Topically administered leptin was proven to promote wound healing in the skin by accelerating proliferation, differentiation/function and migration of epidermal keratinocytes and enhancing angiogenesis around the wounded area.
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Research Article: Obesity and Psoriasis: Can Bariatric Surgery Trigger Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a chronic disfiguring incurable skin disease. It has been associated with comorbidities under the skin such as obesity, multiple metabolic, cardiovascular diseases and psychological disorders.
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Research Article: Isopropyl Myristate and Cocoa Butter are not Appropriate Positive Controls for Comedogenicity Assay in Asian Subjects
Isopropyl myristate and cocoa butter are not appropriate positive controls using the Mill and Kligman human model in Asian subjects, who have lower sensitivity to comedogenicity.
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Varied Symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis Makes Diagnosis Difficult
Diagnosis process for psoriatic arthritis is often frustrating and lengthy, and that most patients experience multiple symptoms before leading to a diagnosis.
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Research Article: A Case of Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare, bullous disorder that has a significant impact on the child’s quality of life and is fatal if untreated. AE is characterised by a triad of periorificial and acral dermatitis, diarrhoea and alopecia.
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Five recent developments in aesthetic dermatology
Research finding that low-dose hyaluronic acid filler for midface volume loss produced high satisfaction in patients was among recent developments reported
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Research Article: A Unique Approach to Retain Dentures in a Patient with Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia
Presented here is a case report of an edentulous 13-year old boy with hypohidrotic ED.
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Research Article: Drug Induced Oral Mucosal Pigmentation
Pigmented lesions that are of exogenous origin are usually traumatically deposited directly into the sub mucosal tissues. In some cases, the substances may be may be ingested, absorbed and distributed hematogenously to be precipitated in the connective tissues, particularly in areas subject to chronic inflammation such as gingiva.
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Snippet: Treatment modality for melasma
Silymarin cream is a novel, effective and safe treatment modality for melasma especially in epidermal and mixed types in Fitzpatrick skin phototype III, IV and V. It has shown to significantly reduce the pigment and melasma lesion in a short period of time.
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