• Adult-onset langerhans cell histiocytosis mimicking folliculitis decalvans 

  Harb D.; Ghosn S.; Sleiman R.; Bourji L.; Salman S.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2014)

  [No abstract available]
• Syringocystadenoma papilliferum developing over hyperkeratosis of the nipple in a pregnant woman 

  Ghazeeri G.; Abbas O. (Mosby Inc.; NEW YORK360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2014)

  [No abstract available]
• Plasmacytoid dendritic cell involvement in the host response against keratoacanthoma 

  Abbas O.; Hussein L.; Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G. (Mosby Inc.; NEW YORK360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2014)

  [No abstract available]
• Penicillamine revisited: Historic overview and review of the clinical uses and cutaneous adverse effects 

  Ishak R.; Abbas O. (AUCKLAND41 CENTORIAN DR, PRIVATE BAG 65901, MAIRANGI BAY, AUCKLAND 1311, NEW ZEALAND, 2013)

  Penicillamine is a well-known heavy metal chelator, classically used in the treatment of Wilson disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and cystinuria. From a dermatologic standpoint, penicillamine was found to be useful in the ...
• Cutaneous malignant melanoma: Update on diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers 

  Abbas O.; Miller D.D.; Bhawan J. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2014)

  The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma has rapidly increased in recent years in all parts of the world, and melanoma is a leading cause of cancer death. As even relatively small melanomas may have metastatic potential, ...
• Bilateral aberrant axillary breast tissue mimicking lipomas: Report of a case and review of the literature 

  Ghosn S.H.; Khatri K.A.; Bhawan J. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2007)

  A 31 year old Indian woman presented with bilateral axillary masses that became noticeable with the onset of puberty. The masses exhibited similar consistency to the adjacent normal breast tissue but lacked an associated ...
• Topical immunomodulation with diphenylcyclopropenone for alopecia areata: The Lebanese experience 

  El Khoury J.; Abd-el-Baki J.; Succariah F.; Abbas O.; Kibbi A.G.; Kurban M. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  Topical immunotherapy with diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP) is a treatment that can be used in patients with alopecia areata (AA) with more than 50percent involvement of the scalp. The aim of this study is to assess the ...
• Acquired perforating disorder reminiscent of elastosis perforans serpiginosa in a patient with Behçet disease 

  El-Fidawi G.; Kurban M.; Ghani Kibbi A.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  [No abstract available]
• Fibroblast-activation protein: Valuable marker of cutaneous epithelial malignancy 

  El Khoury J.; Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Abbas O. (Springer Verlag; NEW YORK233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2014)

  Fibroblast-activation protein (FAP) is a key protein that is characteristically expressed by carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). It has been shown to be expressed in CAFs of 90 percent of internal epithelial cancers ...
• The grenz zone 

  Abbas O.; Mahalingam M. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2013)

  The grenz zone is a narrow area of the papillary dermis uninvolved by underlying pathology. Historically believed to be a feature unique to granuloma faciale, this feature has also been observed in other cutaneous inflammatory ...
• Metformin in dermatology: An overview 

  Badr D.; Kurban M.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  For several decades, metformin has been used as an oral hypoglycaemic agent, where it is the first line of treatment in overweight and obese type 2 diabetic patients. This is because it decreases the hepatic glucose output ...
• Solitary mastocytoma with associated pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia 

  Ghosn S.; Kurban M.; GhaniKibbi A.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  [No abstract available]
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris: Clinicopathological study of 32 cases from Lebanon 

  Marrouche N.; Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Abbas O. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd; HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2014)

  Background: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is an uncommon papulosquamous disorder of unknown etiology. Studies on this condition from our region are lacking. Methods: To describe the clinical and histopathological findings ...
• Genetic analysis of epidermolysis bullosa: Identification of mutations in LAMB3 and COL7A1 genes in three families 

  Farooq M.; Kurban M.; Iguchi R.; Abbas O.; Fujimoto A.; Fujikawa H.; Bourji L.; Sleiman R.; Itani S.; Succariah F.; Kibbi A.G.; Shimomura Y. (CLAREELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2013)

  [No abstract available]
• Solitary nodule on the base of the nose in an adolescent girl. Cellular neurothekeoma. 

  El Kehdy J.; Kurban M.; Tamraz H.; Salman S.; Abbas O. (, 2012)

  [No abstract available]
• Comparison of bolus only with bolus plus infusion of bivalirudin in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention: A retrospective observational study 

  Sheikh-Taha M.; Ghosn S. (, 2012)

  Background: Anticoagulation therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been the focus of numerous clinical trials. Low-anticoagulant doses have been successfully used in patients undergoing elective PCI, ...
• Expanding the histologic spectrum of angina bullosa hemorrhagica: Report of one case 

  Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Ghosn S. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2007)

  Angina bullosa hemorrhagica (ABH) is a rarely described phenomenon in the dermatology-dermatopathology literature. It is a self-limited condition occurring exclusively in the oral mucosa characterized clinically by tense ...
• A Homozygous Frameshift Mutation in the HOXC13 Gene Underlies Pure Hair and Nail Ectodermal Dysplasia in a Syrian Family 

  Farooq M.; Kurban M.; Fujimoto A.; Fujikawa H.; Abbas O.; Nemer G.; Saliba J.; Sleiman R.; Tofaili M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Ito M.; Shimomura Y. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  Pure hair and nail ectodermal dysplasia (PHNED) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hypotrichosis or complete alopecia, as well as nail dystrophy. Mutations in the type II hair keratin gene KRT85 and the HOXC13 ...
• Clinicopathological study of 81 cases of localized and systemic scleroderma 

  Succaria F.; Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)

  Background Scleroderma is a connective tissue disease that includes localized and systemic forms. Our recent encounter with a morphea case exhibiting prominent perineural inflammation microscopically prompted us to assess ...
• Poliosis circumscripta: Overview and underlying causes 

  Sleiman R.; Kurban M.; Succaria F.; Abbas O. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2013)

  Although traditionally known as white forelock, poliosis circumscripta, defined as a localized patch of white hair in a group of hair follicles, can involve any hairy area on the body including the scalp, eyebrows, and ...

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