Dogger Bank itch is an allergic contact dermatitis to the (2- hydroxyethyl) Dimethyl sulphoxonium ion, a metabolite produced by the marine Bryozoan Alcyonidium diaphanum. The condition may become disabling in affected...Dogger Bank itch is an allergic contact dermatitis to the (2- hydroxyethyl) Dimethyl sulphoxonium ion, a metabolite produced by the marine Bryozoan Alcyonidium diaphanum. The condition may become disabling in affected individuals, who are chiefly fishermen and dock labourers. It involves regions of skin directly exposed to sea water and areas where water may course. As A. diaphanum is common in the coastal waters of Britain, Ireland and neighbouringmainland Europe, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of Dogger Bank itch. Data published in 1966 suggested that 7% of trawler- men at the UK port of Lowestoft had the condition. The current epidemiology is unknown, but the disease still occurs despite shrinkage of the fishing industry, and the condition is not confined to North Sea trawler- men as had been thought previously. It has been reported in trawler- men from Le Havre and shell fishermen from Cornwall, and we report it here in a fisherman using fixed nets in the eastern English Channel.展开更多
Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is characterized by clinical, laboratory and immunological features different from those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe the case of a patient with a 2-...Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is characterized by clinical, laboratory and immunological features different from those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe the case of a patient with a 2- year history of SCLE that demonstrated a close temporal relationship with a squamous cell malignancy of the head and neck. This association has not been previously reported. We also review the evidence for SCLE as a ‘ paraneoplastic dermatosis’ and discuss the criteria for diagnosis and possible pathogenesis.展开更多
文摘Dogger Bank itch is an allergic contact dermatitis to the (2- hydroxyethyl) Dimethyl sulphoxonium ion, a metabolite produced by the marine Bryozoan Alcyonidium diaphanum. The condition may become disabling in affected individuals, who are chiefly fishermen and dock labourers. It involves regions of skin directly exposed to sea water and areas where water may course. As A. diaphanum is common in the coastal waters of Britain, Ireland and neighbouringmainland Europe, it is important for dermatologists to be aware of Dogger Bank itch. Data published in 1966 suggested that 7% of trawler- men at the UK port of Lowestoft had the condition. The current epidemiology is unknown, but the disease still occurs despite shrinkage of the fishing industry, and the condition is not confined to North Sea trawler- men as had been thought previously. It has been reported in trawler- men from Le Havre and shell fishermen from Cornwall, and we report it here in a fisherman using fixed nets in the eastern English Channel.
文摘Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is characterized by clinical, laboratory and immunological features different from those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We describe the case of a patient with a 2- year history of SCLE that demonstrated a close temporal relationship with a squamous cell malignancy of the head and neck. This association has not been previously reported. We also review the evidence for SCLE as a ‘ paraneoplastic dermatosis’ and discuss the criteria for diagnosis and possible pathogenesis.
