Does the response to bimekizumab vary according to previous therapy with methotrexate versus cyclosporine? [0.03%]
Ilaria Salvi,Alexandra M G Brunasso,Franco Castelli et al.
Ilaria Salvi et al.
According to the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) guidelines, patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis can access biological therapies in case of treatment failure or contraindication to at least one conventional systemic treatment. Howeve...
Management of severe dysplastic nevus (high-grade dysplasia): Italian recommendations for good clinical practice [0.03%]
Cesare Massone,Giuseppe Argenziano,Carlo Cota et al.
Cesare Massone et al.
"Dysplastic nevus" (DN) is a histopathological term used to describe nevi with cytological atypia and architectural disorder. With the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) classification, the grading system for atypia/dysplasia was simplifi...
Free access to medications for scabies treatment in Italy: a call to action and the need to evaluate its clinical and epidemiological impact [0.03%]
Corrado Zengarini,Martina Mussi,Iria Neri et al.
Corrado Zengarini et al.
Dear Editor, The escalating spread of scabies, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite, is a pressing and worrisome public health concern, with increasing worldwide incidence every year and frequent outbreaks, making it not only an Italian pro...
Frontal fibrosing alopecia and lichen planopilaris: epidemiology, treatment, and remission rate (2014-2024) [0.03%]
Yahya Argobi,Faris I Alasiri,Mohammad Azlan Omar
Yahya Argobi
Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) and lichen planopilaris (LPP) are cicatricial alopecia with overlapping but distinct epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic features. This study evaluates their epidemiological and clinical characteristi...
Andrea Paradisi,Irina Ciobotariu,Massimo Rocchetti
Andrea Paradisi
A 58-year-old Caucasian male presented with a 1.6×1 cm nodular lesion on the right lower eyelid, clinically diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma. Surgical excision was planned. How would you remove this lesion? [...]. ...
Serum ferritin and hair iron content in correlation to hair diameter and density: a case-control study [0.03%]
血清铁蛋白和头发含铁量与头发直径及密度关系的病例对照研究
Arlha Aporia Debinta,Windy Keumala Budianti,Andira Hardjodipuro et al.
Arlha Aporia Debinta et al.
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common non-scarring hair loss disorder in men due to susceptibility to testosterone. AGA causes cosmetic disturbances that affect confidence and quality of life. The correlation between low ferritin s...
Soichiro Sawamura,Katsunari Makino,Hitomi Nakashima et al.
Soichiro Sawamura et al.
Dear Editor, Localized scleroderma (LSc; morphea) is a rare fibrosing disease of the skin and underlying tissues, which is different from systemic sclerosis (SSc). LSc is classified based on clinical presentations: circumscribed, linear, ge...
Neringa Guobytė,Emilija Šerpytienė,Monika Macejevska et al.
Neringa Guobytė et al.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an idiopathic group of disorders characterized histologically by proliferation and infiltration of tissue by Langerhans cell-type histiocytes. This disease can affect various organs. Patients with a si...
Cutaneous Rosai-Dorfman disease: a case report of disease limited only to skin [0.03%]
仅累及皮肤的Rosai-Dorfman病1例报告
Aurėja Kontrimienė,Emilija Šerpytienė,Monika Macejevska et al.
Aurėja Kontrimienė et al.
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a disorder of histiocytic proliferation that can affect almost every organ. Skin may be involved in about 10% of cases, but only 3% of patients have skin lesions exclusively. Patients with cutaneous Rosai-Dorf...
Melanoma risk awareness and sun-protective behavior: Does the sun only hurt on the beach? A cross-sectional survey on 1288 families of a Mediterranean population [0.03%]
恶性黑色素瘤的危险认知及防晒行为调查——仅在沙滩上晒伤吗？地中海地区1288个家庭的横断面研究
Vincenzo De Giorgi,Aurora Gaeta,Federico Venturi et al.
Vincenzo De Giorgi et al.
Most of the literature describing sun protection for children is based on population surveys and questionnaires, and these have shown that parents have considerable knowledge about sun exposure, its correlation with skin cancer, and proper ...