The goal of this review is to provide an update in the field of vitamin D, in particular, the role of vitamin D in non-skeletal health, the complexity of providing …
Unleashing Carbon Emissions Savings with Regular Teledermatology Clinics.
Until Covid-19, teledermatology often tended to be a service used in exceptional circumstances rather than a standard component of healthcare. At present it is vitally important in sustaining our services, …
Increase in sexually transmitted infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan.
We read with great interest Balestri et al.’s report,1 which showed that the incidence of sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the lockdown period between March 9 and May 4, 2020 …
A multicenter study on effectiveness and safety of risankizumab in psoriasis: an Italian 16-week real-life experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Risankizumab is a humanized IgG monoclonal antibody that binds with high affinity and specificity to the p19 subunit and selectively inhibits IL-23, critical for psoriatic inflammation. In phase-3 trials (UltIMMa-1, …
Impact of covid-19 pandemic on dermatology practice: results of a web-based, global survey.
The spectrum and magnitude of changes in dermatology practice induced by the COVID-19 pandemic have not been adequately studied.To assess immediate and long-term effects of the pandemic on dermatology practice …
Utilization of Asynchronous and Synchronous Teledermatology in a Large Health Care System During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Background: Teledermatology offers an opportunity to continually deliver care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.Objective: To provide quantitative data about the use of teledermatology.Methods: Retrospective analysis of teledermatology consultations was …
High prevalence of cryofibrinogenemia in patients with chilblains during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Many cutaneous manifestations have been described in possible association with the COVID-19 pandemic, including acral lesions resembling chilblains. The underlying pathomechanisms of COVID-19 chilblains are not fully understood. The aim …
The climate emergency: why should dermatologists care, and how can they act?
Weather and climate exist on a massive scale: over the last 650,000 years, only seven glacial cycles have occurred. The end of the last ice age 12,000 years ago marked …
International validation of the Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index (BPDAI) severity score and calculation of cut-off values for defining mild, moderate and severe type of bullous pemphigoid.
The Bullous-Pemphigoid-Disease-Area-Index (BPDAI) score has been proposed to provide an objective measure of bullous pemphigoid (BP) activity.To calculate BPDAI cut-off values defining mild, moderate and severe BP, and to assess …
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Accompanied by Maculopapular Rash: A Case Study.
A new type of coronavirus (coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19), which emerged in the People’s Republic of China, spread all over the world over time and became a pandemic. Dermatological symptoms …