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Mod Pathol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Background And Objectives: Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is characterized by dysfunction and loss of peripheral unmyelinated and thinly myelinated nerve fibers, resulting in a phenotype that includes varying combinations of somatosensory and dysautonomia symptoms, which can be profoundly disabling and lead to decreased quality of life. Treatment aimed mainly at pain reduction, which may not target the underlying pathophysiology, is frequently ineffective. Another impediment to the effective management of SFN may be the significant between-patient heterogeneity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor herpes zoster (HZ) infection, early diagnosis and treatment are important in order to shorten the course of the disease and reduce sequelae, however, there is a lack of non-invasive diagnostic methods. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a non-invasive technique often used to diagnose dyspigmented dermatosis, skin tumours, human papillomavirus infectious dermatosis, etc. To evaluate the clinical value of RCM for the early diagnosis of HZ.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Actinic keratoses (AK) are pre-malignant skin lesions caused by chronic sun exposure. Progression from an AK to intraepidermal carcinoma (IEC) and a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is well known but the rate of transformation to an invasive SCC is highly variable. Since no definitive biomarkers are available, treatment decisions are made ad hoc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJAAD Case Rep
February 2024
University Hospital Galway, National University of Ireland Galway.
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