Ethnic differences in burn mechanism and severity in a UK paediatric population.

Background: Burns in children are a major public health problem with long-lasting physical and psychological sequelae. Previous studies have identified that children from ethnic minorities have higher rates of burns.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyse the differences in paediatric burn mechanism and severity within different ethnic groups.

Evaluation of educational methods in dermatology and confidence levels: a national survey of UK medical students.

Background: The high prevalence of skin conditions makes dermatology education an essential part of the undergraduate medical curriculum. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of different educational methods on confidence levels in dermatology among UK medical students.

Methods: A survey-based study was carried out to establish: (i) educational experience in dermatology, and (ii) confidence levels in the British Association of Dermatologists core curriculum learning outcomes.

The influence of surgical excision margins on keloid prognosis.

Keloid disease is known to have variable clinical behavior in response to therapy and there is no clinicopathologic classification that predicts such varied behavior. The aim of this study was to study the effect of excision margins and other histopathologic characteristics on keloid prognosis.Seventy-five multiethnic patients presenting with keloid scars at a department of plastic and reconstructive surgery during an 11-year period were included in this study.