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BMC Dermatology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of skin disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Dermatology (ISSN 1471-5945) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :11
Dermatologists recommend treatment for alopecia less often for children than adults, and fewer recommend treatment as disease severity increases, suggesting consistency of treatment needs to be much improved for this condition.
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :8
Keloids show apparent autosomal dominant inheritance amongst families of African and South Asian ancestry, with differences in their physical location, although additional study of affected families is required to confirm these observations.
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A new two-phase dimeticone pediculicide shows high efficacy in a comparative bioassay Jorg Heukelbach, Andre Asenov, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ali Mirmohammadsadegh, Fabiola A Oliveira BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :12 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Attitudes of dermatologists in the southeastern United States regarding treatment of alopecia areata: a cross-sectional survey study Niyati Mukherjee, Dean S Morrell, Madeleine Duvic, Paul W Stewart, Lowell A Goldsmith BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :11 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Professional use of the internet among Saudi Arabian dermatologists: a cross-sectional survey Khalid M AlGhamdi BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :10 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Volumizing effects of a smooth, highly cohesive, viscous 20-mg/mL hyaluronic acid volumizing filler: prospective European study Klaus Hoffmann, the Juv BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Description of familial keloids in five pedigrees: evidence for autosomal dominant inheritance and phenotypic heterogeneity Jason A Clark, Maria L Turner, Lillian Howard, Horia Stanescu, Robert Kleta, Jeffrey B Kopp BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :8 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Role of the EGF +61A>G polymorphism in melanoma pathogenesis: an experience on a large series of Italian cases and controls Milena Casula, Mauro Alaibac, Maria A Pizzichetta, Riccardo Bono, Paolo A Ascierto, Ignazio Stanganelli, Sergio Canzanella, Grazia Palomba, Edoardo Zattra, The Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI), Giuseppe Palmieri BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :7 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A population-based survey on tanning bed use in Germany Franziska U B BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :6 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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HLA-Cw*0602 associates with a twofold higher prevalence of positive streptococcal throat swab at the onset of psoriasis: a case control study Lotus Mallbris, Katarina Wolk, Fabio S BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence and characteristics of aquagenic pruritus in a young African population TA Salami, SO Samuel, KC Eze, E Irekpita, E Oziegbe, MO Momoh BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :4 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of the in vitro skin permeation of antiviral drugs from penciclovir 1% cream and acyclovir 5% cream used to treat herpes simplex virus infection Nathalie Hasler-Nguyen, Donald Shelton, Gilbert Ponard, Marlene Bader, Martina Schaffrik, Pascal Mallefet BMC Dermatology 2009, 9 :3 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Challenges of cellulitis in a lymphedematous extremity: a case report Matthew Pierce Connor, Richard Gamelli Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9377 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Comparison of the effects of vitamin D products in a psoriasis plaque test and a murine psoriasis xenograft model Peter H Kvist, Lars Svensson, Oskar Hagberg, Vibeke Hoffmann, Kaare Kemp, Mads A Roepke Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :107 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impetigo herpetiformis during the puerperium triggered by secondary hypoparathyroidism: a case report Usama M Fouda, Ragai M Fouda, Hussam M Ammar, Mohamed Salem, Mohamed EL Darouti Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9338 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evidence for an association of HLA-DRB1*15 and DRB1*09 with leprosy and the impact of DRB1*09 on disease onset in a Chinese Han population Furen Zhang, Hong Liu, Shumin Chen, Changyuan Wang, Chuanfu Zhu, Lin Zhang, Tongsheng Chu, Dianchang Liu, Xiaoxiao Yan, Jianjun Liu BMC Medical Genetics 2009, 10 :133 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Menstruating from the umbilicus as a rare case of primary umbilical endometriosis: a case report Pallavi V Bagade, Mamdouh M Guirguis Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :9326 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Ceftriaxone-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis mimicking a burn injury: a case report Sarit Cohen, Allan Billig, Dean Ad-El Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :9323 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Multiple eccrine hidrocystomas on the upper lip: a case report Jose Aneiros-Fernandez, Jose A Gonzalez-Saavedra, Salvador Arias-Santiago, Mercedes Caba Molina, Francisco O'Valle, Jose Aneiros Cachaza Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9291 (9 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Treatment of head lice with dimeticone 4% lotion: comparison of two formulations in a randomised controlled trial in rural Turkey BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :441 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Urticaria and infections Bettina Wedi, Ulrike Raap, Dorothea Wieczorek, Alexander Kapp Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2009, 5 :10 (1 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ]
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Integrated, multidisciplinary care for hand eczema: design of a randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness study Robin F van Gils, Pieter GM van der Valk, Derk Bruynzeel, Pieter J Coenraads, C BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :438 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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