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Cantisani C, Musolff N, Longo C, Di Guardo A, Rovaldi E, Rossi G, Sasso F, Farnetani F, Rega F, Bánvölgyiv A, Azzella G, Paolino G, Pellacani G. Dynamic optical coherence tomography evaluation in locally advanced basal cell carcinoma during sonidegib treatment. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:967-973. [PMID: 38270330 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer in the Caucasian population. It has a multifactorial pathogenesis, in which constitutive activation of the Sonic Hedgehog signalling (SHH) pathway (via mutations in PTCH1 or SMO genes) represents by far the most common genetic aberration. The introduction of vismodegib and sonidegib, two SHH pathway inhibitors, changed the therapeutic approach of locally advanced and metastatic BCCs. EADO's (European Association of Dermato-Oncology) new staging system refers to these as 'difficult-to-treat' BCCs. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate sonidegib's effectiveness in patients affected by difficult-to-treat BCCs by using non-invasive diagnostic techniques. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 14 patients (4 females, 10 males; mean age 77 ± 11 years) affected by difficult-to-treat BCCs treated with oral sonidegib 200 mg/day that were followed with total body videodermoscopy (V-Track, Vidix 4.0) and dynamic optical coherence tomography (D-OCT, VivoSight Dx) since May 2022. Considering the risk of rhabdomyolysis routine blood tests, especially for creatine kinase concentrations, were performed. All treated patients were inserted in the BasoCare database, which aims to offer support to patients taking sonidegib. Complete and partial responses were evaluated by the overall reduction of the number of lesions and their individual sizes. Safety was evaluated by assessing the occurrence and severity of adverse reactions. RESULTS Eighty per cent achieved complete clearance and 75% reduction of diameter. D-OCT scans performed at every follow-up showed concordance with clinical appearance and demonstrated reduction of hyporeflective structures, that is, islets of tumour cells and overall improvement of morphology. CONCLUSION Sonidegib can be considered an effective treatment option in cases where surgery or radiotherapy would be unfeasible or has previously failed, although pigmented lesions did not show complete clearance, suggesting that there are factors other than the SHH pathway involved in tumour growth. Videodermoscopy and D-OCT were useful in the quick and seamless follow-up of lesions and added valuable information in assessing efficacy.
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- C Cantisani
- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Skin Cancer Center, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Dermatology Department, University of Modena and Reggio, Emilia, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical and Morphological Sciences Related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermato-oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
- Unit of Dermatologic Clinic, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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- UOC of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Bellinato F, Gisondi P, Dattola A, Richetta AG, Costanzo A, Valenti M, De Simone C, Marzano AV, Zussino M, Pezzolo E, Nacca M, Pellacani G, Girolomoni G. Spesolimab in patients with flare of generalized pustular psoriasis: A multicentre case-series. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:e437-e439. [PMID: 38084869 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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- F Bellinato
- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- Dermatologia, Dipartimento Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento Universitario di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy
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- A.O.R.N. Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano Caserta, Caserta, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Spadafora M, Megna A, Lippolis N, Cavicchi M, Borsari S, Piana S, Guida S, Kaleci S, Chester J, Pellacani G, Longo C. Dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy of solitary flat pink lesions: A new combined score to diagnose amelanotic melanoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38572809 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Differential diagnosis of amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma among solitary flat pink lesions is challenging, due to limited clinical and dermoscopic clues. Dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy assessments improve diagnostic accuracy, but their combined capacity among solitary flat pink lesions is yet to be defined. OBJECTIVES To determine (i) whether diagnostic accuracy is improved with combined dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy, (ii) a model to estimate probability of flat amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma among solitary flat pink lesions. METHODS A retrospective single-centre study of solitary flat pink lesions, excised for suspected malignancy between 2011 and 2022 was performed. Images were independently evaluated by two dermatologists, blinded to histopathological diagnosis. Diagnostic performance was evaluated on the receiver operating characteristic curve and the area under the curve. Predictive features were identified by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. A final predictive nomogram of independent risk factors was calculated by backward likelihood ratio. Hypothesis being tested was formulated before data collection. RESULTS A total of 184 patients (87 females, 47.3%) were included; mean age was 57.6 years (19-95). Combined dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy was more sensitive (83%, CI 69.2-92.4 and 91.5%, CI 79.6-97.6) than dermoscopy alone (76.6%, CI 62.0-87.7 and 85.1%, CI 71.7-93.8). Predictive features defined the new model, including linear irregular vessels (4.26-folds, CI 1.5-12.1), peripheral pigment network (6.07-folds, CI 1.83-20.15), remnants of pigmentation (4.3-folds, CI 1.27-14.55) at dermoscopy and atypical honeycomb (9.98-folds, CI 1.91-51.96), disarranged epidermal pattern (15.22-folds, CI 2.18-106.23), dendritic pagetoid cells in the epidermis (3.77-folds, CI 1.25-11.26), hypopigmented pagetoid cells (27.05-folds, CI 1.57-465.5), and dense and sparse nests (3.68-folds, CI 1.24-10.96) in reflectance confocal microscopy. Diagnostic accuracy of the model was high (AUC 0.91). CONCLUSIONS Adjunctive reflectance confocal microscopy increases diagnostic sensitivity of flat amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma differential diagnosis. The proposed model requires validation.
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- M Spadafora
- Skin Cancer Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Dermatology Clinic, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dental Medicine and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dental Medicine and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Center, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Fino P, Chello C, Latini C, Occhionorelli S, Moruzzi M, Scuderi N, Pellacani G. The combination of hyaluronic acid and collagenase in the treatment of skin ulcers: an open, multicenter clinical study assessing safety and tolerability of Bionect Start®. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024; 28:2894-2905. [PMID: 38639526 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202404_35920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Several clinical studies have shown that hyaluronic acid collagenase is well-tolerated and very effective in managing chronic venous ulcers. The aim of the present study is to confirm the safety and tolerability of daily application in patients suffering from cutaneous ulcers of different etiologies. The efficacy of the treatment and its impact on patients' quality of life are also assessed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with a clinical diagnosis of skin ulcer with devitalized/fibrinous/slough tissue that could delay the healing process were enrolled in the study. The hyaluronic acid/collagenase ointment was applied topically until wound closure or total debridement of non-viable tissue was achieved, however, with a limit of 30 days. Monitoring was performed weekly, either through outpatient visits or telephone surveys. Assessments included adverse events, local irritation reactions, pain at dressing changes, and wound bed status. Patients were also requested to complete a quality-of-life questionnaire. RESULTS The study involved 96 patients with a mean age of 71 years. The patients suffered mainly from traumatic (21.9%), venous (15.6%), or pressure ulcers (12.5%); in 26% of cases, ulcers had mixed etiology. In approximately 32% of patients, the ulcer had been present for more than 6 months, and 18.1% of subjects had previously undergone surgical wound debridement. CONCLUSIONS Daily application of hyaluronic acid-collagenase achieved the following results: i) absence of adverse events related to the use of the product; ii) significant reduction in the degree of localized irritation and pain at dressing changes; iii) significant support to wound bed preparation; iv) trend towards improvement in the quality of life and health status of the patients.
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- P Fino
- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
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Marani A, Bianchelli T, Gesuita R, Faragalli A, Foti C, Malara G, Micali G, Amerio P, Rongioletti F, Corazza M, Patrizi A, Peris K, Pimpinelli N, Parodi A, Fargnoli MC, Cannavo SP, Pigatto P, Pellacani G, Ferrucci SM, Argenziano G, Cusano F, Stingeni L, Potenza MC, Romanelli M, Bianchi L, Offidani A, Campanati A. Gender differences in adult atopic dermatitis and clinical implication: Results from a nationwide multicentre study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38:375-383. [PMID: 37857489 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease that affects both children and adults. However, limited research has been conducted on gender differences in AD. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess gender differences in adult AD patients, focusing on demographic and clinical features, comorbidities and treatment approaches. METHODS In this multicentre, observational, cross-sectional study, we enrolled 686 adult patients with AD (357 males and 329 females). For each patient, we collected demographic data (age and sex), anthropometric measurements (weight, height, hip circumference, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio), clinical information (onset age, disease duration, severity, itching intensity, impact on quality of life) and noted comorbidities (metabolic, atopic and other). We recorded past and current topical and systemic treatments. We analysed all collected data using statistical techniques appropriate for both quantitative and qualitative variables. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) was employed to evaluate the relationships among all clinical characteristics of the patients. RESULTS We found no differences in age at onset, disease duration, severity and quality of life impact between males and females. Males exhibited higher rates of hypertriglyceridaemia and hypertension. No significant gender differences were observed in atopic or other comorbidities. Treatment approaches were overlapping, except for greater methotrexate use in males. MCA revealed distinct patterns based on gender, disease severity, age of onset, treatment and quality of life. Adult males with AD had severe disease, extensive treatments and poorer quality of life, while adult females had milder disease, fewer treatments and moderate quality of life impact. CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals that gender differences in adult AD patients are largely due to inherent population variations rather than disease-related disparities. However, it highlights potential undertreatment of females with moderate AD and quality of life impact, emphasizing the need for equitable AD treatment. JAK inhibitors may offer a solution for gender-based therapeutic parity.
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- A Marani
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Istituto Nazionale, INRCA-IRCCS Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology Grande, Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, PO G. Rodolico, AOU Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine and Aging Science, University G.D'Annunzio Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dermatologia, Rome, Italy
- Sezione di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department Health Science Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, G. Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome - Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata Rome, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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Pellacani G, Schlesinger T, Bhatia N, Berman B, Lebwohl M, Cohen JL, Patel GK, Kunstfeld R, Hadshiew I, Lear JT. Efficacy and safety of tirbanibulin 1% ointment in actinic keratoses: Data from two phase-III trials and the real-life clinical practice presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress 2022. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024; 38 Suppl 1:3-15. [PMID: 38116638 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress took place between 7th and 10th of September 2022 in Milan, Italy. OBJECTIVES We report presented clinical data on the efficacy/effectiveness, safety and tolerability of tirbanibulin 1% ointment that has recently been licensed for actinic keratosis (AK) of the face or scalp in adults. METHODS Summary of presentations given at the EADV Congress. RESULTS Prof. Pellacani presented two post hoc analyses from two phase-III trials with AK patients (NCT03285477 [N = 351] and NCT03285490 [N = 351]): A descriptive analysis of medical history, concomitant medications, and safety results confirming a favourable profile for tirbanibulin showing that number of baseline AK lesions was not correlated to severity of local skin reactions. The latter analysis showed that cases of tirbanibulin application site pain or pruritus were few, and most were found to be mild. Prof. Kunstfeld reported six real-life clinical cases in Austria showing good tirbanibulin effectiveness, safety and tolerability for the treatment of new or recurring AK lesions. Results demonstrated that after 2- to 4-month follow-up, tirbanibulin was well tolerated and effective in AK patients. Presentations by Dr. Patel confirmed good outcomes and tolerability of tirbanibulin in Olsen grade 1-2 AK (N = 12) and porokeratosis patients (N = 4) treated once daily for 5 consecutive days in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, real-world experience in solid organ transplant recipients (N = 2) demonstrated effectiveness of tirbanibulin in skin field cancerization treatment. A symposium sponsored by Almirall was conducted during the congress in which Dr. Hadshiew and Dr. Lear brought together their clinical experience in Germany and the United Kingdom respectively. Interesting clinical cases of 5 consecutive days of tirbanibulin treatment compared to other treatments were discussed with attendees, as well as current treatment needs of AK patients. CONCLUSIONS This article provides an overview of presentations and symposium discussions, summarizing key phase-III results and real-life clinical experience with tirbanibulin shared by dermatologists across Europe.
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- G Pellacani
- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological, and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Research Center of the Carolinas, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Therapeutics Clinical Research, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
- AboutSkin Dermatology and DermSurgery, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA
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- Welsh Institute of Dermatology, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Dermatology Department, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Crewe, UK
- MAHSC, Manchester University, Manchester, UK
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L'Orphelin JM, Cassecuel J, Kandolf L, Harwood CA, Tookey P, Junejo MH, Hogan S, Lebbé C, Appalla Z, Kränke TM, Pellacani G, Cerasuolo D, Dujovic B, Del Marmol V, Forschner A, Garbe C, Bataille V, Ressler JM, Sollena P, Dompmartin A, Peris K, Dreno B. Cutaneous manifestations induced by check point inhibitors in 120 melanoma patients - The European MelSkinTox study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023. [PMID: 37042810 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Checkpoint inhibitors provide an effective approach for the melanoma treatment. They prolong lymphocyte effects, which explains the cytotoxicity underlying immune-related adverse events (IrAEs). Cutaneous IrAEs affect nearly 40% of PD-1i and 50% of CTLA4i treated patients. Severe cutaneous irAE do not often occur but could be life-threatening and may persist despite treatment discontinuation. METHODS We aim to investigate cutaneous IrAEs in a cohort of patients treated with ICI across Europe in an effort to characterize the reactions in a real-world, phase IV, post-marketing study using a follow-up questionnaire. Data since November 2016 until March 2021 were obtained from the Melskintox database, a European multicentric biobank dedicated to the follow-up of melanoma and cutaneous adverse events, supported by EADO. The dermatoses reported were pooled into 4 categories: inflammatory dermatosis, bullous diseases, drug-related eruptions and pigmentary diseases. RESULTS Inflammatory benign dermatoses (n=63) represented the most common group of reactions (52.5%), followed by drug-related eruptions (n=24, 20%), pigmentary diseases (n=23, 19.2%), and bullous diseases (n=10, 8.3%). Grade II (n=41, 34.2%) are represented by bullous pemphigoid, eczema, hypodermitis, lichenoid eruption, maculo-papular rash, pruritus, psoriasis-like rash, urticarial eruption and vitiligo. Grade III (n=18, 15.0%) are represented by bullous pemphigoid, lichenoid eruption, and rashes. Grade IV (n=2, 1.7%) is only represented by bullous disease. Most cutaneous IrAEs led to immunotherapy continuation (n=95, 88.0%). CR is associated with more severe the cutaneous irAEs. We report an average time-to-onset of 208 days and some late-onset events. CONCLUSION Our study has characterized the clinical spectrum of cutaneous irAEs, their timing and severity and their relationship with tumour response. Grade I-II cutaneous IrAE are easily managed allowing ongoing anti-cancer treatment. Severe late-onset cutaneous irAE are not uncommon. A dermatologic follow-up helps mitigate the risk of life-threatening adverse events. These findings highlight the importance of onco-dermatologic involvement in management of patients with melanoma receiving immunotherapy.
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- J-M L'Orphelin
- Department of Dermatology, Caen-Normandie University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Nantes Université, Nantes - Angers INSERM, Immunology and New Concepts in ImmunoTherapy, INCIT, UMR 1302, F-44000, Nantes, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Floor, South Tower, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust Whitechapel, E1 1 BB and Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, 4, Newark Street, E1 2AT, London
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Floor, South Tower, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust Whitechapel, E1 1 BB and Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, 4, Newark Street, E1 2AT, London
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Floor, South Tower, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust Whitechapel, E1 1 BB and Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, 4, Newark Street, E1 2AT, London
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- Department of Dermatology, Second Floor, South Tower, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust Whitechapel, E1 1 BB and Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, 4, Newark Street, E1 2AT, London
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- Department of Dermatology, APHP Hôpital Saint Louis, 1 avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010, Paris
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- Second Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, A- 8036, Graz
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia via del Pozzo 71, 41124, Modena
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- Biostatistics and Clinical Research Unit, Caen-Normandy University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11000, Belgrade
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- Department of Dermatology- Hôpital Erasme - Université Libre de Bruxelles - 808 route de Lennik - 1070, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Liebermeister Str. 25, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Liebermeister Str. 25, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Hemel Hempstead Hospital NHS, Hillfield Rd, HP2 4AD, London
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringerguertel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna
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- Department of Medical Science, Dermatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Largo a Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Caen-Normandie University Hospital, Caen, France
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- Department of Medical Science, Dermatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Largo a Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Rome, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Nantes Université, Nantes - Angers INSERM, Immunology and New Concepts in ImmunoTherapy, INCIT, UMR 1302, F-44000, Nantes, France
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Michelini S, Caro G, Di Fraia M, Fortuna M, Magri F, Gomes VV, Grieco T, Carlesimo M, Rossi A, Pellacani G. Telogen effluvium in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Histological aspects. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023. [PMID: 36883793 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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- S Michelini
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Clinical Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Witkowski A, Ludzik J, Chung J, White K, Leitenberger J, Lee C, Berry E, Samatham R, Esener S, Pellacani G, Leachman S. LB997 Detecting the world’s smallest solid malignant tumor: The role of reflectance confocal microscopy in the diagnosis and management of a micro-melanoma. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Pellacani G, Argenziano G. New insights from non-invasive imaging: from prospection of skin photodamages to training with mobile application. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36 Suppl 6:38-50. [PMID: 35738810 PMCID: PMC9328152 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The incidence of non‐melanoma skin cancer is on the rise and melanoma is among the most common cancers in the United States. Establishing an early diagnosis is essential for improving the prognosis of patients with skin cancer. High‐resolution non‐invasive imaging techniques may represent key tools for helping to identify and monitor early signs of skin cancer in seemingly healthy skin. Cumulative lifetime sun exposure leads to photoaging and photocarcinogenenis and the reaction of the skin to this solar‐induced damage is balanced between the DNA repair and photoprotection defence mechanisms of melanocytes and keratinocytes. In the first part of this article we provide an overview of these defence mechanisms and of the photoaging process, and discuss how non‐invasive imaging can be used to evaluate these changes. We then propose a model in which skin aging manifestations can be classified according to subject‐specific sun‐damage reaction profiles observed by reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). These photoaging profiles include an atrophic phenotype characterized by actinic keratosis, and a hypertrophic phenotype characterized by hyperplastic pigmented skin. According to our model, these phenotypes may be predictive of predispositions to different types of skin cancer: squamous cell carcinoma for the atrophic phenotype and lentigo maligna and freckles for the hypertrophic phenotype. In addition to RCM and OCT, dermoscopy is another non‐invasive technique that has improved the diagnosis of skin cancer. In the second part of this article, we describe how the YouDermoscopy™ application can improve skills and thus enhance the dermoscopic recognition of sun‐induced skin tumours, and then show how this training tool enables its users to collaborate with dermatologists worldwide to obtain second opinions for the diagnosis of ambiguous lesions. Altogether, RCM, OCT and dermoscopy are valuable tools that can contribute significantly to improving the early diagnosis of precancerous and cancerous lesions.
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- G Pellacani
- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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Lai M, Muscianese M, Piana S, Chester J, Borsari S, Paolino G, Pellacani G, Longo C, Pampena R. Dermoscopy of cutaneous adnexal tumors: a systematic review of the literature. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:1524-1540. [PMID: 35536546 PMCID: PMC9545415 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Cutaneous adnexal tumors (ATs) encompass a variegated group of hamartomas and benign or malignant tumors, originating from the hair follicle, sebaceous, eccrine or apocrine glands that may simulate other cutaneous neoplasms. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the spectrum of clinical and dermoscopic features of ATs, to better define these lesions and assist in differential diagnosis. We performed a two-step systematic search of literature in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from inception until September 4, 2020. In the first step we aimed to define histological variants of ATs with descriptions of dermoscopic criteria. The second step included a search for the name of each previously identified AT variants in the same databases adding "AND (epilum* or dermosc* or dermatosc*)". All study types in English-language reporting dermoscopic images of ATs were included. Collisions between ATs and other inflammatory or neoplastic skin lesions were excluded, with the exception of collisions with a sebaceous nevus. The protocol of this study was prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021244677). In total, 206 articles met our inclusion criteria, encompassing 372 ATs in 365 patients. Most ATs were apocrine-eccrine (n=217, 58.3%, n=173 benign) with a prevalence of poromas (n=82), followed by follicular ATs (n=88, 23.7%, n=83 benign) and sebaceous ATs (n=67, 18.0%, n=49 benign). Most patients had a single AT lesion (320, 86.0%), while 42 (11.3%) had multiple ATs. A syndrome causing multiple ATs was identified in 15 patients. Histopathological analysis revealed 82% benign (n= 305) and 18.0% malignant (n=67). ATs were classified according to their ability to mimic 4 groups of more common skin tumors: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanocytic lesions and benign cutaneous lesions. Moreover, we have highlighted the ability of malignant variants of ATs to simulate benign skin lesions. This systematic review offers a comprehensive overview of the common clinical and dermoscopic features of follicular, sebaceous and apocrine-eccrine ATs and details possible differential dermoscopic features.
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- M Lai
- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Private practice, Via Ottaviano, 32, Rome, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Stingeni L, Bianchi L, Antonelli E, Caroppo ES, Ferrucci SM, Ortoncelli M, Fabbrocini G, Nettis E, Schena D, Napolitano M, Gola M, Bonzano L, Rossi M, Belloni Fortina A, Balato A, Peris K, Foti C, Guarneri F, Romanelli M, Patruno C, Savoia P, Fargnoli MC, Russo F, Errichetti E, Bianchelli T, Bianchi L, Pellacani G, Feliciani C, Offidani A, Corazza M, Micali G, Milanesi N, Malara G, Chiricozzi A, Tramontana M, Hansel K, Bini V, Buligan C, Caroppo F, Bello GD, Dastoli S, De Brizi EV, Del Giudice MBDF, Diluvio L, Esposito M, Gelmetti A, Giacchetti A, Grieco T, Iannone M, Macchia L, Marietti R, Musumeci ML, Peccerillo F, Pluchino F, Radi G, Ribero S, Romita P, Tavecchio S, Tronconi G, Veronese F. Moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in adolescents treated with dupilumab: a multicenter Italian real-world experience. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:1292-1299. [PMID: 35412683 PMCID: PMC9542087 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Background Moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in the adolescence is a high burden disease, and its treatment can be very challenging due to paucity of approved systemic drugs for this age and their side‐effects. Dupilumab was recently approved for treatment of adolescent AD. Objectives A multicentre, prospective, real‐world study on the effectiveness and safety of dupilumab in adolescents (aged from ≥12 to <18 years) with moderate‐to‐severe AD was conducted. The main AD clinical phenotypes were also examined. Methods Data of adolescents with moderate‐to‐severe AD treated with dupilumab at label dosage for 16 weeks were collected. Treatment outcome was assessed by EASI, NRS itch, NRS sleep loss and CDLQI scores at baseline and after 16 weeks of treatment. The clinical scores were also evaluated according to clinical phenotypes. Results One hundred and thirty‐nine adolescents were enrolled in the study. Flexural eczema and head and neck eczema were the most frequent clinical phenotypes, followed by hand eczema and portrait‐like dermatitis. Coexistence of more than 1 phenotype was documented in 126/139 (88.5%) adolescents. Three patients (2.1%) contracted asymptomatic SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and 1 of the discontinued dupilumab treatment before the target treatment period. A significant improvement in EASI, NRS itch, NRS sleep loss and CDLQI was observed after 16 weeks of treatment with dupilumab. This outcome was better than that observed in clinical trials. Dupilumab resulted effective in all AD phenotypes, especially in diffuse eczema. Twenty‐eight (20.1%) patients reported adverse events, conjunctivitis and flushing being the most frequent. None of patients discontinued dupilumab due to adverse event. Conclusions Dupilumab in adolescent AD showed excellent effectiveness at week 16 with consistent improvement of all clinical scores. Moreover, dupilumab showed a good safety profile also in this COVID‐19 pandemic era.
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- L Stingeni
- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Vincenzo Tiberio, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Unit of Allergological and Pediatric Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medicine DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Dermatology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Health Sciences Department, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Health Science, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical, Surgical Medicine and Neuroscience, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Institute of Dermatology, Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani, INRCA-IRCCS Hospital, Ancona, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, System Medicine Department, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Clinical and Molecular Science Department, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Allergological and Occupational Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Dermatology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Manfredini M, Chello C, Ciardo S, Guida S, Chester J, Lasagni C, Bigi L, Farnetani F, Bettoli V, Pellacani G. Hidradenitis Suppurativa: morphologic and vascular study of nodular inflammatory lesions by means of optical coherence tomography. Exp Dermatol 2022; 31:1076-1082. [PMID: 35263469 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is an inflammatory disease characterized by a recurrent-remission trend and clinical lesions that range from asymptomatic to inflamed, deep-seated nodules with scarring and suppuration. OBJECTIVE To identify morphologic and vascular features of HS nodules by means of dynamic optical coherence tomography (D-OCT) and to define if they are correlated to patient endotype and risk of disease progression. METHODS A set of standardized clinical pictures and D-OCT images were acquired from 57 inflammatory nodules of 40 patients affected by HS. A set of 20 clinical and D-OCT images were acquired from 20 healthy volunteers as a control group. The comparison of D-OCT features among HS and control group was analyzed. The correlation between HS patient endotype and D-OCT features of the lesions was calculated. RESULTS D-OCT enabled to identify vascular and morphological aspects characterizing HS nodular inflammatory lesions. In addition, several D-OCT features were significantly different among distinct disease endotypes. CONCLUSION The characterization of HS nodular inflammatory lesions through D-OCT, corresponding to blood vessel dilation and inflammatory associated hyper-vascularization, may have important clinical consequences in the assessment of HS risk of progression, therapeutic decisions and treatment efficacy monitoring.
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- M Manfredini
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery, Campus Biomedico University hospital, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Guiducci L, Kaleci S, Chester J, Longo C, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Pellacani G. Dendritic cells in reflectance confocal microscopy is a clue for early melanoma diagnosis in extrafacial flat pigmented melanocytic lesions. Exp Dermatol 2022; 31:1048-1055. [PMID: 35220636 PMCID: PMC9542116 DOI: 10.1111/exd.14553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Differential diagnosis of extrafacial flat pigmented lesions with dermoscopic reticular and/or homogeneous pattern is challenging. Dendritic cells upon reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) still represent a pitfall. This study aims to determine the role of dendritic cells upon RCM in the epidermis and dermo‐epidermal junction (DEJ), together with common RCM features for melanoma and nevi, in dermoscopically equivocal extrafacial flat pigmented lesions. A retrospective evaluation of RCM images of melanocytic extrafacial flat pigmented lesions with reticular and/or homogeneous dermoscopic pattern and with histopathological diagnosis, was performed. A multivariate model of RCM features was used to obtain a score of independent risk factors. A total of 698 lesions were included. Increasing patient age, epidermal dendritic cells, many dendritic cells in the DEJ (>30%) and many (>5/mm2) round atypical cells were independent risk factors for melanoma. Edged papillae and melanophages were indicative of nevus. A score based on these features was developed to assist in melanoma differential diagnosis. The RCM observation of abundant (>30%) dendritic cells in the DEJ is highly suggestive of malignity. This independent risk factor should also be considered for improved differential diagnosis of extrafacial melanoma.
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- L Guiducci
- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
- Dermatology Clinic Dept. of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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Fuchs CSK, Ortner VK, Mogensen M, Rossi AM, Pellacani G, Welzel J, Mosterd K, Guitera P, Nayahangan LJ, Johnsson VL, Haedersdal M, Tolsgaard MG. 2021 international consensus statement on optical coherence tomography for basal cell carcinoma: image characteristics, terminology and educational needs. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:772-778. [PMID: 35141952 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the widespread use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for imaging of keratinocyte carcinoma, we lack an expert consensus on the characteristic OCT features of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), an internationally vetted set of OCT terms to describe various BCC subtypes, and an educational needs assessment. OBJECTIVES To identify relevant BCC features in OCT images, propose terminology based on inputs from an expert panel and identify content for a BCC-specific curriculum for OCT trainees. METHODS Over three rounds, we conducted a Delphi consensus study on BCC features and terminology between March and September 2020. In the first round, experts were asked to propose BCC subtypes discriminable by OCT, provide OCT image features for each proposed BCC subtypes and suggest content for a BCC-specific OCT training curriculum. If agreement on a BCC-OCT feature exceeded 67%, the feature was accepted and included in a final review. In the second round, experts had to re-evaluate features with less than 67% agreement and rank the ten most relevant BCC OCT image features for superficial BCC, nodular BCC and infiltrative and morpheaphorm BCC subtypes. In the final round, experts received the OCT-BCC consensus list for a final review, comments and confirmation. RESULTS The Delphi included six key opinion leaders and 22 experts. Consensus was found on terminology for three OCT BCC image features: (i) hyporeflective areas, (ii) hyperreflective areas and (iii) ovoid structures. Further, the participants ranked the ten most relevant image features for nodular, superficial, infiltrative and morpheaform BCC. The target group and the key components for a curriculum for OCT imaging of BCC have been defined. CONCLUSION We have established a set of OCT image features for BCC and preferred terminology. A comprehensive curriculum based on the expert suggestions will help implement OCT imaging of BCC in clinical and research settings.
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- C S K Fuchs
- Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, General Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,GROW Research Institute for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Centre for Human Resources and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Centre for Human Resources and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation, Centre for Human Resources and Education, The Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Chello C, Ciardo S, Chester J, Guanti M, Farnetani F, Guida S, Sticchi A, Giacobazzi P, Meduri B, Lohr F, Pellacani G, Manfredini M. Radiotherapy-induced subclinical skin changes revealed by dynamic optical coherence tomography: a case-controlled pilot study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:e75-e77. [PMID: 34487366 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- C Chello
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Università Campus Biomedico di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Oncology and Hematology Department, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Oncology and Hematology Department, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Unit, Oncology and Hematology Department, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Lai M, Pampena R, Piana S, Pellacani G, Longo C. Reflectance confocal microscopy features of uncommon histopathological variants of cutaneous melanoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:e60-e62. [PMID: 34418179 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M Lai
- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Peccerillo F, Odorici G, Ciardo S, Greco M, Guida S, Farnetani F, Pellacani G. Efficacy assessment of a TCA/H2O2 compositum for skin ageing treatment by confocal laser microscopy and optical coherence tomography. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e938-e942. [PMID: 34374139 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F Peccerillo
- Dermatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Rossi A, Magri F, Caro G, Michelini S, Di Fraia M, Fortuna MC, Pellacani G, Carlesimo M. Fluorescence advanced videodermoscopy: a new method of hairs and scalp evaluation. Comparison with trichoscopy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:2317-2323. [PMID: 34314530 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Non-invasive diagnostic methods in clinical dermatology are widely used to reduce the need for invasive techniques, with great advantages in terms of cost and time. Dermoscopy is the reference test for the in vivo diagnosis of cutaneous lesions, and when it is performed on the scalp region it is named trichoscopy. Fluorescence advanced videodermoscopy (FAV) has been lately proposed as a new non-invasive method for the in vivo skin examination at high magnification, with cell-level resolution. So far, it has shown promising results for the assessment of melanocytic and vascular lesions and for the in vivo diagnosis of parasitosis. OBJECTIVES This observational study aims to perform, for the first time, a morphologic study of healthy scalp and scalp elementary lesions using FAV and to compare it with trichoscopy. METHODS We enrolled 90 healthy individuals for the evaluation of the scalp using FAV. Then, we recruited 53 patients with alopecia and collected images of the elementary lesions using FAV and trichoscopy. RESULTS Three hundred healthy scalp FAV images of different epidermal layers, papillary dermis, follicular ostia and healthy hair shafts were collected. Three hundred and eighty FAV and trichoscopic images of alopecic scalp elementary lesions were collected, showing that FAV provided a more detailed observation than trichoscopy, with higher magnification and cellular resolution. CONCLUSION Fluorescence advanced videodermoscopy may represent a new valid technique of support to trichoscopy, adding further information, increasing chances of diagnosis and decreasing the need of invasive procedures.
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- A Rossi
- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Hansel K, Patruno C, Antonelli E, Dal Bello G, Napolitano M, Fabbrocini G, Grieco T, Pellacani G, Fargnoli MC, Esposito M, Piras V, Zucca M, Girolomoni G, Stingeni L. Dupilumab in adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a 32-week real-world experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 47:165-167. [PMID: 34309892 PMCID: PMC8444687 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- K Hansel
- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Health Sciences Department, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences Vincenzo Tiberio, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatological Clinic, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Dermatological Clinic, Department of Medical Science and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Nettis E, Ferrucci SM, Pellacani G, Di Leo E, Argenziano G, Foti C, Rongioletti F, Patruno C, Ortoncelli M, Macchia L, Tavecchio S, Bonzano L, Di Bona D, Calabrese G, Fabbrocini G. Dupilumab in atopic dermatitis: predictors of treatment outcome and time to response. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e896-e898. [PMID: 34310749 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- E Nettis
- Allergist and Dermatologist, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Unit of Internal Medicine, 'F. Miulli' Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, University Vita Salute S. Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Medical Sciences Department, Dermatologic Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Campanati A, Bianchelli T, Gesuita R, Foti C, Malara G, Micali G, Amerio P, Rongioletti F, Corazza M, Patrizi A, Peris K, Pimpinelli N, Parodi A, Fargnoli MC, Cannavo SP, Pigatto P, Pellacani G, Ferrucci SM, Argenziano G, Cusano F, Fabbrocini G, Stingeni L, Potenza MC, Romanelli M, Bianchi L, Offidani A. Correction to: Comorbidities and treatment patterns in adult patients with atopic dermatitis: results from a nationwide multicenter study. Arch Dermatol Res 2021; 314:605-607. [PMID: 34235586 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-021-02266-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A Campanati
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology Grande, Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, PO G. Rodolico, AOU Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, Dermatology Unit, University G.D'Annunzio Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatology Unit, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dermatologia, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department Health Science Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Science With Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Pace, 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, G. Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome - Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata Rome, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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Cortelazzi C, De Felici Del Giudice MB, Pierobon E, Pellacani G, Di Nuzzo S. Corrigendum: Sunshine on 'Zebra People'. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 36:313. [PMID: 34213028 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C Cortelazzi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Farnetani F, Pedroni G, Lippolis N, Giovani M, Ciardo S, Chester J, Kaleci S, Pezzini C, Cantisani C, Dattola A, Manfredini M, Dika E, Patrizi A, Pellacani G. Facial seborrheic keratosis with unusual dermoscopic patterns can be differentiated from other skin malignancies by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e784-e787. [PMID: 34161654 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- F Farnetani
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Dermatology Clinic, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Starace M, Iorizzo M, Mandel VD, Bruni F, Misciali C, Apalla Z, Silyuk T, Pellacani G, Patrizi A, Piraccini BM, Alessandrini A. Scalp dysaesthesia and lichen simplex chronicus: diagnostic and therapeutic update with literature review. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 47:3-8. [PMID: 34137059 PMCID: PMC9290567 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Scalp dysaesthesia, considered a variant of the cutaneous dysaesthesia syndrome, is characterized by chronic sensory symptoms, including pruritus, pain, burning and stinging in a well‐defined location, without objective findings. Its aetiology is not well elucidated and treatment options are limited, thus it can be challenging and frustrating for both patient and physician. It can be associated with lichen simplex chronicus. In this paper, we review the literature on the pathogenetic factors, diagnostic methods and therapeutic options in the management of scalp dysaesthesia. Dissociation, cervical spine disease and muscle tension seem to be the most important pathogenetic factors. Trichoscopy, reflectance confocal microscopy and biopsy are all helpful for the diagnosis of the disease. Therapies include high‐potency topical or intralesional corticosteroids, capsaicin and topical anaesthetics, sedative antihistamines, tricyclic antidepressants, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, botulinum toxin and vitamin B12.
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- M Starace
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Private Dermatology Practice, Lugano and Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Dermatology Unit, Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Department, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Private Dermatology Practice, Hair Treatment and Transplantation Center, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Dermatology Unit, Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Dermatologic Unit, Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy
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Campanati A, Bianchelli T, Gesuita R, Foti C, Malara G, Micali G, Amerio P, Rongioletti F, Corazza M, Patrizi A, Peris K, Pimpinelli N, Parodi A, Fargnoli MC, Cannavo SP, Pigatto P, Pellacani G, Ferrucci SM, Argenziano G, Cusano F, Fabbrocini G, Stingeni L, Potenza MC, Romanelli M, Bianchi L, Offidani A. Comorbidities and treatment patterns in adult patients with atopic dermatitis: results from a nationwide multicenter study. Arch Dermatol Res 2021; 314:593-603. [PMID: 34100126 PMCID: PMC9232418 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-021-02243-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Adult atopic dermatitis (adult AD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder, whose relationship with immune-allergic and metabolic comorbidities is not well established yet. Moreover, treatment of mild-to-moderate and severe atopic dermatitis needs standardization among clinicians. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of comorbidities, including metabolic abnormalities, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, asthma, alopecia and sleep disturbance, according to severity of adult AD, and describe treatments most commonly used by Italian dermatologists. Retrospective, observational, nationwide study of adult patients over a 2-year period was performed. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained through review of medical records of patients aged ≥ 18 years, followed in 23 Italian National reference centres for atopic dermatitis between September 2016 and September 2018. The main measurements evaluated were disease severity, atopic and metabolic comorbidities, treatment type and duration. Six-hundred and eighty-four adult patients with AD were included into the study. Atopic, but not metabolic conditions, except for hypertension, were significantly associated with having moderate-to-severe AD in young adult patients. Disease duration was significantly associated with disease severity. Oral corticosteroids and cyclosporine were the most widely used immunosuppressant. Our study seems confirm the close relationship between adult AD and other atopic conditions, further long-term cohort studies on patients affected by adult AD need to be performed to evaluate the complex relationship between adult AD disease severity and metabolic comorbidities.
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- A Campanati
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology Grande, Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, PO G. Rodolico, AOU Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, Dermatology Unit, University G.D'Annunzio Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Dermatology Unit, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dermatologia, Rome, Italy.,Sezione di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department Health Science Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University Hospital Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Science With Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Pace, 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, G. Rummo Hospital, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Section of Dermatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome - Polo Pontino, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata Rome, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Dermatology Unit, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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Sacchetti R, Gregori G, Moggio E, Gobbo L, Bonzano L, Pellacani G. HAc40 is a novel microbiome modulator, effective on atopic dermatitis in children: data from two pilot vehicle-controlled trials. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e767-e768. [PMID: 34062015 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R Sacchetti
- Local Health Unit, Department of Primary Care Piacenza, Medicina di Gruppo Pediatrica Piccolo Daino, Piacenza, Italy
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- Local Health Unit, Department of Primary Care Piacenza, Medicina di Gruppo Pediatrica Piccolo Daino, Piacenza, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit. Bergamo, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Medical And Scientific Marketing department. Novate Milanese, Aileens Pharma, Monza-Brianza, Italy
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- Division of Dermatology, Allergology Service, Policlinico University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Dermatology, University of La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Garbarino F, Pampena R, Lai M, Pereira AR, Piana S, Cesinaro AM, Cinotti E, Fiorani D, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Chester J, Pellacani G, Guitera P, Longo C. Flat scalp melanoma dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features correspond to histopathologic type and lesion location. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:1670-1677. [PMID: 33960517 PMCID: PMC8361774 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Dermoscopy and Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) features of scalp melanoma according to lesion location and histopathology have not been fully investigated. Objectives To reveal dermoscopic and RCM features of scalp melanoma according to lesion location and histopathology. Methods We retrospectively retrieved images of suspicious, atypical excised, flat melanocytic lesions of the scalp, assessed on dermoscopy and RCM at five centres, from June 2007 to April 2020. Lesions were classified according to histopathological diagnoses of nevi, lentigo maligna melanoma (LM/LMM) or superficial spreading melanoma (SSM). Clinical, dermoscopic and RCM images were evaluated; LM/LMM and SSM subtypes were compared through multivariate analysis. Results Two hundred forty‐seven lesions were included. In situ melanomas were mostly LM (81.3%), while invasive melanomas were mostly SSM (75.8%). Male sex, baldness and chronic sun‐damaged skin were associated with all types of melanomas and in particular with LM/LMM. LMs were mostly located in the vertex area and SSM in the frontal (OR: 8.8; P < 0.05, CI 95%) and temporal (OR: 16.7; P < 0.005, CI 95%) areas. The dermoscopy presence of pseudo‐network, pigmented rhomboidal structures, obliterated hair follicles and annular–granular pattern were associated with LM diagnoses, whereas bluish‐white veil was more typical of SSM. Observations on RCM of atypical roundish and dendritic cells in the epidermis were associated with SSM (42.4%) and dendritic cells with LM (62.5%) diagnoses. Folliculotropism on RCM was confirmed as a typical sign of LM. Conclusions Flat scalp melanomas reveal specific dermoscopic and RCM features according to histopathologic type and scalp location.
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- F Garbarino
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica-Dermatologia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica-Dermatologia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Science, Dermatology Section, University of Siena, S. Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Science, Dermatology Section, University of Siena, S. Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
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- Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica-Dermatologia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Guida S, Fusano M, Pellacani G, Bencini PL. Fractional 1064 nm picosecond laser and skin photoaging: in vivo evaluation of treatment effects with reflectance confocal microscopy. J COSMET LASER THER 2021; 23:92-96. [PMID: 34672855 DOI: 10.1080/14764172.2021.1994612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Few studies showed the role of picosecond laser (PLS) in the treatment of skin photoaging signs. However, no studies have explored the microscopic effects of PSL in photoaging. The aim of this study is to preliminarily identify clinical variations induced by a 1,064 nm Nd:YAG PSL on the décolleté area, then to apply the treatment protocol to treat facial photoaging and estimate the clinical and microscopic outcomes. A total of 10 consecutive patients with cutaneous photoaging were enrolled. Patients were treated 3 times at monthly intervals with the fractionated 1,064 nm Nd:YAG PSL. In a preliminary phase, PSL treatment was performed on the décolleté to establish its efficacy and safety. Then, the same treatment protocol was applied to all the face and clinical and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) were analyzed, comparing baseline (T0) pictures and 4 months after the treatment (T1) ones. On the face, a reduction of dyschromia and wrinkles was observed at T1. Furthermore, the underlying RCM variations were revealed at different skin levels. Our results show the clinical and microscopic effectiveness and safety of the 1,064-nm Nd:YAG PSL in the treatment of skin photoaging signs.
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- S Guida
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Science with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Department of Dermatology, ICLID, Istituto di Chirurgia e Laserchirurgia in Dermatologia, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, ICLID, Istituto di Chirurgia e Laserchirurgia in Dermatologia, Milano, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Science with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, ICLID, Istituto di Chirurgia e Laserchirurgia in Dermatologia, Milano, Italy
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Cortelazzi C, Pellacani G, Raposio E, Di Nuzzo S. Vitiligo management: combination of surgical treatment and phototherapy under reflectance confocal microscopy monitoring. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:7366-7371. [PMID: 32706075 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202007_21904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vitiligo is a chronic acquired pigmentary skin disorder characterized by well-defined asymptomatic white macule as a result of loss of functional melanocytes in the epidermis. The psychological burden experienced by patients is of great interest and consequently research of the best medical approach is constantly developing. This review focuses on surgical approach and the combination of surgery and phototherapy. In addition, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) could be useful to discriminate between stable or active vitiligo and to evaluate efficacy of therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed with the following keywords: (vitiligo[Title/Abstract]) AND therapy[Title/Abstract]) AND surgery[Title/Abstract]) AND phototherapy[Title/Abstract]) AND reflectance confocal microscopy[Title/Abstract]). RESULTS To date, surgery is an effective therapeutic approach in stable vitiligo. Phototherapy, which is the most effective medical option, can improve the results obtained with surgery if performed in combination. Preliminary data show that RCM help physician in evaluating stability of vitiligo and is also useful to monitor clinical response. CONCLUSIONS Vitiligo is a psychosocially debilitating disease requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Even if a standard management could not be stated, combination of surgery and phototherapy in stable vitiligo could lead to great improvement than monotherapy. RCM is a modern tool which should be used in order to perform surgery and phototherapy properly and to subsequently evaluate efficacy on a microscopic level.
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- C Cortelazzi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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Dessinioti C, Geller AC, Whiteman DC, Garbe C, Grob JJ, Kelly JW, Scolyer RA, Rawson RV, Lallas A, Pellacani G, Stratigos AJ. Not all melanomas are created equal: a review and call for more research into nodular melanoma. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:700-710. [PMID: 33864261 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Among the histogenic subtypes of melanoma, nodular melanoma (NM) is the major contributor for thicker and fatal melanomas and it has been associated with melanoma-specific death in thin tumours, highlighting an important subgroup of 'aggressive thin' melanomas. This review provides a synthesis of the distinct characteristics of NM, with respect to epidemiology and risk factors, clinical presentation, histopathology, molecular and dermoscopic aspects, and screening practices. The real challenges are to find better biomarkers of aggressiveness and to know whether the control of such aggressive melanomas can be influenced by targeted interventions such as early detection, drug interventions and preventive strategies.
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- C Dessinioti
- First Department of Dermatology-Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Center for Dermatooncology, Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Skin Cancers, APHM Timone Hospital Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- First Department of Dermatology-Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Starace M, Mandel V, Francesca B, Alessandrini A, Misciali C, Apalla Z, Iorizzo M, Pellacani G, Silyuk T, Patrizi A, Piraccini B. Lichen simplex chronicus of the scalp: dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy features. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e450-e452. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M. Starace
- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Dermatology Unit Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
- Dermatology Unit Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine University of Parma Parma Italy
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- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- State Dermatology Department Hippokratio Hospital of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
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- Private Dermatology Practice Lugano and Bellinzona Switzerland
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- Dermatology Unit Surgical, Medical and Dental Department of Morphological Sciences related to Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Dermatology Private Practice Hair Treatment and Transplantation Center Saint Petersburg Russia
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- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Dermatology ‐IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola ‐ Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES) Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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Bonzano L, Cassone G, Tarallo L, Pellacani G. The Rediscovery of Hydroxychloroquine in Allergic Diseases in the COVID-19 Era. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2021; 31:85-86. [PMID: 32474406 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- L Bonzano
- Allergology Service, AUSL Policlinico of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.,Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Cortelazzi C, De Felici Del Giudice MB, Pierobon E, Pellacani G, Di Nuzzo S. Sunshine on 'Zebra People'. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e333-e335. [PMID: 33330994 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- C Cortelazzi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Dermatology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Welzel J, Schuh S, De Carvalho N, Themstrup L, Ulrich M, Jemec GBE, Holmes J, Pellacani G. Dynamic optical coherence tomography shows characteristic alterations of blood vessels in malignant melanoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:1087-1093. [PMID: 33300200 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dynamic optical coherence tomography (D-OCT) allows in vivo visualization of blood vessels in the skin and in malignant tumours. Vessel patterns in malignant melanoma may be associated with tumour stage. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe blood vessel patterns in melanomas and to correlate them with stage. METHODS One hundred fifty-nine malignant melanomas were assessed in a multicentre study. Every tumour was imaged using D-OCT prior to surgery and histologic evaluation. The tumour data such as thickness and ulceration as well as the staging at primary diagnosis and a follow-up of at least 40 months resulted in a stage classification. The vessel patterns were assessed according to predefined categories, compared with healthy adjacent skin, and correlated to stage. RESULTS Melanomas contained more blood vessels in different patterns compared with healthy adjacent skin. In particular, irregular vascular shapes such as blobs, coils, curves and serpiginous vessels were more common in melanomas. In addition, these patterns were significantly more often found in high-risk and metastatic melanomas than in low-risk lesions. CONCLUSION In melanomas, the density of the blood vessels is increased, and irregular vascular patterns are more frequent. At higher stages, especially in metastatic melanomas, these atypical vessels are significantly more common.
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- J Welzel
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CMB Collegium Medicum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Health Sciences Faculty, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Michelson Diagnostics, Maidstone, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Gill M, Pellacani G, Grant-Kels JM, Ardigò M, Chen CSJ, Gonzalez S, Guitera P, Longo C, Malvehy J, Markowitz O, Puig S, Rabinovitz H, Rao BK, Scope A, Ulrich M. Lost in translation: true clinical impact of reflectance confocal microscopy overlooked in 'Biopsy outperforms reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing and subtyping basal cell carcinoma: results and experiences from a randomized controlled multicentre trial'. Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:775-776. [PMID: 33090465 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- M Gill
- Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.,SkinMedical Research and Diagnostics, P.L.L.C., Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- San Gallicano Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Sydney Melanoma Diagnostics Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Discipline of Dermatology, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'investigacions biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Icahn School of Medicine, Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai Hospital System, New York, NY, USA
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d'investigacions biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Somerset, NJ, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- The Kittner Skin Cancer Screening & Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- CMB Collegium Medicum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Nettis E, Fabbrocini G, Ortoncelli M, Pellacani G, Argenziano G, Di Leo E, Patruno C, Stingeni L, Foti C, Rongioletti F, Macchia L, Tavecchio S, Napolitano M, Ribero S, Bonzano L, Calabrese G, Di Bona D, Nisticò SP, Hansel K, Romita P, Piras V, Carbonara M, Detoraki A, Ferrucci SM. Long-term effectiveness of dupilumab up to 52 weeks in atopic dermatitis in 253 adult patients. Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:561-563. [PMID: 32998177 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Unit of Internal Medicine-"F. Miulli" Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti
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- University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro
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- Unit of Dermatology, University of Bari
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico.,Università degli Studi di Milano
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- Unit of Dermatology, University of Bari
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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Navarrete-Dechent C, Liopyris K, Molenda MA, Braun R, Curiel-Lewandrowski C, Dusza SW, Guitera P, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Kittler H, Lallas A, Malvehy J, Marchetti MA, Oliviero M, Pellacani G, Puig S, Soyer HP, Tejasvi T, Thomas L, Tschandl P, Scope A, Marghoob AA, Halpern AC. Human surface anatomy terminology for dermatology: a Delphi consensus from the International Skin Imaging Collaboration. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:2659-2663. [PMID: 32770737 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no internationally vetted set of anatomic terms to describe human surface anatomy. OBJECTIVE To establish expert consensus on a standardized set of terms that describe clinically relevant human surface anatomy. METHODS We conducted a Delphi consensus on surface anatomy terminology between July 2017 and July 2019. The initial survey included 385 anatomic terms, organized in seven levels of hierarchy. If agreement exceeded the 75% established threshold, the term was considered 'accepted' and included in the final list. Terms added by the participants were passed on to the next round of consensus. Terms with <75% agreement were included in subsequent surveys along with alternative terms proposed by participants until agreement was reached on all terms. RESULTS The Delphi included 21 participants. We found consensus (≥75% agreement) on 361/385 (93.8%) terms and eliminated one term in the first round. Of 49 new terms suggested by participants, 45 were added via consensus. To adjust for a recently published International Classification of Diseases-Surface Topography list of terms, a third survey including 111 discrepant terms was sent to participants. Finally, a total of 513 terms reached agreement via the Delphi method. CONCLUSIONS We have established a set of 513 clinically relevant terms for denoting human surface anatomy, towards the use of standardized terminology in dermatologic documentation.
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- C Navarrete-Dechent
- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Andreas Syggros Hospital of Cutaneous & Venereal Diseases, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Dermatology Associates, Plantation, FL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Research Center, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Lyon 1 University and Cancer Research Center of Lyons INSERM U1052 - CNRS UMR5286, Lyon, France
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- The Kittner Skin Cancer Screening and Research Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Villarreal JZ, Pérez-Anker J, Puig S, Pellacani G, Solé M, Malvehy J, Quintana LF, García-Herrera A. Ex vivo confocal microscopy performs real-time assessment of renal biopsy in non-neoplastic diseases. J Nephrol 2020; 34:689-697. [PMID: 32876939 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00844-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ex vivo confocal microscopy is a technique for tissue examination, which generates images of fresh samples with an optical resolution comparable to those obtained by conventional pathology. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using ex vivo confocal microscopy in fusion mode (reflectance and fluorescence) and the H&E-like digital staining that is obtained for the analysis of non-neoplastic kidney biopsies. METHODS Twenty-four renal samples acquired from autopsies were scanned in a 4th generation ex vivo confocal microscopy device. The imaging process was completed in an average of three minutes. RESULTS Confocal images correlated very well to the corresponding conventional histological sections, both in normal tissue and in chronic lesions (glomerulosclerosis, fibrosis and tubular atrophy). The ex vivo confocal microscopy protocol did not add artifacts to the sample for the ulterior study with light microscopy, nor to the histochemical or immunohistochemical studies. CONCLUSION The ease and speed of grayscale and fluorescence image acquisition, together with the quality of the H&E-like digitally stained images obtained with this approach, suggest that this technique shows promise for use in clinical nephrology and renal transplantation.
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- Jesús Z Villarreal
- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Melanoma Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. .,Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain. .,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Referencia en Enfermedad Glomerular Compleja del Sistema Nacional de Salud (CSUR), Barcelona, Spain
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Longhitano S, Galadari H, Cascini S, Shaniko K, Chester J, Farnetani F, Pellacani G, Urtis GG, Guida S. A validated photonumeric cellulite severity scale for the area above the knees: the knee cellulite severity score. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:2152-2155. [PMID: 32027408 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment for cellulite above the knees is increasingly requested. However, a classification of cellulite of this area has not yet been developed. OBJECTIVE To validate the proposed knee cellulite severity score (KCSS) for the assessment of cellulite and skin laxity above the knee. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on standardized photographs of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees of 57 females (114 knees), three key morphological aspects of cellulite were identified. A photonumeric KCSS was developed and validated by three independent assessors. RESULTS The three key cellulite morphological features (number of depressions, depth of depressions and presence of laxity) are each graded from 0 to 3, producing a classification of no lesions (0), mild (1-3), moderate (4-6) and severe (7-9). Evaluators at different time points repeated similar classifications (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.9), which were also similar among the assessors (inter-observer reliability >0.9). All three key morphological aspects were deemed necessary, and positively contributed, to the overall scale (item-total correlation analysis values >0.89, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The KCSS is a consistent, comprehensive, reliable, and reproducible tool for standardized and objective assessment of the severity of cellulite and skin laxity above the knees.
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- S Longhitano
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Orthopedics, San Leopoldo Mandic Hospital, Merate, Lecco, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Nettis E, Ferrucci SM, Ortoncelli M, Pellacani G, Foti C, Di Leo E, Patruno C, Rongioletti F, Argenziano G, Macchia L, Tavecchio S, Napolitano M, Ribero S, Bonzano L, Romita P, Di Bona D, Nisticò SP, Piras V, Calabrese G, Detoraki C, Carbonara M, Fabbrocini G. Use of Dupilumab for 543 Adult Patients with Moderate-To-Severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2020; 32:124-132. [PMID: 32856595 DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dupilumab has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in clinical trials. However, evidence of real-world experience with dupilumab in a broader population is limited to date. METHODS Adult patients with moderate-to-severe AD, defined as an Eczema Area Severity Index (EASI) score of 24 or higher, treated with dupilumab at ten Italian academic centers, were included in the study. Physician-reported outcome measures (EASI), patient-reported outcome measures (pruritus and sleep score, Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI) and serological markers [immunoglobulin (Ig) E and eosinophil count] after 16 weeks were analyzed. RESULTS We enrolled 543 patients with moderate-to-severe AD. Two patients (0.4%) discontinued treatment. The median ± interquartile percentage change from baseline to 16 weeks of treatment in the EASI score was -87.5±22.0 (p<0.001). EASI-50, EASI-75 and EASI-90 response rates were 98.1%, 81.5%, and 50.8% after 16 weeks. At 16 weeks, 93.0% of the patients had achieved a 4- point or higher improvement in DLQI from baseline. During dupilumab treatment, 12.2% of the patients developed conjunctivitis, and total IgE significantly decreased (p<0.001). Interestingly, in the multivariate logistic regression model, the risk of developing dupilumab-related conjunctivitis was associated with early AD onset [OR, 2.25; 95%CI, 1.07-4.70; p=0.03] and presence of eosinophilia [OR, 1.91; 95%CI, 1.05-3.39; p=0.03]. CONCLUSION To date, this is the broadest real-life study in AD patients treated with dupilumab. We observed significant improvements induced by dupilumab in adult patients with moderate-to-severe AD, to a greater extent than those reported in clinical trials.
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- E Nettis
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Medical Sciences Department, Dermatologic Clinic, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Italy
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- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Unit of Internal Medicine - "F. Miulli" Hospital, AcquavivadelleFonti, (BA), Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- UOC Dermatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Allergology Service, AUSL Modena, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School and Chair of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Bari, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Odorici G, Longhitano S, Kaleci S, Chester J, Ciardo S, Pellacani G, Farnetani F. Morphology of congenital nevi in dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy according to age: a pilot study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e787-e789. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- G. Odorici
- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Surgical Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine Dermatology Unit University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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Reggiani C, Pellacani G, Reggiani Bonetti L, Zanelli G, Azzoni P, Chester J, Kaleci S, Ferrari B, Bellini P, Longo C, Bertoni L, Magnoni C. An intraoperative study with ex vivo fluorescence confocal microscopy: diagnostic accuracy of the three visualization modalities. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 35:e92-e94. [PMID: 32692878 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- C Reggiani
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Ospedale Policlinico e Nuovo Ospedale Civile S.Agostino Estense Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Ospedale Policlinico e Nuovo Ospedale Civile S.Agostino Estense Modena, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncological and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Robic J, Nkengne A, Perret B, Couprie M, Talbot H, Pellacani G, Vie K. Clinical validation of a computer‐based approach for the quantification of the skin ageing process of women using in vivo confocal microscopy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 35:e68-e70. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- J. Robic
- Laboratoires Clarins Pontoise France
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- Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard‐Monge UMR 8049 UPEMLV ESIEE Paris ENPC CNRS Université Paris‐Est Noisy‐le‐Grand France
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- Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard‐Monge UMR 8049 UPEMLV ESIEE Paris ENPC CNRS Université Paris‐Est Noisy‐le‐Grand France
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- Centre de Vision Numérique Inria Université Paris‐Saclay, CentraleSupélec Gif‐sur‐Yvette France
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Laboratoires Clarins Pontoise France
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Tognetti L, Cartocci A, Cinotti E, Moscarella E, Farnetani F, Lallas A, Tiodorovic D, Carrera C, Longo C, Puig S, Perrot JL, Argenziano G, Pellacani G, Cataldo G, Balistreri A, Cevenini G, Rubegni P. The impact of anatomical location and sun exposure on the dermoscopic recognition of atypical nevi and early melanomas: usefulness of an integrated clinical-dermoscopic method (iDScore). J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 35:650-657. [PMID: 32743829 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The anatomical location of atypical melanocytic skin lesion (aMSL) was never combined into an algorithm for discriminating early melanomas (EM) from atypical nevi (AN). AIMS To investigate the impact of body location on the intuitive diagnosis performed in teledermoscopy by dermatologists of different skill levels. A further aim was to evaluate how the integration of the body location could improve an algorithm-aided diagnosis. METHODS We retrospectively collected 980 standardized dermoscopic images of aMSL cases (663 AN, 317 EM): data on the anatomical location were collected according to 15 body sites classified into 4 macro-areas of chronically/frequently/seldom/rarely exposure. Through a teledermatology web platform, 111 variously skilled dermoscopists performed either the intuitive diagnosis and 3 algorithm-assisted diagnostic tests (i.e. iDScore, 7-point checklist, ABCD rule) on each case, for a total of 3330 examinations. RESULTS In the rarely photoexposed area (side, bottom, abdomen), AN were the most tricky (i.e. highest quote of false positives), due to a frequent recognition of dermoscopic features usually considered as suggestive for melanoma in these lesions; the EM at these sites received the highest quote of false negatives, being generally interpreted as 'featureless' according to these traditional parameters, that were more frequently displayed on the chronically photoexposed area. In rarely and seldom photoexposed area, intuitive diagnosis fails to achieve adequate accuracy for all aMSLs, as the ABCD rule and the 7-point checklist; by applying the iDScore algorithm the diagnostic performance was increased by 15% in young and 17% in experts. CONCLUSIONS The body location of an aMSL can affect the quality of intuitive dermoscopic diagnosis, especially in sun-protected areas. Accuracy can be improved by using the iDScore algorithm that assigns a different partial score of each body site.
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- L Tognetti
- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Bioengineering & Biomedical Data Science Lab, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Dermatology Clinic, Medical Faculty, Nis University, Nis, Serbia
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Dermatology Unit, University Hospital of St-Etienne, Saint Etienne, France
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- Dermatology Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Bioengineering & Biomedical Data Science Lab, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Bioengineering & Biomedical Data Science Lab, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Bioengineering & Biomedical Data Science Lab, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Rossi E, Trakatelli M, Giacomelli L, Ferrari B, Francomano M, Pellacani G, Magnoni C. The COVID-19 outbreak in dermatologic surgery: resetting clinical priorities. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e543-e545. [PMID: 32455485 PMCID: PMC7283643 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- E Rossi
- Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Skin Cancer Service, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy
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- Second Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University Medical School, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Polistudium SRL, Milan, Italy.,Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Skin Cancer Service, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Skin Cancer Service, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Skin Cancer Service, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Head and Neck Skin Cancer Service, Modena and Reggio Emilia University, Modena, Italy
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Fargnoli MC, Esposito M, Ferrucci S, Girolomoni G, Offidani A, Patrizi A, Peris K, Costanzo A, Malara G, Pellacani G, Romanelli M, Amerio P, Cristaudo A, Flori ML, Motolese A, Betto P, Patruno C, Pigatto P, Peccianti C, Stinco G, Zalaudek I, Bianchi L, Boccaletti V, Cannavo SP, Cusano F, Lembo S, Mozzillo R, Gallo R, Potenza C, Rongioletti F, Tiberio R, Grieco T, Micali G, Persechino S, Pettinato M, Pucci S, Stingeni L, Caruso C, Argenziano G. A 48-week update of a multicentre real-life experience of dupilumab in adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. J DERMATOL TREAT 2020; 33:1146-1149. [DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1773379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- M. C. Fargnoli
- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Dermatology, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Grande Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic Marche University, Ancona, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Dermatology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University and Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy
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- Dermatology Department, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano, Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Science, Dermatologic Clinic, G. D’Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Hospital S. Maria Alle Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, ULSS8 Berica, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Clinical Dermatology, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Ospedale Della Misericordia, Grosseto, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Hospital Maggiore of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Parma
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- Dermatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Gaetano Rummo Hospital Benevento, Benevento, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Hospital Santa Maria Incoronata Dell’Olmo, Cava De’ Tirreni, University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi di Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Dermatology and Venereology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Health Science, University of Genoa, Polyclinic Hospital San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Daniele Innocenzi, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology Clinic Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, NESMOS Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, University Hospital, Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Allergology, Hospital of Civitanova Marche, Civitanova Marche, Italy
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- Dermatology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Unit of Allergy, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Rocco B, Sighinolfi M, Paterlini M, Mazzucchelli R, Lopez-Beltran A, Cimadamore A, Puliatti S, Eissa A, Volavsek M, Reggiani Bonetti L, Maiorana A, Sandri M, Iseppi A, Spandri V, Bertoni L, Azzoni P, Micali S, Bianchi G, Pellacani G, Montironi R. Digital prostate biopsy: Interim analysis from an international multicentric study evaluating the role of fluorescence confocal microscopy for prostate cancer diagnosis. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32670-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Fahmy DH, El-Amawy HS, El-Samongy MA, Fouda AA, Soliman SH, El-Kady A, Farnetani F, Conti A, Zoeir A, Eissa A, Eissa R, Puliatti S, Sighinolfi MC, Rocco B, Pellacani G. COVID-19 and dermatology: a comprehensive guide for dermatologists. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:1388-1394. [PMID: 32428303 PMCID: PMC7276795 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Linked articles: COVID‐19 SPECIAL FORUM. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34: e291–e310.
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- D H Fahmy
- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, El-Menshawy Hospital, Ministry of Health & Population, Tanta, Egypt
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- Dermatology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Urology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Urology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,Urology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Microbiology & Virology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Urology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.,ORSI Academy, Melle, Belgium
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- Urology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Urology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Dermatology Department, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Ruini C, Schuh S, Pellacani G, French L, Welzel J, Sattler E. In vivo imaging of
Sarcoptes scabiei
infestation using line‐field confocal optical coherence tomography. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e808-e809. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- C. Ruini
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Augsburg Augsburg Germany
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- Department of Dermatology University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Augsburg Augsburg Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy University Hospital Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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