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Putting the burden of skin diseases on the global map
British Journal of Dermatology, 2021 Skin diseases are the fourth most common cause of all human disease, affecting almost one-third of the world’s population, yet their burden is often underestimated, despite their visibility.
C. Flohr, R. Hay
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High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography for the in vivo Detection of Demodex Mites [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Demodex mites are involved in different skin diseases and are commonly detected by skin scrape tests or superficial biopsies. A new high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal ...
Askin U +15 more
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Electronics, 2021 With the increasing incidence of severe skin diseases, such as skin cancer, endoscopic medical imaging has become urgent for revealing the internal and hidden tissues under the skin.
Ibrahim Abunadi, Ebrahim Mohammed Senan
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A Review on Sun Exposure and Skin Diseases
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022 Skin is the thin layer of tissue forming the natural integumentary system of the body that acts as a barrier to protect it from exogenous and endogenous factors that induce undesirable biological responses in the body.
KA Merin, Merin Shaji, R. Kameswaran
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The pH of the skin surface and its impact on the barrier function [PDF]
, 2006 The `acid mantle' of the stratum corneum seems to be important for both permeability barrier formation and cutaneous antimicrobial defense. However, the origin of the acidic pH, measurable on the skin surface, remains conjectural.
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Oxidative Stress and Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Skin Diseases
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Oxidative stress plays a dominant role in inflammatory skin diseases. Emerging evidence has shown that the close interaction occurred between oxidative stress and the gut microbiome.
Q. Ni, Ping Zhang, Qiang Li, Zheyi Han
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Skin diseases affecting the vulva [PDF]
, 2017 Vulval skin disease is common in gynaecological practice. This article aims to enhance clinical skills in patient assessment, vulval examination and treatment of common benign vulval skin disease.
Nunns, David, Simpson, Rosalind C.
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Occupational Skin Disease [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1989 It is opportune to discuss occupational skin disorders since recently a 'Save your Skin' Campaign has been undertaken in the United Kingdom by the Employment Advisory Service of the Health and Safety Executive to increase the awareness of employers and employees of the need to prevent skin problems in industry.' This was justified because skin ...
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Seminars in Immunopathology, 2021 Eosinophil infiltration is a common finding in a broad spectrum of skin diseases, despite the fact that the skin is devoid of eosinophils under physiologic conditions. Although cutaneous eosinophilia is reactive, cytokine-mediated in most cases, diseases
S. Radonjic‐Hoesli +4 more
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, 2020 Background: Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are chronic skin diseases that greatly affect the quality of life. Both diseases can be triggered or exacerbated by stress. Objective: We aimed to differentiate personality traits between patients with chronic
Grine, Lynda +6 more
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