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A Case of Palmoplantar Pustulosis and its Clinical Course under the Administration of Two Biological Products

A case of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris or palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) accompanied by generalized skin eruption is presented. Extra-palmoplantar skin lesions similar to those…

Reversal Reactions Observed in Two Cases of Subpolar Lepromatous Leprosy

We must always be cautious about reactions that can cause severe, irreversible deformities when treating leprosy. We studied the clinical course of two patients with subpolar lepr…

Essential Aspects of Leprosy Classification and Clinical Course of Five Leprosy Patients, Including Four Relapsed Cases

The clinical course of leprosy varies depending on the level of host cell-mediated immunity to the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae. In this study, the diagnostic aspects of t…

Removing the Invisible Barrier to Medical Resources for Individuals with Leprous Histories: Report from a Communitybased Clinic in Japan

Japan has long had a Leprosy Prevention Law. The experience of compulsory segregation often damaged patients’ selfesteem, causing most to break off their family relations. Even …

Epithelioid Granuloma; 3cases with Different Clinical Features

Author presents three cases of epithelioid cell granuloma with different pathogenic backgrounds. Two cases were noninfectious and were diagnosed as lupus miliaris disseminatus fac…

A Case of Atopic Dermatitis with Concurrent Psoriasis Vulgaris: Successful Treatment with Upadacitinib

A case of 22-year-old man with atopic dermatitis (AD) who developed concurrent psoriasis vulgaris (PSO) is presented. PSO is primarily mediated by T-helper (Th) 17 immune response…