Evaluating medical undergraduates' and dermatology faculty members' perception of using three-dimensional images as part of dermatology education in a time of COVID-19: a mixed-methods study.

Background: The coronavirus-19 pandemic has impacted the delivery of medical education in dermatology, leading to decreased patient contact. There arose a need to pioneer innovative teaching tools to augment current methods for now and beyond the pandemic.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the utility of three-dimensional (3D) images in the learning and teaching of dermatology by analysing the perceptions of medical undergraduates and faculty members in a qualitative and quantitative study.

Treatment of Laser-Responsive Dermal Pigmentary Conditions in Type III-IV Asian Skin With a 755-nm Picosecond Pulse Duration Laser: A Retrospective Review of Its Efficacy and Safety.

Background: Picosecond lasers have become very popular in the treatment of hyperpigmentation.

Objective: Evaluating the efficacy and safety of picosecond 755-nm laser in treatment of nevi of Ota (NO) and Hori's nevi (HN) in Asians with Fitzpatrick skin Types III/IV.

Methods: A retrospective review of patient records at the National Skin Center, Singapore, from 2015 to 2017.

Treatment of xanthelasma palpebrarum with a 1064-nm, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.

Background: Xanthelasma palpebrarum is the most common cutaneous xanthoma characterized by soft, yellow papules or plaques that arise on the periorbital skin. As these lesions can be cosmetically disfiguring, many patients seek medical help to remove these lesions.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness and minimum number of treatment sessions with a 1064-nm, Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser for the treatment of xanthelasma.

A case series of imatinib-induced generalized hypopigmentation and progression of existing acquired dermal melanocytosis.

Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used in the treatment of oncological conditions, including chronic myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors. The most frequent dermatological side effect reported is pigmentary abnormalities. We report a case series of three Asian Chinese females with preexisting acquired dermal melanocytosis that progressed after initiation of imatinib treatment, and concurrently developed generalized hypopigmentation of the skin.

Reflectance confocal microscopy is a useful non-invasive tool in the in vivo diagnosis of pigmented basal cell carcinoma in Asians.

Background: The clinical differentiation between pigmented basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and other benign pigmented skin lesions can be challenging even with an additional dermoscopic evaluation, especially if the lesion is small. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is an emerging, non-invasive imaging tool that allows near-microscopic evaluation of skin lesions. The features of RCM for pigmented BCC and seborrhoeic keratosis have previously been described.

Anti-BP180 NC16A IgG Titres as an Indicator of Disease Activity and Outcome in Asian Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid.

Introduction: Anti-BP180 IgG titres were observed to parallel disease activity in case series of bullous pemphigoid (BP). This study aimed to examine whether anti-BP180 titres are an indicator of disease severity, clinical course and outcome in Asian patients with BP.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted between March 2005 and March 2008 in the Immunodermatology Clinic at the National Skin Centre, Singapore.

A retrospective review of the therapeutic response with remission in patients with newly diagnosed bullous pemphigoid.

We reviewed the clinical characteristics and therapeutic response in cases of newly diagnosed bullous pemphigoid at the National Skin Centre between June 2009 and December 2010. Most (76%, n = 68/90) achieved clinical remission within 6 months of commencement of therapy. Oral mucosal involvement was identified as a risk factor associated with a prolonged duration of treatment beyond 6 months.

Successful Treatment of Tattoo-Induced Pseudolymphoma with Sequential Ablative Fractional Resurfacing Followed by Q-Switched Nd: YAG 532 nm Laser.

Decorative tattooing has been linked with a range of complications, with pseudolymphoma being unusual and challenging to manage. We report a case of tattoo-induced pseudolymphoma, who failed treatment with potent topical and intralesional steroids. She responded well to sequential treatment with ablative fractional resurfacing (AFR) followed by Q-Switched (QS) Nd:YAG 532 nm laser.

Single Treatment with 100-Microsecond Alexandrite Laser Clears Selected Acquired Melanocytic Nevi in Type IV Asian Facial Skin.

Context: Small common acquired melanocytic nevi (AMNs) are common on Asian facial skin.

Aims: To show that the 755 nm Alexandrite laser stacked at the 100-μs long-pulsed mode (μsAL) is an effective modality for the removal of selected AMNs.

Settings And Design: This was a retrospective case series, followed up with a telephone interview.

A ten-year retrospective study on livedo vasculopathy in Asian patients.

Introduction: This study aims to analyse the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of Asian patients diagnosed with livedo vasculopathy (LV).

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients diagnosed with LV from 1997 to 2007 at our centre.

Results: Seventy patients were diagnosed with LV with a mean age of 39 years, female: male ratio of 3:1 and no racial predilection.

Prevention of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in immunobullous diseases with alendronate: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral alendronate sodium therapy once daily in preventing glucocorticoid-induced bone loss in patients with immunobullous skin diseases treated with long-term glucocorticoid therapy.

Design: A 12-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Setting: A tertiary referral dermatology center in Singapore.

Narrowband UVB-induced lichen planus pemphigoide.

Lichen planus pemphigoides (LPP) is an autoimmune disease characterised by evolution of subepidermal blisters on normal and lichen planus affected skin. We describe a case of LPP in a 54-year-old Chinese woman. The patient presented with psoriasiform plaques and was diagnosed with guttate psoriasis.

An 11-year review of dermatomyositis in Asian patients.

Introduction: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a multisystem inflammatory disease with a strong association with malignancy. We aimed to describe a series of Asian patients with DM and identify any significant clinical factors associated with malignancy.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective review of a multi-racial cohort of 69 Asian patients diagnosed with DM over an 11-year period from 1996 to 2006.

Nonablative infrared skin tightening in Type IV to V Asian skin: a prospective clinical study.

Background: Nonablative skin tightening devices have been developed to treat facial and neck skin laxity without damage to the epidermis. There are at present two main approaches: the pioneer method by monopolar radiofrequency and the second by infrared light.

Objective: This study aims to determine the clinical efficacy and safety of nonablative infrared light in the treatment of facial and neck skin laxity in Type IV to V Asian skin.

Nonablative 1450-nm diode laser in the treatment of facial atrophic acne scars in type IV to V Asian skin: a prospective clinical study.

Background: There is presently little published data on the clinical effectiveness of nonablative lasers in the treatment of atrophic acne scars and the safety of their use in patients with darker skin types.

Objective: This study aims to determine the clinical effectiveness and safety of the nonablative 1450 nm diode laser with cryogen cooling spray in the treatment of facial atrophic acne scars in Type IV-V Asian skin.

Methods: This is a prospective non-comparative open study.

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (Ofuji's disease) in Singapore: a review of 23 adult cases.

The case records of 23 patients with classic eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF), or Ofuji's disease, seen at the National Skin Centre in Singapore, from 1990 to 2001 were reviewed. All patients had clinical and histopathological findings consistent with EPF. There were eight men and 15 women (ratio 1:1.