Chronic pruritus (itch) is defined as ‘an unpleasant sensation leading to the desire to scratch lasting at least 6 weeks [1,2]. Secondary scratch lesions occur frequently, and if chronic, may form certain typical clinical presentation as prurigo nodularis (PN). Nodules in PN are also intensely itchy…
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What is diabetes mellitus? All the human cells need sugar to work normally. Sugar enters into the cells with the help of a hormone called insulin. If there is not enough insulin, or if the body stops responding to insulin, sugar builds up in the blood. That is what happens to people with diabetes….
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The prevalence of immue system related skin disorders such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (AD) , and allergy has increased dramatically in industrialized countries over the past several decades. Automimmune skin diseases are a serious public health problem and demorolize the quality of life in patients,…
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Chronic plaque psoriasis is the most common clinical form of psoriasis in children, approximately one-third reported onset of disease during the first two decades of life and 10 percent reported onset prior to the age of 10 years [1]. Psoriasis is more frequent in older children than young children…
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Prurigo simplex is symmetrically distributed with small intensely itchy papules, which is in dome-shaped and topped with a small vesicle. The vesicle is usually present only transiently because of its immediate removal by scratching, so that a crusted papule is more frequently seen. Prurigo papules…
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Facial whitening masks/creams/gels are used commonly by Asian women who expects the aesthetic effect on their coloured skin. However, many natural products contain high concentrations of botanical extracts that are a leading cause of both irritant and allergic contact dermatitis and photosensitisation…
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The majority of patients with eczema will present with symptoms in childhood, it may starts at any age, even 2 months old. The itch comes with a chronic fluctuating rash with a range of features, eg., erythema, papulovsicles, excoriation and secondary infection. Itch may cause sleep disturbances,…
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手部湿疹的典型临床症状是红疹、皮肤浸润、细小囊泡、脱皮、糜烂、水肿，角化过度，皲裂(Fig.1A) [1]。在一般人群中，成年人的患病率为4％[2]。通常与职业关联的发生率是每年每千名工人0.7到1.5例，在某些职业（例如理发）中的发生率要高得多[3]。…
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Conventionally eczema patients will be given corticosteroids to shut down the inflammation, then use aggressive moisturiser to heal the skin barrier, then neuromodulatory drugs and sometimes together with antidepressants. The eczema start to get progressively worse despite having increased the potency…
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A 25-year-old woman presents with redness of the hands and reports the intermittent occurrence of tiny vesicles, and scaling, accompanied by itching on the palms, fingers, and dorsal sides of the hands. She has a history of childhood eczema and asthma. On physical examination, the patient was afebrile…
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