Surgical outcomes of dermabrasion followed by split-thickness skin grafting for post-burn leukoderma: a two-center observational study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground Post-burn leukoderma is a challenging late sequela of deep dermal injury, characterized by persistent hypopigmentation and impaired scar quality.
Abdulkadir Calavul
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In Vitro Methods for Predicting Chemical Leukoderma Caused by Quasi-Drug Cosmetics
Cosmetics, 2017 Skin care cosmetics frequently contain whitening or lightening agents. The present study aimed to establish in vitro methods for predicting chemical leukoderma caused by whitening agents in cosmetics. The risks of chemical leukoderma were predicted based
Kazuhisa Maeda, Maeda Kazuhisa
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A Cell-Based Evaluation of the Tyrosinase-Mediated Metabolic Activation of Leukoderma-Inducing Phenols, II: The Depletion of Nrf2 Augments the Cytotoxic Effect Evoked by Tyrosinase in Melanogenic Cells [PDF]
BiomoleculesChemical leukoderma is a disorder induced by chemicals such as rhododendrol and monobenzone. These compounds possess a p-substituted phenol moiety and undergo oxidation into highly reactive and toxic o-quinone metabolites by tyrosinase.
Tomoko Nishimaki-Mogami +5 more
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PD-L1+ neutrophils mediate immune regulation of CD8+ T cells in halo nevi [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundHalo nevi are clinically common and are characterized by a circle of leukoderma around the central melanocytic nevus. Studies have shown that the pathogenesis of halo nevi is similar to that of vitiligo and is associated with the role of CD8⁺ T
Yixuan Zhang +5 more
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Comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic reveals different destinies of melanocytes and dynamic changes of immune microenvironment in a psychological stress-induced leukoderma and leukotrichia mouse model [PDF]
Molecular MedicineBackground Vitiligo is an acquired skin depigmentation disorder often accompanied by leukoderma and leukotrichia. Half of vitiligo patients experience episodes of stress.
Xuechen Cao +9 more
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Acral lentiginous melanoma with subsequent spontaneous vitiligo vulgaris: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Dermatology ReportsAcral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is an infrequent and often missed subtype of melanoma. Its association with spontaneous vitiligo vulgaris is an exceedingly rare condition. The current study presents a rare case of ALM with spontaneous vitiligo vulgaris
Ronak Saeed Ahmed +10 more
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The many faces of autoimmune-mediated melanocyte destruction in melanoma [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyMelanoma is the most severe form of skin cancer with an incidence that is increasing all over the world. Melanoma cells derive from normal melanocytes and share different melanocyte-specific antigens, the same antigens against which an immune reaction ...
Loredana Ungureanu +10 more
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Evaluation of minced skin grafts in the treatment of post burn leukoderma. [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023 BackgroundPost burn leukoderma had been characterized by chalk white depigmented areas of variable sizes and shapes. Re-pigmentation of the hypopigmented lesion is still a big challenge, current treatment modalities for post burn leukoderma include non ...
Dawlat Emara +3 more
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Bilateral Eyelash Poliosis with Raccoon Erythema and Hypopigmentation-Contact Follicular Leukoderma [PDF]
Dermatology Practical & ConceptualShreya K Gowda +2 more
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Cells, 2021 Sanqi, a traditional Chinese herb, is widely used for cardiovascular diseases, and its neuroprotective effects against oxidative stress were recently discovered. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Sanqi-derived compound K (Sanqi-CK), an
Suwei Tang +6 more
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