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Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Obesity and Choroidal Nevus in US Adults.

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OBJECTIVE To investigate sex differences and the effect of other variables on the association between obesity and choroidal nevus in the US adult population. METHODS The study population of this cross-sectional study included 5575 subjects aged ≥40 years from the 2005 to 2008 National Health and

Nevus Comedonicus With Acne Vulgaris and Obesity.

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Nevus oligemicus: a case series.

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BACKGROUND Nevus oligemicus is a functional nevus caused by vasoconstriction of the cutaneous deep vascular plexus, and vasodilatation of vessels of the superficial dermis due to abnormal responses of adrenergic receptors. To the best of our knowledge, only 14 cases in 8 articles were reported in

Relationship Between Female Reproductive Factors and Choroidal Nevus in US Women: Analysis of Data From the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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OBJECTIVE Choroidal nevus is a precursor for uveal melanoma and there are no known risk factors besides white race. Female sex hormones have been hypothesized to play a role in the pathogenesis of uveal melanoma. OBJECTIVE To explore the association between female reproductive factors and choroidal

High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome.

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OBJECTIVE To evaluate vitamin D status in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) who practice photoprotection because of their genetic predisposition to skin cancer and to determine risk factors for deficiency. METHODS Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Academic medical

[Nevoid acanthosis nigricans or RAVEN (rounded and velvety epidermal nevus): three cases].

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BACKGROUND We report three cases of a peculiar rash with mixed clinical features of both epidermal nevus and acanthosis nigricans. Their characteristics have been compared to those of very rare but similar cases found in the medical literature. METHODS Two young adults (one male, one female) and a

A Multimethod Approach to Measuring Mental Representations of Threatening Others

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How do people mentally represent distinct interpersonal threats? Across human history, interpersonal threats such as infectious disease and violence have posed powerful selection pressures. Such pressures selected for psychological systems that help identify and reduce threats posed by other people.

Psoriasis and ischemic coronary artery disease.

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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increased risk of ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) in some populations. We aimed to determine the association between these 2 diseases in our geographic area. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of patient

Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis.

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We report an unusual case of encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis in which the facial and oral angioma was bilateral, and several teeth were congenitally absent. The developmental nature of the anomaly is reviewed. Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis is commonly referred to as the Sturge-Weber syndrome,

Acth-independent Cushing's syndrome: bilateral cortisol-producing adrenal adenomas.

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ACTH-independent Cushing's syndrome (CS) usually results from a solitary adrenocortical adenoma. We recently encountered a patient with ACTH-independent CS associated with bilateral adrenal enlargement. The evaluation led us to consider some rare but interesting entities. The patient was a 69

The role of phenotype, body mass index, parental and sun exposure factors in the prevalence of melanocytic nevi among schoolchildren in Lithuania.

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BACKGROUND The occurrence and number of melanocytic nevi (MN) are among the most important known risk factors for the development of cutaneous melanoma (CM). OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of MN among schoolchildren and its relationship with phenotype, body mass index (BMI), parental and sun

Common hyperpigmentation disorders in adults: Part II. Melanoma, seborrheic keratoses, acanthosis nigricans, melasma, diabetic dermopathy, tinea versicolor, and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation.

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Nevi, or moles, are localized nevocytic tumors. The American Cancer Society's "ABCD" rules are useful for differentiating a benign nevus from malignant melanoma. While acanthosis nigricans may signal an underlying malignancy (e.g., gastrointestinal tumor), it more often is associated with insulin

Nevoid acanthosis nigricans: Report of four cases localized to the umbilicus

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Nevoid acanthosis nigricans is a rare, benign form of acanthosis nigricans. Of the 24 cases documented in the literature, only two are exclusively localized to the umbilicus. We present four cases of nevoid acanthosis nigricans localized to the umbilicus; in patients less than 25 years of age, with

Clinical profile of 300 men with facial hypermelanosis.

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UNASSIGNED Facial hypermelanosis is a significant cause of cosmetic disfigurement, social embarrassment and psychological morbidity affecting quality of life. UNASSIGNED To study clinicoepidemlogic patterns of facial hypermelanoses among men. UNASSIGNED Medical records of all adult males presenting

Time spent outdoors at midday and children's body mass index.

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OBJECTIVE We investigated whether the Kidskin sun protection intervention increased children's body mass index by reducing the time spent outdoors at midday. METHODS The Kidskin sun protection intervention involved 1614 Australian school children assigned to 1 of 3 groups: a control group, a

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