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Mid-dermal elastolysis termed a female-centric condition

By Emily Innes-Leroux

Mar 31, 2016
4 min

Mid-dermal elastolysis termed a female-centric condition

Mid-dermal elastolysis (MDE), while rare, has been determined to be a female-centric disease, according to a case report and updated review of the literature published in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology (Aug. 2015; 1(3):126–130). A 45-year-old female was referred to Dr. Richard M.Haber, with the Division of Dermatology at the University of Calgary, for a second opinion regarding what was initially thought to be a case of generalized atrophoderma by the referr

Sunburn art: could promote unusual tanning practices

By John Evans

Dec 31, 2015
2 min

Sunburn art: could promote unusual tanning practices

The emergence of ‘sunburn art’—creating an image on the skin by applying an adhesive stencil or painting on sunblock before tanning—is a disturbing trend, says Vancouver clinical and cosmetic dermatologist Dr. David Zloty. The practice, he feels, could encourage people to engage in indoor tanning who might not otherwise, as a form of personal artistic expression. Tanning salon as art studio Dr. Zloty, the medical director of The Dermatologic Surgery Centre in Vancouver, said

Facial wounds: outcomes of continuous sutures equivalent to interrupted sutures

By John Evans

Dec 28, 2015
3 min

Facial wounds: outcomes of continuous sutures equivalent to interrupted sutures

Both interrupted and continuous 5–0 nylon sutures used to close facial wounds from Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) produced equivalent cosmetic outcomes at all examined time points in a large, randomized trial published in Dermatologic Surgery (Aug. 2015; 41(8):919–928). A total of 105 individuals with facial defects from MMS surgery were enrolled, and 101 of them completed assessment at all time points. All studied scars were at least 4 cm in length. Participants who were ra

Vaccines should be recommended for
patients treated with biologics

By Emily Innes

Dec 24, 2015
3 min

Vaccines should be recommended for patients treated with biologics

It is important that dermatologists routinely check patient’s immunization status before starting them on biologic therapies, according to a Markham, Ont.-based dermatologist who spoke at Dermatology Update in Toronto. “Medications, as well, [such as biologics] that you add on to treat your patient with inflammatory conditions will also increase the chances of certain infections. Immunizations have their way of decreasing this infection risk.” Patients on biologics more susc

New drug class may help fight treatment-resistant staph infections

Derm City

Dec 4, 2015
2 min

New drug class may help fight treatment-resistant staph infections

Researchers from Georgia State University in Atlanta have developed a small-molecule analogue drug that appears to both reduce toxin secretion from bacteria and overcome some of the mechanisms of multi-drug resistance seen in bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a study published in the journal Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (Nov. 1, 2015; 23(21):7061-7068) The drug targets the functions of SecA, part of the bacterial secretion syst

Derm City

Nov 20, 2015
1 min

Patients should get their vitamin-D from the sun at noon to reduce cancer risk

The best time of day to take in sunshine to produce vitamin D, while minimizing the risk of cancer, is noon, according to Norwegian researchers. In a paper published online in International Journal of Dermatology (Nov. 6, 2015), Mantas Grigalavicius, Ph.D. and his colleagues, from Oslo University Hospital in Norway, looked at how changes in latitude and time of day changed the make up of the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun that reached the ground. UVB light is needed

Lidocaine-related allergic contact
dermatitis on rise

By Emily Innes

Nov 17, 2015
3 min

Lidocaine-related allergic contact dermatitis on rise

The preval ence of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) to lidocaine is on the rise due to an increase of over-the-counter products containing the amide anesthetic, according to a study published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery (Dec. 2014; 40(12):1367–1372). In a retrospective chart review of 1,819 patients who underwent patch testing at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver between Jan. 2009 and June 2013, researchers found a 2.4% prevalence of ACD to lidocaine

Botulinum neurotoxin effective for Tx palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis

By Emily Innes

Nov 10, 2015
3 min

Botulinum neurotoxin effective for Tx palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis

Symptoms of palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis can be reduced by treatment with botulinum neurotoxin, though it is crucial to effectively manage pain during injection, according to an article published in the journal Dermatologic Clinics (Oct. 2014; 32(4):505–515). “The hands are extremely sensitive,” said Dr. Nowell Solish, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and an author of the paper. “If you are injecting [botulinum neurotoxin] into the face you are putting

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