Quantitative dermatopathology is being widely employed in clinical practices for precise detection of various skin conditions. Dermatoscopes are placed in contact with the skin for visual observation and this (a) risks cross-contamination between investigated subjects and (b) limits instrument use when investigating infectious lesions and wounds. This paper presents a framework for quantitative...

Skin hygiene, particularly of the hands, is a primary mechanism for reducing contact and fecal-oral transmission of infectious agents. Widespread use of antimicrobial products has prompted concern about emergence of resistance to antiseptics and damage to the skin barrier associated with frequent washing. This article reviews evidence for the relationship between skin hygiene and infection, the...

“Dermatitis, eczematous, and allergic disorders, followed by skin infections and infestations, and pigmentary disorders are the commonest skin disorder groups. Contact dermatitis (allergic and irritant), followed by hyper pigmentations, acne, viral infections, atopic dermatitis, and parasitic infestations topped the list of the most prevalent skin disorders”. Leishmaniasis is the most prevalent...

The aim of this review is drawing the attention to the contact dermatitis, an inflammatory skin condition due to pro-inflammatory and toxic factors able to activate the skin innate immunity (irritant contact dermatitis) or caused by a T-cell- mediated hypersensitivity reaction (allergic contact dermatitis). The immune system involvement and a variety of clinical pictures are described in order ...

PURPOSE Shoe manufacturing workers are exposed daily to an extensive range of potential physical and chemical occupational hazards. Shoe manufacturing in Indonesia is one of the industrial sectors that has shown sustained growth amongst the newly industrialized countries (NICs). In this study, we investigated the possible potential exposure of the workers to physical and occupational hazards an...

Allergic contact dermatitis is a common disorder that has fascinated dermatologists and immunologists for decades. Extensive studies of contact sensitivity reactions in mice established a mechanistic paradigm that has been revisited in recent years, and the involvement of Langerhans cells (LCs), a population of epidermal dendritic cells, in immune responses to epicutaneously applied antigens ha...

Page ii ABSTRACT The ability to sense humidity and wetness is an important sensory attribute for many species across the animal kingdom, including humans. Although this sensory ability plays an important role in many human physiological and behavioural functions, as humans’ largest sensory organ i.e. the skin seems not to be provided with specific receptors for the sensation of wetness (i.e. hy...