Pubblicazioni Scientifiche
Dermatologia17 apr 2019
MC1R variants in childhood and adolescent melanoma: a retrospective pooled analysis of a multicentre cohort.
Germline variants in the melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) might increase the risk of childhood and adolescent melanoma, but a clear conclusion is challenging because of the low number of studies and cases. We assessed the association of MC1R variants with childhood and adolescent melanoma in a large study comparing the prevalence of MC1R variants in child or adolescent patients with melanoma to that in adult patients with melanoma and in healthy adult controls.
09 apr 2019
how dermoscopy may influence confocal microscopy when dealing with squamous cells carcinoma simulating basal cell carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) represents one of the best indications for the use of in-vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM)
09 apr 2019
Early Melanoma Nodal Positivity and Biopsy Rates Before and After Implementation of the 7th Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
There has been a continued increase in the incidence of newly diagnosed melanomas, most of which are T1 melanomas.
09 apr 2019
Sentinel lymph node biopsy in Merkel cell carcinoma: Predictors of sentinel lymph node positivity and association with overall survival
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy, with high rates of recurrence and metastasis.
04 apr 2019
Migliorare la qualità di vita del paziente diabetico
La compromissione neuronale periferica compromette la salute del piede nei pazienti con diabete. Clinicamente, la xerosi è la complicanza lieve più comune, ma non dovrebbe essere sottovalutata. Un trattamento efficace deve essere in grado di ripristinare la barriera cutanea e prevenire la perdita di acqua, per mantenere un'adeguata idratazione e protezione.
04 apr 2019
Long-term experience with radiotherapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer
Journal of Dermatological Treatment; Posted online: 20 Mar 2019
04 apr 2019
Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) and psoriasis: what can be learned from co-morbidities. A comparative study
Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia 2019 Feb 14
04 apr 2019
Atopic Dermatitis in the Elderly: A review of clinical and pathophysiology hallmarks
Br J Dermatol. 2019 March 21
28 mar 2019
Diffuse Melanosis and Melanuria
A 47-year-old woman presented to the dermatology clinic with diffuse, progressive discoloration of the skin, nails, and oral mucosa
28 mar 2019
Emerging imaging technologies in dermatology: Part II: Applications and limitations.
Clinical examination is critical for the diagnosis and identification of response to treatment
28 mar 2019
Emerging imaging technologies in dermatology: Part I: Basic principles.
Dermatologists rely primarily on clinical examination in combination with histopathology to diagnose conditions; however, clinical examination alone might not be sufficient for accurate diagnosis and skin biopsies have associated morbidity.
28 mar 2019
Management of congenital ichthyoses: European guidelines of care, part two
guidelines for the management of congenital ichthyoses
28 mar 2019
Sunbeds and carcinogenesis: the need for new regulations and restrictions in Europe from the Euromelanoma perspective
The present paper aims to update the knowledge on the detrimental health effects of artificial tanning in order to improve the general awareness of risks and to emphasize the need for a new, more stringent European Union (EU) regulation.
21 mar 2019
Sedation for screening MRI in patients with congenital melanocytic naevi under the age of one is a successful, safe and economical first-line approach
This recommendation is based on using sedation rather than general anaesthesia (GA)
21 mar 2019
Prevalence and determinants of sunbed use in thirty European countries: data from the Euromelanoma skin cancer prevention campaign.
Although considered as a first-group carcinogen, indoor tanning is a common practice in Europe. Euromelanoma is a pan-European skin cancer prevention campaign.
21 mar 2019
Modelling first-year cost-of-illness of melanoma attributable to sunbed use in Europe.
Melanoma is a life-threatening disease of the skin with an increasing incidence of approximately 87 000 new cases treated per year in the European Union
13 mar 2019
Inverse association between the skin and oral microbiota in atopic dermatitis
J Invest Dermatol Published online: February 22, 2019
12 mar 2019
Epidemiology of nickel sensitivity: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis of North American Contact Dermatitis Group data 1994-2014
Nickel allergy is of substantial public health importance in North America. The frequency of nickel sensitivity in patients referred for patch testing has significantly increased over a 20-year period.
12 mar 2019
Density and distribution of acral melanocytic nevi and acral melanomas on the plantar surface of the foot
Presented at the International Investigative Dermatology meeting, May 16-19, 2018, Orlando, Florida.
06 mar 2019
Rates of antibiotic resistance/sensitivity in bacterial cultures of hidradenitis suppurativa patients
Antibiotic (AB) treatment is one of the first steps in the management of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Bacteria, in HS patients, may play a double role, as triggering factors of inflammatory reactions and/or agents of infection.