The influence of air pollution on skin microbiome: a link to skin barrier dysfunction.

An equilibrium of skin microbiome is crucial for maintaining skin barrier function. However, external factors such as air pollution have the potential to disrupt this equilibrium. Hence, further investigation into the influence of air pollution on the skin microbiome emerges as a critical imperative.

Transcriptome profiling in psoriasis: NB-UVB treatment-associated transcriptional changes and modulation of autoinflammation in perilesional skin in early-phase disease.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. It is widely treated with phototherapy using narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB). The therapeutic mechanisms of NB-UVB, however, remain unclear, particularly in the early phases of the disease.

Clinicopathological Features and Prognostic Factors of Malignant Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis of Thai Patients in Ramathibodi Hospital.

Objective: To present the clinicopathological characteristics of cutaneous melanoma in Thai patients and to define the possible clinicopathological prognostic factors.

Material And Method: A retrospective study of primary cutaneous melanoma in Thai patients in Ramathibodi Hospital between January 2007 and December 2012 was conducted. All medical records and skin biopsies were reviewed for demographic data and histopathologicalfeatures.