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Differences among Indian and European pemphigus patients based on demographics, clinical parameters and propensity for relapse: results of a prospective bicontinental cohort study
Limited studies have explored pemphigus variations among different ethnic groups residing in their respective geographical locations.
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Open AccessUtility of C3d and C4d immunohistochemical staining in formalin-fixed skin or mucosal biopsy specimens in diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid and mucous membrane pemphigoid
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) and mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) sometimes have overlap** clinical, histopathological, and direct immunofluorescence (DIF) features in the early stages. Complement deposition is a...
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Towards Diagnosis of Autoimmune Blistering Skin Diseases Using Deep Neural Network
There are many skin disorders that affect human beings and symptoms of many skin diseases are common. Therefore, understanding the real differences between them is important for the correct diagnosis of dermat...
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A cross-sectional study to find association of VDR gene polymorphism with non-syndromic congenital ichthyosis and with vitamin D deficiency
Though development of vitamin D deficiency and rickets in patients with congenital ichthyosis (CI) have recently been observed, yet exact cause of such association is not properly understood. To evaluate assoc...
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Open AccessA randomised clinical trial to assess the adjuvant potential of methotrexate to corticosteroids in mucosal or limited mucocutaneous pemphigus vulgaris
Glucocorticoids are the mainstay of treatment for pemphigus vulgaris (PV). However, the requirement of high doses for long durations often leads to serious adverse events. Methotrexate as an adjuvant has shown...
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Stem Cells in Dermatology: What the Future May Hold
Stem cells are unspecialized cells potentially used to repair and restore lost or defective function of tissues, and are increasingly being recognized as a futuristic therapy. Their differentiation potential r...
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Diagnosis of Skin Diseases
About 15–20% of all consultations in clinical practice worldwide is for dermatological conditions, while a significant number do not seek medical consultation for self-limiting nature of disorder or self-treat...
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Open AccessThe severity of malnutrition in children with epidermolysis bullosa correlates with disease severity
WHO defines malnutrition as severe if the z-scores are less than − 3 Standard deviation (SD), moderate if between − 2 and − 3 SD and mild if between − 2 SD to – 1 SD. This study was aimed to assess nutritional as...
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast and Methotrexate in Patients with Palmoplantar Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Placebo-controlled studies have reported the efficacy of apremilast in the management of palmoplantar psoriasis but studies comparing efficacy with a conventional agent are lacking.
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Diagnosis of Skin Diseases
About 15–20% of all consultations in clinical practice worldwide is for dermatological conditions, while a significant number do not seek medical consultation for self-limiting nature of disorder or self-treat...
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Association of hypersensitivity and carriage of dermatophytes in clinically normal sites in patients withTinea cruris
Forty nine patients with mycologically confirmedTinea cruris were investigated for the association of hypersensitivity to trichophytin and the isolation of dermatophytes from clinically normal sites with chronici...
