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2019
A meta-analysis on the influence of partial biopsy of primary melanoma on disease recurrence and patient survival
RicercaComplete surgical excision is the preferred biopsy type for suspicious melanocytic lesions...
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Skin changes and manifestations associated with the treatment of obesity
RicercaIn light of the increasing prevalence of obesity, a large proportion of patients are taking weight loss medications or undergoing weight loss procedures...
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Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Microcystic Adnexal Carcinoma
RicercaMicrocystic adnexal carcinoma (MAC) occurs primarily in older adults of white race/ethnicity on sun-exposed skin of the head and neck. There are no formal guiding principles based on expert review of the evidence to assist clinicians i...
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Dermatologic manifestations associated with electronic cigarette use
RicercaElectronic cigarette use continues to rise, yet there are no reviews summarizing dermatologic manifestations associated with electronic cigarettes in the literature....
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Pressure ulcers: Pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and presentation
RicercaPrevention has been a primary goal of pressure ulcer research...
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Vitamin D and the skin: what should a dermatologist know?
RicercaAlthough first discovered in 1931, Vitamin D has seen an increased interest in the scientific community over the past decades, including the dermatology field....
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Incidence of Long-term Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the United States
RicercaRisk of long-term opioid use among patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), who experience pain that substantially impairs quality of life, is unknown to date....
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Factors associated with time to surgery in melanoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Database
RicercaTimely treatment for melanoma may affect survival, and characterizing the predictors of delay may inform intervention strategies....
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Age and gender influence on HIDRAdisk outcomes in adalimumab-treated hidradenitis suppurativa patients.
RicercaHidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disease characterized by a significant impairment of patients' quality of life (QoL)....
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Reflectance confocal microscopy features of thin versus thick melanomas
RicercaIn-vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) plays an increasingly important role in differential diagnosis of melanoma. The aim of the study was to assess typical confocal features of thin (≤1 mm according to Breslow index) versus ...
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Dermoscopic features of mammary Paget's disease
RicercaTo determine the clinical and dermoscopic features of MPD versus other dermatologic entities that involve nipple and areola....
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Dietary compounds as potential modulators of microRNA expression in psoriasis
RicercaThis review aims to summarize knowledge about aberrant microRNAs expression in psoriasis...
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Validation of an integrated dermoscopic scoring method in a European teledermoscopy web platform: the iDScore project
RicercaAlthough live and teledermoscopic examination have been successfully used to achieve non‐invasive diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions (MSLs), early melanoma (EM) and atypical nevi (AN) continue to be a challenge, and none of the va...
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Treatments of actinic cheilitis: a systematic review of the literature.
RicercaNo large studies defined the best treatment for actinic cheilitis....
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Diagnosis and treatment of basal cell carcinoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guidelines
RicercaBasal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant tumour in white populations. Multidisciplinary experts from the European Dermatology Forum, the European Association of Dermato-Oncology and the European Organization of Research ...
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Nipple and areola lesions: review of dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy features.
RicercaThe differential diagnosis of nipple and areola complex (NAC) lesions encompasses a large spectrum of conditions from benign tumours to inflammatory diseases that could be challenging to recognize on clinical ground. While melanoma (MM...
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Risk factors and diagnostic markers of bacteremia in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: A cohort study of 176 patients.
RicercaSepsis is the main cause of death in Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)....
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The etiology, diagnosis, and management of hyperhidrosis: A comprehensive review: Therapeutic options.
RicercaHyperhidrosis (HH) is a chronic disorder of excess sweat production that may have a significant adverse effect on quality of life. A variety of treatment modalities currently exist to manage HH. Initial treatment includes lifestyle and...
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Effects of psoriasis treatment on genital warts: a case report.
RicercaThe use of immunosuppressive drugs predisposes to infections, as they block the most important stage in antiviral defense, which is the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte HLA-dependent response....
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Relapse of psoriasis in patients who asked to discontinue etanercept after achieving a stable clinical remission.
RicercaThere is increasing interest in discontinuing biological therapies in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis (PsO) who achieve a complete clinical remission, provided patients maintain clinical benefit....
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