Efficacy of panthenol- and bisabolol-containing lip care as monotherapy for mild-to-moderate cheilitis.

Background: Cheilitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the lips, and frequent or prolonged use of topical corticosteroids may lead to various adverse events. Therefore, alternative therapies with fewer side effects are beneficial for the treatment of this condition.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of a lip care formulation containing both panthenol and bisabolol as a monotherapy for mild-to-moderate cheilitis.

Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma and other Key Factors on Hair Follicle Preservation.

Background: Hair graft preservation is an important factor that influences graft survival in hair transplantation.

Objective: To investigate the benefits of adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and the effect of different storage solutions and temperatures on hair follicle preservation.

Materials And Methods: This randomized-controlled study included 10 androgenetic alopecia patients who underwent hair transplantation.

Prevalence and causative allergens of contact cheilitis in Thailand.

Background: Cheilitis is an inflammatory condition of the lips. Its causes can be exogenous (irritants, allergens), endogenous (atopic dermatitis, systemic disorders) or unknown.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of allergic contact cheilitis (ACC), its risk factors, and common allergens in patients with cheilitis at a Thai university-based tertiary care hospital.

Topical diphenylcyclopropenone plus topical 0.5% anthralin versus topical diphenylcyclopropenone alone for the treatment of chronic extensive alopecia areata: A split-scalp, double-blind, controlled study.

Background: The combination of diphenylcyclopropenone (DCP) and anthralin may demonstrate synergistic effects in the treatment of chronic extensive alopecia areata (AA).

Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of the combination therapy of topical DCP and topical 0.5% anthralin versus topical DCP alone for the treatment of chronic extensive AA.

Reliability, Validity and Feasibility of the Vitiligo Extent Score (VES) and Self-Assessment Vitiligo Extent Score (SA-VES) Among Vitiligo Patients: A Cross-Cultural Validation.

Background: The Vitiligo Extent Score (VES) and Self-Assessment Vitiligo Extent Score (SA-VES) have not been formally validated in Thai population.

Objective: To evaluate reliability, validity and feasibility of the VES and SA-VES in Thai vitiligo patients.

Methods: Vitiligo lesions from 100 patients were evaluated by 2 independent dermatologists using VES and Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI).

Changing trends of contact allergens in Thailand: A 12-year retrospective study.

Background: Contact allergen prevalences often change. Continual surveillance is necessary to detect trends in sensitization rates and emerging allergens.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of, and trends in, the positive reactions to each allergen in the baseline series during a 12-year period in Thailand.

Associated factors of widespread pattern of dermatitis among patch test population: 12-Year retrospective study.

Background/objective: Widespread dermatitis is often associated with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Multiple factors influence this widespread pattern of dermatitis. We aim to study the associated factors in patch-tested patients who presented with widespread pattern of dermatitis.

Randomized investigator-blinded comparative study of moisturizer containing 4-t-butylcyclohexanol and licochalcone A versus 0.02% triamcinolone acetonide cream in facial dermatitis.

Background: Facial dermatitis can result from various conditions, some of which are of a chronic and relapsing nature. The use of topical corticosteroid therapy may lead to additional adverse effects.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of moisturizer containing 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, which acts as a sensitivity regulator, and licochalcone A, an anti-inflammatory agent from the licorice plant Glycyrrhiza inflata, with that of 0.

Cyclosporine for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Background: Despite widely recommended usage of cyclosporine A (CsA) in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), there is no meta-analysis concerning its efficacy and safety.

Objective: To meta-analyze and review the efficacy and safety of CsA in CSU.

Methods: Efficacy was assessed by the relative change in urticaria activity score at 4 weeks and response rates at 4, 8, and 12 weeks.

Metabolic syndrome and psoriasis severity in South-East Asian patients: An investigation of potential association using current and chronological assessments.

Although studies regarding prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Asian psoriatic patients are limited and show varying results, a previous report describes a significant increase in prevalence of MS in Thai psoriatic patients, as compared with rates in the general population. However, no significant association between MS and psoriasis severity using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) was found, which differs from the findings of Korean and Japanese studies. This study aimed at re-evaluating the association between MS and psoriasis severity in Thai patients using current assessment (PASI) and chronological assessment (historical course and interventions).