Publications by authors named "Karen Nern"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to find out if people didn't get skin checks because they couldn't afford it or couldn't easily see a dermatologist.
- Almost half of the people who got free skin checks had suspicious spots, and many had a history of skin cancer, but few said cost or long waits were why they came in.
- The results showed that many people, especially younger ones, didn't know their health plans covered skin screenings, so there's a need to inform the public about these services.
Head and neck skin cancer: dentists' responsibility in early detection.
Compend Contin Educ Dent
March 2013
While there are 35,000 diagnosed oral cancers per year and 7,500 deaths, there are 30 times this amount when it comes to cases of skin cancer, the majority of which are found on the head and neck. Because many patients see their dentist more frequently than their medical doctor, dentistry is in an advantageous position to reduce the mortality/morbidity of this most common malignancy. This article discusses various types of head and neck skin cancer and how dental practitioners can perform clinical examinations to provide early detection for patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of skin manifestations of diabetes affects up to two thirds of patients with both types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Cutaneous manifestations of diabetes occur because of the microvascular complications of diabetes, impaired wound healing, and other yet undetermined mechanisms. This article summarizes the most frequent skin findings in patients with diabetes, and proposes treatment of some complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: LL-37 is a peptide belonging to the cathelicidin family of antimicrobial peptides. Recent investigations have suggested that the expression of antimicrobial peptides is an important mechanism for resistance to microbial infection.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether LL-37 is expressed in papillomavirus-infected epidermis from patients with condyloma acuminatum or verruca vulgaris.