dermatology Articles
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Basketball player develops black patch on heel. Let’s diagnose
A 21-year-old man visited his doctor concerned about an asymptomatic blackish lesion that had developed on his left heel 1 week prior, soon after a college basketball tournament. On examination, a stippled, deeply violaceous, and blackish patch with overlying scale was seen on his plantar heel. He had no history of dermatological disease. What’s the diagnosis? Acral lentiginous ...
By VisualDx
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Woman has reticulated, hyperpigmented patches on back. Let’s diagnose
A 38-year-old woman visited her doctor for discoloration that had developed on her trunk 2 months prior. On examination, extensive hyperpigmented, reticulated patches were seen on her back. She had no recent history of sunburn, extensive sun exposure, or history of dermatological conditions. Additional history revealed the use of a heating pad for the preceding 3 months to help manage her ...
By VisualDx
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3 ways VisualDx boosts my confidence and saves me time as a nurse practitioner
Imagine you’re sipping (okay, realistically, chugging) your caffeinated beverage of choice in the morning as you log into your computer to take a peek at your schedule. Now think about what appointment type is guaranteed to drop ice-cold dread right into the pit of your stomach, because we for sure all have one. Now, don’t get me wrong, the cool thing about working in primary ...
By VisualDx
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COVID-19: We all have skin in the game
Blueberry Therapeutics is a drug development company committed to finding new and improved treatments for a range of dermatological conditions affecting the skin and nails. The future and long-term effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic (caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2 virus]) on dermatology practice and skin health is still unknown, but here we provide some ...
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Arsenic-induced skin conditions identified in southwest dermatology practices: an epidemiologic tool?
Populations living in the Southwest United States are more likely to be exposed to elevated drinking water arsenic levels compared to other areas of the country. Skin changes, including hyperpigmentation and generalized hyperkeratosis, are the most common signs of chronic arsenic ingestion from drinking water. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using dermatology ...
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An in vitro evidence for caffeic acid, rosmarinic acid and trans cinnamic acid as a skin protectant against γ-radiation
Ionising radiation (γ or X-rays) is the mandatory tool to treat cancer despite its detrimental effects in particular on skin cells which lead to severe dermatological diseases and carcinogenesis. Natural antioxidants caffeic acid (CA), rosmarinic acid (RA), trans cinnamic acid (TCA), p -coumaric acid (PCA), and hydroxyphenyllactic acid (HPA) acid are known to be potent anticancer and ...
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VX400M with activated carbons, successfully applied to cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgeries involving laser and ectrosurgery activate thermal destruction of dermal tissue, producing harmful fumes. As a fact, exhalations coming from destroyed organic tissue can contain toxic gases, benzene fumes, hydrocyanic acid, formaldehyde, bio-aerosol and even cellular material alive or dead (including blood) and viruses. When inhaled in high concentrations, those fumes can ...
By Airsafe
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Nanomedicine - the key to improved dermatology treatments?
Blueberry were recently invited to write two commentaries on the challenges of treating skin and nail diseases and the potential for nanotechnology approaches in dermal drug delivery. Here we share a brief overview of these articles. We will all have encountered someone who is dealing with or has previously experienced a common ailment of the skin or nails, such as eczema (atopic dermatitis), ...
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Novel technology targets melasma
Could this new drug delivery system for tranexamic acid optimize melasma treatment? Joel Cohen, M.D., thinks it could be just what the specialty has been looking for. Researchers using a novel transdermal drug delivery system to deliver tranexamic acid deep into melasma patients’ skin found the technology-assisted treatment quickly and notably reduced the skin pigmentation of ...
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Plasma medicine: Using cold atmospheric pressures in dermatology
The research of atmospheric plasma’s use for medical treatments has gathered apace over recent years. Plasma comprises charged particles as well as a range of other active components that are thought to interact with the body to produce desired affects in plasma medicine such as; electric current, UV radiation and reactive gas species these components are thought to be able to act ...
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The Weird and Wonderful World of 3D Printing
3D printing has been touted as being a manufacturing cure-all for a whole host of different applications. The reality is very different, but this doesn't stop the onslaught of news articles proclaiming 3D printing to be the answer. Here's a roundup of the weird and wonderful world of 3D printing in 2019. 3D printing: the cure for baldness? US dermatologists in Columbia University have used 3D ...
By IDTechEx
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Teleradiology in Covid-19
The start of coronavirus pandemic pushed limits of healthcare systems all over the world by causing thousands of deaths and the requirement of a huge quantity of healthcare resources. When WHO declared COVID19 as a pandemic, the whole world came to standstill. Half of the world population is confined to their home except for essential services. In the year 2016, when GOI announced ...
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5 must-read tips to avoid dry skin this Fall and Winter
Dry skin is almost synonymous with Fall and Winter for most of us. Some of us will notice our skin dry out as soon as the first leaves start to fall, others may notice more frequent itching, and others how uncomfortable their clothes are. All of the symptoms above can be a result of dryer skin, which is a result of the following factors: Colder, dryer air As the weather changes, colder air ...
By SkinIntegra
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The Reality and Future of Peptide Drugs
It has been said that the 21st century is the century of peptide drugs, and the fate of this substance, which lies between a large protein and a small molecule compound, is bound to be extraordinary. What are peptide drugs? Peptides are a class of compounds made up of amino acids linked by peptide bonds and are chemically active substances commonly found in living organisms. According to the ...
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6 Tips for Tank Truck Driving in the Summer Heat
It’s that time of year again! You know, the time of year when you start to sweat profusely after standing outside for only a few minutes. Mid-June heat can be brutal. That’s why it is crucial to ensure that you and your tank truck are prepared for summer weather and all that it can bring! Before venturing off into the extreme heat, here are a few pre-trip inspections that every tank ...
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IMCAS Americas 2019 Shined in Sunny Cartagena
The third annual IMCAS Americas, held in Cartagena, Colombia in August, attracted a motivated crowd of more than 900 delegates from 30 countries who came to learn and network with colleagues and key opinion leaders. “The congress faculty featured 110 international experts leading 85 scientific sessions for a total of 88 hours of scientific learning dedicated to the most important topics in ...
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Unraveling the IL-17 Family and its Receptor Complex: Key Players in Immune Responses
Autoimmune disease target - IL-17 Family IL-17 plays an important role in promoting autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Currently, five large-molecule biopharmaceuticals targeting IL-17/IL-17R are available worldwide, including four IL-17 monoclonal antibodies and one IL-17RA monoclonal antibody, namely Secukinumab(Novartis), Ixekizumab(Eli ...
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