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Filter by:Athletes commonly face skin injuries during training and competition, which can negatively impact their performance and physical health. Injuries such as abrasions, cuts, burns, and sunburns can limit muscle contractions and range of motion, cause discomfort, and lead to bacterial infections. In addition, skin damage can lead to long-term skin problems such as skin aging and cancer, affecting athletes' overall health and performance. Protecting the skin is crucial for athletes to maintain optimal performance and physical health. The use of steroids is limited for athletes due to their status as banned substances. Topical steroids may also cause negative side effects, making it necessary to find alternative skin care options for athletes such as tug-of-war athletes. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical hydrating cream for skin care in this population. The study involved using a moisturizing cream on the more severely affected side of one hand while the other hand acted as a comparative control group. After two weeks, the sides were switched, and the study continued for four weeks in total.
Stigma due to health conditions increases disease burden and adversely impacts health. The internalization of health-related stigma is associated with impaired mental health and quality of life. The current project will test the effects of a novel, transdiagnostic, group counseling intervention, and peer support, to determine the optimal method for helping patients cope with health-related stigma, reducing its internalization, and enhancing patient quality of life.
Genus Malassezia includes 14 species, namely M. furfur, M. sympodialis, M. globosa, M. restricta, M. slooffiae, M. obtusa, M. dermatis, M. japonica and M. yamatoensis associated with normal human flora but can also cause skin lesions, and M. pachydermatis, M. nana, M. equina, M. caprae and M. cuniculiare associated with animals. Few studies found that M. pachydermatis may be transmitted to humans from pets. M. pachydermmatis is the only lipid independent species while others are lipid dependent . As Malassezia species have similar morphological and biochemical features, the currently used phenotypic techniques for diagnosis of Pityriasis versicolor usually do not allow rapid and exact characterization. In addition; they are time-consuming, multi-step processes requiring several experimental methods. Therefore, several molecular typing methods have been used successfully, resulting in identification and classification of new Malassezia species Aim of the work: 1. Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Malassezia Species. 2. Identify antifungal resistance pattern among isolated fungus.
The spectrum of pathologies accompanied by tissue mineral deposits is wide. In dermatology, several pathologies are associated with calcium mineral deposits, such as calciphylaxis and pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE). However, few studies have been carried out on the chemical characteristics of these deposits, their implication on the pathophysiology and their consequences. This motivated our two previous studies on the characterization of skin mineral deposits during calciphylaxis and sarcoidosis. We have shown that these deposits were most often composed of carbapatite and preferentially localized to elastic fibers. Most calcifying dermatoses are preceded by an inflammatory skin condition. Some authors suspect the digestion of elastin by metalloproteinase (MMP) of the extracellular matrix, thus creating nucleation nuclei favoring phosphocalcic deposits. We thus wish to study the structural alteration of dermal elastic fibers during calcifying dermatoses using multiphoton microscopy, a tool available at the Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences (LOB) at the Ecole Polytechnique. Multiphoton microscopy presents several contrast modes that can be used in parallel and without marking. This makes it possible to identify constituent elements of tissues without the use of artificially added fluorescent dyes or proteins, for example fibrillar collagen by the so-called "SHG" contrast and elastin by its intrinsic fluorescence. It is then possible to deeply image an intact tissue, without staining, by specifically visualizing its various components. Used in several studies on the skin, including the LOB, multiphoton microscopy has shown its interest in the characterization of dermal fibers, in particular elastin and collagen fibers, but also in the structural study of these and of their possible alteration. It has thus been applied to the study of skin aging, but also of pathologies leading to degeneration of elastic fibers (PXE) or collagen (Marfan syndrome). The main objective of our project is to characterize the structural alterations of elastic fibers during calcifying dermatoses. The secondary objectives are to study the consequences of skin inflammatory phenomena on the deterioration of elastic fibers and to identify a possible nucleus of phospho-calcium deposits within elastic dermal and vascular fibers. We will thus study human skin biopsies already carried out in the context of the diagnosis of these calcifying dermatoses, skin biopsies from the murine model of PXE and in control, human biopsies of healthy skin from patients of different ages (excision margin of skin tumors). This project should provide a better understanding of the genesis of skin phosphocalcic deposits and provide therapeutic avenues for treating them and limiting their occurrence.
The TODAY trial is a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical oxybutynin deodorant for use in patients with axillary hyperhidrosis.
To create a new patient reported outcome measure in the form of a questionnaire, which will accurately reflect the profound impact that vulval dermatoses and vulval pain syndromes have on patients' quality of life
Part of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients treated with biologics and met primary failure. Therefore, we are going to create a cell based platform to evaluate the treatment effects of different biologics on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patients before prescribed by physicians
It is important for patients treated with anti-EGFR therapies to get access to cosmetic options to preserve their skin condition during treatment. Anti-EGFR therapies are known to fragilize epidermis and to provoke rashes; which often lead to treatment discontinuation. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that the Onco-Rash cream is able to preserve skin condition without side effects. Decreasing skin toxicity is expected to improve patients' life and facilitate treatment follow-up.
This randomized controlled trial study aims at investigating the efficacy and safety of topical antioxidants in treatment of a cohort of non-elderly volunteers with photoaged skin.
High absorption pad for blood and pus with natural antimicrobial agent or gauze dressing impregnated with paraffin, containing 0.5% chlorhexidine acetate (Bactigras) will be randomly covered on half of split-thickness skin graft donor site wound. The another will be cover on another half of split-thickness skin graft donor site wound. Then, they will be covered with gauzes and bandage. Time to wound healing, amounts of covered dressing gauzes, signs of infection, pain score, erythema index, melanin index, trans epidermal water loss index, and adverse events will be evaluated.