[Intense pulsed light treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa: a within-person randomized controlled trial].

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the intertriginous areas. HS affects hair follicles causing perifollicular inflammation, resulting in the formation of nodules and painful abscesses. Intense pulsed light (IPL) uses selective photothermolysis to destroy the hair follicles.

[Tinea capitis in children is an overlooked disease].

In this review, we discuss tinea capitis, which is a disease most prevalent in children and caused by dermatophytes infecting the hair and scalp. The clinical presentation varies from scaling and alopecia to inflammatory lesions with pain and pruritus. Treatment includes systemic and topical antifungal agents.

Body Image Quality of Life in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa Compared with Other Dermatological Disorders.

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic skin disease characterized by inflammation and disfiguring scarring in the intertriginous body areas. Hidradenitis suppurativa is associated with overweight and impaired quality of life. This study sought to describe Body Image Quality of Life (BI-QoL) in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa and to compare it with patients with other skin diseases (controls).

Two Cases of Proximal Subungual Onychomycosis Caused by Trichophyton rubrum in HIV-negative Patients During Treatment with TNF-α Inhibitors Combined with Methotrexate.

Proximal subungual onychomycosis (PSO) is a rare subtype of onychomycosis with a clinical presentation characterized by proximal leukonychia in the lunular area of the nail. PSO is associated with immunosuppression and regarded a sign of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection when caused by Trichophyton (T.) rubrum.

Quantification of parenchymal calcifications in chronic pancreatitis: relation to atrophy, ductal changes, fibrosis and clinical parameters.

Objectives: Parenchymal calcifications are considered a hallmark finding of chronic pancreatitis (CP), but little is known about its relation to the clinical presentation and other morphological features such as atrophy, fibrosis and ductal changes. The aim was to quantify the number and maximal size of parenchymal calcifications assessed on computed tomography (CT) and to explore the association with other CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based pancreatic features and clinical parameters.

Methods: A well-characterised cohort of 54 CP patients was included.