- Effects of variations in access to care for children with atopic dermatitis. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest barriers in accessing specialty care for all children with AD and significant differences in management between commercially and Medicaid-insured children. These disparities in treatment and access to specialty care may contribute to poor AD control, especially in Medicaid-insured patients.
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- Associations of self-reported atopic dermatitis with comorbid conditions in adults: a population-based cross-sectional study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Adults reporting AD may be at increased risk of chronic disorders and decreased psychological wellbeing. Physicians should recognize that individuals with severe AD and those with comorbid asthma or depression may be especially vulnerable.
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- Quality of life of patients living with psoriasis: a qualitative study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The meanings of quality of life revealed by the participants are subjective, multidimensional, linked to moments experienced by them and to the health-disease process. Public health policies promoting reduction in social stigma and stress as well as multidisciplinary approaches towards care can contribute to improvements of QoL in psoriasis.
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- Skin manifestations after bariatric surgery. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Weight loss after BaS provided an improvement for metabolic profiles. Successful weight reduction resulted in better skin improvement. However, nutritional supplements may be necessary.
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- Multidisciplinary educational programme for caregivers of children with atopic dermatitis- in South East Norway - an observational study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests beneficial effects by improving QOL of the family, the severity of the eczema and in reducing the fear of TCS when caregivers of children with difficult to treat AD attend an AD multidisciplinary educational programme. Lack of control group makes it difficult to draw definite conclusions.
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- Cutaneous Rosai - Dorfman disease in a patient with late syphilis and cervical cancer - case report and a review of literature. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: CRDD is a rare, benign condition especially difficult to diagnose due to lack of general symptoms and lymphadenopathy. Histopathologic examination with immunohistochemical staining, exhibiting characteristic and reproducible findings play a key role in establishing an accurate diagnosis. In the presented case activated histiocytes demonstrated in a lesional skin might be a response to immune dysregulation related to chronic, untreated sexually transmitted infections and cancer.
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- Scleromyxedema in a 21 year old female patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: Despite that scleromyxedema is associated with many hematologic disorders, it is very rarely associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and a high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis. IVIG remains a reasonable management of such a disabling disease.
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- Antibiotic resistant Cutibacterium acnes among acne patients in Jordan: a cross sectional study. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study demonstrate the distribution of antibiotic resistance of C. acnes towards used antibiotics and emphasizes the influence of antibiotic consumption on development of antibiotic resistance. The similar pattern of resistance between skin bacteria tested in this study highlights the genetic transfer of resistance between skin commensals including S. aureus and S. epidermidis hence promoting its circulation in the community.
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- Mapping of cis-acting expression quantitative trait loci in human scalp hair follicles. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that an array of basic cellular functions relevant for hair growth are genetically regulated within the HF, and can be applied to aid the interpretation of interindividual variability on hair traits, as well as genetic findings for common hair disorders.
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- Prevalence of pressure ulcers among hospitalized adult patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Systematic Review]
- CONCLUSIONS: The current review reported that the pooled prevalence of pressure ulcers in Ethiopia was relatively high. Hence, policymaker and healthcare providers should give attention to reduce the magnitude of pressure ulcers. Furthermore, further a meta-analysis study could be conducted to identify individual and health care service-related factors related to the occurrence of pressure ulcers.
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- The role of insulin-like growth factor in Acrochordon Etiopathology. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the view that insulin metabolism disorders should be evaluated in patients with acrochordon. Our study indicates that IGF receptors may have an effect on acrochordon pathogenesis and that acrochordon etiology and related conditions can be clarified by detection of parameters that influence receptor levels.
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- Estimated cut-off values for pemphigus severity classification according to pemphigus disease area index (PDAI), autoimmune bullous skin disorder intensity score (ABSIS), and anti-desmoglein 1 autoantibodies. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Estimated cut-off values based on the anti-Dsg1 level, PDAI, and ABSIS scoring systems could be used to classify patients into different severity grades for better management and prognosis.
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- Herpes zoster of the trigeminal nerve with multi-dermatomal involvement: a case report of an unusual presentation. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: Among immunocompetent patients, herpes zoster is considered a self-limited localized infection. Our observation provides a rare but paradigmatic example of herpes zoster with involvement of both the ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve in an immunocompetent patient. Immunocompetence status and age-specific screening should be warranted in case of atypical involvement and according to the patient's history, while treatment with antiviral drugs should be rapidily initiated in patients at risk.
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- Actinic keratoses in subjects from la Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: This study was the first reporting the prevalence of premalignant lesions in Ecuador. We could not demonstrate a relationship between the presence of AKs and any of the known risk factors for their development.
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- A case of anti- pityriasis versicolor therapy that preserves healthy mycobiome. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates that cases of PV represented by two types of skin lesions in one patient may be associated with distinct Malassezia species. Moreover, as observed in this case, each of the isolated etiological agents of PV may differ significantly in susceptibility to antifungals. This can significantly complicate the treatment of dermatosis, which by definition is associated with a significant percentage of relapses. In the presented case localized topical treatment was sufficient and successful while allowing maintaining the physiological mycobiome.
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