatations of capillary loops in dermal papillae with tortuous cross-connections between individual loops. Angiokeratomas of Fabry and Fordyce have the ultrastructure of collecting venules that contain valves, and appear to represent the ectopic development or placement of small valve-containing collecting veins. The cutaneous lesions of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia represent arteriovenous communications.
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- I M Braverman
- Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510
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