{"title":"Gaining exposure on perceptions of sunscreen: a national survey of patients with melanoma.","authors":"Sami A Raza, Diane Cannon, Faisal R Ali","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae179","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The incidence of melanoma is increasing. We ascertained perceptions regarding sunscreen and factors influencing choice in patients with melanoma. A survey was distributed to all members of a support group for people with melanoma. In total, 571 responses were received across 6 weeks. Most respondents (n = 452/571; 79.2%) indicated that they knew how much sunscreen to apply; the most popular frequency of application was once daily (n = 180/571; 31.5%). The most popular cosmetic benefit respondents indicated was reduced redness on sun-exposed areas of the skin (n = 418/571; 73.2%). Most respondents (n = 552/571; 96.7%) agreed that more education is needed regarding the importance of wearing sunscreen. The three most popular factors influencing sunscreen choice were a sun protection factor (SPF) > 50 (n = 299/571; 52.4%), dermatologist recommendation (n = 267/571; 46.8%) and price (n = 262/571; 45.9). Sustainable packaging (n = 45/571; 7.9%) and ethical sourcing of ingredients (n = 65/571; 11.4%) were not ranked highly. Given that 42.0% (n = 240/571) only applied sunscreen on sunny days, an education campaign is required. Industry should consider public education regarding sustainability. A further study ascertaining the views and perceptions of sunscreen in a cohort of people without melanoma is strongly encouraged.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1424-1426"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140944400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Namir Saade, Celine Chedraoui, Marie Therese Mitri, Pascale Salameh, Yana Said, Jinane El Khoury
{"title":"The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder in outpatient dermatology clinics: a systematic review.","authors":"Namir Saade, Celine Chedraoui, Marie Therese Mitri, Pascale Salameh, Yana Said, Jinane El Khoury","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae204","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition involving a preoccupation with physical appearance disproportionate to physical findings, which are often absent altogether. Previously published data have estimated its prevalence at approximately 11.3-11.9%, across various medical specialties. No recent systematic reviews strictly related to dermatology clinics and the prevalence of BDD have been published to the best of our knowledge.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To gather a pooled prevalence for BDD in outpatient dermatology clinics around the world.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature review was completed as per PRISMA guidelines. Studies had to meet the following inclusion criteria: (i) observational studies (either prospective, cross-sectional or case-controlled), (ii) include patients aged ≥ 13 years of age; (iii) undertaken in dermatology clinics (medical, cosmetic or specialty clinics); (iv) use validated, or translations of validated screening tools, used for BDD [such as the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ), the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, BDDQ-Dermatology Version (DV), the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale modified for Body Dysmorphic Disorder]; (v) report a point prevalence for BDD; and (vi) be written in either English, French or Arabic, the three languages fluently spoken by the Lebanese researchers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-one articles tackling BDD in outpatient cosmetic and general dermatology clinics were selected. Studies were graded based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and a mean for the pooled prevalence was calculated, yielding a weighted mean prevalence of 12.5% among general dermatology patients (n = 1082) and 25.0% among cosmetic dermatology patients (n = 218). The mean prevalence of BDD among general dermatology patients is similar to previously reported numbers. For cosmetic dermatology patients, the findings are markedly higher than previously reported, which we postulate could be owing to dermatologists being at the forefront of noninvasive cosmetic procedures.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Given the high prevalence of BDD among dermatology patients, we highlight the importance of having a high index of suspicion for BDD and identifying it in the clinical setting and also emphasize the importance of psychiatric treatment for these patients to improve outcomes, all while avoiding unnecessary interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1309-1315"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141064896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Di Guardo, Giulia Maretti, Andrea Ascione, Charis G Balampanos, Flavia Persechino, Domenico Giordano, Gabriella De Marco, Severino Persechino
{"title":"Poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans: report of a case of long duration.","authors":"Antonio Di Guardo, Giulia Maretti, Andrea Ascione, Charis G Balampanos, Flavia Persechino, Domenico Giordano, Gabriella De Marco, Severino Persechino","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae237","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae237","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1441-1444"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141445743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"General dermatology and dermatology in primary healthcare.","authors":"Claire Quigley, Liana Victory, Eoin R Storan","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae239","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae239","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1467-1468"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141455683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Antonio Lasheras-Pérez, Rodrigo Peñuelas-Leal, José Luis Sanchez-Carazo, Antonio Javier Sahuquillo-Torralba, Jorge Magdaleno-Tapial, Ignacio Torres-Navarro, Blanca Unamuno-Bustos, Javier López-Davia, Conrad Pujol-Marco, Begoña Escutia-Muñoz, Rafael Botella-Estrada
{"title":"Treatment of palmoplantar psoriasis with oral roflumilast: a case series.","authors":"Miguel Antonio Lasheras-Pérez, Rodrigo Peñuelas-Leal, José Luis Sanchez-Carazo, Antonio Javier Sahuquillo-Torralba, Jorge Magdaleno-Tapial, Ignacio Torres-Navarro, Blanca Unamuno-Bustos, Javier López-Davia, Conrad Pujol-Marco, Begoña Escutia-Muñoz, Rafael Botella-Estrada","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae229","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae229","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1455-1457"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141449868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Devyn Zaminski, Ya-Han Zhang, Jenny Engelman, Avani Kolla Patel, Vartan Pahalyants, Fatima Bawany, Jaclyn R Himeles, Daniel R Mazori
{"title":"From skin checking to suturing: efficacy of a sequential dermatology simulation for medical students.","authors":"Devyn Zaminski, Ya-Han Zhang, Jenny Engelman, Avani Kolla Patel, Vartan Pahalyants, Fatima Bawany, Jaclyn R Himeles, Daniel R Mazori","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae206","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1445-1447"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141080597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radhika Bali, Jacqueline K Simpson, Khawar Hussain
{"title":"Paediatrics and genetics.","authors":"Radhika Bali, Jacqueline K Simpson, Khawar Hussain","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae214","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae214","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1465-1466"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141183732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parry-Romberg syndrome following COVID-19 vaccination.","authors":"Deborah De Caux, Randa Akel","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae219","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae219","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1459-1460"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141260871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the association between isotretinoin and sexual dysfunction: a comprehensive scoping review.","authors":"Eugene Tan, Harriet Kennedy, Marius Rademaker","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae168","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae168","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A potential link between isotretinoin and sexual dysfunction has been reported in various studies. However, such an association has not been explored within the context of a literature review until now.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the methodology and quality of studies investigating this association, and to examine the definitions of sexual dysfunction used.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review approach was used to identify peer-reviewed research articles. The search terms used were 'isotretinoin', 'sexual dysfunction', 'erectile dysfunction', 'ejaculatory disorders', 'decreased libido', 'female sexual interest', 'female arousal disorder', 'libido', 'pelvic pain', 'dyspareunia', 'orgasmic disorder', 'impotence', 'ovaries', 'fertility' and 'menstrual irregularity'.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 55 peer-reviewed manuscripts were included, consisting of 8 animal studies and 46 human studies with 2420 patients. Of the studies in humans, there were 18 case reports or case series, 2 case-control studies, 4 cross-sectional studies, 6 longitudinal studies, 3 pharmacovigilance reports and 13 cohort studies. The most frequently observed dose range of isotretinoin was 0.5-1.0 mg kg-1 per day, usually for a duration of 1-6 months. More than half of the studies (54%, n = 25) reported a beneficial or neutral effect of isotretinoin on sexual function. The majority of studies (89%, n = 41) were categorized as Oxford Evidenced-Based Medicine level 4.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This scoping review revealed very weak evidence supporting a link between isotretinoin and sexual dysfunction. Notably, the diverse definitions of sexual dysfunction pose a significant challenge for comparative analysis. The authors advocate for a standardized definition of sexual dysfunction and a framework for determining causality in order to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between isotretinoin and sexual dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1396-1404"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140850725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Potestio, Matteo Megna, Sara Cacciapuoti, Fabrizio Martora, Alessia Villani
{"title":"Author reply to 'Comment on ChatGPT and medical writing in dermatology: why should we keep writing?'","authors":"Luca Potestio, Matteo Megna, Sara Cacciapuoti, Fabrizio Martora, Alessia Villani","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae177","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae177","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1428"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}