Aging Process of Lateral Facial Fat Compartments: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Since 2007, when the anatomy of facial fat compartment was described, an increasing number of studies on the aging process of the compartment of cadavers has emerged.

Objectives: The authors evaluated the aging changes of lateral facial fat compartments on the same person.

Methods: Sixty-three patients were included in this retrospective study.

Colletotrichum keratitis: A rare yet important fungal infection of human eyes.

Background: Colletotrichum is a rare cause of human infection. Previous reports about Colletotrichum keratitis were limited, and most diagnoses from past reports were based on morphological distinction, which could have led to underestimation of the prevalence of Colletotrichum species.

Objective: We reported phylogenetic analysis, clinical feature and treatment outcome of molecularly diagnosed Colletotrichum keratitis in our hospital.

Efficacy and safety of the picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser for treatment of dermal pigmentation in Asians-a retrospective study.

Q-Switched laser devices have been a standard treatment modality for dermal pigmentary disorders since the 1990s. However, the adverse events are sometimes intolerable even if the efficacy has been well accepted. These adverse events stop the patient from continuing the treatment and cause other cosmetic issues.

A Prospective Study of Fractionated Dual-Wavelength Picosecond Laser in Treating Acne Scar.

Background And Objectives: The picosecond (PICO) laser has been a new and promising device. But, so far, there have not been many prospective studies investigating the efficacy in acne scar treatment. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the dual-wavelength picosecond laser in the treatment of acne scar.

Chromoblastomycosis in Taiwan: A report of 30 cases and a review of the literature.

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is an implantation mycosis characterized by the presence of pigmented muriform cells in tissue. CBM is endemic in Taiwan, but only three formal cases have been reported to date because of underreporting. To describe and update its epidemiologic features, we report a series of 30 cases between 2003 and 2016 at a single medical center.

Risk and association of HLA with oxcarbazepine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions in Asians.

Objective: To investigate the risk and genetic association of oxcarbazepine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions (OXC-cADRs), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN), in Asian populations (Chinese and Thai).

Methods: We prospectively enrolled patients with OXC-cADRs in Taiwan and Thailand from 2006 to 2014, and analyzed the clinical course, latent period, drug dosage, organ involvement, complications, and mortality. We also investigated the carrier rate of HLA-B*15:02 and HLA-A*31:01 of patients with OXC-cADRs and compared to OXC-tolerant controls.

Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of trans-4-(N,N-bis(2-pyridyl)amino)stilbene. A new intrinsic fluoroionophore for transition metal ions.

[reaction: see text] The title compound (1) has been synthesized via sequential Pd-catalyzed amination reactions and investigated as an intrinsic fluoroionophore. The efficiency in the synthesis of 1 strongly depends on the order of couplings among the substrates. Compound 1 displays fluorescence quenching upon the binding of transition metal ions, where the binding-triggered conformational twisting and in turn the inhibition of internal charge transfer (ICT) play an important role.