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Stevens–Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated With Zonisamide, Karina L. Vivar, Kimberly Mancl, Lucia Seminario-Vidal
Stevens–Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Associated With Zonisamide, Karina L. Vivar, Kimberly Mancl, Lucia Seminario-Vidal
Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery Faculty Publications
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Oxidative Stress In Patients With Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus And Healthy Subjects With Anti-Desmoglein 1 Antibodies, Ericson Leonardo Gutierrez, Willy Ramos, Lucia Seminario-Vidal, Mercedes Tello, Gerardo Ronceros, Alex G. Ortega-Loayza
Oxidative Stress In Patients With Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus And Healthy Subjects With Anti-Desmoglein 1 Antibodies, Ericson Leonardo Gutierrez, Willy Ramos, Lucia Seminario-Vidal, Mercedes Tello, Gerardo Ronceros, Alex G. Ortega-Loayza
Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery Faculty Publications
Background: Previous studies have shown oxidative stress in pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, nevertheless, it remains unknown whether a similar response is characteristic of endemic pemphigus foliaceus in Peru.
Objectives: To determine the oxidative stress response in endemic pemphigus foliaceus patients and subjects with positive for anti-desmoglein1 antibodies (anti-dsg1) from endemic areas of Peru.
Subjects and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The study population included 21 patients with Endemic Pemphigus foliaceus and 12 healthy subjects with anti-dsg1 antibodies from the Peruvian Amazon (Ucayali), as well as 30 healthy control subjects. Malondialdehyde, an indicator of lipid peroxidation by free radicals, …
Nonsurgical Treatment Options For Basal Cell Carcinoma, Mary H. Lien, Vernon K. Sondak
Nonsurgical Treatment Options For Basal Cell Carcinoma, Mary H. Lien, Vernon K. Sondak
Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery Faculty Publications
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) remains the most common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in Caucasians, with perhaps as many as 2 million new cases expected to occur in the United States in 2010. Many treatment options, including surgical interventions and nonsurgical alternatives, have been utilized to treat BCC. In this paper, two non-surgical options, imiquimod therapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT), will be discussed. Both modalities have demonstrated acceptable disease control rates, cosmetically superior outcomes, and short-term cost-effectiveness. Further studies evaluating long-term cure rates and long-term cost effectiveness of imiquimod therapy and PDT are needed.