Aims: The prevalence and severity of striae distensae vary among populations, although it poses no health risk but has a significant psychological effect. This research carried out at Imo State University was to determine the serum levels of some immunoglobulins (IgG, IgE, and Ig...
Skin disorders are a common cause of morbidity. Globally, the major bulk of these disorders is represented by dermatitis (atopic, contact, and seborrheic dermatitis), acne vulgaris, psoriasis, urticaria, viral skin diseases, fungal skin diseases, scabies, malignant skin melanoma,...
Brian Mark Churchill, Charu Gautam, Saket Ghaisas, Rashna Cama, Craig Davis, Bela Shah, Kiran Godse, Yogesh Marfatia, Ramesh Bhat, Sushil Pande & Sonja Vanwye·Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science·2022
Psoriasis is a non-communicable disease characterized by inflammation involving cutaneous T cells, dendritic cells, and keratinocytes. Release of cytokines leads to keratinocyte hyperproliferation and scaly plaques, and other manifestations of the disease including psoriatic arth...
Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with the pilosebaceous follicle of the skin. The development of antibiotics resistance by species of bacteria associated with this disease condition has been attributed to the indiscriminate and overuse of certain antibio...
Buschke- Löwenstein tumor is an uncommon pathology, transmitted mainly by sexual route. It is more encountered in young adult males. Its occurrence in children and adolescents should eliminate a notion of sexual abuse. We report a case of Buschke-Lowenstein tumor of scrotal local...
Background: Lichen planus is a common dermatological disorder where oral lichen planus is the most commonly incriminated to have the possible risk to change into squamous cell carcinoma. Objective: To realize squamous cell carcinoma as a possible complication of all variants of l...
Background: Hair loss in children is commonly encountered complaint in the dermatology clinics. It can be physiological or pathological, and, in the latter, congenital or acquired. Objective: To shed light on the different causes of hair loss in infants and children with ages tha...
Background: The mouth, along with tongue, represent a site for important dermatologic disorders and could be the earliest involved site in many systemic conditions. Objective: To delineate and evaluate the possible etiologies in patients presenting with white tongue, early or dur...
Introduction: The objective of this study was to describe FFN and associated factors. Methodology: Prospective study conducted in the dermatology department of Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, identifying all cases of FFN and associated factors. The diagnosis of FFN was clinical. Res...
M. Ndiaye, N. Ndour, S. Diadie, I. Berrada, M. T. Ndiaye, M. Sarr, C. Ndiaye, B. A. Diatta, A. Deh, K. Diop, A. Diop, M. Diallo, F. Ly & S. O. Niang·Asian Journal of Research in Dermatological Science·2021
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of patients with dermatomyositis in the dermatology department of the Aristide Le Dantec hospital. Methods: It was a prospective and descripti...