Clinical Snippets: Dermatological Studies and Findings

    December 2003 in “ ˜The œjournal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology ”
    Lowell A. Goldsmith
    TLDR Glycerol may improve wound healing and prevent keloids, a device can measure itch intensity, male pattern baldness is highly heritable, and fumaric acid esters may work for psoriasis by causing cell death in T cells.
    The document "Clinical Snippets" from December 2003 covered several dermatological studies. Glycerol was found to disassemble collagen fibers, potentially aiding in wound healing and keloid treatment. Funayama's research suggested that the epidermis plays a crucial role in keloid fibroblast proliferation, offering new prevention strategies. Stener-Victorin developed a reliable method to quantify itch using the "Pain Matcher." Nyholt's study on 884 twin pairs confirmed a high heritability (0.81) for male pattern baldness, with minimal environmental impact. Lastly, Treumer's work showed that dimethylfumarate induces apoptosis in T cells, explaining its effectiveness in psoriasis treatment.
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