Among the histogenic subtypes of melanoma, nodular melanoma (NM) is the major contributor for thicker and fatal melanomas and it has been associated with melanoma-specific death in thin tumours highlighting …
Sleep disturbance in adult dermatological patients: A cross-sectional study on prevalence, burden and associated factors.
Sleep disturbance remains insufficiently characterized in many dermatoses.To investigate the prevalence, burden and factors associated with sleep disturbance in dermatological patients.We recruited 800 patients and recorded pruritus characteristics, sociodemographic and …
A Clinical and Biologic Review of Keratoacanthoma.
Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a common skin tumor that remains controversial regarding classification, epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and management. Classically, a KA manifests as a rapidly growing, well-differentiated, squamoid lesion with a …
Antiracism plan in dermatology.
The world has witnessed a crucial resurgence of racial equity movements following the highly publicized deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, among others. This police violence re-exposed …
Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder among adolescents and young adults with acne-induced postinflammatory hyperpigmentation and scars.
A plethora of health-related concerns, including skin disorders, are particularly common during the critical periods of adolescence and young adulthood. Their reactions to skin-related disorders can be different from their …
Microneedling as an adjuvant to topical therapies for melasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Microneedling as an adjuvant to topical medications has shown promising but variable results in the treatment of melasma.To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of topical therapy …
Onychomycosis in patients with multiple sclerosis: prevalence, clinical description, mycological, and dermoscopic study in a Mexican population.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease related to HLA-DR8. Susceptibility to onychomycosis has been found in Mexican mestizos with HLA-DR8. The frequency of onychomycosis in this neurological disease …
In-Vitro Diagnostics for the Medical Dermatologist: Part 2: Hypercoagulability Tests.
The skin often provides initial clues of hypercoagulability with features such as livedo reticularis and racemosa, retiform purpura, necrosis and ulcerations. As these cutaneous manifestations are nonspecific, laboratory testing is …
United States Burden of Melanoma and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer from 1990 to 2019.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide.To evaluate burden of skin cancer in the US from 1990 to 2019.Age-standardized incidence, prevalence, disability adjusted life years (DALY) and mortality rates …
Evaluation of the dermatoscopic criteria for the early detection of SCC arising on an AK.
Advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can easily be discriminated from actinic keratosis (AK), based on clinical and dermatoscopic features. However, at the initial stage of dermal invasion, an SCC might …