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Acne Vulgaris and Diet: Influence of the Environment
Saturday, December 10th, 2011Acne Vulgaris and Diet: Influence of the Environment History Until 1969, it was commonly admitted that dietary (and Behavioural) factors were implicated in the exacerbation of acne vulgaris. Such foods included chocolate, fats, sweets as well as sparkling soft drinks (such as Coca Cola). In 1969, a study on a small number of subjects concludes […]
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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Finding Renal Involvement
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011IgM in lesional skin of adults with Henoch-Schönlein purpura is an indication of renal involvement. Takeuchi S, Soma Y, Kawakami T. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Dec;63(6):1026-9. Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a vasulitis which is generally self limiting especially in children except when systemic involvement, especially renal, is present. This article shows that IgM deposits […]
Pictures Still Recognizable Nowadays: Pierre Louis Alphée Cazenave (1847): Abrégé pratique des maladies de la peau
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Pictures Still Recognizable Nowadays: Pierre Louis Alphée Cazenave (1847): Abrégé pratique des maladies de la peau Source of information made available through Google Books.
Prevention of Fungal Nail Infections
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Efficacy of amorolfine nail lacquer for the prophylaxis of onychomycosis over 3 years. Sigurgeirsson B, Olafsson JH, Steinsson JT, Kerrouche N, Sidou F. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Aug;24(8):910-5. Onychomycosis is a frequent condition and recurrences are quite frequent. Amorolfine is a nail lacquer used to treat it and the authors ran a single-centre […]
Nail Nevi and Melanoma
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Nail Nevi and Melanoma -General Facts the lunula is part of the matrix and a melanocytic primary lesion implicates lunula involvement slow longitudinal thickening is a characteristic of melanoma (or at least it needs to be ruled out) -Signs that a lesion is not melanocytic arcuate white line associated with redness or pigmentation: in 98% […]
Differential diagnosis of hypomelanoses in children
Monday, October 24th, 2011Differential diagnosis of hypomelanoses in children (N. Van Geel (Ghent, Belgium)) Use a stepwise approach step 1 history congenital or acquired stable or progressive other medical problems family history step 2 clinical examination localisation (Woods light important especially in the localized form) number of lesions pattern (linear blaschkoid, segmental) hypomelanosis or amelanosis other problems (neurological, […]
Pigmentary disorders of the skin during pregnancy
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011Pigmentary disorders of the skin during pregnancy (S. Vaughan Jones). melasma: types centrofacial malar mandbular histology epidermal (72% of cases) dermal (13%) Mixed in 5% occurs in 50-70% of pregnant women Hyperpigmentations: Mucosa (Vulval Melanosis), Areola, Axilla Linea Nigra Pigmentary Demarcation Lines (Voigt or Futcher’s lines) Darkening of Moles: there is a higher dermal proliferation […]
Appendage abnormalities: Acne and Hair Changes
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011Appendage abnormalities: Acne and Hair Changes (C. Ambros Rodolph). During Pregnancy some skin conditions are more frequent: Specific Dermatosis: The 2 most frequent are: atopic eruption of pregnancy( 41%) polymorphic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PURPP) Non specific dermatoses account for 40% of causes: of these one third of each are inflammatory and infectious […]
A review about the hormonal targets of the skin
Friday, October 21st, 2011A review about the hormonal targets of the skin (B.Soutou). pregnancy is divided into 3 phases. fertilization to implantation (1st week) organogenesis Maturation of organs after the corpus luteum is activated it is implicated in the following: synthesis of progesterone, others: estradiol, 17 hydroxyprogesterone, relaxin placenta synthesizes Sp1m PAPP-A, peptides and steroids the skin is […]
