a Department of Clinical Experimental Medicine, Unit of Dermatology, at the University of Messina (Italy) C/O A.O.U. “G. Martino”, Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125 Messina, Italy b Department of Veterinarian Sciences at the Università of Messina (Italy), Viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy c Policlinic for Dermatology and Venereology, Saint Kliment Ohridski University, Medical Faculty, Univer...

Epithelial Sciences, School of Translational Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, USA Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Union Hospital of JiLin University, Chang Chun, People’s Republic of China Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany Skin Disease Research Centre, Division of Dermatology, Vanderbilt Medical Cent...

Economic and clinical benefits of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis in Greece Ioannis Bassukas, Georgios Chaidemenos, Andreas Katsampas, Marita Kosmadaki, Hara Kousoulakou, Athanasios Petridis, Brad Schenkel, Dimitrios Sotiriadis, Theofanis Spiliopoulos, Panagiotis Stavropoulos, Evgenia Toumpi, Loukas Xaplanteris. 1 Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, University...

The word “sign” refers to important physical finding or observation made by the physician when examining the patient. Dermatologic diagnosis relies on the careful observation and documentation of signs, which can be highly pathognomonic for a certain conditions. Most of the signs appear either de novo or have to be elicited by the physician [1]. There are important publications which gathered t...

BACKGROUND Cutaneous findings are frequent in hospitalized patients. There are few reports regarding this subject. OBJECTIVES To identify the frequency and the impact on clinical courses of dermatologic conditions in patients in the inpatient setting and compare the data with other similar studies. METHODS Retrospective review of 274 hospitalized patients in non-dermatology inpatient depart...

OBJECTIVE To assess the frequency of statistical errors in the dermatology literature. DESIGN Original studies published in the Archives of Dermatology and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology from January through December 2003 were analyzed for correctness of statistical methods and reporting of the results. RESULTS Of 364 studies published, 155 included statistical analysis....

AMAZING, TALENTED, INNOVATIVE, SMART, DEDICATED, GIVING, MENTOR, FIRST, PROFESSIONAL, FAMILY-ORIENTED, SUPERWOMAN! These are all terms that apply to one of dermatology’s most outstanding women. Dr. Wilma Bergfeld fits them all. I was honored when asked to prepare an article about her. So as I write, please understand that she has earned the accolades that the WDS and others have bestowed upon h...

The objective of this research was to characterize the use cosmetic dermatology products in patients seen at specialty networks United States (US). Patients from 6 within OMNY Health Dermatology Database with a treatment 2013-2021 were included. Demographic characteristics tabulated first treatment. Cosmetic treatments defined as one following categories, excluding those utilized for medical pu...

Erythromycin was the first macolide discovered in 1952. In 1990s new macrolides including clarithromycin, azithromycin, and dirithromycin were introduced to the market. We provide a review of their structure, pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, and indications in dermatology.