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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
. In reality, long-term skin conditions can be very difficult to manage and this can have a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Between 22 and 33 per cent of the population have a skin problem that can benefit from medical attention, with 54 per cent of the UK population experiencing a skin condition in a ...
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 ...
Lentigines When freckles first appear in later life, they are usually associated with skin ... manifestations in the skin. Obvious signs may be wrinkles, atrophy, dry, thinned skin or yellow/orangey plaques ... years this woman had lived in the Far East. She presented with dry skin and multiple flat, reddened ...
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 ...
Solar keratosis This 55-year-old man had red hair and fair skin, which has been exposed to too much sun. This solar keratosis lesion is one of many that he has already developed as a result ... to remain vigilant for further lesions in the future as she clearly has sensitive skin, and may have been ...
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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