Wearing of examination gloves and hygiene practice among dermatologists: A national survey.

Introduction: Touch is essential for dermatologists. Differences in practice, such as whether or not to wear examination gloves, may be seen among dermatologists. To investigate this approach and its associated factors, we conducted a national survey to study hygiene measures and the wearing of gloves among dermatologists, e.

[Outpatient expectations in dermatology consultations: A pilot study].

Background: Understanding patients' expectations with regard to medical care is critical as it guarantees an efficient therapeutic process. Our aim was to determine outpatients' expectations concerning clinical encounters in a dermatology clinic and to study how these matched the opinions of dermatologists regarding them.

Patients And Methods: Consecutive outpatients consulting in five dermatology centres in the Paris suburbs between February 2013 and March 2013 were prospectively included.

HIV-related CD8+ cutaneous pseudolymphoma: efficacy of methotrexate.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related CD8+ cutaneous pseudolymphoma (CD8+ cytotoxic T cell skin infiltrative disease) is an inflammatory process resulting from a massive infiltration of the skin by activated, oligoclonal, HIV-specific, cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Usually, CD8+ cutaneous pseudolymphoma affects patients with a deep immunosuppression, and is rare in patients with mild immunosuppression. In deeply immunocompromised patients, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is considered as the first-line treatment.

Microsporum praecox: molecular identification of a new case and review of the literature.

We report a rare case of dermatophytosis due to Microsporum praecox in a 28-year-old female horse rider. The skin lesion was located on the right external malleolus. Microscopic examination of skin scrapings revealed a dermatophyte which was also isolated in culture.