Gender differences in allergic contact dermatitis to common allergens.

Background: Gender-based differences in skin structure, physiology, and allergen exposure can influence contact dermatitis development.

Objective: This study investigated the differences and trends in contact sensitizers, focusing on the top 10 allergens and personal care product (PCP) contact allergies from a gender perspective.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 5998 patients undergoing patch testing at an occupational and contact dermatitis clinic in a Thai, university-based, tertiary referral hospital from January 2001 to December 2021.

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.

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus, and the factors significantly associated with high pruritic intensity in patients with psoriasis: a cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Despite the significant prevalence of pruritus in psoriasis, its pathogenesis remains unknown, and research on pruritus in Thai psoriasis patients is limited.

Objectives: The objective was to investigate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus, and the factors significantly associated with high pruritic intensity in Thai psoriasis patients.

Material And Methods: In a cross-sectional study design, pruritus data were collected from the medical records of patients who attended an outpatient psoriasis clinic in Thailand between 2020 and 2021.

The efficacy of bimatoprost ophthalmic solution combined with NB-UVB phototherapy in non-segmental and segmental vitiligo: a single-blind randomized controlled study.

Bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03% (PGF2α analogues) combined with narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) was reported to be an effective treatment for vitiligo. To investigate the efficacy and safety of treatment for non-segmental/segmental vitiligo compared among bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.

Do different platforms of coronavirus vaccines have different impacts on psoriasis flares?

This study evaluated the impacts on psoriasis flares of 3 vaccine platforms: inactivated, viral vector and mRNA. Respectively, 198 and 96 psoriasis patients with and without COVID-19 vaccination during the study period. Group comparison revealed no increased risk of psoriasis flaring after COVID-19 vaccination.

An analysis of psoriasis hospitalisation in Thailand.

Psoriasis hospitalisation is not frequently reported. The objective of this study was to determine (1) the clinical, laboratory and treatment features of patients with psoriasis hospitalised due to flare-up and (2) other causes of admission of patients with psoriasis. We retrospectively reviewed data on 48 patients admitted due to psoriasis flare-up and 1908 patients with psoriasis admitted due to concomitant illnesses or comorbidities.