Reflectance confocal microscopy for noninvasive examination of nonmelanocytic tumors and virus-associated skin lesions in organ transplant recipients.

Background: Drug-induced immunosuppression is necessary to prevent rejection of the foreign organ in transplanted patients, but neoplastic and virus-associated skin diseases are frequent complications. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) recently emerged as a promising tool for the early diagnosis of skin lesions.

Materials And Methods: A total of 61 skin lesions, among them 20 basal cell carcinomas, six Bowen's diseases, 23 actinic keratoses, and 12 verrucae, were analyzed.

[Successful reduction of the SCORAD score by a short-time teaching method using a simplified skin model in children with atopic eczema in a 6-week comparison].

Background: In order to achieve a long-term stabilizing effect on the clinical condition of the skin of patients with atopic eczema, it is imperative to perform consistent topical skincare. Because of time pressures during normal office visits, it is impossible to thoroughly counsel patients who suffer from atopic eczema. We performed a randomized and prospective comparative study to evaluate the outpatient effectiveness of a short-time but impressive teaching and counselling method using the skin model developed by Kardorff and Schnelle-Parker.

[Nonsurgical breast enlargement using a vacuum brassiere for tissue expansion].

We present a method for nonsurgical breast enlargement using a vacuum tissue expander and describe the first so-treated patient in Germany. The patient wore a brassiere-like system that applied a mild (average 20.4 mm Hg) vacuum distraction force to each breast for 10.