Association of serum hormone levels with acne vulgaris: Low estradiol level can be a pathogenetic factor in female acne

Background: Acne vulgaris is a chronic disease with a multifactorial pathogenesis. Speculative data has been shown concerning acne vulgaris and hormones, obesity, inflammatory, metabolic disorders. Aims: Our study aimed...

Methotrexate for refractory prurigo nodularis

Prurigo nodularis (PN) is chronic unbearable inflammatory skin disease. Although it was described before a century, not many studies have been conducted regarding the systemic treatment of prurigo nodularis. A 64-year-ol...

Pattern of patch test reactivity among patients with clinical diagnosis of contact dermatitis: A hospital-based study

Introduction: The patterns of positive patch test in Nepal have not been defined so far. The aim of this study was to describe the patterns of patch test reactivity in suspected Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD) patients...

Onychogryphosis 

The way to cure a complicate syndrome caused by an insect (parasite) using a cerumen extracted from another insect (no parasite, that lives in some countries where the first disease is endemic)

Scope of our research is to demonstrate how a neglected tropical desease (that in several countries is endemic) and that is very dangerous and perilous and is caused by an insect (a parasite called Tungia penetrans) may...