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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...

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...

Antimalarial drugs used in medicine for over 300 years, nowadays, due to their anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antiproliferative photoprotective properties, are used in the therapy of many dermatologic and rheuma...

Artefactual skin disorder, formerly known as dermatitis artefacta, is a rare psychodermatological condition characterized by self-inflicted skin lesions, the origin of which patients typically deny. This disorder lies a...

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 ...

Purit Pureesrisak,1,2 Oraya Kwangsukstid,1 Pinnaree Kattipathanapong,1 Tanawatt Kootiratrakarn,1 Chonlaphat Sukasem,3 Dumrong Mairiang,4,5 Wenika Channakorn,1 Daraka Phainupong,1 Mingkwan Suphannaphong1 1Institute of Der...

Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are chronic immune-mediated disorders associated with substantially impaired quality of life and comorbidities. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have recently emerged as highly efficient th...

Vitiligo is a quite frequently occurring skin disease. Although it does not cause any pain or internal organ damage, it constitutes a significant cosmetic problem having a significant impact on quality of life. A number ...

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...

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune blistering disease that very rarely affects children. Clinical differences in locations of skin lesions led to the distinction of infantile versus childhood pemphigoid. Mucous membrane...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with increased proliferation of the epidermis. Combination of genetic, immunological and environmental factors underlies the skin lesion. Until recently, psoria...

Abstract Background The prevalence, anatomical distribution, or nature of cutaneous, hair and oral mucosal abnormalities (CHMAs) in cattle is uncertain. Objectives To determine how often dairy cattle admitted to a veteri...

A 38-year-old woman was admitted to the Department of Dermatology due to purple-pinkish macules observed on the thighs and buttocks, which were very firm on palpation. There were also several white-silverish papules on ...

Introduction . Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease, characterized by the presence of autoantibodies directed against desmoglein. It is a severe and potentially life-threatening skin disease, requiring prolonged...

The action of fractional lasers is based on the principle of fractional photothermolysis, which consists in generating in the skin a mesh of microthermal treatment zones surrounded by healthy, undamaged tissue. The most...

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...

Dermatitis herpetiformis is a rare, chronic, autoimmune blistering disease with hypersensitivity to gluten with the presence of intense pruritus. Symptoms of the disease are symmetrical, polymorphic skin lesions in a t...

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...

Introduction. Generalized granuloma annulare (GGA) is characterized by a chronic course and a poor response to treatment. So far cases of GGA coexisting with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, thyroid diseases and malignant neo...

Introduction . Genital herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted viral diseases and the most common cause of mucous membrane ulcerations in the genital area. The number of sexually transmitted infections caus...

Introduction . Genodermatoses – congenital diseases with diverse clinical presentation – are caused by ectodermal defects. pili torti and milia may be features of these defects. Concomitantly these symptoms are prese...

Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a variant of lichen planus, leading to permanent hair loss from the frontal hairline. It occurs mainly in postmenopausal women, however, the role of hormonal factors in the pathogenesis of t...

Chemoexfoliation (chemical peelings) is a costeffective and high safety profile method of affecting the skin to improve its appearance both for cosmetic conditions and to support the treatment of diseases associated with...