normal skin is composed of epidermis and dermis. skin is susceptible to radiation damage because it is a continuously renewing organ containing rapidly proliferating mature cells. radiation burn is a damage to the skin or other biological tissues caused by exposure to radiofrequency energy or ionizing radiation. acute skin reaction is the most frequently occurring side effect of radiation thera...

Normal skin is composed of epidermis and dermis. Skin is susceptible to radiation damage because it is a continuously renewing organ containing rapidly proliferating mature cells. Radiation burn is a damage to the skin or other biological tissues caused by exposure to radiofrequency energy or ionizing radiation. Acute skin reaction is the most frequently occurring side effect of radiation thera...

Thermospot was stuck to the infant’s abdomen over the liver and the mother taught how to interpret it. Mothers were counseled on the importance of keeping the baby warm and told how to do so. If the device came unstuck it was reapplied with transparent tape. The site was inspected for skin damage or irritation. The thermospot was removed on day 7. Information from mothers on acceptability, the ...

Dithranol is a potent agent in treating psoriasis but its adverse effects on intact skin have limited its usage. There are many proposed mediators for its adverse effects including prostaglandins, histamine, platelet activating factor and free radicals. In this study we examined the effect of different agents (diazepam, terfenadine, indomethacin and garlic extract) on dithranol-induced skin dam...

to evaluate the quality of services in hospitals can rely on mortality rate and side effects rate. according to performed studies, side effects rate is a better indicator to evaluate the quality of hospital services, therefore decreasing of side effects is one of the main objectives in hospital management. a side effect of open-heart surgery is the skin damage. some of iranian patients who were...

Effects of Ex Vivo SkinMicrobiopsy onHistopathologic Diagnosis inMelanocytic Skin Lesions Currently,histopathologicanalysis represents thepractical reference standard for the diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions.However, thereare limitationsparticularly related to the morphologic nature of thehistopathologic interpretation and the influenceof theclinical informationon the finaldiagnosis.1 Topr...

introduction the first medical intervention for many breast cancer patients is breast conserving surgery (bcs) and/or modified radical mastectomy (mrm). most of these patients undergo radiation therapy, following surgery. the most common side-effect of breast radiotherapy is skin damage. in the present study, the severity of acute skin changes and the underlying causes were investigated in pati...