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2. Susceptibility in vitro of canine methicillin-resistant and -susceptible staphylococcal isolates to fusidic acid, chlorhexidine and miconazole: opportunities for topical therapy of canine superficial pyoderma.
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Clark SM, Loeffler A, and Bond R
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- Administration, Topical, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Chlorhexidine therapeutic use, Dog Diseases drug therapy, Dogs, Drug Synergism, Fusidic Acid therapeutic use, Germany, Miconazole therapeutic use, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Pyoderma drug therapy, Pyoderma microbiology, Staphylococcal Skin Infections drug therapy, Staphylococcus isolation & purification, United Kingdom, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Chlorhexidine pharmacology, Dog Diseases microbiology, Fusidic Acid pharmacology, Miconazole pharmacology, Staphylococcal Skin Infections microbiology, Staphylococcus drug effects
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Objectives: Increasing multidrug resistance amongst canine pathogenic staphylococci has renewed interest in topical antibacterial therapy for skin infections in the context of responsible veterinary prescribing. We therefore determined the activity in vitro of three clinically relevant topical agents and synergism between two of them against Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Staphylococcus aureus., Methods: The MICs of fusidic acid (n = 199), chlorhexidine (n = 198), miconazole (n = 198) and a 1:1 combination of miconazole/chlorhexidine (n = 198) were determined for canine isolates [50 MRSA and 49 methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP), 50 MSSA and 50 methicillin-susceptible S. pseudintermedius (MSSP)] collected from the UK and Germany using an agar dilution method (CLSI VET01-A4). Fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) indices were calculated to assess the interaction of miconazole with chlorhexidine., Results: MICs of each drug/combination were significantly (P < 0.0005) higher for S. aureus when compared with S. pseudintermedius. Most strains (n = 172) had an MIC of fusidic acid of ≤0.03 mg/L (MIC ≥64 mg/L, n = 5 MRSA). All strains had MICs of chlorhexidine of 0.5-4 mg/L, except for one MRSA (MIC = 8 mg/L). All but four strains had MICs of miconazole of 1-4 mg/L (MIC = 16 mg/L, n = 3; MIC = 256 mg/L, n = 1). Miconazole/chlorhexidine (1:1 ratio) had a synergistic effect against 49/50 MRSA, 31/50 MSSA, 12/49 MRSP and 23/49 MSSP., Conclusions: Since the majority of these staphylococci, including methicillin-resistant isolates, had MICs that should be readily exceeded by topical skin application of these agents, their therapeutic efficacy for canine superficial pyoderma should be assessed. The synergistic interaction shown in vitro supports further clinical evaluation of miconazole/chlorhexidine combination therapy for staphylococcal infection., (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.)
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- 2015
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3. Tenascin-X deficiency and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
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O'Connell M, Burrows NP, van Vlijmen-Willems MJ, Clark SM, and Schalkwijk J
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- Adult, Child, DNA Mutational Analysis, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome pathology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Tenascin genetics, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome genetics, Tenascin deficiency
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Tenascin-X is a large extracellular matrix glycoprotein that is widely distributed within connective tissues and is associated with an autosomal recessive type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Tenascin-X represents the first EDS susceptibility gene that does not code for a fibrillar collagen or collagen-processing enzyme. We describe a paediatric case of tenascin-X deficiency and review the literature., (© 2010 The Authors. BJD © 2010 British Association of Dermatologists.)
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- 2010
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4. Silver hair in a 3-year-old.
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Batchelor RJ and Clark SM
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- Cerebellum pathology, Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Hydrocephalus diagnosis, Hydrocephalus surgery, Piebaldism genetics, Hair Color, Meningitis diagnosis, Piebaldism diagnosis
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- 2009
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5. Congenital plaque on the chest. Diagnosis: solitary giant congenital juvenile xanthogranuloma.
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Clayton TH, Mitra A, Holder J, and Clark SM
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- Diagnosis, Differential, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Infant, Thorax pathology, Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile congenital, Carcinoma in Situ pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile pathology
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- 2007
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6. A slowly enlarging painless nodule on the elbow.
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Clayton TH and Clark SM
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- Adolescent, Calcinosis surgery, Elbow, Humans, Male, Skin Neoplasms surgery, Calcinosis pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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- 2007
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7. The treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in childhood with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy.
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Clayton TH, Clark SM, Turner D, and Goulden V
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- Adolescent, Child, Chronic Disease, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Retrospective Studies, Dermatitis, Atopic radiotherapy, Ultraviolet Therapy
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Background: There is a lack of data regarding the use of narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). Many centres use this mode of treatment for children with AD; however, there have only been two previous studies observing the effect of NB-UVB in children with AD., Aim: We undertook a retrospective review of children with severe eczema who had undergone NB-UVB consecutively in our department between 1999 and 2005., Methods: All children with AD who had undergone NB-UVB consecutively in our department between 1999 and 2005 were identified from the phototherapy database. Their clinical notes were reviewed for information on age, sex, skin type, minimal erythema dose (MED), adjuvant therapy, previous therapy, adverse effects, number of exposures, cumulative dose, response to treatment and length of remission., Results: In total, 50 children (83%) completed more than 10 exposures of NB-UVB. Complete clearance or minimal residual activity was achieved in 20 children (40%). A good improvement was achieved in a further 10 children (23%), and a moderate improvement in 13 (26%). Children with MEDs > 390 mJ/cm2 were more likely to clear, and this was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.02). Overall, the treatment was well tolerated and the median length of remission was 3 months., Conclusion: NB-UVB is an effective treatment for children with severe AD. Children with MEDs > 390 mJ/cm2 are more likely to clear. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of NB-UVB and long-term safety in treating children with severe AD.
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- 2007
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8. Temporal changes in sebum excretion and propionibacterial colonization in preadolescent children with and without acne.
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Mourelatos K, Eady EA, Cunliffe WJ, Clark SM, and Cove JH
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- Acne Vulgaris metabolism, Age Factors, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections metabolism, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Sebaceous Glands microbiology, Acne Vulgaris microbiology, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections complications, Propionibacterium acnes physiology, Sebaceous Glands metabolism, Sebum metabolism
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Background: It is generally accepted that the onset of sebum secretion occurs before puberty in boys and girls as a result of increasing androgen output during the adrenarche. Propionibacteria are part of the commensal skin flora and, in adults, are found in highest numbers in sebum-rich areas of skin such as the face and upper trunk. Previous studies investigating the association between sebum output and propionibacterial population densities have been cross-sectional and have been carried out mainly in adults., Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between the onset of sebum secretion and expansion of the propionibacterial flora in a population of early adolescent children aged between 5.5 and 12 years, and to evaluate the temporal relation between the two factors longitudinally. In addition, the study aimed to evaluate the change with age in sebaceous gland activity and propionibacterial colonization on the skin and in the nares between children who developed acne and those who did not., Methods: Biannual examinations of volunteers included age, pubertal (Tanner) stage, weight and height, lesion counting on the face, propionibacterial colonization on the skin surface and in the nares and sebum secretion. A longitudinal analysis based on all observations of each subject throughout the study was applied to examine the change of sebaceous gland activity and propionibacterial colonization with age and pubertal stage. A generalized estimating equation was used with a 0.05 level of significance., Results: The commencement of sebum production was asynchronous, with only a small number of follicles initially starting to secrete sebum onto the skin surface. The number of secreting follicles and the area of sebum increased with age and pubertal stage (P < 0.0001, P < 0.05, respectively). Numbers of propionibacteria on the skin tended to increase after the age of 9 years, but not significantly so. In contrast, numbers of propionibacteria in the nares increased significantly with age (P < 0.0001) but not with pubertal maturation. Children who developed acne had higher sebum output and propionibacterial densities with increasing age than children who did not develop acne. This effect was significant for the increase of total sebum area with age in pubertal children (P = 0.0023), the increase in number of secreting follicles with age (P = 0.020) in prepubertal children, and the increase in propionibacteria densities in the nares with age (P = 0.0005) in pubertal children. Sebaceous gland activity and propionibacterial numbers on the skin surface remained unchanged with increasing age in children who did not develop acne. Propionibacterial population densities in the nares increased with age regardless of the development of acne., Conclusions: Onset of sebum secretion and consequently expansion of the propionibacterial skin flora occur earlier in children who develop acne than in children of the same age and pubertal status who do not develop acne. These observations suggest that postponing the onset of sebum production or the expansion of the propionibacterial skin flora until after puberty may represent ways of preventing the disease or minimizing its severity. Determinants of propionibacterial colonization on the skin and in the nares may be different.
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- 2007
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9. Unilateral naevoid trichoepitheliomas on the face of a child.
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Strauss RM, Merchant WJ, Stainforth JM, and Clark SM
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- Child, Female, Humans, Facial Neoplasms pathology, Neoplasms, Basal Cell pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Trichoepitheliomas are benign epidermal appendage tumours that present most commonly as solitary lesions, and less often as multiple, symmetrically distributed lesions on the face, scalp, neck and trunk. Only a few patients have been reported in whom trichoepitheliomas were found as unusually configured linear or plaque-like confluent lesions, all of which occurred in patients with skin types V or VI. We describe a white girl with a hemifacial plaque of confluent naevoid trichoepitheliomas, the first report of such lesions in a white patient.
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- 2006
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10. Allergic contact dermatitis in children: should pattern of dermatitis determine referral? A retrospective study of 500 children tested between 1995 and 2004 in one U.K. centre.
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Clayton TH, Wilkinson SM, Rawcliffe C, Pollock B, and Clark SM
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- Adolescent, Age Factors, Allergens adverse effects, Child, Child, Preschool, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact etiology, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact pathology, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Nickel adverse effects, Patch Tests, Referral and Consultation, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Statistics as Topic, Dermatitis, Allergic Contact diagnosis
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Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) increases with age, and a prevalence of between 13.3% and 24.5% has been reported. Patch testing infants may be particularly difficult, and false-positive reactions may occur., Objectives: The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine whether the site of primary dermatitis in children could predict a diagnosis of ACD. The current frequency of sensitization in children was also evaluated and the main sensitizing substances among children were verified., Methods: Between 1995 and 2004, 500 children were patch tested and entered on to the patch test database at Leeds General Infirmary. Analysis of the database included identifying the presenting patterns of eczema and reviewing the patch test results for each child., Results: Of the children, 133 (27%) had one or more positive patch test result. The effect of age on the likelihood of a positive patch test was highly significant (P < 0.001). Girls were significantly more likely to have a positive patch test compared with boys: odds ratio for a positive test 0.62 (95% confidence interval 0.41-0.95; P = 0.029). Type IV allergy to nickel (33%) was the most frequent finding. Reactions to fragrance mix (18%), cobalt (11%), mercapto chemicals, Myroxylon pereirae and p-phenylenediamine (each 8%) were the next most common. No statistical significance was found in the relationship between the site of primary dermatosis and a positive patch test result., Conclusions: The pattern of presenting dermatitis in children should not determine referral for patch testing. Any child with persistent eczema should be referred for patch testing.
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- 2006
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11. Treatment of recalcitrant hidradenitis suppurativa with oral ciclosporin.
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Rose RF, Goodfield MJ, and Clark SM
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- Administration, Oral, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Treatment Outcome, Cyclosporine administration & dosage, Dermatologic Agents administration & dosage, Hidradenitis Suppurativa drug therapy
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- 2006
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12. A case of childhood dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans without detected cytogenetic abnormality.
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Strauss RM, Merchant WJ, Roberts P, Wright AL, and Clark SM
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- Biopsy, Child, Preschool, Cytogenetic Analysis, Dermatofibrosarcoma genetics, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Skin Neoplasms genetics, Dermatofibrosarcoma pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, infiltrative skin tumour of intermediate malignancy, with a limited potential for metastasis but a high rate of recurrence; specific cytogenetic abnormalities are now known. Childhood DFSP has been considered a rarity in the past, but it is now recognized that many cases of childhood DFSP are diagnosed only in adulthood. Despite advances in the understanding of its pathogenesis as well as the development of valuable immunohistochemical and cytogenetic diagnostic techniques, there often remains a significant delay between the initial presentation and diagnosis of DFSP. We report a case of childhood DFSP in which the diagnosis was reached only after a nodular lesion developed in a plaque that was initially present. Causes for delay between initial presentation and diagnosis in childhood DFSP are discussed. Histology and immunostaining in our patient showed the typical features of DFSP, but the G-banded cytogenetic analysis of short-term tissue culture was negative. However, this technique offers only a detection rate between 50% and 80%. Clinicians should be aware of the limitations of newer diagnostic techniques. Increasing recognition amongst paediatricians and paediatric dermatologists that childhood DFSP is not as rare as once believed will probably lead to the use of newer diagnostic methods at an earlier stage, and so reduce the delay between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis.
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- 2003
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13. Early use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding in toxic epidermal necrolysis.
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Clark SM, Thomas G, and Holt PJ
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- Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Enteral Nutrition methods, Gastrostomy methods, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome therapy
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- 2001
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14. Acute necrotic skin reaction to intramuscular Depo-Provera.
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Clark SM and Lanigan SW
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Injections, Intramuscular, Necrosis, Skin drug effects, Contraceptive Agents, Female adverse effects, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate adverse effects, Skin pathology
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- 2000
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15. Comedogenesis: some new aetiological, clinical and therapeutic strategies.
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Cunliffe WJ, Holland DB, Clark SM, and Stables GI
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- Acne Vulgaris pathology, Acne Vulgaris therapy, Cautery, Humans, Retinoids therapeutic use, Acne Vulgaris etiology
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Hypercornification is an early feature of acne and precedes inflammation. It is associated with ductal hyperproliferation and there are many controlling factors such as androgens, retinoids and cytokines. Cycling of normal follicles and of comedones may explain the natural resolution of comedones and, in the longer term, resolution of the disease itself. There is a need to tailor treatment according to comedonal type. Suboptimal therapy can often result from inappropriate assessments of comedones, especially microcomedones, missed comedones, sandpaper comedones, submarine comedones and macrocomedones. Macrocomedones can produce devastating acne flares, particularly if patients are inappropriately prescribed oral isotretinoin. Gentle cautery under topical local anaesthesia is a useful therapy in the treatment of such lesions. The newer retinoids and new formulations of all-trans-retinoic acid show a better benefit/risk ratio. Evidence-based studies are required to allow adequate comparisons.
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- 2000
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16. Treatment of acne with intermittent isotretinoin.
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Goulden V, Clark SM, McGeown C, and Cunliffe WJ
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- Adult, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Humans, Isotretinoin therapeutic use, Keratolytic Agents therapeutic use, Male, Acne Vulgaris drug therapy, Isotretinoin administration & dosage, Keratolytic Agents administration & dosage
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Adults with acne represent an increasingly important population of acne sufferers referred for treatment. Acne, in these patients, is generally mild or moderate in severity but tends to be resistant to conventional antibiotic therapy. A study was carried out to assess the efficacy of intermittent moderate dose isotretinoin as a treatment for acne. Eighty consecutive patients, over the age of 25 years, referred with acne unresponsive to, or relapsing rapidly after three or more courses of conventional antibiotic therapy were recruited. Acne severity was assessed on the face, chest and back using the Leeds grading scale and the number of inflamed lesions was counted at the site showing the highest acne grade. The patients were 22 men and 58 women. The treatment regimen consisted of isotretinoin, 0.5 mg/kg per day for 1 week in every 4 week for a total period of 6 months. Seventy-five patients completed the study. The therapy was very well tolerated with mild cheilitis as the only side-effect. At the end of treatment, both total acne grade and lesion counts were significantly reduced (P < 0.0001). The acne had resolved in 68 (88%) patients. Twelve months after treatment, acne grades and inflamed lesion counts remained significantly improved (P < 0.0001) in the 68 patients who responded; however, 26 (39%) patients had relapsed. There was a significantly higher incidence of relapse in patients with predominantly truncal acne (P = 0.01). Patients who relapsed also had a significantly higher total acne grade, lesion count (P < 0.0001) and sebum excretion rate (P < 0.001) compared with those whose acne resolved. This study suggests that intermittent moderate dose isotretinoin may be a cost-effective alternative to full dose isotretinoin in a carefully selected group of adult patients with-acne. Selection criteria should include predominantly facial acne, total acne grade less than 1, inflamed lesion count less than 20 and sebum excretion rate less than 1.25 micrograms/cm2 per min.
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- 1997
17. Post-adolescent acne: a review of clinical features.
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Goulden V, Clark SM, and Cunliffe WJ
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- Acne Vulgaris complications, Acne Vulgaris pathology, Adult, Age Factors, Cicatrix etiology, Female, Humans, Hyperandrogenism complications, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Sex Factors, Acne Vulgaris etiology
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Acne is usually recognized as a disorder of adolescence. However, the referral of patients over the age of 25 years with acne has significantly increased over the past 10 years. The clinical features of 200 patients over the age of 25 years, referred to our department for treatment of acne, were evaluated with a view to establishing possible aetiological factors. There were 152 (76%) women and 48 (24%) men. The mean age of the patients was 35.5 years (range 25-55 years). The acne was mild or moderate in severity, consisting principally of inflammatory lesions, with mean total acne grade (Leeds Grading Scale) of 1.125 for men and 0.75 for women. Most patients had persistent acne; but true late-onset acne (onset after the age of 25 years) was seen in 28 (18.4%) of women and four (8.3%) of men. Thirty-seven per cent of women had features of hyperandrogenicity. One hundred and sixty-four patients (82%) had failed to respond to multiple courses of antibiotics, and 64 (32%) had relapsed after treatment with one or more courses of isotretinoin. External factors, such as cosmetics, drugs and occupation, were not found to be significant aetiological factors. A family history revealed that 100 (50%) of patients had a first-degree relative with post-adolescent acne. Patients with post-adolescent acne appear to represent an increasingly important population of acne sufferers. External factors do not seem to have a significant aetiological role. Two main clinical groups were identified: those with persistent acne and those with late-onset acne. A minority of women also had features of hyperandrogenicity. These patients, and those with late-onset acne, may represent a subgroup who have underlying abnormalities of ovarian, adrenal or local androgen metabolism, and require separate investigation.
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- 1997
18. Parasitization of humans in West Virginia by Ixodes cookei (Acari: Ixodidae), a potential vector of Lyme borreliosis.
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Hall JE, Amrine JW Jr, Gais RD, Kolanko VP, Hagenbuch BE, Gerencser VF, and Clark SM
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- Adult, Animals, Arachnid Vectors microbiology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Ticks microbiology, West Virginia, Arachnid Vectors isolation & purification, Borrelia burgdorferi Group isolation & purification, Lyme Disease transmission, Tick Infestations parasitology, Ticks isolation & purification
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In 32 collections, two larvae, 33 nymphs, and one adult female Ixodes cookei Packard were collected from humans in West Virginia from August 1987 to May 1990. Most were attached. The ticks were found in 14 counties and were the most abundant Ixodes found biting humans. One nymphal I. cookei was removed from the left axilla of a 39-yr-old woman who lives and works in Monongalia and Marion counties, W. Va. The bite was the center of an expanding erythematous lesion reaching 4 cm in diameter, clearing centrally, and typical of erythema migrans. This association and the near absence of Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin from the state suggests the possibility that I. cookei may be an important vector of Lyme borreliosis in West Virginia. In five separate collections, five nymphal Ixodes dentatus Marx were removed from humans in four counties, implicating this species as a potential minor vector of Lyme borreliosis in West Virginia.
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- 1991
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19. Relaxation intervals alter the mobility of large DNA molecules in pulsed field gel electrophoresis.
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Lai E, Birren BW, Clark SM, and Hood L
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- DNA, Fungal isolation & purification, Electrophoresis methods, Molecular Weight, Saccharomyces cerevisiae analysis, Batroxobin genetics, DNA isolation & purification, Serine Endopeptidases genetics
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- 1988
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20. Optimized conditions for pulsed field gel electrophoretic separations of DNA.
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Birren BW, Lai E, Clark SM, Hood L, and Simon MI
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- Chromosomes analysis, DNA, Fungal analysis, DNA, Viral analysis, Electricity, Electrophoresis, Agar Gel instrumentation, Molecular Weight, Schizosaccharomyces analysis, Time Factors, DNA analysis, Electrophoresis methods, Electrophoresis, Agar Gel methods
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Quantitative measurement of DNA migration in gel electrophoresis requires precisely controlled homogeneous electric fields. A new electrophoresis system has allowed us to explore several parameters governing DNA migration during homogeneous field pulsed field gel (PFG) electrophoresis. Migration was measured at different switch times, temperatures, agarose concentrations, and voltage gradients. Conditions which increase DNA velocities permit separation over a wider size range, but reduce resolution. We have also varied the angle between the alternating electric fields. Reorientation angles between 105 degrees and 165 degrees give equivalent resolution, despite significant differences in DNA velocity. Separation of DNA fragments from 50 to greater than 7000 kilobases (Kb) can easily be optimized for speed and resolution based on conditions we describe.
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- 1988
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