Increased risk of diabetes mellitus in relation to the severity of psoriasis, concomitant medication, and comorbidity: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Lee MS, Lin RY, Lai MS. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Apr;70(4):691-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.023. Epub 2014 Jan 9. Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus doesn’t necessarily occur in patients with psoriasis but some clinical caracteristics as well…
A randomized, active- and placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of different doses of dutasteride versus placebo and finasteride in the treatment of male subjects with androgenetic alopecia. Gubelin Harcha W, Barboza Martínez J, Tsai TF, Katsuoka K, Kawashima M, Tsuboi R, Barnes A, Ferron-Brady G, Chetty D. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Mar;70(3):489-498.e3.…
In this presentation, the presenter takes us to the origins of humanity end explores the great human migrations in the last 2000 years – the genetic variations responsible for the evolution of skin colour are presented to us. The beginning is in Africa; Darwin quotes that “the giant ape is the cousin of mankind”. The…
A role of placental growth factor in hair growth. Yoon SY, Yoon JS, Jo SJ, Shin CY, Shin JY, Kim JI, Kwon O, Kim KH. J Dermatol Sci. 2014 May;74(2):125-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.01.011. Epub 2014 Feb 6. Hair growth is a process which requires the presence of a hair follicle and a functional dermal papilla (DP).…
Demodicosis is a disease in itself due to the presence of the mite Demodex folliculorum first classied as such in 1842 by the German dermatologist Carl Gustav Theodor Simon. It is easily confused with Rosacea (Acne Rosacea) because the latter, although considered to be associated with the presence of the mite, is controversial and an…
Propionibacterium acnes: an update on its role in the pathogenesis of acne. Beylot C, Auffret N, Poli F, Claudel JP, Leccia MT, Del Giudice P, Dreno B. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014 Mar;28(3):271-8. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12224. Epub 2013 Aug 1. P. acnes is a bacteria whic has a strong proinflammatory activity and targets molecules involved in…
