Evaluation d’une nouvelle technologie colorimétrique pour la distinction et la mesure de la pigmentation et de l’érythème cutanés

Evaluation of a novel colorimetric technology for discrimination and measurement of cutaneous pigmentation and erythema  Baquié Mathurin1, Kasraee Behrooz 2 1 Geneva, Switzerland 2 Scientis Pharma SA, Geneva, Switzerland Quantification of skin pigmentation by colorimeters is currently feasible. However, reproducibility and specificity of present devices is still limited. As a major inconvenience, alterations in skin…

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Cysteamine comme nouvelle substance dépigmentante

Presented at the following Scientific Meeting: National Skin Centre (NSC) Dermatology Update, Singapore, 12-13 May 2012 Hsu.C. 1, Pourahmadi M.2, Ahmadi S. 2, Ali Mahdi H. 3. 1:Centre Medical du Lignon, Geneva, Switzerland. 2: Jahrom University Medical school, Jahrom, Iran. 3: Global Dermatology Information Portal. Royal Bahrain Hospital, Bahrain Introduction Cysteamine (mercaptoethylamine) is a product…

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Mélasma (chloasma, masque de grossesse): la progestérone est-elle coupable ? (Pour les professionnels)

Chloasma–the mask of pregnancy. Bolanca I, Bolanca Z, Kuna K, Vuković A, Tuckar N, Herman R, Grubisić G. Coll Antropol. 2008 Oct;32 Suppl 2:139-41. Review. Melasma (chloasma, pregnancy mask) can affect 50 to 70% of pregnant women and presents as symmetric hyperpigmented macules which can be located on cheeks, upper lip, chin, forehead The cause…

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Prévenir la récidive du mélasma (chloasma, masque de grossesse) : y’a t-il de l’espoir ? (Pour les professionnels)

Preventing melasma recurrence: prescribing a maintenance regimen with an effective triple combination cream based on long-standing clinical severity. Arellano I, Cestari T, Ocampo-Candiani J, Azulay-Abulafia L, Bezerra Trindade Neto P, Hexsel D, Machado-Pinto J, Muñoz H, Rivitti-Machado MC, Sittart JA, Trindade de Almeida AR, Rego V, Paliargues F, Marques-Hassun K. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol.…

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Spironolactone dans le traitement de l’acné chez la femme adulte

Importance of spironolactone in the treatment of acne in adult women. Saint-Jean M, Ballanger F, Nguyen JM, Khammari A, Dréno B. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Dec;25(12):1480-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03926.x. Epub 2010 Nov 29. Acne Vulgaris is manageable with topical treatment and goes all the way to oral isotretinoin. However the later can have serious…

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