Diagnostic delay, comorbid hidradenitis suppurativa and the prognostic value of bacterial culture in folliculitis decalvans: A cohort study.

Background: Folliculitis decalvans (FD) is a type of primary neutrophilic cicatricial alopecia often leading to irreversible hair loss. Data on its epidemiology, clinical features, outcomes, and prognostic factors are limited.

Objective: To evaluate a cohort of patients with FD and identify characteristics of severe disease and prognostic factors which impede remission.

New-Onset Guttate Psoriasis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study.

Background: Guttate psoriasis (GP), a distinct variant of psoriasis, is more common in children and adolescents. The long-term course of these patients has sparsely been examined, with few studies reporting the rates of relapse, persistence, and further development of the psoriasis vulgaris phenotype.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to characterize the long-term outcomes of new-onset GP and elucidate the potential factors associated with a persistent disease course.

Changing spectrum of hair and scalp disorders over the last decade in a tertiary medical centre.

Background: Hair- and scalp-related disorders (HSRDs) encompass a wide range of conditions that affect people of all ages.

Objective: To evaluate the workload and trends in HSRDs at an outpatient dermatological clinic in a tertiary medical centre over a 10-year period.

Methods: Medical records for HSRD visits to the outpatient dermatology clinic at the Sheba Medical Center, an Israeli tertiary care center, were reviewed between 1 January, 2010 and 31 December, 2020.

Illness Perception Regarding Early-stage Mycosis Fungoides among Dermatologists: A Multi-centre Cross-sectional Study.

Early-stage mycosis fungoides is a rare cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with a good prognosis. Data regarding patients' illness perception of mycosis fungoides are accumulating. However, investigating the dermatologists' viewpoint is also essential, as it shapes the therapeutic relationship and doctor-patient communication.

Illness Perception, Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life in Patients with Pemphigus Vulgaris: What Should Dermatologists Know?

Data regarding the impact of psychological factors in patients with pemphigus is sparse. This study evaluated the correlation of demographic, clinical, and psychological parameters with quality of life in 58 patients with pemphigus. Illness perception showed a realistic view, with the highest scores for cyclical course (3.

Illness perception, coping, and quality of life in early-stage Mycosis fungoides.

Background: Mycosis fungoides is the most common type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Most early-stage mycosis fungoides cases follow an indolent course, hence considered by doctors a relatively easy condition. However, since mycosis fungoides bears the title of cancer, patients might perceive it differently.

Evaluation of the polymerase chain reaction-based T-cell receptor β clonality test in the diagnosis of early mycosis fungoides.

Background: T-cell receptor (TCR) clonality may help establish a diagnosis of mycosis fungoides (MF). Routine clonality analysis is performed by using a polymerase chain reaction TCR- gamma assay, yet with this method, 10% to 50% of T-cell lymphomas escape detection. TCR- beta gene rearrangement is an additional assay.

Assessing an Intervention Focused on Enhancing Interpersonal Communication Skills and Humor: A Multi-Method Quasi-Experiential Study Among Medical Students.

Teaching and applying interpersonal communication skills (ICS) and humor in medicine is challenging. The present study assessed an innovative course focused on enhancing ICS and humor based on the Four Habits Model and theater concepts. Medical students enrolled in the course (the study group) were assessed pre- and post-intervention, as well as compared with their peers (the control group) using quantitative methods to measure attitudes, self-efficacy, and behaviors.