2008
Pemphigoid vegetans: a case report and review of the literature
Kim J, Chavel S, Girardi M, McNiff JM. Pemphigoid vegetans: a case report and review of the literature. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2008, 35: 1144-1147. PMID: 18988318, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01016.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPemphigoid vegetansPemphigus vegetansInitial skin biopsySecond biopsyTopical antibioticsImmunological featuresBullous pemphigoidInguinal foldsRare lesionsCase reportEosinophilic spongiosisPurulent lesionsPapillomatous plaquesSkin biopsiesAppropriate diagnosisVegetansNew casesPerioral regionPemphigoidBiopsyLesionsPatientsSpongiosisAxillaGroin
2007
A systematic review of the safety of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis
Callen J, Chamlin S, Eichenfield LF, Ellis C, Girardi M, Goldfarb M, Hanifin J, Lee P, Margolis D, Paller AS, Piacquadio D, Peterson W, Kaulback K, Fennerty M, Wintroub BU. A systematic review of the safety of topical therapies for atopic dermatitis. British Journal Of Dermatology 2007, 156: 203-221. PMID: 17223859, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07538.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, TopicalAdrenal Cortex HormonesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCost of IllnessDermatitis, AtopicHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsConceptsAtopic dermatitisTopical therapyEvidence-based medicine expertsSystematic reviewTopical corticosteroidsMedicine expertsTopical calcineurin inhibitorsCochrane Central RegisterMEDLINE In-ProcessNon-Indexed CitationsDrug Administration studySystemic complicationsCentral RegisterControlled TrialsCalcineurin inhibitorsSystemic exposureTopical agentsIn-ProcessMorbid diseaseAD therapyOvid MEDLINEInclusion criteriaTherapyRecent FoodAdministration studies
2003
Anti‐inflammatory effects in the skin of thymosin‐β4 splice‐variants
Girardi M, Sherling MA, Filler RB, Shires J, Theodoridis E, Hayday AC, Tigelaar RE. Anti‐inflammatory effects in the skin of thymosin‐β4 splice‐variants. Immunology 2003, 109: 1-7. PMID: 12709011, PMCID: PMC1782938, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2003.01616.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic epidermal T cellsContact dermatitisAnti-inflammatory effectsEpidermal T cellsAnti-inflammatory propertiesIrritant contact dermatitisAllergic contact dermatitisAnti-inflammatory activityT cell receptorNeutrophil infiltrationNeutrophilic infiltrationCutaneous inflammationLocal inflammationLymphoid tissueT cellsMurine skinCellular activationInflammationDermatitisThymosin β4SkinIELInfiltrationUnknown bioactivitiesGene expression