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Diabetes Mellitus: Severe Psoriasis and some Drugs heighten the Risk of having it
Monday, July 28th, 2014Increased 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 […]
Androgenetic Alopecia Treatment with Another Inhibitor Of Dihydrotestosterone
Monday, July 28th, 2014A 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. […]
Skin Color Regulation By Genes
Monday, July 28th, 2014In 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 […]
Placenta-Induced Hair Growth ?
Monday, July 28th, 2014A 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). […]
Rosacea: what if you were simply treating a Sign of Demodicosis ?
Monday, July 28th, 2014Demodicosis 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 […]
The role of “Propionbacterium Acnes” in Acne
Monday, July 28th, 2014Propionibacterium 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 […]
Secukinumab: A Biologic To Treat Psoriasis
Sunday, July 27th, 2014Il-17 targeting is the new trend in the biologic systemic treatment of psoriasis. Secukinumab: is a fully anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody is (at the time of publishing this article) the latest Il-17A drug to have exited phase III trials. The results out of two studies show excellent results (phase 3, double-blind, 52-week trials) FIXTURE and ERASURE […]
Lyme disease and the Skin (For Professionals)
Tuesday, July 1st, 2014Some of the infections which affect the body can manifest itself with some skin changes. This is what happens in Lyme disease (also called Borreliosis). Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a spiral shaped bacteria (spirochete) named Borrelia burgdorferi. These are bacteria which are often found in deer. What happens is that the […]
Photosensitivity (For Professionals)
Thursday, May 1st, 2014If you are sensitive to sunlight, you may have a condition known as photosensitivity. Photosensitivity is often defined as the amount to which a person reacts upon receiving light. There are many conditions which can give rise to sensitivity of the skin to a light source. It is said that people with particular skin types […]
Nerve involvement in Hansen’s Disease: Look at the nails !
Sunday, April 13th, 2014Leprosy (Hansen’s disease) is an often ignored skin disease and this infectious disease can sometimes affect the nervous system. Non-specific nail changes can be found in Leprosy. The authors sought to study nail changes in leprosy: In this study cases of Hansen’s were collected from August 2011 to April 2012 (exclusion congenital nail deformities, fungal […]
