Melasma (Chloasma) (Masque de Grossesse): Qu’est ce qui marche en dehors des crèmes ? (Pour les professionnels)

Melasma: Does anything apart from creams work ? (For Professionals) “Melasma continues to be a challenge for treatment. Topical treatment remains the cornerstone for the management of melasma. Melasma usually does not respond completely to any single treatment. Avoidance of aggravating factors (e.g. sun, UVL and hormones (oral contraceptive pills/hormone replacement therapy) are important in…

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Dermatoses Lichénoïdes induites par la Photothérapie (Pour les professionnels)

Lichenoid 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…

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Association du mélanome et du cancer thyroïdien papillaire (Pour les professionnels)

Association 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…

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Une mutation dans l’acroangiodermatite (Pseudo-Kaposi) (Pour les profesionnels)

A 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…

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Indications de traitements par le laser pour les troubles de la pigmentation (Pour les professionnels)

Indications 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…

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Manifestations cutanées de l’anémie ferriprive (déficit en fer) (Pour les professionnels)

Iron 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…

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Problemi della pelle nei bambini piccoli (Italiano)

Dr. Christophe HSU – dermatologo. Ginevra, Svizzera Dermatite atopica 1. La dermatite atopica: che cos’è? La dermatite atopica (o eczema atopico) è un’infiammazione secca e pruriginosa (che provoca prurito) della pelle. Si tratta dell’affezione cutanea più frequente nei bambini. Non è una malattia infettiva. I bambini affetti da questa condizione presentano una pelle sensibile e…

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Traitement du molluscum contagiosum chez les enfants

Topical 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…

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