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A study of the microbiological profile of filler-induced skin necrosis.
Skin necrosis is one of the most severe complications following filler injections that results in permanent aesthetic defects. Although an increasing number of studies have addressed the management of dermal …
Association of prurigo nodularis and infectious disease hospitalizations: a national cross-sectional study.
Prurigo nodularis (PN) is associated with a variety of systemic comorbidities, including infectious diseases such as HIV and viral hepatitis. There are limited data on other infectious disease comorbidities in …
Cigarette smoking and risk of herpes zoster: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.
The effects of cigarette smoking on the risk of herpes zoster (HZ) remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between cigarette smoking and HZ. Participants were collected from …
Establishing the efficacy and safety of the novel use of common salt for the treatment of pyogenic granuloma.
Recurrent bleeding episodes are often a cause of significant anxiety in patients with pyogenic granuloma. The idea of using common salt for the treatment of pyogenic granuloma arose from the …
Ocular and auditory abnormalities in vitiligo patients: A case- control study.
Vitiligo is characterized by the destruction of functional melanocytes in the skin. This destruction could target melanocytes anywhere in the body, which could affect function of organs where they reside. …
Refinement and Validation of the ItchyQoL using Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory resulted in a reduction of the response categories from a 5-point to a 3-point scale.
The ItchyQoL is an itch-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic pruritus (CP). We aimed to assess and extend the psychometric properties of …