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Atopic dermatitis is a frequent, chronic and recurrent inflammatory skin disease with complex etiology. Typical symptoms of this disease are persistent itching and dry skin. To assess the severity of the disease we use v...

Morphea en coup de sabre is a type of linear localized scleroderma, characterized by a sclerotic skin band in the forehaead and frontoparietal scalp area. It can cause cicatricial alopecia, when affecting the scalp. The ...

Introduction. Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is a type of polyendocrinopathy, inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Beside the classic triad of symptoms (candidiasis of the skin and mucous membr...

Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin lesions and/or symptoms of myositis. In addition to the so-called classic dermatomyositis the following forms of dermatomyositis are distinguished based on t...

Griscelli syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypopigmentation of skin and hair. Griscelli syndrome type 2, one of the three subtypes of Griscelli syndrome, is characterized by recurrent infe...

Metformin is the most widely used oral antidiabetic drug in the world. It is the first-line drug in type 2 diabetes, where its inhibiting effect on hepatic glucose production, increasing muscle and adipose tissue insulin...

Plantar warts are a viral disease caused by a broad spectrum of HPV viruses (in particular HPV 1, 2, 27 and 57), with a frequency of 7–14% in the general population. Bleomycin, a cytostatic used in the treatment of...

Rosacea is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, but not infectious, skin disease. The prevalence of rosacea is relatively high in the adult population of Northern Europe. Its characteristic symptoms include recurrent flus...

Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease characterized by complex immune disturbances concerning humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. Despite intensive research, many pathological processes regarding this diso...

Materias / palabras clave: acute infectious purpura fulminans; disseminated intravascular coagulation; splenectomy

Materias / palabras clave: hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia; anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia; x-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia; christ-siemens-touraine syndrome

Materias / palabras clave: allergic contact dermatitis with erythema multiforme morphology; hair spray; carob gum

Materias / palabras clave: psoriasis; saliva; biomarkers; meta-analysis

Materias / palabras clave: giant condyloma acuminata; immunocompromised; loop ligation; trichloroacetic acid

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 ...

Hand eczema is a common skin disorder with significant functional and economic impacts. Conventional therapy options, such as topical corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, phototherapy and systemic immunosuppressants,...

Introduction. Cutaneous melanoma is a malignant tumour derivedfrom melanocytes that occurs primarily in the skin. It is a result of prolongedexposure to mutagenic factors and an abnormal DNA repairsystem. The pathogenesi...

Angioedema is a non-inflammatory edema of the subcutaneous tissue and/or mucosal membranes. It commonly coexists with urticaria and is considered a deep form of urticaria. Less commonly, it occurs as an isolated disease ...

Scars are formed when a defect in the dermis is replaced with fibrous connective tissue. Sometimes scars limit the range of motion as a result of contractures. In addition, they are a source of severe subjective complain...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a complex aetiology. One of the methods of treating psoriasis is phototherapy, and the main phototherapeutic modalities include NB-UVB and PUVA. Phototherapy is con...

A pilonidal cyst is a rare cause of a dorsal nasal hump. The literature review showed that all pilonidal cysts in this area were congenital or post-traumatic, and iatrogenic lesions had not been reported. We present the ...

Introduction . Bed bugs belong to the family Cimicidae, which includes two cosmopolitan species: Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. Bed bugs feed on the blood of humans and animals. As a result of bites, skin change...

We report the case of a 36-year-old male patient with alcohol dependence syndrome who was admitted to the Dermatology Unit with erythroderma of unknown aetiology persisting for approximately 2 years. A considerable degre...

Introduction . Cutaneous leiomyomas are rare, benign smooth muscle neoplasms of the skin. According to the origin of the tumor, there are three types of cutaneous leiomyomas: piloleiomyomas, angioleiomyomas and genital l...