Vietnamese Dermatology

In our study, 5 cases of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were completely resistant to tetracycline, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (100%), in which only one case was resistant to ceftriaxone (20%). RESULTS: Identification of Malassezia species by culture: the growth rate was 90.3%; the detection rate was 97.0%, including 11 species: M.

Table 1: Identification of Malassezia species by culture

Discussion

The mean DLQI score was 16.1 (range 5 to 28) before treatment and decreased to 3.3 after surgery. All question subscores and the mean DLQI score decreased significantly after the procedure (p <. 0.05) as shown in Figure 1.

A hematoma is one of the serious complications after local osmidrosis surgery, the main reasons being uncontrolled bleeding carefully and active movement of the arm in the early postoperative period. This can be attributed to the increased loads on the right side due to relatively more movement.

Successful Treatment of Facial Atrophic Acne Scars by Fractional Radiofrequency Microneedle in Vietnamese Patients

Introduction

Material and Methods

All subjects were treated with two consecutive passes of an FRM (INTRAcel TM, Jeisys Medical, Seoul, Korea) with minimal or no overlap.

Results

In conclusion, FRM treatment can be considered an effective treatment method for acne scars in patients, with the added benefit of minimal recovery time and effective improvement. This method can be considered a good solution for the treatment of atrophic acne scar in Asians with low post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.

Improving Treatment Outcome of Pemphigus Vulgaris on Vietnamese Patients by Using Desmoglein Elisa Test

Comparison of diagnostic value of indirect immunofluorescence assay and desmoglein ELISA in the diagnosis of pemphigus. Desmoglein ELISA for the diagnosis of pemphigus and its correlation with the severity of pemphigus vulgaris.

Table 1: Distribution of anti-Dsg ELISA

Clinical Aspects and Treatment of Pityriasis Lichenoides Et Varioliformis Acuta: A Retrospective Vietnamese Study

She was hospitalized for high fever, widespread hemorrhagic crusted papules and necrotic ulcerative lesions, pneumonia, anemia, leukocytosis, and a diagnosis of febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (a severe form of PLEVA). The relevance of recognizing clinical and morphological features of pityriasis lichenoides: clinicopathological examination of 29 cases.

Table 1: Patient demographics, clinical and treatment characteristics

Efficacy and Safety of Methotrexate in Combination with Mini Pulse Doses of Methylprednisolone in Severe Alopecia Areata

The Vietnamese Experience

Efficacy and safety of methotrexate in combination with minipulse doses of methylprednisolone in severe alopecia areata. So we want to assess the efficacy and safety of MTX in combination with mini pulse dose of methylprednisolone in the treatment of severe alopecia areata.

Materials and Methods

Treatment of severe alopecia areata remains very difficult, especially in alopecia areata totalis and alopecia areata universalis. Long-term follow-up of the efficacy of methotrexate alone or in combination with low-dose oral corticosteroids in the treatment of alopecia areata totalis or universalis.

Table 1: The efficacy of treatment every month

Using Patch Testing to Improve Therapeutic Outcome in the Treatment of Hand Eczema in Vietnamese Patients

Use of patch testing to improve therapeutic outcome in the treatment of hand eczema in Vietnamese patients. The aim of this study was to identify causative allergens using a patch test with 28 standard allergens in consecutive patients.

Materials and methods

This figure is consistent with other studies reporting positive patch test results of between 15% and 62.3%. Relevant patch test reactions were seen in one third of the patients in our study.

Table 1: List of 28 allergens

Acknowledgement

The result of the patch test studies was helpful in guiding patient treatment and disease prevention. We propose to use a patch test to improve the therapeutic outcome in the treatment of recurrent or persistent hand eczema.

Anatomical Evaluation for Successful Dye Laser Treatment of Port Wine Stain in Vietnamese Patients

In conclusion, this is the first report on the usefulness of the 595 nm pulsed dye laser (Vbeam perfecta®) for PWS in Vietnamese patients. Comparison study of a long pulse pulsed dye laser and a long pulse pulsed alexandrite laser in the treatment of port wine stains.

Figure 1: PWS under the chin

Efficacy of Surgical Excision for Nevus Sebaceous - Vietnamese Experience

Based on our experience, surgery is cheap and simple, associated with high aesthetic effectiveness and low recurrence rate, which is proposed as the first choice for the treatment of NS. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis-associated and genital-mucosal high-risk human papillomavirus DNA is common in the nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn.

Table 1: Clinical manifestations of NS

Early Treatment with Imiquimod 5% Cream of Periungual Warts in Vietnam: The Poorer, the Better

In conclusion, Imiquimod cream 5% is a safe and effective drug in the treatment of periungual warts. An open-label evaluation of the efficacy of imiquimod 5% cream in the treatment of recalcitrant subungual and periungual skin warts.

Figure 1: Wart area (in mm 2 ) change by the time

Efficacy of Oral Isotretinoin in Combination with Desloratadine in the Treatment of Common Vulgaris Acne in Vietnamese Patients

A disease severity score of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group from week 4 onwards with p < 0.05 as shown in Table 2. The study group had a significantly lower flare rate than that in the control group with p <.

Table 1: Characteristics of patients in both groups before treatment

The Effectiveness of Narrow Band Uvb (Nb-Uvb) In the Treatment of Pityriasis Lichenoides Chronica (PLC) In Vietnam

Treatment with NB-UVB (311 nm) was given three times weekly in a Daavlin cabinet (Daavlin, CA, USA) equipped with Philips TL-01/100 W fluorescent tubes (Philips Company, Eindhoven, The Netherlands). In the current study, NB-UVB phototherapy proved to be safe modality in the treatment of PLC patients.

Figure 1: Improvement of the total body surface in skin lesions

Efficacy of Oral Itraconazole in the Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis in Vietnamese Adults Patients

At all follow-up visits, the severity of SD was assessed using a scoring system that includes four parameters: . pruritus, burning sensation, erythema and desquamation - each of them is scored from 0 to 3, corresponding to absence or mild, moderate or severe manifestation [4]. However, the proportion of patients whose lesions resolved consistently increased at four and six weeks.

Discussions

We also recorded side effects of oral itraconazole, including rash, nausea, vomiting, constipation, headache, and dizziness. We recorded no side effects of oral itraconazole, and no previous studies reported any [5].

Efficacy of Narrow - Band UVB Phototherapy versus PUVA Chemophototherapy for Psoriasis in Vietnamese Patients

Patients in the NBUVB group were treated three times a week with an initial dose of 500 mJ/cm2. In our study, the relapse rate was higher in the NBUVB group, but this difference was not statistically significant.

Table 1: Baseline characteristics

Serial Excision for the Treatment of Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus: The Vietnamese Way

We found that serial excision can be easily used to treat GCMN, especially GCMN in the patient's back or abdomen. A skin graft should only be used when neither serial excision nor tissue expansion can be performed [7].

Table 1: Distribution of skin reconstructing methods after GCMN removal

The Efficacy and Safety of Hyaluronic Acid Microinjection for Skin Rejuvenation in Vietnam

Subjects and Methods

Most participants had significant improvement after the first treatment and continued to improve after each subsequent session. This study showed a significant and long-lasting effect on skin radiance, texture and firmness [4].

Efficacy of Adding Oral Simvastatin to Topical Therapy for Treatment of Psoriasis: The Vietnamese Experience

Statins, with simvastatin and atorvastatin being the most common drugs, form one type of compound that can reduce the amount of cholesterol in the blood. Many studies have shown that statins have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties that will be useful in the treatment of psoriasis and other skin disorders.

Patients and methods

By analyzing the average concentration of each component in the lipid profiles, our study revealed a difference between the triglyceride levels of. Treatment of plaque psoriasis after 8 weeks with calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate steroid ointment showed a significant improvement in the PASI score.

Figure 1: Comparison of lipid concentration profiles between study groups

Superantigens of Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization in Atopic Dermatitis and Treatment Efficacy of Oral Cefuroxim in

Superantigens of Staphylococcus Aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis and efficacy of oral cefuroxime treatment in. In 1997, Goh [9] conducted a similar study on 33 AD patients in Singapore, which showed that the rates of positive S .

Figure 1: S. aureus was more commonly isolated from skin lesions in AD patients than on the perinotrils of healthy subjects (< 0.001, RR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.44-3.26)

Antifungal Susceptibility of Dermatophytes Isolated From Cutaneous Fungal Infections: The Vietnamese Experience

Skin scrapings were collected from the edges of the lesions and transported immediately to the laboratory. The results of the antifungal susceptibility test were analyzed according to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS).

Table 1: Fungal culture results from 101 patients with cutaneous dermatophytosis

Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerance of Methotrexate in Vietnamese Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis with pharmacological therapy: update 2015. Toxicity of methotrexate treatment in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis—short- and long-term toxicity in 104 patients.

Table 1: Characteristic of samples

Successful Psoriasis Treatment Using NB-UVB with Methotrexate: The Vietnamese Experience

Note: The treatment outcome of NBUVB plus MTX group was better than MTX alone group, with p < 0.05. Note: The treatment outcome evaluated as good and moderate of NBUVB plus MTX group and MTX alone group was 88.57% and 74.28%, respectively, p < 0.05.

Table 1: Comparing the characteristics of the 2 groups. Note:

In a study by Mahajan et al. (2010), the experimental group achieved PASI-75 faster than the control group using only UVB and placebo [5]. According to Wolf et al. (2012) the combination of NBUVB and ustekinumab showed a better result than ustekinumab alone [6], and NBUVB with adalimumab showed the same result [7].

The Decline of PUVA Therapy in Vietnam: Effective Treatment of Narrow Band UVB in Vietnamese Vitiligo Patients

The relationship between response to therapy and duration of treatment is shown in Figure 2. Overall good and very good response to therapy was observed significantly more often in localized NSV than in generalized NSV patients (55.6% vs. 18 .2%).

Figure 1: A case of 10 years old male with very good response to therapy: (a) before treatment, (b) after 2 months -VASI decreased 16.4%, (c) after 4 months - VASI decreased 58%, (c) after 6 months VASI decreased 95%

Efficacy of a Doubling H1-Antihistamine in the Treatment of Chronic Urticaria - The Vietnamese Experience. We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a double-dose H1 antihistamine (fexofenadine and levocetirizine) in the treatment of chronic urticaria.

Table 1: The background characteristics of the patients

Efficacy of BAFF in Monitoring Treatment Response in Early Vietnamese Systemic Sclerosis Patients

Although patients with diffuse and limited SSc in our study demonstrated a reduction in BAFF level after 12 months of treatment, only diffuse. Elevated serum APRIL levels in patients with systemic sclerosis: distinct profiles of systemic sclerosis categorized by APRIL and BAFF.

Table 1: Patient baseline characteristics

Salicylic Acid Ointment in Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum - the Low - Cost Dermatologic Therapy in Vietnam

An open-label, nonrandomized, comparative study of imiquimod 5% cream versus 10% potassium hydroxide solution for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum. An open-label, randomized, comparative clinical and histological study of imiquimod 5% cream versus 10% potassium hydroxide solution for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum.

Table 1: The resolution of skin lesions after 8 weeks treatment in both groups

Efficacy of Azole Antifungal in Treatment of Pityriasis Versicolor

Comparative clinical trial: fluconazole alone or in combination with topical ketoconazole in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor. Comparison of a single dose of 400 mg versus a 7-day daily dose of 200 mg of itraconazole in the treatment of tineaversicolor.

Table 1: Characteristics of patients

Successful Treatment of Intralesional Triamcilonon Acetonide Injection in Keloid Patients

Previously, most studies assessed the thickness by measuring the elevation of the scar compared to the surrounding normal skin [2], [4]. This method is simple but inaccurate because most of the thickness of the scar is in the dermis.

Table 1: Evaluation of treatment results

Efficacy of Oral Low-Dose Isotretinoin in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris in Vietnam

Therefore, it is not necessary to monitor homocysteine ​​and folic acid levels during treatment with low-dose isotretinoin. However, the risk of increased plasma homocysteine ​​and decreased serum folic acid levels should be considered when treating with a higher dose or long-term treatment.

Table 2: The severity of acne, the plasma homocysteine and serum folate levels in patients before and after 6-8 weeks on isotretinoin treatment

Acknowledgements

Third, because there was no control group, the different effects of high-dose and low-dose isotretinoin on homocysteine ​​and folic acid levels could not be described. In conclusion, we found that patients with moderate to severe acne treated with low-dose isotretinoin (< 0.5 mg/kg/day) had no change in blood homocysteine ​​and folic acid levels, which may cause biologically unwanted effects.

Successful Treatment of Vitiligo Vietnamese Patients with Vitilinex® Herbal Bio-Actives in Combination with Phototherapy

Current vitiligo treatments aim to halt disease progression and achieve repigmentation of amelanotic areas, thereby reversing the loss of melanocytes in the lesions. Skin Prep lotion was applied to the affected areas and allowed to dry, followed by the application of emollient.

Figure 1: A) Before Treatment – Week 0; B) - After Combination Treatment– Week 12

Successful Treatment of Freckles by Alex Trivantage Laser Wavelight 755 nm in Vietnamese Patients

The acquisition of freckle treatment has recently increased in Vietnam, and many medical institutions in our country have used various pigment lasers in the treatment of pigment disorders in the past few years. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alex TriVantage laser in the treatment of freckles at the Hanoi Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology (HHDV).

Patients and Methods

Although freckles do not have a higher number of melanin-producing cells or melanocytes, instead of having melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules (melanosomes), freckles can change the color of the outer skin cells (keratinocytes). All patients showed improvement in the color of the lesion, with approximately 63.3% of patients showing a very good and good degree of improvement.

Figure 1: A 19 years old woman before and after 2 sections of treatment by QS Alexandrite A); Brown spots index before was -35.5 and +7 after treatment B)

Author contributions

In this study, only 2 patients, or 6.7%, had post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation as a side effect. Our findings and the results of other investigations showed that the post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation was temporary and resolved within one month, and there were no long-term complications.

The Effectiveness of Oral Mini-Pulse Methylprednisolonein - the Treatment of Alopecia Areata in Vietnam

Use of adapalene in alopecia areata: Efficacy and safety of mometasone furoate 0.1% cream versus a combination of mometasone furoate 0.1% cream and adapalene 0.1% gel in alopecia areata. Comparative efficacy and safety of twice-weekly oral betamethasone minipulse and monthly oral betamethasone pulse in multifocal alopecia areata.

Figure 1: Overall treatment outcome

Microneedling Therapy for Atrophic Acne Scar: Effectiveness and Safety in Vietnamese Patients

Lipper and Perez's scoring system was also used to evaluate the effectiveness of the modality. Two months after the final treatment, most of the patient were satisfied with the result (n = 25, which is 83.3%).

Figure 1: Changing in Lipper and Perez score

Successful Treatment of Intralesional Bleomycin in Keloids of Vietnamese Population

Hyperpigmentation was often noted after therapy (56.7%) and because the scar was much thicker and harder, longer treatment times were required, with improvement in stiffness being worse than when treating soft and thin scars. Botulinum toxin type A for the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids: updated review.

Table 1: Efficacy of the treatment

The Relationship between HLA-B27, HLA-Cw06, HLA-DR7 and Psoriatic Arthritis in Vietnamese Patients: Disease Progression

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Relationship between HLA-B27, HLA-Cw06, HLA-DR7 and psoriatic arthritis in Vietnamese patients: disease progression. Another study by Danafe et al., [2] showed the relationship between HLA and PsA in 158 patients with PsA, concluding that it was 12%.

Quality of Life in Psoriasis Vietnamese Patients Treated with Metformin in Combination with Methotrexate