PURPOSE We surveyed youths and denture wearers to evaluate the feeling of oral dryness. In the denture wearers group, we evaluated the association between dentures and feeling of oral dryness. MATERIALS AND METHODS The survey was performed in 100 denture wearers (mean age, 66.2+/-8.6 years) who visited our department from June to October 2003. A similar survey was performed in 50 youths (mean...

Radiation therapy used alone or in combination with chemotherapy and/or surgery for the treatment of cancer can be extremely problematic and painful to the patient. The adverse effects of radiation therapy include dryness, itching, peeling, or blistering of the skin. There are numerous formulas and compounds that can be utilized to help patients with radiation burns. The compounding pharmacist,...

Epidermal barrier dysfunction can lead to xerotic skin and promote disorders like atopic dermatitis. Atopic is characterized by reduced water-retaining compounds, altered lipid composition elevated pH. Against this background, a study was conducted investigate the impact of specific care product on epidermal function in dry atopic-prone skin. A marketed pH 4.5 cosmetic formulation containing 10...

Objective(s): The present study aimed to determine and compare moisturizing and occlusion effects of different solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) using magnetized water and deionized water.Materials and Methods: SLN formulations were prepared using various lipids, including Tripalmitin, Compritol®, Pr...

Psoriasis is a lifelong condition which is caused by the negative signals produced by immune system, which leads to hyper proliferation and other inflammatory reactions on the skin. In this case, keratinocytes which are the outermost layer of skin possess shortened life cycle and results in the alteration of desquamation process where the cytokines will come out through lesions of affected pati...

Dandruff (Darunak)is the common skin disease affecting scalp area with presence of itching, hair fall, dryness and dander. It is half adult population either gender worldwide. Even though prevalence so high, its etiology being varied treatment modalities are also different. Although dandruff not among those to cause severe illness or morbidity, but it has a lot social concern which reflects ind...

We report spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with lamellar ichthyosis. The patient presented with complaints of pain, redness, diminished vision, and discharge in her right eye for 15 days. Visual acuities were light perception in the right and 20/400 in the left eye. Cicatricial ectropion in both lower eyelids and 2 mm perforation site in the center of the right cornea were observed....

Leprosy leads to chronic granulomatous inflammation in skin and peripheral nerves that can lead to sensory, motor and autonomic impairments. Autonomic dysfunctions may result in dryness and cracking of the skin. In this study, we present the use of ozone provided by a high-frequency device to treat hand ulcers (wounds) in an 80-year-old man who was diagnosed as multibacillary in 2007. In the fi...