OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To compare clinicopathologic and prognostic factors associated with scalp melanomas and nonscalp melanomas of the head and neck (H&N). STUDY DESIGN Post hoc analysis of the database from a multi-institutional, prospective, randomized study. METHODS Clinicopathologic factors were assessed and correlated with survival and recurrence. Univariate and multivariate analysis ...

aplasia cutis congenita is a rare anomaly presenting with the absence of skin. no definite etiology is available. the most common site is the scalp. we present an instance with acc occurring symmetrically in both sides of the body from chest to flank.

Abstract Linear childhood discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is a rare variant of DLE with linear distribution that preferentially occurs on the face and scalp children. We report case Blaschko's line his left upper arm 7‐year‐old Japanese boy 4‐year history disease. He was positive for anti‐single‐stranded DNA antibodies, but still showed no systemic symptoms during 3‐year follow‐up period. rev...

Myriad interventions are available for the treatment of actinic keratosis located on face or scalp. However, lesions outside head and neck have received little attention until now. We aimed to synthesize current knowledge in nonscalp nonface localizations. Randomized controlled trials reporting data these localizations were searched MEDLINE, Embase, The Cochrane Library CENTRAL, as well pertine...

BACKGROUND The main goal of this study was to analyse and show clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity in 38 participants aged between 10 and 17 with DSM-IV diagnoses of Trichotillomania (TTM) that we were treating at Children's Hospital Zagreb from 2008 to 2017. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We analyzed the data obtained from semi-structured interviews by the criteria of DSM-IV, Youth Se...

To the Editor: Contact allergy to p-phenylenediamine (PPD) in hair dye commonly affects adjacent anatomic sites. A previous retrospective cohort analysis by our group addressed allergens patients with scalp involvement, but questions remained regarding contact PPD associated excluding scalp. Methods for follow-up study were identical analysis,1Warshaw EM, Kullberg SA, DeKoven JG, et al. Scalp i...

BACKGROUND Recently hair transplantation has been widely applied not only to correct androgenetic alopecia, but also to correct hair loss on other parts of the body such as the eyebrows and pubic area. It is believed that the transplanted hairs will maintain their integrity and characteristics after transplantation to new nonscalp sites. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the transplanted hairs ma...

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem disease that affects up to 3.2% of the United States population. This guideline addresses important clinical questions arise in psoriasis management and care provides recommendations based on available evidence. The treatment with topical agents alternative medicine will be reviewed, emphasizing role dermatologists monitoring educating patients ...