Dermatological scientific production from European Union authors (1987-2000)

To evaluate the contribution to international dermatological literature made by authors from European Union (EU) countries. Using MedLine, a selection was made of articles by EU authors published between 1987 and 2000 in 32 dermatological journals, classified as such by the Institute for Scientific Information. Overall 19,225 documents were published by European authors in the selected dermatological journals from 1987 to 2000. The leading countries in terms of output were the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and France. The leading countries in number of articles after taking into account the gross domestic product and the population were Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The main journals were the British Journal of Dermatology (14.5% of articles from European authors), Contact Dermatitis (13.7%), Journal of Investigative Dermatology (7.3%), Journal of American Academy of Dermatology (6.4%), and Acta Dermato-Venereologica (6.1%). The country with the highest output of papers by journal was the United Kingdom (11 journals) followed by Germany (9 journals), Italy (6 journals), France (3 journals), Spain (2 journals) and Sweden (1 journal). In conclusions: the scientific production of European Union research on dermatology is highest in northern countries

Utilidad de la clasificación de las revistas en la categoría dermatología de Index Medicus y de la Journal Citation Reports para localizar documentos de dermatólogos españoles (1987 y 2000)

The objective is to compare the utility of the classifications of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (category «Dermatology & Venereal Diseases» (D&VD)) and Index Medicus (IM) (category «Dermatology» («D»)) in order to locate the publications of Spanish dermatologists during the period 1987-2000 covered by MedLine database. We found 1,517 documents in dermatology journals, in which 1,130 (74.5%) the first author was a dermatologist, in 122 (8%) a dermatologist was not the first author, and in 265 (17.5%) there was no dermatologist as author. Those journals included in section «D&VD» of JCR and not included in section «D» of IM presented the majority of documents without dermatologist (91.5%). On the other hand, only 8.8% of documents published in journals included in section «D&VD» of JCR and «D» of IM were not signed by a dermatologist (p < 0.001). In documents non-signed by dermatologists, the first author belongs to Allergy in 122 documents (8%) followed byPathology in 78 cases. The 96.7% of 122 documents assigned to Allergy were published in the journal Contact Dermatitis. In conclusion, the classification used by IM grouping dermatological journals is a better option to locate the scientific production of Spanish dermatologists in international literature than the classification used by JCR.<br><br>Se trata de comparar la utilidad de las clasificaciones del JCR (categoría Dermatology & Venereal Diseases» (D&VD)) e Index Medicus (IM) (categoría «Dermatology»(D)) para localizar los documentos de dermatólogos españoles durante el periodo 1987-2000 registrados en la base de datos MedLine. De los 1517 documentos localizados en ambas bases, en 1130 (74,5%) el primer firmante era un dermatólogo, en 122 (8%) figuraba un dermatólogo en otras posiciones y en 265 (17,5%) no aparecía ninguno. Las revistas incluidas en la categoría «D&VD» de JCR y no incluidas en el apartado «D» de IM recogieron la mayor proporción de los documentos sin dermatólogo (91,5%). Por otro lado, sólo el 8,8% de los documentos de las revistas incluidas en las secciones «D&VD» de JCR y «D» de IM no están firmados por un dermatólogo (p < 0,001). De los documentos de primeros firmantes no dermatólogos, el primer lugar lo ocupaba la especialidad de alergia con 122 documentos, seguido de anatomía patológica con 78. El 96,7% de los 122 documentos adscritos a alergia están recogidos en la revista Contact Dermatitis. En conclusión, la clasificación empleada por el IM para agrupar las revistas de dermatología permite conocer la actividad científica de los dermatólogos mejor que la empleada por el JCR

A basaloid neoplasm with ductal differentiation

CASE REPORT A 77-year-old man noticed the gradual growth of a plaque lesion with a 4-year history on his left temporal region. On examination, he had a partly pigmented, waxy, and elevated plaque lesion measuring 2 × 1.5 cm on his left side of the temporal region (Fig. 1). The nodule was completely excised after the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma. Histopathologic examination showed a neoplasm composed of lobules of basaloid cells (Fig. 2). No evidence of recurrence has been observed at 1 year after excision