INTRODUCTION Carboplatin and docetaxel are chemotherapy agents that are used to treat some malignancies. This combination has not been documented to date to cause an inflammation of a preexisting actinic keratosis. One previous report has described inflammation of AK lesions after the use of docetaxel alone. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 54-year-old male with a history of untreated ...

Clinical Description The patient complained of multiple non-healing sores on his chest and back for 2 years. He had been taking traditional medications for more than 30 years for rheumatism and asthma. He had sought treatment from other clinics previously, and was treated with cryotherapy and excision of some of the chest lesions. These had unfortunately recurred. Clinically, he had numerous er...

BACKGROUND There is limited information on the patterns of use, adherence rates, and factors that impact adherence with topical treatments for actinic keratosis (AK). OBJECTIVES To establish patterns of use and adherence with topical treatments for AK and to identify treatment-related factors that impact on adherence. METHODS A community-based, cross-sectional study was performed using a st...

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin is a tumor with greatly increased incidence among immunosuppressed patients; therefore, an infectious cause of SCC has long been sought. We performed a hospital-based case-control study of Staphylococcus aureus and biopsies of SCC (n = 82), basal cell carcinoma (n = 142), actinic keratosis (n = 57), and seborrhoeic keratosis (n = 72) in comparison with ...

Actinic cheilitis is a subtype of actinic keratosis that mainly affects the lower lip and has a higher risk of malignant transformation. Its location on the labial mucosa influences the therapeutic approach. Vermilionectomy requires local or general anesthetic and is associated with a risk of an unsightly scar, and the treatment with 5-fluorouracil or imiquimod lasts for several weeks and the i...

INTRODUCTION Teledermatology is been currently introduced as a diagnostic tool in the daily practice of the dermatologist. Many published works regarding teleconsult show the high sensitivity and economic saving of this technique as a diagnostic method. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this article we report our experience with nearly 1,000 teleconsults carried out in a period of two years, from Octob...