Posted on November 30, 2009
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Authors: Simić D, Situm M, Letica E, Penavić JZ, Zivković MV, Tomić T
Acne patients are subject to different degree of psychosocial distress. The emotional impact of acne vulgaris due to disfigurement caused by the disease is undisputed. Most common reactions to the acne are depression and anxiety. The use of isotretinoin, one of the most effective options in acne treatment, increases depression symptoms. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological status of the patients with moderate to severe acne and to compare patients treated with isotretinoin with patients treated with vitamin C. A total of 85 patients suffering from acne vulgaris were included in the study. The results of this study do not find a significant correlation between the use of i...
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Authors: Modiano P
The medical literature was reviewed to identify new dermatological therapies that appeared between October 2008 and October 2009. Randomized studies, cohort studies, metaanalyses were given priority. However, nonrandomized studies as well as clinical case studies were retained if they presented original findings. Fifty-four articles were selected on the following diseases : psoriasis, pemphigoid, pemphigus, hidradenitis, lichen, progressive systematic sclerosis, lupus, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, sexually transmitted diseases, warts, molluscum contagiosum, actinic keratoses, acne.
PMID: 20110060 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Annales de Dermatologie et de Cenereologie)
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Conclusions: The presence of acne vulgaris per se is the most significant factor underlying patients' low perception of their general health. Patients' education about the disease and social support play a considerable role in better disease perception and can improve patients' quality of life.
PMID: 20043053 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Panonica, et Adriatica)
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WASHINGTON â The newer topical retinoid adapalene is often the best front-line agent for the management of mild to moderate acne because it can be applied along with benzoyl peroxide, according to Dr. Richard J. Antaya. (Source: Pediatric News)
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In 1901 Karl Wilhelm Roentgen, a physics professor at Wurzburg, Germany, received the first Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of x-rays in experiments, which began 6 years earlier in 1895. The invisible cathode rays generated were found to cause a fluorescence on a barium platinocyanide screen and, surprisingly, to outline the bones of his wife's hand on this photographic film (). By 1896, radiographs were being taken for clinical purposes and their diagnostic possibilities were quickly exploited. Bone films, chest x-rays, and even barium studies of the gastrointestinal tract were quickly tried. Roentgen found that prolonged exposure to x-rays produced burns and ulcerations of the skin, hair loss, and dermatitis. These effects were turned into therapy to burn off moles and to treat ...
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