In a survey on work-related skin problems in professional ice hockey players one player developed a severe patch test reaction with an unexpected complication. The positive reaction to diethyl thiourea was vesiculo-bullous, oedematous and significantly elevated and a spreading several centimeters outside the test area was noted. Starting less than 24h after the patch test application, itching e...

We report a case of an allergic skin reaction to ultraviolet-cured acrylates in a windscreen repair worker. The patient presented with a 6 month history of fingertip dryness, vesicles and desquamation. He had worked as a self-employed car windscreen repairer for 19 years. Previous management with vinyl glove protection and treatment with clobetasol propionate ointment had produced little improv...

statement of problem: recurrent aphthous stomatitis (ras) is one of the most common diseases affecting human oral mucosa. the etiology of this disease remains unclear; therefore a definitive treatment has not yet been established and corticosteroids might be prescribed to reduce the symptoms associated with ras. purpose: the aim of this study was to determine the effects of a mouthwash containi...

In psoriasis, T-cell infiltration and epidermal hyperproliferation are key phenomena which are closely related. Our aim was to investigate the dynamics among T-cell subsets in relation to epidermal proliferation and clinical severity in psoriasis during treatment with an ultra-potent corticosteroid. Seven psoriasis patients were treated twice daily for 14 days with clobetasol-17 propionate oint...

introduction vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder of the skin and has significant harmful effects on the appearance and consequently social functions of the patients. there is no universally effective treatment for this disease, but topical steroids and levamisole have been used. this study evaluates the effects of levamisole and clobetasol with that of clobetasol in the treatment of vit...

Glucocorticoids (GCs) have drawn great concern due to widespread contamination in the environment and application treating COVID-19. This work aimed compare performance of UVA/chlorination ozonation on GC removal terms efficiency, degradation pathway, toxicity change, with fluocinolone acetonide (FA), triamcinolone (TA), clobetasol propionate (CP) as target compounds. The results showed that bo...