Each year, 10 million cancer patients are treated with radiotherapy (RT) worldwide. RT is paramount in treatment, however up to 95% of develop radiation dermatitis (RD). Patients RD painful skin breakdown, which can be therapy limiting and detrimental quality life. No evidence-based standard for the management exists, highlights inadequate understanding its pathogenesis. The pro-inflammatory cy...

background and aims. oral lichen planus is a relatively common chronic oral mucosal disease of unknown etiology. regarding numerous studies on the immunologic factors involved in the etiology of lichen planus, the present study evaluated the serum interleukin-17 (il-17) level in patients with erosive and non-erosive oral lichen planus. materials and methods. this descriptive analytical study in...

Background: Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a crucial role in spondyloarthritis via the Th17/IL-17 axis. (1) Objectives: We aimed to study diagnosis value of IL-17 serum spondyloarthritis. Methods: conducted case-control study, including 104 subjects divided into 2 groups: -G1: 52 patients meeting Assessment SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) criteria ...