The Value of History and Physical Examination to Optimize Outcomes of Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review was conducted to examine the value of the preoperative history and physical (H&P) examination and preoperative care prior to cataract extraction and the resulting outcomes of adverse events, patient experience, and cost. Four databases were searched using appropriate keywords from 2012 to 2022. Observational studies, randomized controlled trials, and quality improvement studies with data on the precataract H&P were included.

Effectiveness of Specific Sublingual Immunotherapy in Korean Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.

Background: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with house dust mites (HDM) preparation has recently been proven to be beneficial for treating allergic rhinitis and asthma. However, there has been no report regarding the efficacy and safety of SLIT in Korean patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Objective: We intended to investigate the efficacy and safety of SLIT in Korean patients with AD.

Analysis of Korean acne patients according to age groups based on two multicenter studies.

Along with increasing public concerns on acne and its complications, increasing treatment options seem to lead more acne patients to clinics globally, including Korea. The aim of the present study was to investigate the number and distribution of acne patients according to age group by analyzing number and age of outpatients from several general hospitals in Korea. Two retrospective multicenter studies including 14 general hospitals for a maximum of 10 years were conducted by medical chart review of acne patients.

Fractional Laser-Assisted Topical Imiquimod 5% Cream Treatment for Recalcitrant Common Warts in Children: A Pilot Study.

Background: Conventional treatments for warts like cryotherapy are limited by the pain during procedures, especially in pediatric patients. Imiquimod is a topical immune response modifier, but the thick stratum corneum of common warts prevents drug permeation through skin.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of fractional laser/topical 5% imiquimod cream for the treatment of warts in children.

Dermatoses of the Glans Penis in Korea: A 10-Year Single Center Experience.

Background: A variety of infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic dermatoses can develop on the glans penis, and definitive diagnosis in such cases may be difficult owing to their non-specific symptoms and clinical appearance. Furthermore, data on dermatoses of the glans penis in Korea are limited.

Objective: In the present study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of dermatoses of the glans penis in Korea and provide clinical data to assist in making an accurate diagnosis.

Diagnostic criteria for and clinical review of melanonychia in Korean patients.

Background: Melanonychia may be the presenting sign of ungual melanoma. However, there are insufficient basic clinical data for melanonychia in Korean patients.

Objective: We sought to identify basic clinical data and devise a classification algorithm for melanonychia.

Usefulness of Dermatoscopy for the Preoperative Assessment of the Histopathologic Aggressiveness of Basal Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Limited information is available regarding dermatoscopic differences between non-aggressive and aggressive types of basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

Objective: To investigate dermatoscopic differences between non-aggressive and aggressive types.

Methods: We evaluated 145 histopathologically confirmed BCCs from 141 patients.

Adverse events associated with acupuncture: a clinicopathologic review.

Background: Acupuncture is one of the most popular modalities used to treat various diseases in traditional Korean and Oriental medicine. However, its risk of adverse events can be easily overlooked.

Objective: We investigated dermatological adverse events associated with acupuncture to draw attention to the risk of such adverse events.

Erythrodermic Psoriasis Treated with Golimumab: A Case Report.

Erythrodermic psoriasis (EP) is a very severe variant of psoriasis whose management poses a challenge to physicians, as currently available therapies often provide unsatisfactory results. Many biologics have been used to treat chronic plaque psoriasis, the most common form of psoriasis; however, their effectiveness for EP is poorly understood. A recently developed biologic, golimumab, has been extensively studied for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, active ankylosing spondylitis, and chronic plaque psoriasis.

Patch Testing with Dental Screening Series in Oral Disease.

Background: The oral mucosa is constantly exposed to several irritants and allergens including dental materials, but the role of contact allergy in oral disease is obscure.

Objective: To analyze positive patch test results in patients with oral diseases and evaluate the clinical relevance of oral diseases with contact allergy to dental materials.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patch test results with dental screening series in 44 patients with oral disease from 2004~2011.

Efficacy and Safety of Calcipotriol/Betamethasone Dipropionate Ointment for the Treatment of Trachyonychia: An Open-Label Study.

Background: Despite efforts to treat trachyonychia, there is no promising treatment modality.

Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of calcipotriol plus betamethasone dipropionate ointment on trachyonychia.

Methods: A total of 39 patients with 432 nails affected by trachyonychia were enrolled.

Screening for Psoriatic Arthritis in Korean Psoriasis Patients Using the Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Evaluation Questionnaire.

Background: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is chronic seronegative inflammatory arthritis that causes irreversible joint damage. Early recognition of PsA in patients with psoriasis is important for preventing physical disability and deformity. However, diagnosing PsA in a busy dermatology outpatient clinic can be difficult.

Autologous advanced tenon grafting combined with conjunctival flap in scleromalacia after pterygium excision.

Purpose. To evaluate the efficacy of autologous tenon grafting combined with conjunctival flap as a treatment for scleromalacia or scleral thinning after pterygium excision without any additional donor graft tissue. Methods.

Clinical features and course of generalized pustular psoriasis in Korea.

The clinical course of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is variable and unpredictable. Sufficient data on the clinical course of the disease has not been reported due to its rarity. To investigate the clinical features and course of GPP according to its subtypes, medical records of patients diagnosed with GPP from 2002 to 2012 at two tertiary hospitals were reviewed.

Efficacy of 5% imiquimod cream on vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in Korea: pilot study.

Background: Various therapeutic options, including surgery, electrocautery, cryotherapy, 5-fluorouracil treatment, laser therapy, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and interferon-α/γ injection, have been employed to treat vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) with varying degrees of success. To truly cure VIN, human papillomavirus elimination is considered important.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of 5% imiquimod cream used to treat VIN in Korean patients.

Clinical clues for differential diagnosis between verruca plana and verruca plana-like seborrheic keratosis.

Sometimes the clinical differentiation between verruca plana (VP) and VP-like seborrheic keratosis (SK) could be challenged. However, there have been no studies on this issue to date. The aim of this study was to elucidate clinical and dermoscopic differences between these two diseases, and also to suggest a diagnostic algorithm of VP and VP-like SK without skin biopsy.