The gut counts trillions of microorganisms, while the skin is covered with billions microbes, mostly bacteria, but also fungal, archaeal, and viral species that inhabit its appendages. microbiome a key regulator for immune system aims to maintain homeostasis by communicating tissues organs in bidirectional manner. A barrier disruption combination an imbalance and/ or correlated altered response...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogenous group of inherited disorders of connective tissue characterized by fragility of the skin and blood vessels, hyperextensibility of the skin and joint hypermobility. Cutis laxa is characteized clinically by lax, pendulous skin and histologically by loss of elastic tissue in the dermis. There are some reports of coexistence of cutis laxa with ot...

Sensitive skin can be considered a neuropathic disorder. Sensory disorders and the decrease in intra-epidermal nerve ending density are strong arguments for small-fiber neuropathies. is frequently associated with irritable bowel syndrome or sensitive eyes, which also disorders. Consequently, vitro co-cultures of neurons adequate models skin.

BACKGROUND Skin disorders are generally considered to be more prevalent in the rural areas of Cameroon. This study was carried out to verify this assumption by describing the spectrum of skin disorders in a rural setting of Cameroon. METHODS We carried out a community-based clinical skin examination of 400 consenting subjects from 4 villages of Cameroon: Nyamanga (27%), Yebekolo (24%), Mbanga...

Background & Aims: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common types of chronic disease leading to serious complications such as blindness, end stage renal disease (ESRD), neuropathy and cardiac disorders. Skin tag is a common benign skin tumor that its association with impaired carbohydrate metabolism has been reported in some studies. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of diab...

Although lichen planus and vitiligo are common skin disorders, their association with two other uncommon diseases, i.e. lichen sclerosus et atrophicus and disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, seems to be a very rare occurrence. We report herein a 70-year-old man who developed all of these four skin disorders simultaneously.

original article   occupational diseases are any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity. this study was conducted to examine the frequency and risk factors of some skin and musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at a referral-teaching hospital. all 197 nurses in the hospital from different working shifts were engaged in the study. all nurses filled out a questi...