Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic, inflammatory, mucocutaneous disorder of genital and
extragenital skin. LS is a debilitating disease, causing itch, pain, dysuria and restriction of …

Trichothiodystrophy (TTD) refers to a heterogeneous group of autosomal recessive
disorders that share the distinctive features of short, brittle hair and an abnormally low sulfur …

Ectodermal dysplasias are a large group of heritable conditions characterized by congenital
defects of one or more ectodermal structures and their appendages: hair (hypotrichosis …

Humans lacking sclerostin display progressive bone overgrowth due to increased bone
formation. Although it is well established that sclerostin is an osteocyte-secreted bone …

Angiokeratomas are vascular lesions which are defined histologically as one or more dilated
blood vessel (s) lying directly subepidermal and showing an epidermal proliferative reaction …

Pediatric dermatology is a new topic and no epidemiologic data exist from Switzerland.
Therefore we performed a survey of the pediatric population referred to the hospital of …

Skin color is highly individual and the variations are controlled by numerous genes. The
different skin colors result from the size and number of melanosomes and do not mirror the …

Background: Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare fibrosing disorder associated with peripheral
eosinophilia and scleroderma-like induration of the distal extremities which affects …

The palmoplantar skin is a highly specialized tissue which is able to resist mechanical
trauma and other physical stress. In recent years the more descriptive classification of …

Background: Invasive mycoses are an important cause of illness and death in
immunocompromised patients. Infections with molds other than aspergilli have been …