Publications by authors named "L M D Vandermaesen"
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- * Patients with low disease activity had their dosing intervals prolonged by 33%, with the option to revert to normal dosing if disease flared, and 67.2% of those monitored continued the lower dose after one year.
- * Overall, cumulative drug doses and costs decreased by 22.7% over a year, suggesting that this dose reduction approach is safe and has significant potential for everyday clinical practice.
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- - The study investigates the treatment goals and needs of psoriasis patients with controlled disease, particularly those receiving biologic therapies like adalimumab, etanercept, or ustekinumab.
- - Findings indicate that a significant majority (around 78.5%) prioritize goals such as being free of itching and healing skin defects, while less focus is placed on social goals.
- - Female patients express a higher importance for mental health-related goals, emphasizing the need for personalized treatment approaches even among those with stable disease.
Acellular Dermal Matrix: Treating Periocular Melanoma in a Patient with Xeroderma Pigmentosa.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
August 2017
We report a 7-year-old girl with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), who presented in our clinic with a large melanoma (35 × 50 × 20 mm, Breslow depth 18 mm) in the zygomatic-malar area. Palliative surgery was performed to maintain her residual vision and to reduce the pain caused by the compression of local structures. Because of the limited access of autologous skin grafts in pediatric patients with XP who are severely affected, we opted to use an acellular dermal matrix.
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