The growth of human scalp hair mediated by visible red light laser and LED sources in males.

Background And Objectives: Low level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used to promote hair growth. A double-blind randomized controlled trial was undertaken to define the safety and physiologic effects of LLLT on males with androgenic alopecia.

Methods: Forty-four males (18-48 yo, Fitzpatrick I-IV, Hamilton-Norwood IIa-V) were recruited.

Clinical management with efalizumab of a patient with psoriasis and comorbid vitiligo.

Although the precise pathogenesis is not known, vitiligo appears to be an autoimmune disease involving T cell-mediated melanocyte destruction. Efalizumab, a recombinant, humanized monoclonal antibody, targets T cells, the key mediators of the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis. Although a concomitant presentation of vitiligo with psoriasis is uncommon, several cases have been reported previously in the literature.

The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the etiology of acne rosacea: response to the use of oral azithromycin.

Acne rosacea is a chronic skin disorder that requires long-term therapy. Oral azithromycin has been used successfully to treat acne vulgaris. an observation that suggested an infectious agent may play an active role in the etiology of this disorder.