Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the hair, nails, skin and its diseases.[1][2] It is a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects.[2][3][4] A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.[2][5]

 

Maintenance tacrolimus for eczema boosts quality of life

Posted on: 15/12/2014 - 14:13

AMSTERDAM – Twice-weekly proactive maintenance therapy with 0.1% tacrolimus ointment in adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis resulted in dramatic improvement in self-reported quality of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Early discoid lupus onset protective against nephritis

Posted on: 07/12/2014 - 16:32

BOSTON - Among 839 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and no evidence of lupus nephritis at the time of diagnosis, the presence of discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) at SLE onset was...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Novel oral prophylaxis tames hereditary angioedema

Posted on: 03/12/2014 - 18:13

AMSTERDAM – A targeted oral medication for the prevention of potentially life-threatening episodes of hereditary angioedema produced a clinically meaningful reduction in attack frequency in a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Dupilumab advances for severe atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 19:45

AMSTERDAM – The novel biologic agent dupilumab showed strong dose-dependent efficacy in adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis not adequately controlled with topical medications in a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Topical efinaconazole permeates nail to infection

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 19:17

Topical efinaconazole’s ability to permeate the nail to the infection in onychomycosis is not hampered by the presence of infection or nail thickness, according to data from a multicenter, open-label...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Low-risk actinic keratosis? No such thing

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 19:13

AMSTERDAM – The majority of cutaneous infiltrating squamous cell carcinomas arise via direct transformation of grade 1 actinic keratoses – that is, differentiated dysplasia of the basal one-third of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

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