Sites universitaires consacrés à la dermatologie
The following University-based Dermatology websites have a link to this website:
University of British Columbia (Canada):
University of Graz (Austria):
Johns Hopkins University (USA):
Un traitement pour l’Epidermolyse Bulleuse dystrophique ?
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…
Tokelau (Dermatophytose imbriquée): une infection dermatophytique “magnifique” (Pour les professionnels)
Synonyms Tinea Imbricata, Tokelau, Concentric tinea, Indian tinea, Chinese tinea, Scaly tinea, Elegant tinea, Lace tinea, Chimbéré, Gogo. Grillé, Cacapash, Shishiyotl, Roña. Introduction E. Wilson a prominent British dermatologist of the 19th century used to say that two kinds of skin were interesting: beautiful skin or a beautiful skin disease. Tokelau (Tinea Imbricata) is compatible…
Schistosomiase (Bilharziose) et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Synomyms: bilharzia, bilharziosis, snail fever. It is due to an infection by a trematode (flatworm or fluke) of the Schistosomia family. It is a disease frequent in Africa, Asia and South America where lakes containing freshwater snails are present. Children playing in the water are the first victims. Symptoms and signs of this infection are…
La trypanosomiase africaine (Maladie du sommeil) et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
It is due to a protist (parasites) and transmitted by the Tsetse fly (also Mother-to child transmission and blood transfusions) . Around 60000 individuals (mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa) are infected. Treatment is available. There are two stages called the haemolymphatic and the neurological phase. The haemolymphatic phase is characterized by fever, headache, joint pain and…
La trypanosomiase américaine (Maladie de Chagas) et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Synonyms: Chagas Disease, Portugueuse (Português): doença de Chagas, barbeiro. Spanish (Español): enfermedad de Chagas-Mazza, mal de Chagas, vinchuca, pito, chinche, chipo, chupança, chinchorro. Also called Chagas’s disease, it is a protozoan infection transmitted through an triatomine insect bite (“kissing bugs”). It is prevalent from the south of the USA to South America and infects up…
Le choléra et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Cholera is an infectious disease due to ingestion of food or water drinking contaminated by the Vibrio Cholerae bacteria. Up to 150000 people are infected each year, 90% of which are in Africa. It leads to a profuse painless watery diarrhea which can lead to severe dehydration and death. Treatment is technically simple and consists…
La dengue et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Up to 100 million individuals may be infected by the dengue virus each year. The virus is transmitted through arthropod bites (usually mosquitos). Population increase makes control of mosquito population difficult as breeding sites (stagnant waters) are more numerous and less detectable (roofs…). Infection ranges from asymptomatic infection to dengue fever with/without hemorrhagic fever and…
L’infection par le virus du VIH/SIDA et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland HIV is a global pandemic caused by infection by the HIV virus. It affects more than 30 million individuals world wide. Around 70% of individuals affected live in Sub-Saharan Africa, around 20% of individuals live in South and South-East Asia. Untreated the median survival ranges from 9-11 years…
La maladie de Carrion et la peau (Pour les professionnels)
Synonyms: Verruga peruana, Peruvian warts, Oroya fever, Carrion’s disease Spanish (Español): enfermedad de Carrión, fiebre de la Oroya, verruga peruana Limited to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the disease is caused by a facultative intracellular bacterium called Bartonella Bacilliformis. It is transmitted through a sandfly bite. Treatment consists of antibiotics. It is characterized by an acute…