Mercury, hydroquinone and tretinoin are the most common adulterant chemicals used in cosmetic products nowadays. This paper focuses on consumers’ awareness knowledge regarding current issues. Parameters to determine their level of these three chemicals. study also examines relationship between safety behavior when selecting product market. A cross-sectional was conducted Putrajaya 313 responded...

BACKGROUND Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a malignant subtype of acute myeloid leukemia caused by the PML-retinoic acid receptor (RAR)α fusion gene. APL may be discovered in adulthood and diagnosed after spontaneous gingival bleeding or difficulty in hemostasis after oral surgery such as tooth extraction. However, APL is extremely rare in children. METHODS AND RESULTS A 1-year-old boy ...

HHV-8: human herpesvirus-8 KS: Kaposi sarcoma MSM: men who have sex with men INTRODUCTION Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an indolent angioproliferative tumor thought to be dependent on viral replication, immune modulation, and inflammatory cytokines produced by infected endothelial and immune cells. Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is thought to cause KS and is documented in more than 95% of patients with K...

A 19 yr old girl presented to the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of Dr. R. P. Government Medical College, Kangra (Tanda), Himachal Pradesh, India, in April 2015, with whitish cylindrical nits-like structures of variable sizes encircling scalp hair shafts (Fig. 1) for the past 5-6 months. Their removal by washing or combing and treatments for pediculosis was unsuccessful. She did not have seborrh...

Successful management of acne requires careful patient evaluation followed by consideration of several patient and medication factors when selecting a particular therapeutic regimen. Within the last few years, several new agents for the treatment of acne have become available that afford greater flexibility in the treatment of this prevalent dermatologic disorder. These include adapalene, tazar...

Two children with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) presented to the dermatology clinic for treatment of disseminated molluscum contagiosum (MC). Both children suffered from severe social isolation because of their facial disfigurement. Their MC lesions were refractory to numerous therapeutic modalities, including liquid nitrogen, cantharidin, and 0.05 % tretinoin gel. Both children had MC...

Unilateral nevoid acanthosis nigricans (AN) is an exceedingly rare form of AN, which is a benign disorder of keratinization. The lesions of unilateral nevoid AN are distributed unilaterally while the histopathologic findings are similar to the common form of AN, and this is characterized by hyperkeratosis, papillomatosis and moderate acanthosis. A 19-year-old female presented with asymptomatic ...

Macular amyloidosis is a major cause of skin pigmentation and a rare form of localized primary cutaneous amyloidosis in western countries, with a higher prevalence in Asia and South America. The etiopathogenesis of macular amyloidosis has not yet been fully clarified; a number of risk factors are involved, among them chronic friction in particular. A 54-year-old patient with macular amyloidosis...

BACKGROUND The sum of environmental and genetic factors affects the appearance and function of the skin as it ages. The identification of molecular changes that take place during skin aging provides biomarkers and possible targets for therapeutic intervention. Retinoic acid in different formulations has emerged as an alternative to prevent and repair age-related skin damage. OBJECTIVES To und...