To determine the frequency of skin disorders encountered in a paediatric emergency care unit and to evaluate the benefits of advice from a dermatologist, we prospectively recorded data of children admitted with skin disorders to the emergency care unit during a 5-month period. Diagnostic agreement between paediatricians and dermatologists evaluating the patients separately was assessed. Three h...

BACKGROUND The color of Indian skin shows great diversity and pigmentary disorders are a major concern of Indian women. Despite great variations in climate, diet, and social parameters within India, studies of the range of skin types have been rather scarce. AIMS This study was aimed at characterizing the color of Indian skin in various geographical locations, its characteristics in terms of ...

Although research on discrimination and health has progressed significantly, it has tended to focus on racial discrimination and US populations. This study explored different types of discrimination, their interactions and associations with common mental disorders among Brazilian university students, in Rio de Janeiro in 2010. Associations between discrimination and common mental disorders were...

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by vascular abnormalities, fi brosis, infl ammatory changes, and late stage tissue atrophy of the skin and several internal organs. In scleroderma-like disorders the distribution/characteristics of skin involvement is different. The skin involvement of the acral regions including digits is usually missing. Lack of Raynaud’s phenomenon, and scleroderma-s...

It is opportune to discuss occupational skin disorders since recently a 'Save your Skin' Campaign has been undertaken in the United Kingdom by the Employment Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive to increase the awareness of employers and employees of the need to prevent skin problems in industry.' This was justified because skin disorders caused by substances at work are the most...

BACKGROUND Skin disorders are common in adolescents, and the impact on quality of life can be enormous, particularly when viewed against the backdrop of the visibility of skin diseases and the psychologically vulnerable period of adolescence. However, few studies have documented the magnitude of skin disorders in this subset of individuals. We therefore estimated the point prevalence and patter...

It is opportune to discuss occupational skin disorders since recently a 'Save your Skin' Campaign has been undertaken in the United Kingdom by the Employment Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive to increase the awareness of employers and employees of the need to prevent skin problems in industry.' This was justified because skin disorders caused by substances at work are the most...

The aims of the study weres to determine the clinical & histopathological correlation of papulosquamous disorders and to know various tissue reaction patterns of papulosquamous disorders. A total 179 patients with clinical features of papulosquamous disorders were included in this study. Biopsy was taken and sent for haematoxylin and eosin stain and examination. Finally clinico-histopathologica...