The absence of melanocytes poses a challenge for long-term tissue homeostasis in vitiligo. Surprisingly, while individuals with Fitzpatrick phototypes I-II (low melanin content) have a higher incidence of melanoma and …
Environmental Sustainability in Dermatological Surgery.
The health and social care sector have a substantial environmental impact, accounting for 6.3% of England’s carbon footprint 1 . In view of this, clinicians must ensure all aspects of …
Risk of Skin Disorders in Patients with Celiac Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
Although dermatitis herpetiformis is closely associated with celiac disease (CD), data on the relationship between CD and other dermatologic disorders have been mixed. We aimed to quantify the risk of …
Mucoscopy of lip squamous cell carcinoma and correlation with skin phototype and histological differentiation: a multicentric retrospective observational study by the International Dermoscopy Society.
There is a scarcity of published data on the dermoscopic morphology of lip squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and its variability according to the histological differentiation degree and patient’s ethnicity as …
Trichoscopic signs of tinea capitis: a guide for selection of appropriate antifungal.
Tinea capitis is the most common pediatric dermatophyte infection. Optimal treatment regimen differs according to the type of the dermatophyte involved.The aim of this work was to study the trichoscopic …
Dermatological education for the 21st century: prioritizing diversity.
All education, including medical education, reflects society’s trends and needs. Skin and skin pigmentation have both personal and societal effects on an individual. During the protests following the killing of …
Measurement properties of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Information System (PROMIS® ) Itch Questionnaire: itch severity assessments in adults with atopic dermatitis.
Itch is the most common and burdensome symptom of atopic dermatitis (AD, also simply known as eczema). However, there is limited data to support the validity of different approaches to …
Melanomas of the scalp: is hair coverage preventing early diagnosis?
Scalp melanomas are usually thicker and show worse prognosis than other sites and other head and neck melanomas. One hypothesis to explain this aggressive behavior could be diagnosis delay attributed …
The prevalence, risk factors, and psychosocial impacts of acne vulgaris in medical students: a literature review.
Affecting approximately 9.4% of the population worldwide, acne vulgaris is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Medical students are exposed to higher levels of stress and have a higher prevalence …
Lichen planopilaris in men: a retrospective clinicopathologic study of 19 patients.
Lichen planopilaris (LPP) is a scarring alopecia rarely described in men.To investigate the clinical and histopathologic features of LPP in men.We performed a retrospective cohort study of male patients with …