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Topical Sunscreens: A Narrative Review for Contact Sensitivity, Potential Allergens, Clinical Evaluation, and Management for their Optimal Use in Clinical Practice.
Indian Dermatol Online J
October 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Topical sunscreens decrease the quantity of ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun reaching the skin by either blocking or scattering it and help protect the skin from dyspigmentation, photoaging, DNA damage, and photocarcinogenesis, especially in photosensitive individuals. The significant role played by visible light and infrared light in skin pigmentation and photoaging has been recognized in recent years. The majority of broad-spectrum sunscreens protect against UV-B (290-320nm) and UV-A (320-400nm) radiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence, pattern, contact sensitisers and impact on quality-of-life of occupational dermatitis among beekeepers in North India.
Contact Dermatitis
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Government Medical College Srinagar, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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- * Conducted over 18 months, the study involving 340 beekeepers found a 17.1% prevalence of dermatitis, primarily affecting hands, with significant links to how long individuals have been beekeeping and prior allergy history.
- * Although dermatitis is common among beekeepers, the overall effect on their quality of life is relatively minor, with propolis identified as a key allergen in the region.
Community-Based Intervention for Active Detection and Provision of Single-Dose Rifampicin Post-Exposure Prophylaxis to Household Contacts of Leprosy in Bolivia.
Trop Med Infect Dis
May 2024
German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Association (GLRA), 97080 Wurtzbourg, Germany.
Background: To achieve zero leprosy cases in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, we designed a community-based active detection and provision of single-dose rifampicin post-exposure prophylaxis (SDR-PEP) to household contacts with new leprosy patients.
Methods: From July to August 2021, we assessed the current knowledge, attitude, and practices through structured interviews and focus group discussions with community representatives and health staff. This was followed by sensitization sessions, the training of health staff, and the reinforcement of referral mechanisms.
Effectiveness of Sensitization Campaigns in Reducing Leprosy-Related Stigma in Rural Togo: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR Res Protoc
April 2024
Heidelberg Insititute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Background: In the global strategy to eliminate leprosy, there remains a need for early case detection to successfully interrupt transmissions. Poor knowledge about leprosy and leprosy-related stigma are key drivers of delayed diagnosis and treatment. Sensitization campaigns to inform and increase awareness among the general population are an integral part of many national neglected tropical disease programs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArriving at SKINTED (Surgery of the Knee, Injury to the Infrapatellar Branch of the Saphenous Nerve, Traumatic Eczematous Dermatitis): A Case Report.
Cureus
February 2024
Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Karpaga Vinayaga Institiute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Chengalpattu, IND.
Surgery of the knee, injury to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve, traumatic eczematous dermatitis (SKINTED) is a postsurgical localized dermatitis specifically linked to total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is due to autonomic denervation following surgically inflicted nerve injury. It develops several months to years following a surgical trauma.
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