In a dermatology research study dermatologists sought to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a vitiligo treatment combination of Narrowband UVB phototherapy and afamelanotide, a drug that induces skin pigmentation. Dermatologist Dr Monika Saha describes the study results as “encouraging”. Vitiligo is a skin condition where areas of skin lose their pigment and become white. …
Men with male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) at age 45 have a higher chance of aggressive prostate cancer later in life according to researchers. The study reviewed over 39,000 cases of men aged from 55 through 74 to self-assess their level of hair-loss at age 45. Those with moderate hair loss on the front …
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Dermatologists advise that the technology used by children today is driving increasing dermatology skin allergies such as contact dermatitis. Child-care products that their parents may be using are also contributing to more cases of dermatology skin allergies. Nickel has been a common patch-test used by Dermatologists for testing children with contact dermatitis, particularly girls who …
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Dermatologist Dr Monika Saha discusses an interesting dermatology case with the condition Pemphigus, and gives advice on treatment. History A 36 year old man presented with two month history of painful erosions and blisters in his mouth. Later blisters appeared on his trunk. Over a course of a few weeks he developed this severe clinical …
Dermatologists attribute the 41% increase in skin cancer admissions to hospital over a four year period to cheap overseas holidays to sunny destinations, and the fashion for suntanned skin. The study being presented at The World Congress on Cancers of The Skin in Edinburgh later this week, also found that the total cost of impatient treatment for …