Aarthi Parvathaneni, Madison M Taylor, T Austin Black, Kelly C Nelson
{"title":"International Survey on Dermoscopic Image Management: ISIC Data on Capture, Storage, and AI Integration in Dermatology.","authors":"Aarthi Parvathaneni, Madison M Taylor, T Austin Black, Kelly C Nelson","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4896","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4896","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana Maria Abréu-Vélez, Willy Ramos, Michael S Howard
{"title":"Is Tunisian Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus A Real Entity, Or Should These Cases Be Reclassified With Other Autoimmune Blistering Disease?","authors":"Ana Maria Abréu-Vélez, Willy Ramos, Michael S Howard","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5008","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090956/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aimilios Lallas, Konstantinos Liopyris, Zoe Apalla, Elvira Moscarella, Gabriella Brancaccio, Alexander Stratigos, Giuseppe Argenziano
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence-Based Image Analysis is Insufficient as a Stand-Alone Assessment of Skin Tumors in Real Clinical Practice.","authors":"Aimilios Lallas, Konstantinos Liopyris, Zoe Apalla, Elvira Moscarella, Gabriella Brancaccio, Alexander Stratigos, Giuseppe Argenziano","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5353","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090926/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pediatric Scabies: Association with Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, and Impaired Quality of Life.","authors":"Nihal Sarı, Gülsüm Yitik Tonkaz, Şeyda Arslan","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4979","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4979","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Scabies is a contagious, infectious skin disease that is observed worldwide. Scabies affects individuals of all ages, although it exhibits significant differences between childhood and adulthood. While the number of publications documenting the co-occurrence of anxiety, depression, and impaired quality of life (QoL) in adult patients with scabies is increasing, the presence of these issues in pediatric patients remains a topic of curiosity.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence of sleep disorders, QoL, anxiety, and depression in children with scabies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this analytical case-control study, 68 scabies patients and 69 healthy controls aged 6-17 years were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In patients with scabies, sleep quality was significantly poorer compared to the control group (P<0.001). There was no difference between the two groups in terms of RCADS (Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale) and total anxiety and depression scores. In the control group, the number of individuals with upper and upper-middle socioeconomic levels was higher (P=0.036). A moderate correlation was found between impairment in dermatology-related QoL and deterioration in sleep quality in patients with scabies (r=0.606, P<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found that sleep disorders are common among children diagnosed with scabies, negatively impacting their QoL compared to healthy controls. We believe that obtaining information about both night and day sleep patterns during dermatological follow-ups of children diagnosed with scabies and providing recommendations on sleep hygiene as part of the treatment process may have positive effects on a child's QoL.</p>","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090938/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk of Osteoporosis Associated with Glucocorticoid Use in Pemphigus Vulgaris: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Merve Kaya, Gülhan Aksoy Saraç, Onur Acar, Selma Emre, Akın Aktaş","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5050","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a5050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune bullous disease affecting the skin and mucous membranes. Osteoporosis, a significant side effect of commonly used glucocorticoids in treatment, can adversely contribute to the existing morbidity.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to assess the impact of glucocorticoid therapy on bone mineral density in patients with PV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients newly diagnosed with PV were included in this study. Femur and lumbar T-scores, serum calcium, vitamin D, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were analyzed before and one year after therapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 66 patients, the average time to diagnosis was 10.14 months, and the average daily dose of prednisone was 16.95 mg, with 63.6% of patients receiving medium doses. Our data showed no significant change in lumbar T-scores after one year of glucocorticoid treatment, but a significant decrease in femur density was observed. The decrease in femur T-scores was significant in the medium-dose group, while the lumbar T-scores decreased significantly in the high-dose group. There was no significant correlation between T-scores and sex, menopausal state, diagnosis time, or obesity. Additionally, vitamin D and LDH levels significantly increased after treatment, while changes in serum calcium and ALP levels were not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Given the multiple factors that reduce bone mineral density in PV patients, the current strategies for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis prophylaxis in this group may need re-evaluation, with potential for additional recommendations to be included in pemphigus guidelines.</p>","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090925/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dalia Ibrahim Halwag, Samar Mohamed Samy Gad, Eman M ElEryan, Hend Mostafa Ali Ali, Eman M Osman, Iman Mohamed Abdelmeniem
{"title":"Thyroid Dysfunction in Mycosis Fungoides: Sonographic and Laboratory Insights.","authors":"Dalia Ibrahim Halwag, Samar Mohamed Samy Gad, Eman M ElEryan, Hend Mostafa Ali Ali, Eman M Osman, Iman Mohamed Abdelmeniem","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4961","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Thyroid gland affection in mycosis fungoides has rarely been reported. It occurs as extracutaneous involvement, incidentally, as a second malignancy, or as a side effect of systemic retinoids.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to specifically screen for biochemical or structural thyroid gland affection in a larger number of mycoses fungoides patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-eight mycosis fungoides patients received a formal thyroid ultrasound examination, and their thyroid hormones and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody levels were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hypoechogenic thyroid gland (suggesting thyroiditis) was detected in 39.3% of patients, and 39.3% had thyroid nodules. Thyroid hormones and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies were normal in 92.9% of patients. There was a statistically significant relationship between the mycosis fungoides variant and glandular echogenicity. Eighty percent of patients with the hypopigmented variant had hypoechoic gland, compared to 43.8 % of patients with the patch stage and none of the patients with the poikilodermatous variant (P=0.017*). There was a statistically significant relationship between the mycosis fungoides variant and DTD-TIRADS score (P=0.014*). The mean duration of mycosis fungoides was longer in patients with DTD-TIRADS III and IV and with thyroid nodules, however, without statistical significance. Patients treated with systemic psoralen ultraviolet A phototherapy, compared to narrow-band ultraviolet B phototherapy, were more likely to have thyroiditis, however, without statistical significance (P=0.265).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We recommend regular screening for thyroid gland affection in mycosis fungoides patients because of the possible association with thyroiditis and thyroid nodules, especially in patients with the hypopigmented variant.</p>","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-Term Outcomes of Surgical and Chemical Matricectomy for Ingrown Toenail Management: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Ayda Acar, Ayris Ozturk, Berke Kokluce, Bengu Gerceker Turk, Tugrul Dereli","doi":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4883","DOIUrl":"10.5826/dpc.1502a4883","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Matricectomy is an effective treatment method for ingrown toenails.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of matricectomy procedures for ingrown toenails at a dermatology clinic, focusing on patient characteristics, recurrence rates, post-operative complications, and patient satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patient records from 2009 to 2023 for those undergoing surgical or chemical matricectomy for ingrown toenails in the dermatological surgery unit were retrospectively reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study analyzed 300 matricectomies performed on 164 patients. Chemical matricectomy was performed on 97.6% (160 patients), while 2.4% (4 patients) underwent surgical matricectomy alone, and 20.7% (34 patients) received both surgical and chemical matricectomy. Healing times and prolonged pain showed no significant differences between surgical, sodium hydroxide, and phenol matricectomy. No significant relationship was identified between side effect development and factors such as diabetes mellitus, previous nail procedures, or the type of matricectomy (surgical, phenol, or sodium hydroxide). Recurrence rates ranked from lowest to highest as follows: combined surgical and chemical, sodium hydroxide, and phenol matricectomy; however, these differences were not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No significant difference was observed in recurrence rates, side effects, or patient satisfaction between surgical, sodium hydroxide, and phenol matricectomy procedures.</p>","PeriodicalId":11168,"journal":{"name":"Dermatology practical & conceptual","volume":"15 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12090955/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144119241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}