MIMS Dermatology is a quarterly medical journal dedicated to healthcare professionals with a special interest in dermatology, whether GPs with a special interest, nurses or consultant dermatologists. To learn more or to subscribe visit mims.co.uk
Common skin disorders can take on a deceptively different appearance in patients with pigmented...Section 1: Normal variants in pigmented skin The aim of this article is to improve the diagnostic ability of doctors assessing patients with pigmented or black/ brown skin, defined broadly here ... sometimes present with skin problems that are so common, they are considered normal variants ...
Diagnosis and management of skin allergy should begin with a good history and careful examination...Cutaneous hypersensitivity occurs when non-self antigens activate the skin s immunological defence ... characterised by itchy, red, swollen plaques of skin. Individual lesions must resolve within 24 hours (or ... breaches the skin s barrier mechanisms and elicits a type I hypersensitivity response. For example ...
Dr Jean Watkins outlines some of the commonly presented skin complications of diabetes...Infection Skin infections are common in patients with diabetes. Bacterial infections ... are hairless, dry and scaly skin and thickened nails. Toes are usually affected first but the gangrene may ... and papules over the trunk and limbs. A skin biopsy will confirm the condition. Treatment is not usually ...
Non-dermatologists should be further educated about the detection of skin cancer, according...A retrospective cohort study determined the number of suspicious lesions referred to dermatologists that are found to be malignant, with the number of incidental skin cancers identified at referral. Between January 2006 and December 2009, 400 patients with suspected malignant lesions were referred by non ...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and its incidence is increasing, with more than 70...ABSTRACT There are two main categories of skin cancer: melanoma and non-melanoma skin ... . The incidence of all types of skin cancer has more than doubled over the past decade. This is widely believed ... . Key words Skin cancer, melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell ...
The appearance of annular lesions can be a sign of a wide variety of skin conditions. By Dr Jean
of their skin condition. Skin camouflage can be a vital tool during the early stages of rehabilitation, but also forms part of a long-term process. Skin blemishes and scars may result from conditions present ... cent of the population have some form of skin condition that could benefit from medical attention. 1 ...
Amolecule, Yap1, triggers a pathway that causes epidermal skin stem cells to expand and grow more skin. The researchers found that when Yap1 was suppressed in mice, their skin became thin and delicate. The opposite was also true - the more Yap1 expressed, the thicker the skin became. Alpha ...
with pigmented or black/brown skin, defined broadly here to include people of African, African ... skin disease in pigmented patients: Redness or erythema may be masked by the pigment and difficult ... in pigmented skin. Normal variants Patients with pigmented skin sometimes present with skin problems ...
melanoma are very high. DermLite Lumio Skin Examination Device Assessing lesions One ... the big advantage that a much larger area of skin can be inspected in a shorter period of time ... polarisation. For those who have never viewed skin with the polarised device, it can be best described ...
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