Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC
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Dear Editor, Orf, also called contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, sore mouth, or scabby mouth, is a highly contagious zoonotic disease which is caused by a double-stranded DNA virus, ORFV (Parapoxvirus genus of the family Poxviridae) (1). The infection is endemic to sheep and goats, and humans are infected either through direct transmission from active lesions on infected animals or through contact with fomites (2). Orf is an occupational hazard and the population at risk includes shepherds, butchers, farmers, wool shearers, and veterinarians (2,3). ⋯ The knowledge of this diagnosis prevents multiple complementary investigations (blood tests, histopathology, skin cultures, PCR detection, and electron microscopy) and unnecessary overtreatment. Although a rare entity, the predominant hand involvement in professionals can have significant morbidity that reflects on their productivity and quality of life. This reinforces the need for using appropriate measures to prevent animal-to-human transmission.
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Acta Dermatovenerol Croat · Dec 2019
Topics and PRISMA Checklist Compliance for Meta-analyses in Dermatology: Journal Case Study.
Meta-analyses are usually the final step of systematic reviews and provide robust scientific evidence (1,2). The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) Statement is a useful tool to improve the reporting of meta-analyses (3). There are few data available on the current topics and characteristics of meta-analyses in dermatology or on the clarity and comprehensiveness of the information they report (4-8). ⋯ The meta-analyses mainly concerned psoriasis, which is consistent with a previous study on randomized trials in BJD finding that psoriasis was the main topic (5). A limitation of our study was that the meta-analyses included were published in a single journal, so the results are not generalizable to all dermatology journals. However, this is a novel study of PRISMA checklist compliance in dermatology meta-analyses, and we consider it important to validate and build on these results through larger studies including more journals specializing in dermatology.