Clinical and molecular aspects of vitiligo treatments

A Bishnoi, D Parsad - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vitiligo is an asymptomatic but cosmetically disfiguring disorder that results in the formation
of depigmented patches on skin and/or mucosae. Vitiligo can be segmental or non …

Skin diseases associated with atopic dermatitis

J Fenner, NB Silverberg - Clinics in Dermatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Atopic dermatitis is a common chronic pruritic inflammatory skin disorder, characterized by
an abnormal skin barrier, immune dysfunction, and an altered skin microbiome. Atopic …

[HTML][HTML] A direct link between MITF, innate immunity, and hair graying

ML Harris, TD Fufa, JW Palmer, SS Joshi… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) and mouse models of hair graying serve as useful systems
to uncover mechanisms involved in stem cell self-renewal and the maintenance of …

Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, and risk of vitiligo: A meta-analysis

JZ Zhang, M Wang, Y Ding, F Gao, YY Feng, B Yakeya… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To explore the relationship among the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene
polymorphisms, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, and vitiligo. Methods: Databases …

Thyroid diseases and skin autoimmunity

E Baldini, T Odorisio, C Tuccilli, S Persechino… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2018 - Springer
The skin is the largest organ of the body, at the boundary with the outside environment.
Primarily, it provides a physical and chemical barrier against external insults, but it can act …

Motorized 0.8-mm micropunch grafting for refractory vitiligo: a retrospective study of 230 cases

JM Bae, JH Lee, HS Kwon, J Kim, DS Kim - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Punch grafting for vitiligo is time-consuming and can result in cobblestone-like
appearances. We devised a motorized 0.8-mm micropunch grafting procedure to overcome …

[PDF][PDF] Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser as an Add-on" Treatment for Vitiligo: A Meta-analysis with Systematic Review"

HJ Kim, ES Hong, SH Cho… - Acta dermato …, 2018 - medicaljournalssweden.se
Abstract Treatment of vitiligo is challenging and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
Fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser as an add-on to conventional treatment has been …

Frontal fibrosing alopecia–review of recent case reports and case series in PubMed

EM Valesky, MD Maier, S Kippenberger… - JDDG: Journal der …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background In his initial publication of frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) in 1994, Steven
Kossard included six postmenopausal women. A type of cicatricial alopecia, FFA is clinically …

Pregnancy outcomes in patients with vitiligo: a nationwide population-based cohort study from Korea

KY Park, HJ Kwon, JH Wie, HH Lee, SB Cho… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune skin disorder affecting 1% of populations
worldwide. Few large-scale studies have explored adverse pregnancy outcomes in patients …

Dermatoscopy of common lesions in pediatric dermatology

G Micali, AE Verzì, E Quattrocchi, CY Ng… - Dermatologic …, 2018 - derm.theclinics.com
Being non invasive, dermatoscopy has demonstrated to be very useful in children to
enhance the diagnosis of a variety of proliferative, infectious, pigmentary, inflammatory …