Objective: Environmental factors are important in the generation or aggravation of sensitive skin syndrome (SSS). Creams can be useful for patients with SSS, particularly when triggering factors cannot be avoided. Several clinical studies have investigated the safety and efficacy of specific creams in patients with SSS, but the majority were assessed with a single type of triggering factor and were non-comparative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe last few years have seen a surge of interest from field ecologists and evolutionary biologists to study neoplasia and cancer in wildlife. This contributes to the One Health Approach, which investigates health issues at the intersection of people, wild and domestic animals, together with their changing environments. Nonetheless, the emerging field of wildlife cancer is currently constrained by methodological limitations in detecting cancer using non-invasive sampling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectrochemotherapy (ECT) with intravenous (IV) and/or intratumoral (IT) bleomycin has shown considerable efficacy in the treatment of non-resectable feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), boasting response rates of up to 95%, but other chemotherapy protocols have not yet been investigated. The objective of this prospective multicentre study was to compare the overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free interval (PFI) between cats with cSCC treated with ECT using IT and IV carboplatin (IV + IT), IV carboplatin (IV) or IV bleomycin (IV). A total of 44 cats with unresectable cSCC across three centres were enrolled and treated with ECT using carboplatin IV + IT (n = 10), carboplatin IV (n = 11) or bleomycin IV (n = 23).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Myeloma-related disorders (MRDs) are rare and poorly documented neoplasms of cats.
Hypothesis/objectives: To describe clinical, clinicopathologic, and imaging findings, response to treatment, and survival time and to identify factors associated with shorter outcomes in cats with MRD.
Animals: Fifty cats with a diagnosis of MRD.
Image-guided microwave ablation and cementoplasty are minimally invasive techniques that have been used as part of a limb-sparing approach in the treatment of appendicular bone tumors in humans. The objective of this case report was to describe the feasibility and result of microwave ablation (MWA) and cementoplasty in a dog with stage-1 osteoblastic appendicular osteosarcoma of the right distal radius. A microwave antenna was inserted in the osteolytic area using computed tomography (CT) guidance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing, inflammatory disease which causes eczematous lesions. Itching and symptoms visibility can have a significant impact on quality of life. This is the case when eyelids are affected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Xerosis and pruritus are common chronic dermatological disorders among dialysis and diabetic patients that are frequently underdiagnosed or neglected, which can impact the quality of life of these patients. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a specific dermo-cosmetic product in the treatment of dry skin and pruritus associated with dialysis and diabetes.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-nine dialysis patients (mean age 62 years) and 40 diabetic patients (mean age 57 years, 88% type 2) were included in two different single-center open-label uncontrolled clinical trials.
Mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer in dogs for which there is no established standard of care. Chemotherapy is often suggested despite no definitive proof of efficacy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy on survival of dogs with mesothelioma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOverall prevalence of severe adverse events (sAE) has been poorly studied in veterinary medicine and peer-reviewed studies mostly focused on a single protocol, making it difficult to have a general overview. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the frequency and risk factors of sAE secondary to various protocols of chemotherapy in dogs. Medical records of 155 dogs receiving chemotherapy between January 2013 and December 2018 were reviewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe assessment of sensitive skin syndrome, characterized by subjective unpleasant sensations, remains a challenge, since there is no international consensus on the best diagnostic tools. This study evaluated the combination of the Burden of Sensitive Skin (BoSS) questionnaire and the current perception threshold as diagnostic tools for sensitive skin syndrome, and the relationship between BoSS and the subjects' smoking status, phototype and skin type. A total of 100 women completed the BoSS questionnaire, and current perception threshold was measured on the face.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
August 2021
Introduction: The results from the "Objectifs Peau" project showed that approximately 30% of the French population complains of an unpleasant skin sensation at least once a day. Itching was the most frequent complaint (32%), followed by tingling (18.9%) and burning sensation (5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A moisturizer application during the healing process after a tattoo session is a common practice to help wound healing and to reduce discomfort sensations. This practice was recently recommended by the standard European guidelines on tattoos, with the use of an adapted ointment to keep the site moist.
Aims: To assess the efficacy and the tolerability of a specific dermo-cosmetic product (Cicabio Pommade, Laboratoire Bioderma, NAOS, France) in tattoo aftercare.
Response to chemotherapy is one of the most important prognostic factors in dogs with lymphoma. The objective of this feasibility study was to evaluate if clinical responses to a specific cytotoxic agent (L-asparaginase) could be anticipated by measuring analyte concentrations in plasma and urine concentrations of lymphoma-bearing dogs. We hypothesized that potassium and phosphate concentrations in plasma and urine would be higher in dogs that completely responded to therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: External beam radiotherapy is one of the treatment options for organ-confined prostate cancer. A total dose of 70 to 81 Gray (Gy) is given daily (1.8-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory pruritic chronic dermatosis involving the alarmin thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), which is directly implicated in AD pruritus.
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of Tambourissa trichophylla leaf extract (TTLE) titrated in polyphenols and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) in vitro and in vivo for AD pruritus.
Patients/methods: Initially, in vitro assessment of TSLP production in keratinocytes was undertaken.
The front of a fluid that displaces a less viscous fluid in shear-dominated flows is known to be stable. We show that in predominantly extensional flows on a sphere, a similar front of a strain-rate-softening fluid can become unstable and evolve fingerlike patterns comprised of rifts and tongues. The number of rifts and tongues declines with time and is selected by competition between interfacial hoop stress, geometric stretching, momentum dissipation, and spatial curvature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The quality of outcome assessment in acne studies has been either subjective/insufficient or time consuming through the ordinary lesion counting.
Objective: To evaluate the application of multimodal clinical imaging (MCI), a combination of imaging technology and computation, in the assessment of acne lesions in a clinical study setting.
Methods: A prospective, monocentric, single-group open study designed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of a cosmetic product (IP/SG) in subjects with mild-to-moderate facial acne by classical clinical counting (CCC) - change in the total/inflammatory/noninflammatory acne lesion number compared with baseline (D0) - Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) and self-reported outcomes.
Purpose: To update the medical literature on the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and to propose a treatment algorithm in agreement with French market approval, supported by the France Macula Federation (FFM).
Methods: Literature review and expert opinion.
Results: The diagnosis of PCV is based on multimodal imaging, including indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), which is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of PCV.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit of intracavitary carboplatin chemotherapy in cats with malignant pleural effusion of epithelial origin.
Methods: The medical records of cats with a cytological diagnosis of neoplastic pleural effusion of epithelial origin were reviewed at three referral institutions between January 2013 and June 2018. Only cats treated with intracavitary carboplatin chemotherapy were enrolled.
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
December 2018
Background: Sensitive skin usually manifests itself as unpleasant sensations and sometimes erythema. There are various triggering factors for this condition. Although sensitive skin may alter quality of life, its burden has not yet been explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Many epidemiological studies have been performed, but a potential increase in the prevalence of sensitive skin, its relationship with age and skin type and the impact of sensitive skin on quality of life are still debated.
Objective: To answer these unresolved questions.
Methods: An opinion poll was conducted on a representative French 5000 person sample.