Search Results - "BMC dermatology"

Expert Consensus on The Management of Dermatophytosis in India (ECTODERM India) by Rajagopalan, Murlidhar, Inamadar, Arun, Mittal, Asit, Miskeen, Autar K, Srinivas, C R, Sardana, Kabir, Godse, Kiran, Patel, Krina, Rengasamy, Madhu, Rudramurthy, Shivaprakash, Dogra, Sunil

“…Dermatophytosis management has become an important public health issue, with a large void in research in the area of disease pathophysiology and management…”
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The ceramide [NP]/[NS] ratio in the stratum corneum is a potential marker for skin properties and epidermal differentiation by Yokose, Urara, Ishikawa, Junko, Morokuma, Yuki, Naoe, Ayano, Inoue, Yosuke, Yasuda, Yuka, Tsujimura, Hisashi, Fujimura, Tsutomu, Murase, Takatoshi, Hatamochi, Atsushi

“…Specific species of ceramides (Cer), major constituents of lipids in the stratum corneum (SC), are decreased and are correlated with SC barrier and…”
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Epidemiology of psoriasis in hard-to-treat body locations: data from the Danish skin cohort by Egeberg, Alexander, See, Kyoungah, Garrelts, Alyssa, Burge, Russel

“…Having psoriasis in hard-to-treat areas, i.e. the scalp, face, palms, soles, nails, and genitals, respectively, can impair patients' quality of life. We…”
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Validation of the Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool (ADCT©) using a longitudinal survey of biologic-treated patients with atopic dermatitis by Simpson, Eric, Eckert, Laurent, Gadkari, Abhijit, Mallya, Usha G, Yang, Min, Nelson, Lauren, Brown, Michelle, Reaney, Matt, Mahajan, Puneet, Guillemin, Isabelle, Boguniewicz, Mark, Pariser, David

“…The Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool (ADCT©) is a brief patient self-administered instrument designed and validated to assess atopic dermatitis (AD) control; six…”
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Antibiotic resistant Cutibacterium acnes among acne patients in Jordan: a cross sectional study by Alkhawaja, Eman, Hammadi, Saleem, Abdelmalek, Medhat, Mahasneh, Naser, Alkhawaja, Bayan, Abdelmalek, Suzanne M

“…Antibiotics have been used for decades against Cutibacterium acnes (previously known as Propionibacterium acnes; C. acnes). Alarmingly, antibiotic resistance…”
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Treatment of plaque psoriasis with an ointment formulation of the Janus kinase inhibitor, tofacitinib: a Phase 2b randomized clinical trial by Papp, Kim A, Bissonnette, Robert, Gooderham, Melinda, Feldman, Steven R, Iversen, Lars, Soung, Jennifer, Draelos, Zoe, Mamolo, Carla, Purohit, Vivek, Wang, Cunshan, Ports, William C

“…Most psoriasis patients have mild to moderate disease, commonly treated topically. Current topical agents have limited efficacy and undesirable side effects…”
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Perinatal probiotic supplementation in the prevention of allergy related disease: 6 year follow up of a randomised controlled trial by Simpson, Melanie Rae, Dotterud, Christian Kvikne, Storrø, Ola, Johnsen, Roar, Øien, Torbjørn

“…Perinatal probiotics supplementation has been shown to be effective in the primary prevention of atopic dermatitis (AD) in early childhood, although the long…”
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Quality of life of patients living with psoriasis: a qualitative study by Meneguin, Silmara, de Godoy, Natália Aparecida, Pollo, Camila Fernandes, Miot, Hélio Amante, de Oliveira, Cesar

“…Psoriasis is a multifactorial inflammatory disease prevalent in dermatology. We aimed to understand the perceptions of patients living with psoriasis in…”
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Associations of self-reported atopic dermatitis with comorbid conditions in adults: a population-based cross-sectional study by Smirnova, Jevgenija, Montgomery, Scott, Lindberg, Magnus, Svensson, Åke, von Kobyletzki, Laura

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the relationships between atopic dermatitis (AD) and other common chronic health conditions in adults. A…”
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Effects of variations in access to care for children with atopic dermatitis by Siegfried, Elaine C, Paller, Amy S, Mina-Osorio, Paola, Vekeman, Francis, Kaur, Mandeep, Mallya, Usha G, Héroux, Julie, Miao, Raymond, Gadkari, Abhijit

“…An estimated 50% of children in the US are Medicaid-insured. Some of these patients have poor health literacy and limited access to medications and specialty…”
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Persistence rates and medical costs of biological therapies for psoriasis treatment in Japan: a real-world data study using a claims database by Sruamsiri, Rosarin, Iwasaki, Kosuke, Tang, Wentao, Mahlich, Jörg

“…Biological therapies (BTs) including infliximab (IFX), adalimumab (ADL), secukinumab (SCK) and ustekinumab (UST) are approved in Japan for the treatment of…”
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Eczema in early childhood is strongly associated with the development of asthma and rhinitis in a prospective cohort by von Kobyletzki, Laura B, Bornehag, Carl-Gustaf, Hasselgren, Mikael, Larsson, Malin, Lindström, Cecilia Boman, Svensson, Åke

“…This study aimed to estimate the association between eczema in early childhood and the onset of asthma and rhinitis later in life in children. A total of 3,124…”
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Enzymatic debridement for the treatment of severely burned upper extremities - early single center experiences by Cordts, Tomke, Horter, Johannes, Vogelpohl, Julian, Kremer, Thomas, Kneser, Ulrich, Hernekamp, Jochen-Frederick

“…Severe burns of hands and arms are complex and challenging injuries. The Standard of care (SOC) - necrosectomy with skin grafting - is often associated with…”
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Comparative efficacy of three pediculicides to treat head lice infestation in primary school girls: a randomised controlled assessor blind trial in rural Iran by Kalari, Hadi, Soltani, Aboozar, Azizi, Kourosh, Faramarzi, Hossein, Moemenbellah-Fard, Mohammad Djaefar

“…Head lice infestation (Pediculosis) is one of the most important health challenges particularly in primary school-aged children. It is often present among…”
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Assessment of the effects of skin microneedling as adjuvant therapy for facial melasma: a pilot study by Lima, Emerson V A, Lima, Mariana Modesto D A, Paixão, Mauricio Pedreira, Miot, Hélio Amante

“…Melasma is a common chronic and relapsing acquired dyschromia. Skin microneedling was reported resulting sustained long-term improvement of recalcitrant…”
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Differences in microRNA expression between melanoma and healthy adjacent skin by Aksenenko, Mariya, Palkina, Nadezhda, Komina, Anna, Tashireva, Liubov, Ruksha, Tatiana

“…The tumor microenvironment is composed of cancer-associated fibroblasts, tumor-associated macrophages, endothelial cells, immune cells, signaling molecules and…”
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A translation and preliminary validation of the Dutch Wound-QoL questionnaire by Amesz, Stella F, Klein, Toni M, Meulendijks, Audrey M, Nguyen, Tuong-Vi, Blome, Christine, Roodbol, Petrie F, van Montfrans, Catherine

“…Abstract Background Chronic wounds have a major impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Therefore, measuring HRQoL is an indispensable part…”
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Distribution of Malassezia species on the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, and healthy volunteers assessed by conventional and molecular identification methods by Jagielski, Tomasz, Rup, Elżbieta, Ziółkowska, Aleksandra, Roeske, Katarzyna, Macura, Anna B, Bielecki, Jacek

“…The Malassezia yeasts which belong to the physiological microflora of human skin have also been implicated in several dermatological disorders, including…”
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Real-world health outcomes in adults with moderate-to-severe psoriasis in the United States: a population study using electronic health records to examine patient-perceived treatment effectiveness, medication use, and healthcare resource utilization by Armstrong, April W, Foster, Shonda A, Comer, Brian S, Lin, Chen-Yen, Malatestinic, William, Burge, Russel, Goldblum, Orin

“…Little is known regarding real-world health outcomes data among US psoriasis patients, but electronic health records (EHR) that collect structured data at…”
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Weight gain in patients with severe atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab: a cohort study by Johansson, Emma Kristin, Ivert, Lina Ulrika, Bradley, Baltzar, Lundqvist, Maria, Bradley, Maria

“…Abstract Background Dupilumab, targeting the interleukin-4α receptor and inhibiting the action of interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, was recently approved for…”
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