Posts Tagged ‘introduction’
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Urticaria and Anaphylactoid reactions (For professionals)
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland Urticarial and anaphylactoid reactions reported to occur minutes after alcohol intake. May occur with anaphylactic symptoms reproductible with oral challenge with ethyl alcohol (=ethanol). may have genetic intolerance with defects in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes (Oriental flushing syndromes). Many though develop a reaction after red or white wine intake suggesting […]
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Malnutrition (For professionals)
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Malnutrition Zinc Clinically: erythematous crusting erosive sometimes bullous dermatitis periorificial: buccal, nasal, palpebral, anal, vulval, genital, flexural progressive alopecia diagnosis and treatment: reduced blood Zn and alkaline phosphatase, sometimes also reduced non esterified essential fatty acids (linoleic and arachidonic acid). IV or oral by zinc salts (gluconate, sulfate) leads to spectacular cures. Essential Fatty Acids […]
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Infections (For professionals)
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Infections: as the associations are incompletely understood, we have selected and summarized an article in the scientific literature Ness KJ, Fan J, Wilke WW, Coleman RA, Cook RT, Schlueter AJ. Chronic ethanol consumption decreases murine Langerhans cell numbers and delays migration of Langerhans cells as well as dermal dendritic cells. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 […]
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Skin Aging (For professionals)
Monday, July 19th, 2010Skin Aging: due to the partial understanding of the association, we have selected the following article from the scientific literature. Von Wurmb-Schwark N, Ringleb A, Schwark T, Broese T, Weirich S, Schlaefke D, Wegener R, Oehmichen M. The effect of chronic alcohol consumption on mitochondrial DNA mutagenesis in human blood. Mutat Res. 2008 Jan 1;637(1-2):73-9. […]
Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Skin Cancer (For professionals)
Sunday, July 18th, 2010Alcohol (OH) and the Skin – Table of Contents Skin Cancer by immunosuppression by associated nutritional deficiencies which alter mucosal integrity by impairing detoxification promotion: eg ENT Scc, oral for BCC incidence increased as well as infiltrative behaviour unclear for malignant melanoma. Due to the incomplete understanding as of today of the association, we have […]
Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) – Introduction (For professionals)
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Leprosy has struck fear into human beings for thousands of years. Since ancient times, leprosy has been regarded as a highly contagious, mutilating and incurable disease and this has led to an intense negative reaction from the community – many of whom dread the people afflicted with leprosy more than the disease itself. However, with […]
Cholesterol and the Skin (Hypercholesterolemia) – Introduction (for professionals)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high amounts of cholesterol in the blood; in the USA alone, 70 million individuals are affected. It is a risk factor for heart conditions such as myocardial infection. Causes are genetic, dietary, endocrinological (hypothyroidism, diabetes)… There are different types of circulating derivatives of cholesterol: HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) also known […]
