Gender aspects in skin diseases. Chen W, Mempel M, Traidl-Hofmann C, Al Khusaei S, Ring J. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Dec;24(12):1378-85. We chose this article because it shows tables with sexual predominance for skin conditions (these are based on articles existing in the scientific literature). For example Dermatofibroma is more than 9 times…
Ungual seborrheic keratosis. Bon-Mardion M, Poulalhon N, Balme B, Thomas L. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Sep;24(9):1102-4. Seborrheic (seborrhoeic) keratosis (SK) is seen almost daily by dermatologists and is the most common benign tumour (whether it be in the skin or not). It is a brownish “stuck on papule” initially smooth becoming darker and…
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…
Features Of Atopic Dermatitis In Adults Atopic dermatitis in older patients: particular points. Katsarou A, Armenaka MC. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2010 Jun 21. Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is increasing in its frequency mostly due to the phenomenal increase in atopy we have seen in the last 20 years. Therefore more and more adults are…
Thalidomide and Analogues: Potential for Immunomodulation for Inflammatory and Neoplastic Dermatologic Disorders. Ladizinski B, Shannon E, Sanchez M, Levis W. J. Drugs Dermatol. 2010; 9 (7): 814-826. Thalidomide was introduced in 1953 and was prescribed over-the-counter against nausea in pregnant women. It resulted in serious malformations and the drug was rapidly banned. Because t of…
Matchsticks On Dermoscopy = A Clue to Netherton’s Syndrome ‘Matchstick’ eyebrow hairs: a dermoscopic clue to the diagnosis of Netherton syndrome. Goujon E, Beer F, Fraitag S, Hovnanian A, Vabres P. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Oct 15. Netherton’s syndrome is an automal recessive skin condition (SPINK 5 frameshift mutations) caracterized by: ichthyosiform erythroderma…
Diet and acne. Bowe WP, Joshi SS, Shalita AR. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Jul;63(1):124-41. It is common for dermatologists to dispell myths that acne wouldn’t be related to diet. Controversy exists in this domain due to the fact that a lot of the initial myths advocating an implication of certain diets (chocolate, sweets, fats)…
Evidence for the cure of HIV infection by CCR5{Delta}32/{Delta}32 stem cell transplantation. Allers K, Hütter G, Hofmann J, Loddenkemper C, Rieger K, Thiel E, Schneider T. Blood. 2010 Dec 8. This revolutionary article shows a cure of a patient with leukemia and HIV infection (1). A 42 year old American male received a bone marrow…
Clinical experience in the treatment of different vascular lesions using a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Civas E, Koc E, Aksoy B, Aksoy HM. Dermatol Surg. 2009 Dec;35(12):1933-41. This article is interesting because it highlights the efficacy of the treatment of telangiectasia and spider angiomas. Long pulsed NDYAG has mainly been shown to be effective…
Bone Marrow Transplantation for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Wagner J., Ishida-Yamamoto A., McGrath J., Hordinsky M., Keene R., Riddle M., Osborn M., Lund T., Dolan M., Blazar B, Tolar J. N Engl J Med 2010; 363:629-639. August 12, 2010 Epidermolysis Bullosa is a genetic condition in most cases and different mutations affect the epidermis, basal…
