Granulomatous cheilitis (GC) also known as Miescher cheilitis, is a rare chronic inflammatory idiopathic disorder of lips characterized by painless swelling of lips and was first described by Meischer in 1945. Wiensenfeld described it as non caseating granulomatous inflammation w...
Drug hypersensitivity syndrome or DRESS is a drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms. The prescription of systemic corticosteroids has been proposed in case of visceral involvement with the possibility of corticosteroid bolus in the presence of severe signs of DRESS...
Aims: The Asian subcontinent has a well-defined monsoon season; however, it is still uncertain whether hair loss increases during the monsoon. Scant literature is available on correlation between hair wash frequency and hair loss. This small cross-sectional study aimed to objecti...
Aims: To describe the effect of combination albendazole and cryotherapy as a spesific CLM therapy. Presentation of case: A 21-year-old man reported a winding reddish patches that felt itchy and hot since 1 month ago. Erythema papules and hyperpigmented patches and hyperpigmented...
Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is i a common form of localized, nonscarring hair loss. It is characterized by loss of hair in patches, total loss of scalp hair (alopecia totalis), or total loss of scalp and body hair (alopecia universalis). The etiology of the disease is still...
Background: The components of skin care products (soaps and creams) are left on the skin for extended periods of time. It has however been observed in most of the dermatology clinics in our environment that the frequent use of toilet or medicated germicidal soaps on diseased skin...
Background: Elderly people are vulnerable to a wide variety of dermatologic conditions as a result of degenerative and metabolic changes which occur throughout the skin layers as part of the aging process. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive assessment of dermatological compli...
Despite the overall increase of the population of older adults in Africa, these senior citizens still have a lot of challenges regarding their health including skin disorders. The health seeking efforts as regards to skin disorders is relatively lower when compared to other commo...
Aims: To determine the prevalence and types of ISDs seen among children attending the Dermatology clinic in University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: A retrospective study design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The Dermatol...
Skin bleaching is the use of chemical substances to lighten the colour of the skin. Despite various publications and documentaries on the harmful effects of skin bleaching, it is still becoming increasingly common especially among the black skin coloured individuals. A lighter sk...