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Although not very frequent (its prevalence in the U.S. is 1% of the population), the number of people suffering from chronic urticaria cannot be overlooked, and its causes are yet to be identified. Notwithstanding a lack of evidence, for this condition the 2000 U.S. guidelines recommend a few [...]
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Xanthelasmata (yellowish deposits on the eyelids, especially the upper) and arcus corneae (gray opacity located near the periphery of the cornea) are two types of lipid deposit. Researchers in Denmark conducted a prospective study of the population to see if these events are associated – [...]
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Use of topical antibiotics for topical wound dressing is very common, independently of the level of risks for infection. Recent studies funded by the pharmaceutical industry examined the benefits obtained from a petrolatum-based ointment compared with topical antibiotics. The ointment was compared [...]
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Cutaneous infections and cellulitis are among the most common causes leading to hospitalization for infectious diseases, with a consequent abuse of antibiotics active against anaerobic gram-negative bacilli, in turn leading to antibiotic resistance build-up. A Colorado-based group of investigators [...]
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A British multicentre trial compared the effectiveness of 50% salicylic acid versus cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen in the treatment of plantar warts. The 240 patients (aged > 12 years) enrolled in the trial were randomized to either self-treatment with 50% salicylic acid up to a maximum of 8 [...]
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The problem of cellulitis in lower limbs is two-fold: on one side, diagnosis is not often given or it is mistakenly given; on the other side, treatment is not clearly codified: is a hospitalization opportune? Can the patient be treated at home? In order to clear these questions up, an English study [...]
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Vulgar plantar warts, a common disease above all during childhood, have in general two kinds of treatments: applications of salicylic acid or cryotherapy. In order to verify which of the two kinds of treatment is more effective, some Dutch researchers have randomized 250 subjects (43% of them was [...]
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Even if acne represents one of the most spread diseases, we still known very little on its cause, pathogenesis and therapy. With the support of pharmaceutical industry, the members of Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne have updated their recommendations, dating back to 2003, on the [...]
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The incidence of skin and soft-tissue infections has dramatically increased in the USA during the last decade and most of these infections have been caused by a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Even if the drainage of abscess infections is the most indicated treatment, someone [...]
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With the marketing of newer and newer molecules, adverse reactions become frequent and among these, the particularly severe ones, too. In order to monitor the onset of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, a group of dermatologists belonging to various countries associated in the [...]