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Disparities in risk stratification guidance for patients taking immunosuppressive drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic – points to ponder.
(Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Sage Journals, 2022-06-17)No abstract available. -
Vitiligo International Task force for an Agreed List of core data (VITAL): study protocol of a vitiligo core outcome set (COS) and contextual factors for clinical trials, registries, and clinical practice
(Trials, Springer Nature, 2022-07-23)Background There is a lack of consensus related to the collection of standardized data for individuals with vitiligo enrolled in clinical trials and registries as well as those seen in clinical practice which causes ... -
Progressive dermopathy akin to pseudoxanthoma elasticum after d-penicillamine use in a patient with cystinuria.
(Rheumatology, Oxford Academic, 2022-02-25)Extract A 62-year-old woman with longstanding primary Sjogren’s Syndrome presented with wrinkling and paper-thin skin. First noticed on the nape, the condition progressed to her neck anteriorly (Fig. 1A), antecubital ... -
Introducing the Walsall and Wolverhampton dermatology service.
(Care to Share, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, 2022-02-01)The Walsall and Wolverhampton Dermatology Service is an integrated structure across the two organisations and will be led by Clinical Director Dr James Halpern, Senior Matron Jenny Mynett and Directorate Manager Henry Soulsby. -
Establishing and prioritizing research questions for the treatment of alopecia areata: the Alopecia Areata Priority Setting Partnership
(British Journal of Dermatology, Wiley, 2017-05-01)Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common hair loss disorder that results in patchy to complete hair loss. Many uncertainties exist around the most effective treatments for this condition. Objectives: To identify ... -
Ongoing effects of burns.
(BMJ - British Medical Journal, BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-03-15)No abstract available. -
A review of Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer: Part 1 - melanoma and rare skin cancers.
(Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Wiley, 2022-05-01)Mohs micrographic surgery is a precise and effective method commonly used to treat high risk basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on the head and neck. Whilst the majority of evidence for Mohs relates ... -
COVID symptoms, testing, shielding impact on patient-reported outcomes and early vaccine responses in individuals with multiple myeloma.
(British Journal of Haematology, Wiley Online, 2021-08-02)No abstract available. -
2016 European guideline on the management of non-gonococcal urethritis.
(International Journal of STD and AIDS, Sage Publications, 2016-10-01)We present the updated International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI) guideline for the management of non-gonococcal urethritis in men. This guideline recommends confirmation of urethritis in symptomatic ... -
Primary eccrine adenocarcinoma: a rare but dangerous lesion of the eyelid.
(Journal of Clinical & Aesthetic Dermatology, Matrix Medical Communications, LLC, 2021-04-01)Sweat gland carcinomas can be of eccrine or apocrine origin, with the former being more common in the eyelid. They can also be of three different types, the most common of which is mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma, ... -
Continuation of therapy of secukinumab (SEC): evidence from a tertiary referral centre.
(International Journal of Current Medical & Pharmaceutical Research., IJCMPR - International Journal of Current Medical & Pharmaceutical Research., 2019-04-28)A clinical pathway was created to feed information into a clinical audit checklist, and was adopted as the patient-management model for biological therapies. From this, the data was reviewed concerning 41 patients who ... -
Randomized controlled trial of topical corticosteroid and home-based narrowband ultraviolet B for active and limited vitiligo: results of the HI-Light Vitiligo Trial.
(British Journal of Dermatology, Wiley, 2021-05-01)Background: Evidence for the effectiveness of vitiligo treatments is limited. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of (i) handheld narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) and (ii) a combination of potent topical corticosteroid ... -
Blue macular skin lesions of unknown cause in a tyre factory worker: a case report.
(British Journal of Medical Practitioners, JMN Medical Education, 2015-06-01)This report describes the case of a 61 year old gentleman who developed blue macular skin lesions of unknown cause. Biopsy of the lesion showed pigment deposition in the dermis that had the appearance of tattoo pigment, ... -
Tattoo-like macular blue skin lesions in a tyre factory worker exposed to carbon black. CPC05.
(British Journal of Dermatology, Wiley, 2016-07-01)A 61-year-old white male tyre factory worker developed blue macular skin lesions of unknown cause over a 14-year period. The first lesion appeared in the middle phalanx of the left middle finger, developing as a light-blue, ... -
Habit tic nail deformity: a rare presentation in an 8 year old boy.
(Dermatology Online Journal, eScholarship Publishing, 2016-11-15)Habit tic nail deformity is a nail dystrophy resulting from habitual, repetitive trauma to the nail. It is usually acquired in adulthood, however, we report a case of habit tic nail deformity in an 8 year old boy. The ... -
Integrating neuronal involvement into the immune and genetic paradigm of vitiligo.
(Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Wiley, 2021-06-01)In this review we show how the neuronal theory is relevant to the convergence theory for the mechanism causing vitiligo, especially the segmental type. Neuropetides and neurotransmitters, e.g. neuropeptide-Y and dopamine, ... -
COVID-19 Infection cause moderate-severe psoriasis flare up.
(European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (EJMED), EUROPA-European Open Access Publishing, 2020-06-01)COVID-19 virus pandemic is reaching its peak in Europe after first reported at Wuhan province in China about 6 months ago. It has been associated with many different presentations, signs and symptoms affecting the skin. ... -
Pilomatrixoma of the head and neck: typical presentation of a rare lesion.
(Ultrasound, Sage, 2020-02-01)Pilomatrixomas are benign tumours of primitive hair follicles, usually presenting as painless lumps in the head and neck region in children. As they are uncommon, they are often misdiagnosed clinically. We discuss a case ... -
An economic evaluation of the randomized controlled trial of topical corticosteroid and home-based narrowband UVB for active and limited vitiligo (The HI-Light Trial).
(British Journal of Dermatology, Wiley., 2020-11-01)Background: Economic evidence for vitiligo treatments is absent. Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of (a) hand-held narrowband-UVB (NB-UVB) and (b) combination of topical corticosteroid (TCS) and NB-UVB ...
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