Poster: Utility Of Non-Cultured Melanocyte Grafts In The Treatment of Vitiligo (For Professionals) GOAL : To study the interest of these types of grafts in a retrospective study over 10 years concerning 23 patients (12 male) with a vitiligo (cervi-facial in 60% of cases). The vitligo has been stable for at least 2 years and has…
DetailsMonitoring patients on methotrexate: hepatic fibrosis not seen in patients with normal serum assays of aminoterminal peptide of type III procollagen. Maurice PD, Maddox AJ, Green CA, Tatnall F, Schofield JK, Stott DJ. Br J Dermatol. 2005 Mar;152(3):451-8. Methotrexate therapy for conditions such as psoriasis are hepatotoxic. Regular monitoring of liver function is mandatory and…
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DetailsDepigmentation: What’s New (For Professionals) Introduction Hydroquinone in its monobenzyl form for is toxic. Triluma ® brings nothing new: it is so old that depigmentation creams are available as a generic and as a combinable prescription. What is new is ebselen ®. Ebselen ® inhibition of transfer of melanocytes proven by cultures and HMB45 (melanin…
DetailsHyaluronic Acid And The Skin (Dermatoporosis) (For Professionals) Structure of the presentation -1. dermatoporosis -2. hyaluronic acid (HA) -3. hyalurosome -4. fragments of hyaluronic acid. the 3 types of HA used in the skin. 1. dermatoporosis: due to the loss of volume in the dermis, mainly due to the loss of hyaluronic acid. It manifests…
DetailsBiological Medication For Psoriasis (For Professionals) “biologic” systemic treatments Indications: -no response to classical systemic treatments have been seen or their usage is contraindicated. -the PASI (psoriasis area severity index) of at least 15. Short term response rates -Adalimumab: 70% of treated individuals achieve an improvement of PASI 70 45% of treated individuals achieve an…
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