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Lichenoid Dermatoses Induced by Phototherapy (For Professionals)
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011Lichenoid Dermatoses Induced by Phototherapy (For Professionals) Mandy WM CHAN, Joyce SS Lee, Colin TS THENG, SH CHUA, BH ONG, Hazel H OON. Narrowband UVB-induced Lichen Planus Pemphigoides National SKin Centre, Singapore “Lichen Planus Pemphigoides (LPP) is a rare acquired autoimmune disease characterized by the evolution of subepidermal blisters on normal skin and that affected […]
Association of melanoma and papillary thyroid cancer (For Professionals)
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Association of melanoma and papillary thyroid cancer (For Professionals) Claire KOH, Martin TW CHIO, Hazel H OON. Cutaneous Melanoma associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer National Skin Centre, Singapore “The risk of melanoma patients developing second primary cancers has been studied with increasing interest due to improved survival rates of patients with melanomas. Recent studies have […]
A Mutation in Acroangiodermatitis (Pseudo-Kaposi) (For Professionals)
Monday, July 18th, 2011A Mutation in Acroangiodermatitis (Pseudo-Kaposi) (For Professionals) “Abstract: Acroangiodermatitis of Mali is a dermatologic condition of kaposiform skin lesions that has been associated with chronic venous insufficiency. We report a case of a 28 year-old Chinese man with acroangiodermatitis which coexisted with chronic lower limb deep vein thrombosis. Investigations revealed protein C deficiency and a […]
Indications of Laser Treatment for Pigmentary Disorders (For Professionals)
Sunday, July 17th, 2011Indications of Laser Treatment (For Professionals) Indications according to pathology: Freckles (Ephelides) 1st choice: IPL (intense pulsed light) 2nd choice: Pigmentary laser (532nm). It is important to know that this wavelength carries a higher risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, but that the risk of scarring is very low. Lentigenes / Solar Lentigo 1st choice: pigmentary laser […]
Iron Deficiency Anemia (Anaemia) And The Skin (For Professionals)
Friday, July 15th, 2011Iron Deficiency Anemia (Anaemia) And The Skin (For Professionals) Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Anemia is one of the most common health problems in the world today. This condition, where the blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells, is due to a variety of causes, among which is the […]
Phototherapy-Induced Immunosuppressive Effects
Friday, July 1st, 2011Topical photodynamic therapy is immunosuppressive in humans. Matthews YJ, Damian DL Br J Dermatol 2009 Oct 26 In this Australian study, investigation of immunosuppression after photodynamic therapy was done with the Mantoux test (delayed-type hypersensitivity responses to tuberculin purified protein derivative) Introduction: Visible light irradiation following application of a photosensitizer (topical photodynamic therapy; PDT) is […]
Behrooz Kasraee MD
Saturday, June 25th, 2011Key dermatology books in the 19th century (England, France, Austria)
Monday, June 20th, 2011Key dermatology books in the 19th century (England, France, Austria) Books in English: These books are the first which uses dermatologic classification terms (papules, nodules….) still used to this day. Robert Willan and Thomas Bateman Delineations of cutaneous disease (1819): http://books.google.com/books?id=UTIAAAAAQAAJ&dq=willan&pg=PT226#v=thumbnail&q=&f=false commentary: lots of illustrations Robert Willan and Thomas Bateman: A practical synopsis of cutaneous […]
Pictures Still Recognizable Nowadays: Moritz Kaposi (1881): Leçons sur les maladies de la peau
Sunday, June 19th, 2011Pictures Still Recognizable Nowadays: Moritz Kaposi (1881): Leçons sur les maladies de la peau Did you know ? Sarcoptes scabiei was first proposed to be the cause of Scabies in a 19th century medical thesis. It was demonstrated publicly by its Author, Ranucci in Paris: The mite was taken out of the burrow with a […]
Keloids (For Professionals)
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Keloids represent an abnormal reaction to trauma with an excessive tissue response and a excessive production of collagen (increased mRNA of collagen). Effective treatment modalities are limited and include on first line cryotherapy, intralesional injections of steroids, compression therapy, and radiotherapy (in trained hands). The best treatment second line treatment remains to our mind excision […]
