Patients' self-esteem before and after chemical peeling procedure.

Introduction: Chemical peeling is a safe method, widely used to treat a variety of skin conditions and reduce the aging effects. This study aims to evaluate self-esteem among adolescents who undergo chemical peelings.

Material And Methods: One hundred and twenty six patients constituted the study group.

Hidradenitis suppurativa treated with tetracycline in combination with colchicine: a prospective series of 20 patients.

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the follicular epithelium.

Objectives: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of tetracycline with colchicine in the treatment of HS.

Methods: Twenty patients (10 women and 10 men) with HS were included in an open, prospective, pilot study.

Quality of life, depression, anxiety and loneliness in patients with bullous pemphigoid. A case control study.

Background:: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a chronic, autoimmune blistering skin disease that affects patients' daily life and psychosocial well-being.

Objective:: The aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life, anxiety, depression and loneliness in BP patients.

Methods:: Fifty-seven BP patients and fifty-seven healthy controls were recruited for the study.

Quality of life, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies in patients with chronic hand eczema.

Background: Chronic hand eczema is a common dermatological disorder of multifactorial aetiology. It affects physical, material, social and psychological aspects of life, thereby impairing health-related quality of life.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess quality of life, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive tendencies in patients with chronic hand eczema.

Quality of life and social isolation in Greek adolescents with primary focal hyperhidrosis treated with botulinum toxin type A: a case series.

Primary hyperhidrosis, although extensively documented in adults, typically has onset that dates back to early childhood. It is an unpleasant and socially disabling problem for the affected child, but little attention has been paid to the disease in adolescents. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) in adolescents with primary palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis and to determine its effect on quality of life and social isolation.

Quality of life psychosocial characteristics in Greek patients with leg ulcers: a case control study.

Chronic leg ulcers are a public health problem that can have a significant impact on the patient's physical, socioeconomic and psychological status. The aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of life, anxiety and depression, self-esteem and loneliness in patients suffering from leg ulcers. A total of 102 patients were enrolled in the study.

Familial Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Report of Five Cases from Greece.

Introduction. Familial cases of Kaposi's sarcoma have rarely been reported. Kaposi's sarcoma is not uncommon in Greece; its incidence is estimated at 0.

Repeated salicylic acid peels for the treatment of hyperplastic sebaceous glands in hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome) is the most common type of ectodermal dysplasia. Hypertrophic sebaceous glands (HSGs) are rarely present but they cause an aesthetic problem. We report a case of a patient suffering from hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, treated with salicylic acid peels for the hyperplastic sebaceous glands.

Remarkable improvement of relapsing dyshidrotic eczema after treatment of coexistant hyperhidrosis with oxybutynin.

Dyshidrotic hand eczema is a common condition, which can be resistant to various treatments. Although a number of etiologic factors are involved in the pathogenesis of dyshidrotic eczema, hyperhidrosis is assumed to play a significant role. Oxybutynin is an alternative treatment for hyperhidrosis.

Quality of Life in Patients with Focal Hyperhidrosis before and after Treatment with Botulinum Toxin A.

The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of treatment with BTX-A in quality of life of patients suffering from primary focal hyperhidrosis. Materials and Methods. A total of 119 patients (62 females and 57 males) between 18 and 65 years suffering from moderate to severe focal hyperhidrosis were treated with BTX-A.