Background: Approximately 0.77% to 2% of cutaneous ulcers and post-burn scars will develop malignant degeneration. When squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) emerges in a chronic scar or ulcer, it often is referred to as Marjolin's ...

Background: Treatment of a diabetic foot is a principal step in rehabilitative approaches to the complications of diabetes mellitus. Use of integrative educational courses for diabetic patients is dependent on several ...

Gyrate atrophy (GA) is a rare, progressive metabolic choroid and retinal degeneration that results from a deficiency of the pyridoxal phosphate-dependent mitochondrial matrix enzyme ornithine aminotransferase. Here, we ...

Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is among the most common oral lesions and pain is often the chief complaint of patients. The main etiology of RAS is unknown but several predisposing factors have been ...

The recent report, “Serum prolactin level in psoriasis", is very interesting 1. Ghiasi et al. concluded that “it seems that while intracutaneous prolactin may contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis, the probable role ...

Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection of the skin with an atypical presentation attributed to inappropriate treatment with immunosuppressive medications. In thi

Palmoplantar keratoderma of Sybert (PPK of Sybert) or Sybert's keratoderma was first documented by Virginia Sybert in 1988. Due to the high degree of similarity, it was previously considered to be Greither's keratoderma, ...