Publications by authors named "Mia Katrina R Gervasio"
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in Marawi City regarding Hansen's Disease (HD).
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Barangay Health Workers of Marawi City. This study was conducted in two phases.
Introduction: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected medical practices worldwide. Due to the transmissibility of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the risks and benefits of conducting non-emergent and aesthetic procedures have shifted. This study primarily aimed to investigate the different factors affecting the physician's decision to conduct dermatologic surgery procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic based on their own vaccination status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Disruption of the natural skin barrier in a controlled manner may be used to deliver drugs that enhance scar resolution.
Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of thermomechanical fractional injury (TMFI)-assisted topical corticosteroid delivery with corticosteroid injection in the treatment of hypertrophic scar (HTS).
Materials And Methods: This was a randomized, split-scar, double-blinded study.
Background: Alopecia areata (AA) has been postulated to be an autoimmune disease affecting the hair follicles. Because vitamin D receptors are present in the immune system and hair follicles, vitamin D has been hypothesized to affect the disease.
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and the percentage of vitamin D deficiency in AA patients and compare them with those in healthy controls in a Philippine tertiary hospital.