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Pathology

Section edited by Prof. Feroze Kaliyadan.

This section considers articles describing all aspects of dermatopathology, including the diagnosis, classification and prognosis of dermatological conditions and diseases. 

  1. The impact of Malassezia yeasts on skin mycobiome and health has received considerable attention recently. Pityriasis versicolor (PV), a common dermatosis caused by Malassezia genus worldwide, is a manifestation ...

    Authors: Mariusz DylÄ…g, Ewa Leniak, Sebastian Gnat, Jacek C. Szepietowski and Lukasz Kozubowski
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2020 20:9
  2. Specific species of ceramides (Cer), major constituents of lipids in the stratum corneum (SC), are decreased and are correlated with SC barrier and water-holding functions in the skin of patients with atopic d...

    Authors: Urara Yokose, Junko Ishikawa, Yuki Morokuma, Ayano Naoe, Yosuke Inoue, Yuka Yasuda, Hisashi Tsujimura, Tsutomu Fujimura, Takatoshi Murase and Atsushi Hatamochi
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2020 20:6
  3. Melasma is a common chronic and relapsing acquired dyschromia. Skin microneedling was reported resulting sustained long-term improvement of recalcitrant melasma, however, the exact mechanism that promotes this...

    Authors: Emerson V. A. Lima, Mariana Modesto D. A. Lima, Mauricio Pedreira Paixão and Hélio Amante Miot
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2017 17:14
  4. Exposure to heat stress after UVB irradiation induces a reduction of apoptosis, resulting in survival of DNA damaged human keratinocytes. This heat-mediated evasion of apoptosis appears to be mediated by activ...

    Authors: Leslie Calapre, Elin S. Gray, Sandrine Kurdykowski, Anthony David, Pascal Descargues and Mel Ziman
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2017 17:8
  5. Risk of cardiovascular disease is increased in patients with psoriasis, but molecular mechanisms linking the two conditions have not been clearly established. Lack of appropriate animal models has hampered gen...

    Authors: Marie Madsen, Peter Riis Hansen, Lars Bo Nielsen, Karsten Hartvigsen, Anders Elm Pedersen, Jan Pravsgaard Christensen, Annemarie Aarup and Tanja Xenia Pedersen
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2016 16:9
  6. Severe burns of hands and arms are complex and challenging injuries. The Standard of care (SOC) – necrosectomy with skin grafting – is often associated with poor functional or aesthetic outcome. Enzymatic debr...

    Authors: Tomke Cordts, Johannes Horter, Julian Vogelpohl, Thomas Kremer, Ulrich Kneser and Jochen-Frederick Hernekamp
    Citation: BMC Dermatology 2016 16:8