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Jürgen Blaak, Christiane Theiss, Marina Schleißinger, Isabel Simon, Nanna Y. Schürer, Peter Staib
OBJECTIVE: The physiological skin surface pH is crucial for several epidermal barrier functions, like stratum corneum integrity, cohesion and restoration. Alterations of the “normal” acidic nature of the skin surface have been shown to correlate with specific…
Faiza M. Saleh Al Ali, Waqas S. Abdulwahhab, Fatima A. Qaderi
Background: Terra Firma-Forme Dermatosis (TFFD), a benign skin condition which presents with asymptomatic brown to black plaques which resemble dirty skin. Aim: To document a new case presentation with TFFD in the Arab region which is considered as one of the…
Ichiro Kurokawa
An 18-year-old man had numerous multiple painful nodulocystic lesions, pustules, and necrotic hemorrhagic ulcerative lesions with crusts on the face, back, chest and upper arm two weeks ago. Systemic symptoms such as fever, general fatigue and arthralgia were…
Ichiro Kurokawa
A 19-year-old man had atrophic scars on bilateral temple for several years. The atrophic scars were composed of rolling scars (three depressions, 8 × 4 mm in diameter), ice pick scars and boxcar scar. The patient was treated with chemical peeling (CP) using 2…
Ichiro Kurokawa
A 20-year-old man presented with for 6-month history of facial acne. He had erythema and red papules on the face secondary to BPO-induced contact dermatitis. He was administered topical corticosteroid. Contact dermatitis improved with this treatment, and he h…
Zhengyuan Li
Surfactant, an abbreviation for the surface-active agent, is utilized in almost every industry. It brings two immiscible phases such as oil and water into one single homogeneous phase, leading to various industrial applications such as food, painting, coating…
Erwan Peltier, Karim Mekideche, Jean-Eric Branka, Sonja Trapp
Background: Dexpanthenol containing formula (BEPANTHEN ® ), formulated as a water in oil preparation, is currently widely marketed as a diaper care product aiming to protect baby’s buttocks and repair diaper dermatitis. Dexpanthenol is a well-known moisturize…
Ze’evi Ma’or, Dror Cohen, Ya’ara La’or-Costa, Meital Portugal-Cohen
Background: Retinol (RE) is deeply involved in skin processes, therefore it is widely formulated in cosmetics, primarily as an anti-aging ingredient. Despite its efficacy, the safety profile of RE is controversial. Objectives: Pretinol (PRE) complex was formu…
Rikako Deno, Atsushi Tanemura, Madoka Takafuji, Yuma Hanaoka, Eiji Kiyohara, Noriko Arase, Mari Wataya-Kaneda, Manabu Fujimoto
A 54-year-old man diagnosed with metastatic melanoma of the right inguinal node with occult primary developed liver and bone metastases. The combination of dabrafenib plus trametinib was initiated, and a complete response (CR) was achieved 24 months after sta…
Gabriela Riffo, Camila Ramírez-Lama, Leonardo Bennun
This work describes the application of a detailed set of TXRF evaluations to the elemental content of assorted tattoo inks, on the market of the city of Concepcion, Chile. We applied TXRF as a screening method for determining the composition in 3 sets of tatt…
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