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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Introduction . Digital mucous cyst is a benign, translucent nodule that occurs on the dorsum of the finger. The cyst is filled with a gelatinous mass and connected with the interphalangeal joint. Arthritis plays the main...

Wprowadzenie: Dipeptydylowa aminopeptydaza IV, znana równieżjako antygen CD26, odgrywa istotną rolę w patogenezie pierwotnychskórnych chłoniaków T-komórkowych (ang. cutaneous T-cell lymphoma– CTCL). Obecnie uwa...

Introduction. Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous skin disease of still only partially known pathogenesis. Microangiopathy is considered as one of the most important processes in NL, and vascular endothelial ...

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...

Occupational diseases are characterised by a diverse aetiology. The causative agents may be chemical, physical or biological. In the past 14 years there has been a decrease in the number of reported occupational dermatos...

This article explores the integration of project-based learning with insights from ornithological observation to foster clinical intuition in medical education, especially in dermatology. By adapting teaching strategies ...

Introduction. Generalised pustular psoriasis (GPP) is regarded as a rare clinical subtype of psoriasis. The severity of GPP varies from a benign, chronic course to severe and widespread, life-threatening disease. Due ...

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...

Wprowadzenie: W krajach rozwiniętych grzybica skóry twarzy należydo rzadkich zakażeń. Prawidłowe rozpoznanie czynnika etiologicznegojest kluczowe dla włączenia skutecznego leczenia. Cel pracy: Przedstawienie chor...

Ingrown toenail is a disease of both children and adults, causing discomfort or pain of varying degrees of severity. Depending on the stage of disease, it is often the cause of significant difficulties in daily life. Eti...

Localized scleroderma (morphea) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Its etiopathogenesis is unknown. Most often the disease affects the skin, but may also involve the subcutis, muscles, and the ost...

Psychological factors play an important role in aggravating skin diseases, which could lead to increasing the severity of skin diseases, such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis, and lic...

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...

Diabetes is a chronic systemic disease affecting 8.3% of the general population, thus constituting an important clinical and financial problem for healthcare systems throughout the world. Complications of diabetes damage...

Introduction. Rituximab is a chimeric human-mouse monoclonal antibody,which binds to the CD20 antigen on B and pre-B lymphocytesand causes depletion of CD20+ cells in the mechanism of complement-dependent and independent...

Introduction . Mycosis fungoides is the most common primary cutaneous lymphoma characterized by a chronic progressive course. Advanced stages may be associated with extracutaneous manifestations and prognosis may be poor...