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Conferences 2021

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA, USA 19 – 23 March www.aad.org

Skin Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease (For Profesionals)

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may manifest itself in the skin. One such IBD is Crohn’s disease. This IBD affects the gut anywhere from the mouth to the anus and results to gut obstruction and painful diarrhea. There may also be fever, constipation, weight loss, and painful joints due to inflammation brought about by triggers. However, […]

Laser Hair Removal – 2012

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Treatment errors resulting from use of lasers and IPL by medical laypersons: results of a nationwide survey. Hammes S, Karsai S, Metelmann HR, Pohl L, Kaiser K, Park BH, Raulin C. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2012 Nov 29. Long-term removal of unwanted hair using light. Zandi S, Lui H. Dermatol Clin. 2013 Jan;31(1):179-91. Use of […]

Acne – 2012

Monday, December 31st, 2012

Newer approaches to the treatment of acne vulgaris. Simonart T. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2012 Dec 1;13(6):357-64. The impact of acne vulgaris on quality of life and psychic health in young adolescents in Greece: results of a population survey. Tasoula E, Gregoriou S, Chalikias J, Lazarou D, Danopoulou I, Katsambas A, Rigopoulos D. An Bras […]

Keratosis Pilaris (For Professionals)

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

Keratosis pilaris is a very frequent condition: It presents as follicular scaly papules affected all areas except the glabrous skin but mostly found on the arms, legs and buttocks. These lesions are painless but may be red and itchy at times. It is associated with Atopy and Ichtyosis Vulgaris: Both conditions are characterized by a […]

Using Dermoscopy To Recognize Hydroquinone-Induced Exogenous Ochronosis

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

Diagnostic utility of dermatoscopy in hydroquinone-induced exogenous ochronosis. Mishra SN, Dhurat RS, Deshpande DJ, Nayak CS. Int J Dermatol. 2012 Feb 20. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05305.x. Hydroquinone is a phenolic molecule given in various concentrations for the treatment of hyperpigmentary disorders such as melasma (chloasma) (pregnancy mask). It is also used as a whitening agent even though […]

Cryotherapy on Benign Lesions (liquid nitrogen)(For Professionnals)

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

Cryotherapy on Benign Lesions (liquid nitrogen)(For Professionnals) Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Cryotherapy (a controlled frosbite) is an effective tool to treat benign skin tumors provided clinical judgment and/or histology exclude a malignant skin condition when excision becomes mandatory. It destroys tissue through freezing which causes intracellular and extracellular ice crystals to form […]

Members from Tunisia

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

Sousse Marwen BEN KAHLA MD

Members from Libya

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

Tripoli Osama RABAA MD

Cysteamine Cream : Proof of Efficacy

Friday, November 9th, 2012

Cysteamine Hydrochloride is a thiolic molecule which is naturally produced in the human body. The skin whitening effect of Cysteamine Hydrochloride was first discovered around 50 years ago. Data is available which indicates that Cysteamine Hydrochloride and of of its derivatives (methyl mercaptoethylamine hydrochloride) are more powerful than hydroquinone. The mechanism of action of Cysteamine […]

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