Pubblicazioni Scientifiche

Dermatologia

30 ott 2018

Association between phenotypic characteristics and melanoma in a large prospective cohort study

To delineate causal pathways for melanoma, it is essential to derive unbiased estimates of risk.

23 ott 2018

An Open-Label Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Moderate to Severe Patch-Type Alopecia Areata, Totalis, and Universalis

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune disease with a lifetime risk of ?2%.

23 ott 2018

Patient-reported health outcomes in patients with non-melanoma skin cancer and actinic keratosis

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and actinic keratosis (AK) are very common among fair-skinned individuals. A disease continuum from AK to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) has been frequently postulated.

23 ott 2018

European academy of dermatology and venereology European prurigo project

The term prurigo has been used for many decades in dermatology without clear definition, and currently used terminology of prurigo is inconsistent and confusing. Especially, itch?related prurigo remains unexplored regarding the epidemiology, clinical profile, natural course, underlying causes, available treatments and economic burden, although burdensome and difficult to treat.

15 ott 2018

Sun Exposure and Melanoma, Certainties and Weaknesses of the Present Knowledge

Sun exposure is the main risk factor for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM).

15 ott 2018

Urticaria: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and work-up

Urticaria is a common clinical condition presenting with wheals (hives), angioedema, or both.

15 ott 2018

Treatment of chronic urticaria, special populations, and disease outcomes

Second-generation antihistamines are considered first-line agents in the treatment of chronic urticaria because of their safety and efficacy profile.

08 ott 2018

Diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus and surrounding subclinical lesions

Diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid (BP) and pemphigus is based on clinical features, histology, immunofluorescence and laboratory data.

08 ott 2018

Oral propranolol in the treatment of proliferating infantile haemangiomas

Infantile haemangiomas (IH) are the most common vascular tumours of infancy. Despite their frequency and potential complications, there are currently no unified U.K. guidelines for the treatment of IH with propranolol.

08 ott 2018

Clinical use of dimethyl fumarate in moderate-to-severe plaque-type psoriasis: a European expert consensus

Fumaric acid esters (FAEs) are a group of small molecules that were first investigated for the treatment of psoriasis in 1959.

01 ott 2018

Dupilumab progressively improves systemic and cutaneous abnormalities in atopic dermatitis patients

Dupilumab is an IL-4R? monoclonal antibody inhibiting signaling of IL-4/IL-13, key drivers of Type 2-driven inflammation, as demonstrated by its efficacy in atopic/allergic diseases.

01 ott 2018

Combining common genetic variants and non-genetic risk factors to predict risk of cutaneous melanoma

Melanoma heritability is among the highest for cancer and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) contribute to it.

01 ott 2018

Behavioural and demographic factors associated with occurrence of non-melanoma skin cancer

Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are the most common epithelial malignancies in organ transplantation recipients (OTRs). In Italy, incidence rates of post- transplantation NMSC are approximately 5% after 5 years and 10% after 10 years since organ transplantation. The objective was to describe risk factors associated with NMSC in a cohort of renal and liver transplant recipients, in a single-center longitudinal study.

25 set 2018

Acne prevalence in 9 to 14-year-old old patients attending pediatric ambulatory clinics in Italy

Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous follicles that affects patients of all ages with a younger onset being more common than in the past.

25 set 2018

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Associated with Down Syndrome Is Characterized by Early Age at Diagnosis

The association between hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and multiple comorbidities has been widely investigated but data about the coexistence of Down syndrome (DS) are scarce.

24 set 2018

Risk of thromboembolic events in patients treated with thalidomide

Risk of thromboembolic events in patients treated with thalidomide for cutaneous lupus erythematosus: A multicenter retrospective study

24 set 2018

Classification of the Clinical Images for Benign and Malignant Cutaneous Tumors Using a Deep Learning Algorithm

Seung Seog Han7, Myoung Shin Kim7, Woohyung Lim, et al J Invest Dermatol July 2018; 138, 7: 1529–1538

24 set 2018

Bioactive Lipid Mediator Profiles in Human Psoriasis Skin and Blood

Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disease that represents a unique model for investigating inflammation at local and systemic levels.

17 set 2018

Injection technique in neurotoxins and fillers: Indications, products, and outcomes.

Basic science, anatomy, and therapeutic agents

15 set 2018

Dermoscopy of Lymphomas and Pseudolymphomas

Dermatol Clin. 2018 Oct;36(4):377-388