A case of nail psoriasis improved with treatment by risankizumab.

Nail psoriasis causes significant aesthetic and functional disabilities. The treatment of nail psoriasis is essential to improve the health outcomes and quality of life among patients. Pain associated with intralesional injections, inadequate penetration into the nail and underlying tissue, poor adherence to therapy, limited efficacy and recurrent relapses are among the many challenging issues with topical therapy.

The Association Between Hair Loss and COVID-19: The Impact of Hair Loss After COVID-19 Infection on the Quality of Life Among Residents in Saudi Arabia.

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is associated with many health conditions, including, but not limited to, dermatological diseases. Some patients suffer from hair loss after becoming infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Acute telogen effluvium (TE) is a non-scarring hair loss that usually occurs three months after a stressful event and can last up to six months, and it can be associated with post-COVID-19 infections.

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Rosacea and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background: The multifactorial nature of rosacea and chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) pathogenesis complicates the achievement of satisfactory treatment outcomes. 13C urea breath test (UBT) has been identified as an accurate, non-invasive, and quick procedure to detect the presence of () with high sensitivity and specificity.

Objective: In this study, we aim to assess the correlation between infection and rosacea and CSU patients.

Clinicopathological concordance in the diagnosis of skin diseases: a retrospective analysis of 5000 histopathology reports.

Background: The accuracy of clinical diagnoses of skin diseases has not been researched in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: Assess concordance between the histopathological and clinical diagnosis in skin diseases.

Design: Retrospective.

Awareness, acceptance, and perspective of women for reconstruction post Mastectomy.

Objective: To assess the level of awareness and acceptance among women for breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy.

Methods: The observational cross-sectional study was conducted at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 2014 to April 2015, and comprised women aged 19-65 years with breast masses and women with high risk for breast cancer who were offered therapeutic mastectomy. The subjects were interviewed using a structured and validated questionnaire.

Nonmelanoma skin cancer in Saudi Arabia: single center experience.

Background: Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide; one in every three diagnosed malignancies is a skin cancer. However, skin cancer is rarely reported in Saudi Arabia so we conducted this study to highlight these underreported neoplasms.

Objectives: Determine the prevalence and patterns of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), the most common types of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with respect to age, sex, and anatomic location and to identify potentially associated risk factors.

The outcome of cochlear implantation among children with genetic syndromes.

Objective: To assess the outcome and efficacy of cochlear implantation in children with genetic syndromes.

Method: Study design: case-control study.

Setting: A cochlear implantation tertiary referral center.

Loco-Regional Control With Complete Resection and Tongue Reconstruction on the Malignant Melanoma in the Tongue.

Primary malignant melanoma in the tongue is very uncommon disease that is considered low in comparison to cutaneous melanoma. In this report, the authors described a case of the hemitongue reconstruction with fasciocutaneous free flap on the patient who suffered from the malignant melanoma primarily originating from the base of the tongue that was treated with surgery and radiotherapy but developed a lung metastasis. A 76-year-old man was referred to the otorhinolaryngology clinic after complaining of a painful mass present for 3 months on the right side of the tongue.