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Introduction. Skin tags are known to be associated with several systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular diseases. Only a few Indian studies have investigated patients with ...

Introduction. The superficial mycoses remain a group of diseases of public health significance. The increased incidence of mycoses is related, among other factors, to deficiency of the immune system, coexisting systemi...

Introduction . Atopic dermatitis is a chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin condition. Significant skin lesions caused by the condition contribute to a negative perception of one’s body. A negative body image may cau...

Introduction . Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting approximately 2–3% of the general population. It is a condition with immunological and genetic background, coexisting with psoriatic arthritis i...

Psoriasis is a long-lasting inflammatory skin disease with an autoimmunological and immunometabolic background. The latest European data indicate that the occurrence of psoriasis in children ranges from 0.7% to 2.1%. Des...

Introduction . The number of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantations is increasing year by year. The most common long-term complication is chronic graft-versus-host disease, with skin involvement noted in ov...

Introduction . Omega-3 fatty acids are largely derived from fish oils and are known to decrease inflammation. There have been a few small studies showing the beneficial effect of omega-3 fatty acids in psoriasis. Objec...

Introduction . Pemphigus foliaceus is a dermatosis rarely occurring in the paediatric population. Objective. To draw attention to diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties associated with pemphigus foliaceus. Case re...

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory dermatosis with a complex and not fully explained pathogenesis. Recent years’ research points to a significant percentage of patients with atopic eczema in whom ha...

Breast cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm among women in Poland and in the European Union. According to most recent data of the Polish National Cancer Registry, in 2014 breast cancer was diagnosed in over 17,00...

Disorders of the oral mucosa are an area of interdisciplinary cooperation involving physicians from a diverse range of medical specialties. Diseases characterized by a similar mucosal abnormalities include lichen planus,...

Mastocytosis is a rare myeloproliferative disease caused by excessive proliferation and accumulation of mast cells in the skin and internal organs. The most common variant of mastocytosis in children is cutaneous mastocy...

Introduction . Subcutaneous fat necrosis of the newborn is a rare form of panniculitis observed predominantly in neonates within the first weeks of life. In most cases subcutaneous lesions resolve spontaneously without c...

Uric acid is a final product of purine metabolism, and its concentration in the blood serum of healthy individuals is 3–7 mg/dl. Hyperuricemia is associated with higher cardiovascular risk, and its prevalence related t...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) is a chronic, inflammatory, recurrent, debilitating disease of hair follicles manifested by painful, deepseated, inflamed lesions localized in intertriginous areas. Establishing a ...

Melanoma develops from neuroectodermal cells known as melanocytes. Recent studies have revealed an alarming increase in the annual incidence of this disease in Poland and worldwide. Although melanoma accounts for a small...

Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases. The clinical hallmark of the disease, providing the most important clue for diagnosis, is intense itching of the skin. The history of dermatology is...

Localized scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the dermis, subcutaneous tissue and deeper structures. The course of localized scleroderma includes three stages: early inflammation, progressive sclerosis an...