Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Aug 2014
Comparative StudyComparative effect of topical silicone gel and topical tretinoin cream for the prevention of hypertrophic scar and keloid formation and the improvement of scars.
Numerous modalities have been used to treat keloids and hypertrophic scars; however, optimal treatment has not yet been established. Therefore, prevention is the mainstay. Recently, silicone gel and tretinoin cream have been shown to be useful for the prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids. However, there has been no comparative study of the two topical agents thus far. ⋯ To prevent hypertrophic scars and keloids and improve scars after surgery, application of a silicone gel or a tretinoin cream to the wounds is needed.
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Mar 2014
Scabies increased the risk of chronic kidney disease: a 5-year follow-up study.
The most documented complication of scabies has been reported to be infection by group A streptococci, which has in turn been suggested to contribute to the development of glomerulonephritis. ⋯ We concluded that there was an increased risk for CKD among patients suffering from scabies.
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Feb 2014
Comparative StudyWhole-body MRI with diffusion-weighted sequences compared with 18 FDG PET-CT, CT and superficial lymph node ultrasonography in the staging of advanced cutaneous melanoma: a prospective study.
The aim of our study was to compare the diagnostic performances of non-radiating whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wbMRI), either volumetric, with Volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) or metabolic, with diffusion-weighted sequences (wbMRI), with classical irradiating techniques such as PET-CT, CT and with lymph node ultrasonography (US) for the staging of advanced melanoma. ⋯ Whole-body MRI, using diffusion weighted sequences, was a reliable non-radiating imaging for staging of melanoma and offers the same diagnostic performances than combined CT, PET-CT and lymph node US.
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J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol · Jan 2014
Ex vivo high-definition optical coherence tomography of basal cell carcinoma compared to frozen-section histology in micrographic surgery: a pilot study.
Micrographic surgery is an established, but time-consuming operating procedure for facial basal cell carcinoma (BCC). A new high-definition (HD) optical coherence tomography (OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal (en-face) and vertical (slice) imaging mode allows a fast and non-invasive in vivo examination of BCC. ⋯ High-definition optical coherence tomography allows the postoperative identification of BCC in excised tissue ex vivo, but has still limitations in the recognition of tumour margins in comparison with the micrographic evaluation of frozen sections.