Received/Geliş tarihi : May 8, 2013 Accepted/Kabul tarihi : June 10, 2013 To the Editor, A 48-year-old male patient was admitted with the complaints of diffuse skin dryness, fatigue, and numbness of the hands. He reported cramps and fasciculation occurring at nights and weakness of the arms. His physical examination (AG) revealed a diffuse dryness with widespread squames on the scalp, trunk, ar...

In women, aging and declining estrogen levels are associated with several cutaneous changes, many of which can be reversed or improved by estrogen supplementation. Two estrogen receptors-α and β-have been cloned and found in various tissue types. Epidermal thinning, declining dermal collagen content, diminished skin moisture, decreased laxity, and impaired wound healing have been reported in po...

Abstract People in the developed countries are living longer. Geriatric dermatology is playing an increasingly important role as chances of developing skin-related problems increase with their ageing. Skin ageing induced by two main processes: intrinsic and extrinsic. Extrinsic caused environmental factors such sun exposure, smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollution, poor nutrition. Intrinsic...

BACKGROUND Despite almost the three decades passed since the chemical attacks of Iraqi's army against the Iranian troops, some veterans are still suffering from long-term complications of sulfur mustard (SM) poisoning, including certain skin complaints specially dryness, burning, and pruritus. We thus aimed to evaluate the skin's water and lipid content in patients with a disability of >25% due...

Estrogen deficiency following menopause results in atrophic skin changes and acceleration of skin aging. Estrogens significantly modulate skin physiology, targeting keratinocytes, fibroblasts, melanocytes, hair follicles and sebaceous glands, and improve angiogenesis, wound healing and immune responses. Estrogen insufficiency decreases defense against oxidative stress; skin becomes thinner with...

Xerosis is a common skin condition, occurring most often in the winter and in low relative humidity, which results in loss of moisture, cracking, and desquamation. Many emollient creams and lotions are available for use as preventive moisturizers. However, few controlled experiments have been published comparing the efficacy of active moisturizing products versus the vehicle used to deliver the...

OBJECTIVES Manicurists are exposed to various chemicals in nail and skin care products and may develop ocular, nasal, respiratory or skin adverse reactions to them. To investigate the occurrence of ocular, nasal, respiratory and skin problems among manicurists and to identify their causal factors, particularly allergic etiology and occupational origin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Manicurists employe...

the water content of the epidermis is a main factor in maintaining skin smoothness and elasticity and preventing skin dryness. occlusive products can greatly affect skin hydration by forming a barrier on the skin following the topical administration of oil-based formulations. these products repair the skin barrier by restoring the skin lipids as well. solid lipid nanoparticles (slns) have recen...

Qooba (dermatophytosis) is the roughness on surface of skin, which associated with itching, scaling, erythema, and dryness. In modern literature, Dermatophytosis defined as a superficial infection keratinized layer skin caused by group keratinophilic fungi. According to Unani Medicine, blood dyscrasia responsible for pathogenesis (dermatophytosis). commonest form affecting about 20-25% world po...

OBJECTIVE The effect of heparinoid moisturizer use after acute skin damage for patients receiving whole-breast radiotherapy after lumpectomy is understudied. METHODS A total of 30 patients were randomly assigned to receive heparinoid moisturizer (Group M), and 32 patients comprised the control group (Group C). Patients in Group M were instructed to apply heparinoid moisturizer from 2 weeks fo...