Skin rejuvenation has developed into one of the most popular indications for laser and intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment in dermatology. During the past few years, nonablative skin rejuvenation with infrared lasers has become ever more popular. The results for hyperpigmentation, telangiectasias and erythema are very good, whereas the results in treating wrinkles are not as good as with ablat...

BACKGROUND Determination of the minimal erythema dose (MED) is important for developing a phototherapy protocol and to diagnosis photosensitivity disorders. But obtaining a precise and reproducible MED is quite difficult because a phototest for erythema is based on subjective assessment. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to compare the gross interpretation of a phototest and the object...

INTRODUCTION Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare entity related to kidney transplantation. It usually presents with ecthyma-like lesions and black necrotic cellulitis. We report an unusual case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis presenting as erythema-nodosum-like lesions in a woman who had received a renal transplant. CASE PRESENTATION A 49-year-old woman with diabetes received a living-unrelate...

Introduction. Adhesive tapes are used for taping eyelids closed and securing endotracheal tubes during general anesthesia. These tapes can cause facial skin injury. We compared the incidence of facial skin injury and patient satisfaction with different tapes used. Methods. A total of 60 adult patients at risk of skin trauma were randomized to use 3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape or standard acryl...

systemic lupus erythematous (sle) is an autoimmune process in which cutaneous lesions occur in majority of patients. this study was conducted to determine the pattern and prevalence of such lesions in sle in iranian children infected with sle. forty-eight patients, age between 3-16 yrs and male to female ratio of 7/1 were examined for the presence of cutaneous manifestations of sle. the most co...

IMPORTANCE Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a common skin disorder of follicular prominence and erythema that typically affects the proximal extremities, can be disfiguring, and is often resistant to treatment. Shorter-wavelength vascular lasers have been used to reduce the associated erythema but not the textural irregularity. OBJECTIVE To determine whether the longer-wavelength 810-nm diode laser ...

The natural protective mechanisms of the skin indicate harmful effects sunlight, by appearance erythema and increased sweat secretion. extremely unfavourable influence solar radiation on is phenomenon immunosuppression, which can lead to formation cancer foci. Effective sun protection delays photoaging, prevents sunburn cancer. available sun-protective preparations show increasing photostabilit...

Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by high-spiking fever, arthralgia, sore throat, and skin rash. The typical rash of AOSD is an evanescent, salmon-colored erythema, which is considered to be the major diagnostic criterion. Recently, other cutaneous manifestations of AOSD, such as persistent plaque and urticaria, have...

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogenous group of stem cell disorders usually characterized by progressive refractory cytopenias, which could progress to acute myeloid leukemia. MDS may be associated with a wide spectrum of skin lesions, including neoplastic cell infiltration, Sweet's syndrome, pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema elevatum diutinum, vasculitis, and panniculitis. However, eryt...

Background: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition associated with four distinct subtypes: erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular. Purpose: To review the different kinds of management for all subtypes. Methods: We divided rosacea management into three main categories: patient education, skin care, and pharmacological/procedural interventions. Results: Flushing...