BACKGROUND People's subjective perceptions of illness are important determinants of their ways of coping with health threats and the ensuing physical and mental outcomes, including quality of life (QoL), which has been consistently reported to be impaired by contact dermatitis. OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationships of subjective illness perceptions and dermatological QoL in atopic, cont...

Leech therapy gained worldwide acceptance because of its effect in graft transplant. However its efficacy is not restricted to grafts only but extends beyond dermatological implications into a holistic approach. Its fame is due to its bioactive enzymes packed saliva. But its secret weapon is in its ability to manipulate the haemodynamics via blood sucking. Thus evacuating the body of Morbid hum...

BACKGROUND Inadequate representation of the human tissue environment during a preclinical screen can result in inaccurate predictions of compound effects. Consequently, pharmaceutical investigators are searching for preclinical models that closely resemble original tissue for predicting clinical outcomes. METHODS The current research aims to compare the impact of using serum-free medium inste...

BACKGROUND Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are places where critically ill patients are managed. AIM We aimed to investigate skin disorders that developed in critically ill surgical patients during their stay in the ICU. METHODS The prevalence of dermatological disorders and factors affecting their clinical features was prospectively analyzed in surgical ICU patients. We recorded age, sex, type...

INTRODUCTION Chronic hemodialysis patients experience frequent and varied mucocutaneous manifestations in addition to hair and nail disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dermatological changes among patients with end-stage renal disease under hemodialysis in a hemodialysis unit in Tanta University hospitals over a period of 6 months, and to evaluate the relations of...

 Abstract Background: Chronic urticaria (CU) is a common dermatological disease that induces a substantial burden on individuals’ life. Also if one’s self-image changes (which usually happen in patients with dermatological diseases), it leads to anxiety or other various symptoms. We aimed to compare the psychological scales in patients with CU with non-dermatological individuals with the purpos...

Patient preferences for health can be assessed and expressed in quantitative terms known as health state utilities. In this epidemiological study, we demonstrate the importance of dermatological problems for health state utilities. A cross-sectional survey including 5,404 individuals aged 20-84 years was conducted in the County of Uppland, Sweden. Information on dermatological problems and use ...

BACKGROUND Dermatological disorders are quite common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. However, cutaneous findings in Korean HIV-infected patients have not been properly investigated. OBJECTIVE To investigate the spectrum of dermatological disorders in Korean HIV-infected individuals according to a CD4 lymphocyte count. METHODS A retrospective clinical study was carri...

BACKGROUND Access to dermatology and dermatopathology services is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa. Teledermatology provides consultations for healthcare providers in resource-limited settings where specialty medical services are difficult to obtain, and the African Teledermatology Project has helped to bridge the gap in dermatological care in Africa. This program also allows for biopsy specimens t...

Recently,it has been observed that Video Display Terminals(VDTs)usage for long periods can cause some dermatological manifestations on the face.To determine this relationship,this analytical cross-sectional study has been designed. For this purpose,600 office workers were chosen randomly from an organization in Tehran (Iran) and then on the basis of their exposures to VDTs,they are divided into...