Patients with vitiligo have a distinct affective temperament profile: A cross-sectional study using Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Paris, and San Diego Auto-Questionnaire.

Background: Vitiligo is a skin disease associated with significant psychiatric comorbidities. Affective temperaments represent the inherited foundation of personality and represent the biologically stable part of emotional reactivity. Studies assessing the temperament profile of patients with vitiligo are still scarce.

Assessing the validity and interpretability of the Simplified Psoriasis Index in Tunisian patients.

Introduction: Multiple scores have been developed to assess the severity of psoriasis, but these scores have many limitations. The Simplified Psoriasis Index (SPI) is a summary score with separate components for current severity (SPI-s), psychosocial impact (SPI-p), and past history and interventions (SPI-i). It is available in two similar versions: proSPI and saSPI.

Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: A Case report and literature review.

Common clinical features of COVID-19 are increasingly known but cutaneous manifestations are rarely described among healthcare workers. A review of cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 especially among healthcare workers (HCW) is thus required. The aim of our current study was to provide a comprehensive review of cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19 among HCW through six case reports and a literature review.

Blastomycosis-like pyoderma in an immunocompetent patient.

Blastomycosis-like pyoderma is a rare skin disorder most commonly caused by bacterial infection. It is usually diagnosed in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of BLP in an immunocompetent woman, who presented with a 6-week history of verrucous cutaneous plaque of the left wrist.

Maintenance Phototherapy for the Treatment of Early-stage Mycosis Fungoides.

Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common type of cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Phototherapy is a first-line treatment option of early stages MF. The present study aimed at assessing the efficacy of phototherapy in Tunisian patients with MF treated with phototherapy and evaluate the efficacy of maintenance phase.

Nail changes in systemic amyloidosis.

Nail examination must be an essential part of physical examination in our daily clinical practice, as nail changes may be the revealing sign of systemic diseases in the absence of other alarming signs.

Uncommon Nail Involvement during Bullous Pemphigoid.

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most frequent autoimmune blistering disorder. The immune reaction targets BP180 and BP230 antigens, 2 components of junctional adhesion complexes at the basement membrane zone. Clinical aspect includes multiple tense bullae on urticarial plaques of the skin.

Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in renal-transplant recipients.

Acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in renal-transplant recipients is associated with a high risk for developing squamous cell carcinoma. An accurate diagnosis and a regular monitoring in this high-risk population must be stressed.