The Australasian journal of dermatology
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Australas. J. Dermatol. · Nov 2015
Controlled Clinical TrialFractionated microneedle radiofrequency for treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis: A sham control study.
Primary axillary hyperhidrosis (PAH) creates social stress in patients. Although there are several options for treating PAH, only surgical modalities have conferred a permanent solution. This study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of fractionated microneedle radiofrequency (FMR) treatment for PAH. ⋯ Treatment of PAH with FMR as a non-invasive modality can be a safe option with positive therapeutic effects on HDSS without any long-lasting side effects.
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Australas. J. Dermatol. · Nov 2014
Which patients with dermatological conditions are admitted via the emergency department?
Most dermatology admissions to tertiary hospitals in Australia are initially assessed in the emergency department (ED). This 3-year retrospective study examined the types of dermatological conditions that necessitated admission, the factors that predicted admission and the implications for dermatological resource allocation. ⋯ Approximately one-fifth of dermatological presentations required admission, mostly for infective processes that did not require specific dermatological care. The predictors of admission reflect the severity of the condition and patients demonstrating these predictors should be referred to the Dermatology unit for admission.
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Australas. J. Dermatol. · Nov 2014
The experience of having psoriasis through the lens of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was developed by the World Health Organization to comprehensively describe the ways that health conditions can affect people. The identification of ICF categories of most relevance to people with a particular disease can increase the usefulness of the ICF and create a reference for outcome studies. This study aimed to ascertain, through focus group interviews with psoriasis patients and an online Delphi survey with health professionals, the impacts of psoriasis as categorised by the ICF. ⋯ Applying the established method of meaning condensation to focus group interview transcripts allowed the accurate linking of concepts to ICF categories. This will be of use to researchers developing the first ICF core set for psoriasis in the future.
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The burden of non-infectious skin disease in the Indigenous Australian population has not been previously examined. This study considers the published data on the epidemiology and clinical features of a number of non-infectious skin diseases in Indigenous Australians. ⋯ There is a paucity of literature on the topic but, from the material available, Indigenous Australians appear to have a reduced prevalence of psoriasis, type 1 hypersensitivity reactions and skin cancer but increased rates of lupus erythematosus, kava dermopathy and vitamin D deficiency when compared to the non-Indigenous Australian population. This article profiles the prevalence and presentation of non-infectious skin diseases in the Indigenous Australian population to synthesise our limited knowledge and highlight deficiencies in our understanding.