La peau infectée par des bactéries au cours des hémopathies malignes.

in Dermatologie Actualité (2012), 133

Traçabilité de la fluorescence folliculaire due à Propionibacterium acnes. Effet d'extinction par certains anti-acnéiques et des crèmes solaires.

in Skin (2010), 13

The therapeutic potential of TNF-alpha antagonists for skin psoriasis comorbidities.

in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy (2010), 10(8), 1197-208

IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Alopecia, psoriatic arthritis, the metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases and cardiovascular diseases may occur as skin psoriatic comorbidities. TNF-alpha antagonists are ... [more ▼]

IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Alopecia, psoriatic arthritis, the metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases and cardiovascular diseases may occur as skin psoriatic comorbidities. TNF-alpha antagonists are used to treat psoriasis. Adalimumab is one of the recognized active agents for this indication. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW: The current peer-reviewed publications and presentation of original findings. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN: Adalimumab is active on recalcitrant psoriasis and some of its comorbidities, particularly arthropathies and Crohn's disease. However, the progression of the radiological alterations is limited with regression of the bony erosions. Psoriatic enthesopathy also regresses. Mortality associated with psoriasis arthropathy is on the decline. Crohn's disease, the most frequent inflammatory bowel comorbidity of psoriasis, is responsive to adalimumab. The effect of adalimumab on the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular involvement is more erratic. The spectacular effects of adalimumab may be associated with some adverse effects. In particular, despite a marked reduction in the psoriasis area-and-severity index (PASI) score some new acute lesions of cutaneous psoriasis may develop corresponding to paradoxical psoriasis. Other potential adverse effects include infections, granulomas, rapid growth of cancers and occurrence of lymphomas. TAKE HOME MESSAGE: Adalimumab frequently controls moderate-to-severe forms of cutaneous psoriasis and some of its comorbidities. [less ▲]

Avoir le rythme dans la peau.

in Dermatologie Actualité (2010), 118

L'image du mois. Chancre mixte, combinaison d'un chancre mou et d'un chancre syphilitique.

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2009), 64(4), 177-8

Indaguer la cancérogenèse, la carcinogenèse et la photocarcinogenèse en champs: de l'invisible au patent.

in Dermatologie Actualité (2009), 116

Biometrology of physical properties of skin in thyroid dysfunction.

in Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology (2008), 22(10), 1173-1177

OBJECTIVE: There is ample clinical evidence that skin is responsive to physiopathological levels of circulating thyroid hormones. The aim of the study was to assess some physical changes of the skin in ... [more ▼]

OBJECTIVE: There is ample clinical evidence that skin is responsive to physiopathological levels of circulating thyroid hormones. The aim of the study was to assess some physical changes of the skin in the presence of moderate thyroid dysfunction. SETTING: University Hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 119 adults suffering from hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism and 60 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Hormonal dosages (TSH, fT3, fT4) were assessed in the serum. A series of biometrological assessments were also performed on the volar and dorsal aspects of the forearms. These included electrometric assessments (Nova Dermal Phase Meter, Corneometer), evaporimetry (Tewameter)), colorimetry (Mexameter), ultrasound shear wave propagation (Reviscometer) and squamometry X. Correlations were searched between each of the serum hormonal dosages and each of the biometrological parameters. RESULTS: The hormonal changes in the untreated patients with thyroid dysfunction were modest in intensity. A few outlier values with regard to the normal range were found for each biometrological parameter. No correlations were found between fT3 or fT4 and each of the physical parameters. By contrast, significant negative linear correlations were found between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and skin hydration measured by the Corneometer and the Nova DPM. CONCLUSION: This multipronged exploratory study shows that direct or indirect effects of TSH may influence the stratum corneum hydration. This correlation seemed very sensitive, as no other specific biophysical parameter was significantly correlated with the thyroid hormonal concentrations in the serum. However, our findings do not exclude the possibility of some other skin changes supervening in case of more severe thyroid dysfunction. The mechanism by which TSH alters the stratum corneum hydration is yet unknown. [less ▲]