Seabather's eruption from the Mediterranean Sea.

Seabather's eruption (SBE) is an acute dermatitis characterized clinically by erythematous papules located almost exclusively under a bathing suit. SBE is caused by contact on the skin by the jellyfish, Linuche unguiculata (L. unguiculata).

Real-life effectiveness and safety of baricitinib in patients with severe alopecia areata: A 24-week Italian study.

Background: Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition characterized by rapid hair loss in the scalp, eyebrows and eyelashes, for which treatments are limited. Baricitinib, an oral inhibitor of Janus kinases 1 and 2, has been recently approved to treat alopecia areata.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study involving 23 medical centres across Italy, enrolling patients affected by severe alopecia areata (SALT >50), for more than 6 months.

A New Method for the Follow-Up of Patients with Alopecia Areata.

Teledermatology is the application of information and telecommunication technologies in the field of dermatology to provide remote care services based on the exchange of clinical information within a network of professionals or between professionals and patients. Tele-trichoscopy is a non-invasive, inexpensive, and easy-to-use method that applies the principle of surface microscopy at different magnifications. Alopecia areata is a non-scarring alopecia with a chronic evolution, which often needs a close follow-up.

Italian National Registry of Alopecia Areata: an epidemiological study of 699 Italian patients.

Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease that affects the hair follicles of the scalp and the rest of the body causing hair loss. Due to the unpredictable course of AA and the different degrees of severity of hair loss, only a few well-designed clinical studies with a low number of patients are available. Also, there is no specific cure, but topical and systemic anti-inflammatory and immune system suppressant drugs are used for treatment.

One-year prospective study on single short (7-mm) implant overdentures in patients with severely resorbed mandibles.

Objective: This prospective study aimed to assess the effectiveness of using a single short implant to retain a single-implant mandibular overdenture (SIMO) in participants with severely atrophic edentulous mandibles.

Material And Methods: The study sample included 18 edentulous participants with severely resorbed mandibular ridges and limited bone height in the symphyseal region sufficient for the insertion of a 7.0-mm-height implant.

Selecting ambulatory emergency care (AEC) patients from the medical emergency in-take: the derivation and validation of the Amb score.

Accurate prediction of the likelihood of same-day discharge could make it possible to direct one-third of the medical in-take to an ambulatory care unit, thereby facilitating bed management. In Phase 1 of this study, we identified seven independent factors that contribute to an ambulatory care score (Amb score) that can potentially be used as a tool to select ambulatory emergency care (AEC) patients from the medical emergency in-take. A high score was associated with discharge within 12 hours of assessment and treatment in hospital.

Evidence for affluence-related hypertension in urban Brazil.

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of mortality, and systemic hypertension is a major risk factor. There is an increasing prevalence of hypertension in urban areas of developing countries, due to lifestyle changes associated with economic transition and urbanisation. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and identify risk factors for hypertension in an urban area of South America (Coroa do Meio district in Aracaju, Sergipe State, north-east Brazil) and to examine intraurban hypertension prevalence differences.

Accuracy of aneroid sphygmomanometer blood pressure recording compared with digital and mercury measurements in Brazil.

Digital, mercury and aneroid blood pressure measurements were carried out in 400 South American adults. There was slight under-reading of the aneroid instrument (hypertension prevalence 30%, compared with 32% for digital and mercury), but its robustness and simplicity makes it a suitable alternative to mercury machines in tropical field conditions.