Sir, Urticarias unresponsive to antihistamines are frustrating for both physicians and patients. In severe cases, steroids or cyclosporine may be needed.[1] This retrospective observation highlights the potential of warfarin in managing chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). halobetasol ointment (P = 0.005), clobetasol ointment and halobetasol ointment (P = 0.015) and halobetasol cream and halobet...

The proximate composition, rheology and sensory properties of corn-cocoyam salad cream prepared from varied percentage of corn starch (Cs) and cocoyam starch (Cy) (100Cs, 75Cs: 25Cy, 50Cs:50cy, 25Cs:75Cy and 100Cy) were determined and compared with that of commercial Heinz salad cream. Varied quantities of corn-cocoyam starch in salad cream did not affect the moisture and protein contents of th...

Scabies is one of the three most common skin disorders in children, along with tinea and pyoderma. The treatment of choice is still controversial. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of permethrin 5% cream vs. crotamiton 10% cream in the treatment of scabies. In total, 350 patients with scabies were enrolled, and randomized into two groups. The first group received permethrin 5% cr...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of a natural oil-based emulsion containing allantoin versus aqueous cream for preventing and managing radiation-induced skin reactions. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 174 patients were randomized and participated in the study. Patients received either cream 1 (the natural oil-based emulsion containing allantoin) or cream 2 (aqueous cream). Skin toxicity, p...

We present numerical simulations predicting the directional diffuse reflectance and autofluorescence from human skin. Skin is modeled as a seven-layered medium, with each layer having its own optical properties and fluorophore concentrations. Both collimated and diffuse monochromatic excitation at 442 nm are considered. In addition, the effect of an index-matching cream used to eliminate total ...

Chronic widespread pain and fibromyalgia often coexist with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and affects mostly women. Studies have shown lower pressure pain thresholds (PPT) in these patients indicating that hyperalgesia is involved. The aim for this study was to investigate the effect of topical anesthesia on PPT for jaw muscles in patients with widespread pain. The hypothesis was that the P...

Participants with Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) of the neck were randomly assigned into 2 groups of the double-blinded study: topical cetylated fatty ester complex (CFEC) cream application plus physical therapy (CF-PT; n=37), and placebo cream application plus physical therapy (PL-PT; n=35). There were 3 visits during 4 weeks of treatment. Physical Therapy (PT), given twice/week, included Isch...

Beta-adrenergic stimulation and alpha 2-adrenergic inhibition increase lipolysis from fat cells. Twenty-eight obese women were placed on a calorie-restricted diet and one of five treatments was applied to one thigh three to five times per week for four weeks: (1) isoproterenol injections; (2) cream containing colforsin (forskolin), aminophylline, and yohimbine; (3) yohimbine cream; (4) colforsi...

Extemporaneously compounded bioidentical hormones are commonly dispensed in the United States. However, questions have been raised regarding safety, effectiveness and use of hormone replacement therapy (cHRT). There is a need for clinical scientific evidence on cHRT, particular topically applied hormones. An vitro study was conducted to evaluate human skin percutaneous absorption estradiol, usi...

We induced specific expectations of analgesia on four different parts of the body to understand how endogenous opioid systems are activated by expectancies. The left hand, right hand, left foot, and right foot were simultaneously stimulated by means of a subcutaneous injection of capsaicin, which produces a painful burning sensation. Specific expectations of analgesia were induced by applying a...