Amlodipine is a potent peripheral and coronary vasodilator with high selectivity for vascular smooth muscle, and is widely used in mild to moderate hypertension, chronic stable angina and vasospastic angina. Its most prevalent side effects are peripheral edema, flushing and headache. Cutaneous adverse reactions associated with amlodipine have been rarely reported. Herein, a male patient is desc...

introduction: we present a retrospective two-center study series and discussion of the current literature to assess the benefits of facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy. materials and methods: from 2007 to 2012, 128 parotidectomies were performed in 125 patients. of these, 47 procedures were performed without facial nerve monitoring (group 1) and 81 with facial nerve monitoring (group 2...

Acne is the most common skin condition in United States, affecting up to 90% of people at some point their lives. It frequently accompanied by post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which affects color with greater severity. Tetracyclines are widely prescribed oral antibiotics for acne and have been proven effective against moderate severe inflammatory subtypes, but previous studies shown that te...

BACKGROUND There has been great interest in improving the efficacy of nonablative technologies by combining them during facial skin rejuvenation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of topical polyphenolic antioxidants to an intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment regimen augmented the effects of facial IPL treatments. METHODS Thirty female volunteers, ages 34-52, wit...

Médico Hematologista – Coordenador do Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Unicamp – Campinas-SP. Médica Hematologista – Médica contratada do Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Unicamp – Campinas-SP. Médica Hematologista – Coordenadora-Associada do Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia da Unicamp – Campinas-SP. Data Manager – M.Ed (mestre) Doutoranda em Clínica Médica. Médica Hematologista ...

Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of IPL in patients with inflammatory Acne Vulgaris.
 Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
 Place Duration Study: Department Dermatology, Pakistan Air Force Hospital, Fazaia Medical College, Islamabad Pakistan, from Aug 2019 to Jan 2020.
 Methodology: Ninety facial acne were enrolled received four Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) sessions ...

Eliza S. F. Cardozo Centro de Informática Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (CIn UFPE) Recife, PE, Brasil [email protected] J. Benito F. Araújo Neto Centro de Informática Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (CIn UFPE) Recife, PE, Brasil [email protected] Alexandre Barza Centro de Informática Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (CIn UFPE) Recife, PE, Brasil [email protected] A. César C. Franç...

1Consultant of Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Portugal 2Resident of Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Portugal 3Resident of Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Oncology, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Portugal 4Medical Oncologist, Department of Medical Onco...

BACKGROUND Treatment of atrophic acne scars has been limited to the use of such traditional treatments as dermabrasion and chemical peels for many years. Recently, the addition of high-energy, pulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers to the treatment armentarium has created renewed enthusiasm for cutaneous resurfacing due to their ability to create specific thermal injury with limited side effects. ...