Disease relevance of Dermatology

• Retinoids have chemotherapeutic roles in dermatology and oncology, but their usefulness is restricted by the high toxicity of retinoic acid and its hydrophobic analogs [1].
• Quality of life was also measured by both dermatology-specific (Skindex-29 and Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI) and psoriasis-specific instruments (Psoriasis Disability Index, PDI, and the Impact of Psoriasis Questionnaire, IPSO) [2].
• OBJECTIVE: To investigate a cluster of mupirocin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on a dermatology ward [3].
• Prednisone is a widely used medication in dermatology, particularly in pemphigus patients [4].
• METHODS: To compare the frequency of allergic patch test reactions over 1 year, we patch tested all patients attending the St John's Institute of Dermatology contact dermatitis clinic for one calendar year with fusidic acid, neomycin and clioquinol [5].

Psychiatry related information on Dermatology

• Guidelines of care for office surgical facilities. Part II. Self-assessment checklist. American Academy of Dermatology [6].
• Occupational, industrial, and plant dermatology symposium. Part II. Role of skin appendages, physical factors, pigment, and malingering [7].
• Optical illusions in clinical dermatology: the Mach band phenomenon and afterimages [8].
• PATIENTS AND METHODS: 78 vitiligo patients completed the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and an adapted stigmatization questionnaire, and 62 of them completed the DLQI after at least a 1-month use of camouflage [9].

High impact information on Dermatology

• Vitamin A and retinoids: from nutrition to pharmacotherapy in dermatology and oncology [10].
• Potential pharmacological applications in the areas of oncology, dermatology, diabetes, and atherosclerosis of synthetic analogs of retinoic acid that target a specific nuclear receptor and/or biological response have generated great interest in the development of new retinoid and rexinoid drugs [11].
• Systematic studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings, which suggest that adhering to dermatology precautions with slower titration may yield a low incidence of rash with lamotrigine [12].
• From the results of this exploratory study we conclude that the technique presented has great potential for fundamental skin research, pharmacology (percutaneous transport), clinical dermatology, and cosmetic research, as well as for noninvasive analysis of blood analytes, including glucose [13].
• Gene amplification by polymerase chain reaction in dermatology [14].

Chemical compound and disease context of Dermatology

• Comparison of systematic versus selective screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a high-risk dermatology ward [15].
• SETTING: The dermatology section of a large multispecialty clinic in the North Central United States. PARTICIPANTS: Men and women older than 25 years with active signs of rosacea who tested positive for H pylori with both the rapid whole blood test and the urea breath test [16].
• OBJECTIVE: We attempted to determine the prevalence of onychomycosis in North American children 18 years old or younger attending our dermatology offices (three Canadian, two U.S.) and to report the group's experience using fluconazole, itraconazole, and terbinafine for onychomycosis [17].
• We have treated patients with severe alopecia areata with sulfasalazine as part of our dermatology practice and have noticed cosmetically acceptable regrowth in 23% of patients in whom a response could be determined [18].
• In major American textbooks of dermatology and medicine the use of intralesional sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis is not mentioned [19].

Biological context of Dermatology

• BACKGROUND: In dermatology and rheumatology, methotrexate is frequently prescribed in low dosages per week; in oncology, high dosages per week are prescribed [20].
• It has been used for more than 4 years and has proven to be a reliable and useful tool for the numerous research studies in which histamine is involved: immunology, allergy, pharmacology, dermatology, cancer, nutrition [21].
• In this article we review the literature on liposomes as it pertains to dermatology, including the basic principles of liposome structures and preparations, pharmacokinetics of liposomes and liposome-encapsulated drugs, and the influence on drug activity [22].
• SETTING: Patients at the Center for Dermatology and Andrology, Giessen, Germany. PATIENT(S): Semen collected from 63 randomly collected patients attending the IVF unit of the University of Giessen, Germany. INTERVENTION(S): Only patients with nonleukocytospermia were included in this study [23].
• Clinical applications of the Argon and carbon dioxide lasers in dermatology and plastic surgery [24].

Anatomical context of Dermatology

• The cases were confirmed by the histopathologic and mycologic analyses made by the Dermatology Service of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital. RESULTS: There was a predominance of male patients (4:1) and of white farmers whose ages ranged from 50 to 59 years, with lesions on their lower limbs [25].
• The epidermal keratinocytes, a main target tissue of retinoid therapy in dermatology, was examined in the capacity to metabolize the retinoid [26].
• Peroxisomes in dermatology. Part I [27].
• Ultrasound in dermatology. Part II. Ultrasound of regional lymph node basins and subcutaneous tumours [28].

Associations of Dermatology with chemical compounds

• Arachidonic acid and leukotrienes in dermatology [29].
• The Scientific Citation Index and The Journal of Investigative Dermatology [30].
• More surprisingly, most dermatology texts do not even describe skin reactions to lithium [31].
• Each retinoid has its own profile of pharmacologic properties that determines its usefulness in clinical dermatology or oncology [32].
• In addition, we discuss the potential application of genistein to clinical dermatology [33].

Gene context of Dermatology

• SETTING: Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg Medical School. RESULTS: High levels of messenger RNA expression of MCP-1, RANTES, Mig, and interferon-gamma inducible protein 10 were detected and localized in the interface zone and subepidermal infiltrate [34].
• Use of etanercept in the dermatology setting. A review [35].
• Interleukin-7. Biology and implications for dermatology [36].
• PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study including all patients diagnosed as having LE between 1995 and 2003 in the Dermatology Department of Strasbourg University Hospital. Patient charts were reviewed and those patients in whom a C4 and/or C2 deficiency was diagnosed were included [37].
• RESULTS: MRSA or BMSSA were isolated from 13 patients on the dermatology ward over a 14-month period [3].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Dermatology

• DESIGN: Retrospective study of 54 children referred to the Department of Pediatric Dermatology between 1990 and 1999 for congenital midline lumbosacral cutaneous lesions [38].
• BACKGROUND: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in dermatology is traditionally performed with topical aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and continuous-wave (CW) illumination with blue or red light [39].
• This summarizes a meeting held in London at the Royal Society of Medicine, which was brought together by Prof. Fenella Wojnarowska, Professor of Dermatology at Churchill Hospital, Oxford and cofounder of Skin Care in Organ Recipients, UK (SCOR.UK) [40].
• The purpose of this report is to review the current status of DERM/OMS (Dermatology Office Management System); DERM/LIT (Dermatology Literature); DERM/RX (Dermatology treatment); DERM/DDX (Dermatology Differential Diagnosis); DERM/PATH (Dermatopathology) [41].
• ANIMALS: 30 dogs with atopic dermatitis examined at a veterinary dermatology referral practice for treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy [42].

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