OBJECTIVES To assess the significance of zinc in the etiology of various dermatological conditions and examine the role of zinc as a mode of treatment for a wide range of dermatoses. METHODS Review of existing literature through searches using the PubMed site with zinc and the dermatosis in question as search words. RESULTS Severe zinc deficiency states such as acrodermatitis enteropathica ...

conclusions several adverse effects are associated to anti-hcv drugs, hence appropriate skin care management and follow-up are very important. a careful anamnesis before the initiation of triple therapy is necessary to identify previous dermatological diseases that could increase skin adverse effects incidence. case presentation we report a case of a patient who discontinued telaprevir because ...

Shared decision making combines individual patient interests and values with clinical best evidence under the guiding principle of patient autonomy. Patient decision aids can support shared decision making and facilitate decisions that have multiple options with varying outcomes for which patients may attribute different values. Given the variable psychosocial impact of skin disease on individu...

We assessed the dermatological manifestations associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and their association with liver status. Of 155 patients with chronic HCV infection in Cairo, Egypt, 71 (45.8%) had dermatological manifestations: pruritus without evident skin lesions (21.3%), pigmented purpuric eruption (5.2%), aphthous ulcer and lichen planus (3.9% each), leukocytoclastic ...

Dermatological emergencies include a number of clinical conditions usually accompanied by systemic symptoms that can lead to life-threatening complications. From the broad spectrum of life-threatening dermatoses, three cases are presented: a case of febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD), a case of pemphigus vulgaris mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), and a case of toxic ...

BACKGROUND Dermatological methyl-aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (MAL-PDT) is utilized to successfully treat dermatological conditions. This study monitored fluorescence changes attributed to the accumulation and destruction of the photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), at several different stages during the first and second treatments of clinical dermatological MAL-PDT. METHODS A co...