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Background: The subdermal application of energy using a helium-based plasma radiofrequency (RF) device has been shown to improve skin laxity. Helium-based plasma RF technology (Renuvion; Apyx Medical, Clearwater, FL) utilizes RF to ionize helium into an electrically conductive plasma capable of coagulating and contracting soft tissue with high precision and minimal thermal spread. This study provides information on the early use of the new generation of electrosurgical generator (APYX-RS3) containing a feature that allows for quantification of the amount of energy delivered to tissue during treatments.

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  • Skin picking disorder (SPD) involves compulsive skin scratching without a primary skin condition and is often linked to psychiatric issues like OCD and depression.
  • A case study of a 32-year-old woman with SPD shows that after a four-week paroxetine treatment, her OCD symptoms reduced significantly, and her skin lesions healed completely, with only minor discoloration remaining.
  • The study suggests that treating SPD when associated with OCD and abnormal EEG readings can lead to successful outcomes with paroxetine, indicating a need for further research in this area.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide health emergency that has impacted 188 countries at last count. The rapid community transmission and relatively high mortality rates with COVID-19 in modern times are relatively unique features of this flu pandemic and have resulted in an unparalleled global health crisis. SARS-CoV-2, being a respiratory virus, mainly affects the lungs, but is capable of infecting other vital organs, such as brain, heart and kidney.

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Background: People have been using psychoactive substances for a long time. Over the last few years, this practice has spread among university students, who use these substances to improve their academic performance, relieve stress and increase concentration and memory.

Objectives: To estimate the use of psychoactive drugs among healthcare students at a higher education institution in the city of Passo Fundo (RS), Brazil, and to ascertain the associated demographic and lifestyle factors.

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Outbreak of Systemic Avian Pox in Canaries () Associated with the B1 Subgroup of Avian Pox Viruses.

Avian Dis

September 2019

Department of Avian Medicine and Poultry Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, National Autonomous University of Mexico, University City, Coyoacan 04510, Mexico City, Mexico,

This study reports an outbreak of avian pox in a quarantine of canaries imported from Europe, with a mortality of 30% and clinical signs of dyspnea and blepharoconjunctivitis. During necropsy, beak cyanosis, serous blepharitis, caseous sinusitis, oropharyngitis, tracheitis, pulmonary edema, pneumonia, fibrinous airsacculitis, and splenomegaly were observed. Microscopically, edema, epithelial hyperplasia, hydropic degeneration, and vacuolated eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were found; similar lesions were observed in the thymus, spleen, and other organs.

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Acute hair felting is a rare disorder of scalp hair. In this condition, the hair becomes twisted, entangled as a hard stony mass resembling a bird's nest. Sudden hair matting has been reported earlier in the literature after vigorous use of chemical and herbal shampoos.

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Assessing depression and anxiety in the caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic skin disorders.

An Bras Dermatol

September 2014

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Porto AlegreRS, Brazil, PhD Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Associate Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.

Background: The literature has shown that the presence of emotional disturbances in caregivers of children with skin diseases affects the course and treatment of the disease. Anxiety and depression are among the most frequently reported psychiatric diagnoses related to this fact.

Objective: To evaluate the presence of anxiety and depression in caregivers of pediatric patients with chronic skin disorders, exemplified by atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and vitiligo, and correlate them to the quality of life of the patients.

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