Publications by authors named "Fiori Kousta"
Psoriasis continues to affect a large percentage of patients worldwide and strongly appears to be a systematic disease. Efforts are being made to understand its etiology, which have led to research extended to genomic analysis with a focus on the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which play a major role in the pathogenesis of the disease. Plasma proteomic analysis in various diseases has provided promising results for choosing the right treatment for psoriasis, suggesting that it could play a key role in the prevention, prognosis, and treatment of the disease by individualizing treatment choices based on the proteomic profile of each patient.
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- Dermatitis artefacta, also known as factitious dermatitis, manifests differently across the body and is often linked to psychological distress, such as borderline personality disorder and the risk of self-harm for attention.
- A case study involves a 17-year-old girl with anxiety symptoms preparing for university who developed an ulcer on her ankle due to factitious disorder, revealing a need for emotional support rather than physical illness.
- Treatment focuses on psychotherapy for the mental health aspect, while the ulcer necessitates dermatosurgical care to address the physical condition.
Dermoscopic features of actinic keratosis (AK) have been widely studied, but there is still little evidence for their diagnostic accuracy. Our study investigates whether established dermoscopic criteria are reliable predictors in differentiating non-pigmented actinic keratosis (NPAK) from pigmented actinic keratosis (PAK). For this purpose, dermoscopic images of 83 clinically diagnosed AK (45 NPAK, 38PAK) were examined, and the sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Decreased illness perception among actinic keratoses (AK) patients is a major barrier to the effective management of AK.
Objective: We aimed to investigate patients' illness and treatment perceptions, their correlation to demographics and AK/skin cancer history, and secondarily the influence of these perspectives on treatment and sunscreen use.
Materials And Methods: Participants completed questionnaires based on the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and statistical analysis was performed.