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Superficial fungal infections are common, particularly dermatophytoses, onychomycoses, and vulvovaginal Candida infections. Most of these mycoses are treated with topical antimycotic drugs unless the infection involves an extensive area or is resistant to initial therapy. The use of griseofulvin in dermatology is limited to a few indications (tinea capitis in children), ketoconazole is replaced by other triazole drugs with a better pharmacological profile (no risk of idiopathic hepatitis) in most indications. Onychomycosis – one of the most difficultto- treat dermatomycosis largely requires systemic therapy with terbinafine or itraconazole...
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in offices of primary care pediatricians at least 20 % patients suffer from skin diseases. In last decades we observe an increase in allergic skin manifestations, constitutional dermatitis involves at least 5–15 % of pediatric population. Seborrheic dermatitis precedes frequently constitutional dermatitis already in first weeks of life. Preschool and school children with respect to their social contacts and numerous sport activities suffer by a number of skin infections, mainly impetigo. The most frequent skin disease of babies is surprisingly diaper dermatitis. The author summarizes clinical information about these diseases and discusses...
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Pruritus, one of the most often unpleasant sensationon on the skin, was originaly formed as a defensive mechanism. Dermatologists meet it in every day practice and for its therapy they need to have the knowledge of differential diagnosis skin diseases connected with itching as well as the knowledge of internal and psychiatric diseases with pruritus. The therapeutic palete of pruritus is wide according to etiology and not always efficient enough for us and for our patiens. It is the challenge for the further research of neurophysiology of pruritus and for searching other pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic possibilities for its control.
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Vulvar symptomatology manifested by vulvar discomfort in the form of itching, burning, cutting, and other sensations in the vulvar area, is the cause of chronic complaints in patients and a reason for repeated examinations by specialists – a gynaecologist and a dermatologist. The goal of a thorough examination which includes vulvoscopy with application of examination solution and obtaining biopsy samples is to determine the correct diagnosis with classifying the lesion into one of the five groups of vulvar diseases: vulvar dermatoses, vulvar intraepithelial neoplasias, neoplasias, infectious diseases, and vulvodynias. Issues related to vulvar...
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The paper presents a case of a 76-year-old man with generalized cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. The patient was referred from a dermatology practice to our department in the disseminated stage of the disease in July 2006. Based on the clinical features, Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was considered during differential diagnosis, however, the histological findings were nonspecific (a presentation of lymphocytic capillaritis). It was not until July 2007, when the patient was readmitted to our department for unresolving skin lesions, that the diagnosis was confirmed by a new histological examination of two biopsies. The above implies that skin manifestations of...
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Botulinum toxin is a significant neurotoxin, which is produced by Clostridium botulinum bartery. Various species of this bartery produce eight subtypes of botulotoxin. Type A is the most used and researched to date, but is also the most toxic one. In dermatology, botulotoxin is used in two major indications, treatment of wrinkles and temporary decreasing focal hyperhidrosis.
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