Linee guida sul trattamento dell’acne
Vi proponiamo un interessante documento (in lingua inglese) pubblicato recentemente dall’European Dermatology Forum.
Si tratta delle linee guida, basate sulle evidenze, sul trattamento dell’acne.
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Dermatite seborroica: per gli uomini è allarme
Allarme maschi per la dermatite seborroica: la patologia si presenta con chiazze rossastre, squamose e pruriginose su cuoio capelluto, attaccatura dei capelli, viso e talvolta …
Negli ultimi 5 anni aumentate del 70% le richieste di correzione di precedenti interventi estetici
Negli ultimi 5 anni, secondo i dati dell’Osservatorio ISPLAD, che saranno presentati domani all’inaugurazione a Roma deI congresso della Società Internazionale-Italiana di Dermatologia Plastica-Rigenerativa e Oncologia, sono aumentate del 70% le richie…
Role of Spinal Neurotransmitter Receptors in Itch: New Insights into Therapies and Drug Development
Targets for antipruritic therapies are now expanding from the skin to the central nervous system. Recent studies demonstrate that various neuronal receptors in the spinal cord are involved in pruritus.
Increased expression of fibroblast activation protein-alpha in keloid fibroblasts: implications for development of a novel treatment option
Keloid scars are common benign fibroproliferative reticular dermal lesions with unknown etiology and ill-defined management with high rate of recurrence post surgery.
Are some melanomas caused by artificial light?
The incidence rate of cutaneous melanoma has been increasing faster than that of any other cancer in white-skinned populations over the past decades.
Oral minocycline in the treatment of vitiligo – A preliminary study
For effective treatment of vitiligo, it is as important to arrest the progression of the disease, as it is to induce repigmentation. Epidermal oxidative stress has been documented in vitiligo patients, and there is much support for a free-radical-media…
Localized scleroderma and zinc: a pilot study
Esthetic or functional repercussions in localized scleroderma may be considerable. Numerous treatments have been proposed with limited effectiveness.
Topical treatment with the vitamin D analogue calcipotriol enhances the upregulation of the antimicrobial protein hCAP18/LL-37 during wounding in human skin in vivo.
Cathelicidin antimicrobial protein, hCAP18, is the sole cathelin protein in human. Its C-terminal peptide, which is released enzymatically from the holoprotein, has broad antimicrobial activity but also has effects on eukaryotic cells.
Psychological approach in cosmetic dermatology for optimum patient satisfaction
Knowledge and skills are required to deal with certain skin disorders and their corresponding cosmetic complaints. The field of cosmetic dermatology is growing as an overlap between the medical treatment of skin diseases and traditional cosmetology.