ConclusionsThis is the largest study investigating dermatologic findings in a well-characterized predialysis CKD patient population. We found that at least one cutaneous finding was present in almost all of the CKD patients. ...

In patients with vitiligo, the clinical and laboratory features of the disease may vary according to time of onset. This is addressed in the literature by only a few studies with conflicting results. The aim of this study ...

A few previous case reports related vitamin A and retinoid use with elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels. Recently, a population based study showed an independent positive correlation of serum retinol with SUA levels. ...

Conclusions: Patients with generalized vitiligo seem to have increased systemic inflammation compared with localized vitiligo and control subjects in our cohort. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in the ...

Background Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting skin, nails, and joints. Although there are not many reports in the literature, ocular findings occur in approximately 10% of patients, in mostly those who ...

Conclusion: Pilomatrixomas are rare but usually seen in children and adolescents and this benign skin tumor can be treated with surgical excision. Histopathological and clinical features should be evaluated carefully to ...

Conclusions: The prevalence of RHL was high among the health students, who were considered to represent young adults. Although they were students in a school of health, they lacked knowledge about RHL. Copyright (C) 2012, ...

Conclusion: The results of our study were concordant with other Turkish population study groups. When compared with western populations results, the distrubution of skin disorders significantly different from our population ...