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This study found that dermatological adverse events from interferon-alpha/ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis C are associated with factors like older age, pre-existing skin conditions, cirrhosis, and the use of pegylated interferon formulations.

In this study, ethosomes were found to improve the skin penetration of a model lipophilic drug more effectively than liposomes or hydroethanolic solutions, suggesting a unique mechanism involving the breakdown of vesicles in the skin.

This report suggests that fluvoxamine use may be associated with hair loss, as observed in a 28-year-old male whose condition improved after stopping the drug.

In this case report, a 25-year-old woman with VKHD experienced an unusual occurrence of vellus-like hair growth on her normally hairless palm, observed twice over two years, expanding the known integumentary manifestations of VKHD.

This study conducted at Baghdad Teaching Hospital found that topical applications of Ciprofloxacin and Clindamycin effectively reduced acne severity indices in patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris over 12 weeks, with Ciprofloxacin showing a greater reduction in papules and pustules compared to Clindamycin.

The authors concluded that administering biotin may help prevent alopecia caused by reduced biotinidase activity during valproic acid therapy in rats.

This study demonstrated that the pharmacokinetic profiles of finasteride and doxazosin remain bioequivalent when administered in combination compared to when each drug is taken alone.

Glucocorticoid treatment in lupus can cause oral lesions, which need early diagnosis and comprehensive care.

This study found that a synthetic avicequinone C analogue, 5e, was significantly more potent in inhibiting steroid 5α-reductase type 1 activity in human keratinocytes compared to the original isolated compound.

This review discusses evidence from recent clinical trials showing inclisiran effectively lowers LDL cholesterol levels in patients with cardiovascular disease, leading to its use in the UK despite not being approved by the FDA.

In this study, a possible case of Wolf’s isotopic response was observed, where a 72-year-old woman developed superficial basal cell carcinoma at a prior herpes zoster site on her scalp, possibly due to altered local immunity from the zoster episode.

The document gives treatment advice for various skin conditions, like using metronidazole for perioral dermatitis and minoxidil for hair loss.

This study found that high-dose cyproterone acetate was effective for treating hirsutism, but 33% of patients felt their condition worsened on low-dose maintenance therapy, despite no significant change in objective measures of hair growth.

This study found that long-term exposure to sodium valproate can increase oxidative stress and inflammation in rat stomach tissues, while treatment with rutin, a natural antioxidant, was associated with reduced markers of these effects at dosages of 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg.

This article reviews the treatment options for tinea capitis, suggesting that itraconazole, terbinafine, and fluconazole are effective and safe alternatives to griseofulvin but reports no new clinical results.

This case report details a 66-year-old male patient who developed eosinophilic pleuro-pericardial effusion likely due to valproic acid toxicity or overdosage, with full recovery observed after medication adjustments at a six-month follow-up.

This study found that DVd therapy is at least as effective as VAD/VAd for treating multiple myeloma and causes fewer side effects and reduced hospital visits.

This study found that micro-needling combined with topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was more effective in treating vitiligo patches than topical tacrolimus, with significant improvement observed in six patients, although it caused mild side effects like erythema and irritation.

This review explores potential early-stage pharmacologic interventions for COVID-19 by targeting virus entry into host cells, identifying several existing drugs for further investigation, but reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the association between hepatitis C virus and systemic disorders like mixed cryoglobulinemia, highlighting potential autoimmune side effects from interferon-a2b treatments, and reports no new clinical results.

This study found that glycyrrhetinic acid, derived from licorice, may help alleviate acne symptoms by regulating lipid synthesis and inflammatory responses through multiple pathways, as observed in both in vitro and in vivo settings.

This study found that sodium valproate nanospanlastics could be an effective and safer method for treating androgenic alopecia, with results comparable to minoxidil but fewer side effects.

This article reviews potential drug and herbal interactions with warfarin that may increase bleeding risk, and reports no new clinical results.

In this case report, a woman's Majocchi's granuloma, linked to her pet guinea pig infected with Trichophyton mentagrophytes, improved significantly with a combination of terbinafine and ketoconazole cream.

This study found a relatively low prevalence of cutaneous reactions in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, with reactions correlated to age and treatment duration.

This case report describes a drug-related skin eruption following AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccination, which resolved after treatment with oral prednisolone.