Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), or gliptins, are a widely used glucose-lowering agents. A growing amount of evidence pointed to a possible role of DPP-4i in the induction of bullous pemphigoid (BP), which is an auto-immune skin blistering disease that mainly affects the elderly. In this article we discuss a case of DPP-4i associated BP and we provide an updated review of the current knowledge regarding this emerging entity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Onychomycosis represents a global burden accounting for about 50% of nail consultations. Several studies have tried to assess the dermoscopic features of onychomycosis. With the multiplication of papers, several "new" dermoscopic signs keep being added leading to some inconsistency in onychoscopic terminology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMorsicatio is caused by chronic self-inflicted biting of the buccal mucosa that results in clinically whitish plaques. It is frequently confused with other dermatological mucosal disorders. To avoid needless invasive procedures, dermoscopy can help with differential diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study analyses and compares the behavior of the gold-backed, conventional cryptocurrency, and gold markets capable of detecting the existence of herding and deducing the efficiency degree. In addition, this empirical work tried to examine the COVID-19 pandemic's influence on both cryptocurrency performances. This work developed a new method that discloses herding biases using persistence and efficiency metrics.
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