by University of Sharjah, University of Sharjah From left: lesion properties of monkeypox and chickenpox. Credit: Diagnostics (2023). DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13020292Scientists have developed a deep learning (DL) model capable of quickly and accurately distinguishing between monkeypox and chickenpox skin lesions, which often exhibit striking similarities. People developing pox-like rashes are normally confused about whether they are caused...
by American College of Physicians Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A patient presenting with painful, swirling skin lesions, chills, and weight loss was found to be suffering from erythema gyratum repens (EGR), a rare and striking skin condition that is associated with underlying malignancy in most cases, but in some cases can stem from an autoimmune...
Most paradoxical psoriasiform eruptions were managed locally ORLANDO — Paradoxical psoriasiform eruptions have increasingly been reported among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) being treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents, a researcher reported here, describing a case that she had recently seen. The patient was a 27-year-old woman with IBD who presented with a...
A new method of using a Scottish company’s portable microwave technology to treat sun-damaged skin conditions is being tested by researchers at the University of Dundee. It is estimated that one in three people over 60 years old in the UK has at least one actinic keratosis (AK) lesion—the first appearance of a potential non-melanoma...
