Dermatology News: 2007.7

• 2007.7(10) Psychologic distress in polymorphous light eruption and its relationship to patients' beliefs about their condition
  Skin disease can cause psychologic difficulties, but information is lacking on the emotional impact of the common photosensitivity condition, polymorphous light eruption (PMLE).Objective: We sought to examine the emotional impact of PMLE, and its relationships with patients' beliefs about their PMLE and health-related variables...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(9) Imiquimod as an antiaging agent
  Topical imiquimod therapy has proven to be effective for a variety of infectious, neoplastic, and inflammatory dermatologic diseases. Several published reports have validated the benefit of imiquimod therapy for actinic keratoses and superficial melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(8) Dispelling the myth of the "benign hair sign" for melanoma
  The vast majority of melanocytic lesions with hair, such as congenital melanocytic nevi, are benign. However, there is a notion that the presence of one or more hairs in a melanocytic lesion is confirmatory for the benign nature of the lesion...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(7) Prevalence of sunless tanning product use and related behaviors among adults in the United States: Results from a national survey
  Little is known about the use of sunless tanning products in the United States. This report describes the prevalence and correlates of sunless tanning use, comparing exclusive sunless tanners, exclusive indoor tanners, both sunless and indoor tanners, and non-tanners with respect to sociodemographic and sun protection behaviors...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(6) Basal cell carcinoma on the trunk is associated with excessive sun exposure
  Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common of all cancers. Ultraviolet radiation is the major etiologic agent in the pathogenesis of BCC, but there is not a straightforward relationship between cumulative exposure and risk...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(5) UV light abuse and high-risk tanning behavior among undergraduate college students
  The failure of skin cancer prevention efforts to alter tanning behaviors may be a result of the addictive nature of UV light. Objective: This study attempts to determine the prevalence of UV light substance-related disorder (SRD)...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(4) A long-term time course of colorimetric assessment of the effects of imatinib mesylate on skin pigmentation: a study of five patients
  Imatinib mesylate (IM), the first-line treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets those proteins involved in BCR-ABL signal transduction in CML, c-kit (KIT) and platelet-derived growth-factor (PDGFR) receptor...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(3) Effect of piroxicam gel for pain control and inflammation in Nd:YAG 1064-nm laser hair removal
  Laser-assisted hair removal is a variably uncomfortable and painful procedure. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of piroxicam gel on pain control and subsequent...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(2) Patch test Results with patients' own perfumes, deodorants and shaving lotions: Results of the IVDK 1998-2002
  Assessment of the value of patch testing patients' own perfumes, eau de toilette, deodorants and shaving lotions with regard to diagnosing contact allergy to fragrances, and an analysis of the spectrum of concurrent patch test reactions to single fragrance allergens...   |   Read more ...



• 2007.7(1) A case series of alopecia areata in children: impact of personal and family history of stress and autoimmunity
  The epidemiology of alopecia areata (AA) is well documented in adults but has not been studied adequately in children. To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of AA in children and assess the significance of thyroid screening...   |   Read more ...

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