Main Plenary Sessions: Summaries of Papers

The document summarizes several dermatological studies, with one specifically addressing vulval burning in 1419 women, revealing that final diagnoses often differed from initial impressions, highlighting the importance of specific diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Other studies included the impact of GPwSI clinics on dermatology waiting times, the increase in malignant melanoma excisions by GPs, the under-recording of basal cell carcinoma in Scotland, the positive outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation in young patients with tumor-stage mycosis fungoides, and the identification of CDKN2A gene mutations in familial melanoma. Additionally, the document reports on the association between fusidic acid resistance and its use in eczema patients, the efficacy and safety of fumaric acid esters in severe psoriasis, the genetic analysis of the androgen receptor gene in female pattern hair loss, and the variation in hypopigmentation in a family with piebaldism. It also discusses the impaired migration of Langerhans cells in psoriasis patients, the insights from the Fabry Outcome Survey, and the association between smoking, COPD, and facial wrinkling. Please note that these findings are from 2004 and may be outdated.