Publications by authors named "J Maj"
Extra-anogenital giant cSCCs are rare but have worse outcomes compared to smaller tumors. Prompted by limited data, the authors conducted a retrospective study to gather more information about giant cSCCs to optimize clinical care. We identified seven cases of giant cSCCs from a review of cSCC cases treated in the Unit of Dermatosurgery between 2016 and 2022.
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- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic skin condition that significantly impacts patients' mental health and quality of life, prompting an examination of the patient-doctor relationship and its effects on overall satisfaction.
- A study involving 105 HS patients showed lower satisfaction with the patient-doctor relationship among those with milder disease severity, while strong correlations were found between the quality of this relationship and patients' satisfaction with life and mental health symptoms.
- The findings suggest that improving the patient-doctor relationship through tools like the Patient Expectation Test could enhance care quality and treatment adherence for HS patients.
Psoriasis (Ps) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by thickened, red and scaly plaques. Systemic inflammation associated with psoriasis results in an increased risk of death due to the development of psoriasis-associated comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome. Although the cardiometabolic features in psoriasis are clinically well described, the underlying molecular mechanisms linking these comorbidities remain poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic recurrent inflammatory dermatosis with vast psychosocial burden. The objective of this study is to thoroughly analyze satisfaction with life (SWL) and coping strategies of HS patients in relation to the clinical and psychosocial factors.
Methods: 114 HS patients (53.