Photodynamic therapy has high efficacy in treating face and scalp actinic keratosis
1. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was more effective in achieving complete clearance of thin actinic keratoses (AKs) on the face and...
Dermatological consultation in outpatients improves diagnosis of cellulitis
1. In the internal medicine outpatient setting, dermatology consultation increased diagnostic accuracy of cellulitis, thereby conserving antibiotic use. 2. Conditions...
Models predict the relationship between nonmelanoma skin cancer and ambient UV radiation
1. Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) and Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) displayed differing environmental and demographic etiologies, but development of both...
Mutation linked with decrease in cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
1. The MYD88 mutation was associated with a shorter survival rate in primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type...
Population-based risk factors and geographical trends identified for vitiligo
1. Foreign born adults with vitiligo self-reported lower affected body surface area (BSA) when compared with native born US adults....
Rising incidence of merkel cell carcinoma reported in Queensland, Australia
1. Over the past two decades, the incidence of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) in the Queensland region has increased by...
Clinical and epidemiological links with calcinosis in adult dermatomyositis
1. In adults with dermatomyositis (DM), calcinosis was positively associated with longer disease duration, fingertip ulcers, and NXP-2 autoantibodies and...
Key predictors of recurrence and survival for Merkel Cell Carcinoma elucidated
Image: CC/Wiki 1. Immunosuppression was associated with a higher likelihood of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)-specific mortality. Other factors that affected...
Unique populations among those seeking emergency care for dermatologic problems
Image: PD 1. In the United States, the number of visits to the emergency room (ER) due to skin symptoms...