Publications by authors named "Benjamin Carew"
Article Synopsis
- Shave excision is an affordable and straightforward method for removing certain skin lesions, focusing on its effectiveness and cost efficiency.
- A six-month study was conducted on pigmented lesions treated with shave excision by dermatologists, only including cases where the entire lesion was intended to be removed.
- Out of 349 lesions analyzed, 14% (50) were melanomas, with none showing deep margin involvement, but 26% had issues with lateral margin involvement.
Oral lichenoid drug eruption in association with drinking tonic water.
Australas J Dermatol
November 2018
A 79 year-old male patient presented clinically as a typical case of pemphigus foliaceus. He displayed a seborrhoeic pattern of crusting and erosions with an absence of oral involvement. Surprisingly, a biopsy showed suprabasilar acantholysis and direct immunofluorescence consistent with pemphigus vulgaris.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatch testing for allergic contact dermatitis to cigarettes: smoked/unsmoked components and formaldehyde factors.
Australas J Dermatol
August 2014
A patient with hand dermatitis reported that switching her smoking hand resulted in reduced symptoms. When allergy to cigarettes is suspected the literature supports standard allergy testing as well as testing the individual components of cigarettes. Initial standard patch testing revealed an allergy to formaldehyde and the formaldehyde releasing agent, quaternium-15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF