Uremic pruritus is still a common phenomenon in patients with end-stage renal failure, however, there is no effective treatment of choice for this condition. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of the cream with structured physiological lipids (DMS, Derma Membrane Structure) and endogenous cannabinoids in controlling pruritus in patients on maintenance hemodialysis....

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association In normal skin, the stratum corneum serves as a protective barrier against excessive evaporative water loss and environmental insults. The extensibility of the stratum corneum depends on its water content and environmental temperature.1 The stratum corneum must contain more than 10% water to remain soft and pliable; when the water content dr...

BACKGROUND Xerosis, literally dryness of the skin, of the foot is a common condition encountered clinically, which can lead to discomfort and predisposition to infection. Currently, there are no evidence-based recommendations on which moisturiser formulations best alleviate xerotic symptoms. The aim of this review was to guide clinical practice in the treatment of primary and diabetes related f...

So far as the eye is concerned, the clinical picture varies from a mild conjunctival epithelial xerosis, sometimes with hemeralopia, to an advanced state of keratomalacia and necrosis of the cornea, with its attendant tendency to hypopyon ulcers and panophthalmitis. So far as the general condition is concerned, the clinical picture varies from one of very little disturbance to extreme debility,...

background: despite almost the three decades passed since the chemical attacks of iraqi’s army against the iranian troops, some veterans are still suffering from long-term complications of sulfur mustard (sm) poisoning, including certain skin complaints specially dryness, burning, and pruritus. we thus aimed to evaluate the skin’s water and lipid content in patients with a disability of >25% du...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of skin disorders in patients with hemiplegia and paraplegia. Several skin disorders have been reported previously in these patients. METHODS Seventy inpatients with hemiplegia, 30 with paraplegia, and 90 individuals as a control group were included in the study. RESULTS The most common skin disorder in the patient group was tin...

INTRODUCTION Skin lesions may be of dermatological importance, affect appearance, and cause problems communicating with peers and may be especially more significant in childhood. AIM Information on the prevalence of pediatric dermatoses in Western Turkey. This study was aimed to define the existing data. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Canakkale, Turkey, in Sep...