... was performed including all living individuals (age ≥18 years) in Region Jönköping, southern Sweden ( n = 273,536). ICD-10 codes for the diagnosis of psoriasis (L40.*) and depression (F32.* and F33.*), and data on pharmacological treatment from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register, were extracted from...

...Rune Kjærsgaard Andersen; Kasper Køhler Alsing [email protected] 21 02 2020 14 03 2020 29 4 2020 © 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel 2020 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other...

... to compare the diagnosis of LM in different age groups. Methods: We collected 63 cases (45 adults and 18 children) with LM who underwent nail matrix biopsy or excision in a 21-year cohort and assessed their clinicopathological features. Results: Melanomas in adults and children were 40% and none, while nevi...

... survey. Results: A random sample of 865 volunteers from the EDEN (European Dermato-Epidemiology Network) Fragrance Study cohort was recruited. The individual skin type did not influence the occupation or leisure. The proportion of people who regularly used sunscreens was lower in the oldest age groups...

.... Patients treated with PDT were included. All histological slides were re-examined. Results: During the study period 98 tumours were treated with PDT. In univariate analysis severe atypia and higher age were associated with decreased probability of clinical clearance. Higher age was also associated...

... with a combination of corticosteroids and chlorambucil. Results: The 1-year, 2-year and 5-year probabilities of death were 26.7, 37.1 and 60.8%, respectively. Old age, dementia and use of chlorambucil at initial doses of 6 mg/day, but not at lower doses, were associated with poor prognosis in multivariate analysis...

...H. Storck The prognosis for malignant melanoma is dependent on the stage of the disease, sex, size respectively depth of penetration, structure (lentigo maligna melanoma, superficial spreading melanoma, nodular melanoma), location and age of the patient when the disease begins. The method...

... neurofibromas and compared them with normal skin. We saw a statistically significant increase in mast cells in neurofibromas versus normal skin. However, there is no correlation between the age of neurofibromatosis (NF) patients and mast cell density. In our study the density of mast cells in neurofibromas...

... might be more aggressive compared to BCC in the elderly. Objective: To compare BCC recurrence rates between young and older patients. Methods: Retrospective study of patients under the age of 35 years (group 1) with previously untreated BCC and comparison with BCC in patients older than 35 years (group...

...W. Manuskiatti; D.A. Schwindt; H.I. Maibach Background: Variations in skin roughness and scaliness between age groups, anatomic sites and race have been assumed but minimally quantified. Objective: We quantitatively investigated skin roughness, scaliness and stratum corneum hydration as a function...