OBJECTIVE To compare outcome of patients with burns covering less than 15% of total body surface area(TBSA) undergoing early excision and grafting or delayed skin grafting. METHOD This was a non-randomized clinical trial including 54 patients with less than 15% TBSA burn referring to Ghotboddin Hospital of Shiraz. They were assigned to two study groups, each group including 27 patients: the e...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on society, both physically and mentally. Mask use in public places has been made mandatory many countries, as it is one of the most effective methods prevent transmission virus. However, continuous mask usage associated with emergence various cutaneous diseases areas contact mask. This study aimed evaluate effect manifestations resul...

Prostaglandin E(1) lowers the threshold of human skin to histamine-evoked itching. Though histamine and other mediators may produce itching by a direct action, itching in inflamed skin can also be explained by a pharmacological synergism in which low concentrations of prostaglandins, which do not themselves cause itching, potentiate itching due to histamine and possibly other agents. Alteration...

BACKGROUND Pruritus can be defined as an unpleasant cutaneous sensation associated with the immediate desire to scratch. In particular external intimate zone could be hit by pruritus genitalis because of several reasons (bacterial infection, fungal infection, stress, bad intimate behavior, synthetic intimate clothes). AIM The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of Dermoxen® Lenitiva ...

Introduction The relevance of allergic rhinitis is unquestionable. This condition affects people's quality of life and its incidence has increased over the last years. Objective Thus, this study aims to analyze the effectiveness of subcutaneous injectable immunotherapy in cases of nasal itching, sneeze, rhinorrhea and nasal congestion in allergic rhinitis patients. Methods In the present study,...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to test whether central mechanisms of scratching-induced itch attenuation can be activated by scratching the limb contralateral to the itching limb when the participant is made to visually perceive the non-itching limb as the itching limb by means of mirror images. METHODS Healthy participants were asked to assess the intensity of an experimentally induced...

UNLABELLED Partial inferior turbinectomy is a procedure directed to treat nasal obstruction secondary to hypertrophy rhinitis. This study evaluates the impact of this procedure in the quality of life of the patients, analyzing the improvement of other symptoms such as rhinorrhea, nasal itching and sneezing after six months of the surgical procedure. STUDY DESIGN Clinical prospective. MATERI...