Nodular basal cell carcinoma of the face successfully treated with ingenol mebutate 0.015% gel.

Surgical excision is the first-choice treatment for basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Other treatments with topical agents such as 5-fluorouracil or imiquimod have also been suggested for use in superficial BCC (sBCC). Ingenol mebutate (IM) is a novel agent employed in the treatment of superficial actinic keratoses.

Dermatology Life Quality Index score in vitiligo patients: a pilot study among young Italian males.

Aim: A negative impact on vitiligo patients in terms of quality of life (QoL) has been suggested. The aim of this report was to study the QoL in a sample of Italian vitiligo patients by using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire.

Methods: A sample of forty seven vitiligo subjects, identified among 34,740 potential conscripts resident in southern Italy underwent the Italian version of the DLQI questionnaire.

Vitiligo and autoimmunity: an epidemiological study in a representative sample of young Italian males.

Background: It is stated that patients with vitiligo have an increased risk of developing autoimmune diseases.

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of autoantibodies or overt autoimmune diseases in a group of vitiligo patients examined among a sample deemed to be representative of the general population of young men living in southern Italy.

Methods: A total of 60 vitiligo patients were identified among 34,740 potential conscripts visited to evaluate their fitness to compulsory service in Italian Navy, obtaining a prevalence of 0.

Reproducibility of dermoscopic features of congenital melanocytic nevi.

Background: The dermoscopic features of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) have recently been described, and some structures have been proposed as distinctive of these moles.

Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate the agreement between observers, i.e.

The 'EpiEnlist' project: a dermo-epidemiologic study on a representative sample of young Italian males. Prevalence of selected pigmentary lesions.

Background: Few studies on the prevalence and incidence of many skin conditions in the general population are available because it is difficult to submit to dermatologic examination large samples of seemingly healthy population.

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of several skin conditions among a sample that is deemed to be representative of the general population of young men living in southern Italy.

Patients/methods: Potential conscripts resident in the coastal regions of southern Italy and called at the age of 18 to the Draft's Council Medical Unit in Taranto underwent a clinical and instrumental examination to evaluate their psycho-physical fitness to compulsory service in Italian Navy.

Congenital melanocytic nevus: an epidemiologic study in Italy.

Background: The prevalence of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) among newborns ranges between 0.2 and 6% in the worldwide literature. In the only available study from Italy the rate was 1% at birth and 1.

Dermoscopic features of congenital melanocytic nevus and Becker nevus in an adult male population: an analysis with a 10-fold magnification.

Background: Dermoscopic features of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) have been mostly assessed by high-resolution video-dermoscopy. However, optical dermoscopy with the 10-fold magnification is largely available. In some instances, the differential diagnosis between large CMN and Becker nevus (BN) may be difficult.