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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, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Dermatology 2008, 8 :2
Reports of clinical trials using Chinese medicine, plants, vitamins and other supplements to treat the hypopigmentation disorder vitiligo are flawed and of a poor quality; despite this, L-phenyalanine and Ginkgo show promise.
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Research article
Melasma and its association with different types of nevi in women: A case control study
Hassan Adalatkhah, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Nayereh Aminisani, Zeynizade Somayyeh BMC Dermatology 2008, 8 :3 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A systematic review of natural health product treatment for vitiligo Orest Szczurko, Heather S Boon BMC Dermatology 2008, 8 :2 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Topical rapamycin inhibits tuberous sclerosis tumor growth in a nude mouse model Aubrey Rauktys, Nancy Lee, Laifong Lee, Sandra L Dabora BMC Dermatology 2008, 8 :1 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
The establishment and utility of Sweha-Reg: a Swedish population-based registry to understand hereditary angioedema Lotus Mallbris, Patrik Nordenfelt, Janne Bj BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Single nucleotide polymorphism-based genome-wide linkage analysis in Japanese atopic dermatitis families Hisako Enomoto, Emiko Noguchi, Shigeruko Iijima, Takenori Takahashi, Kazuhito Hayakawa, Mikako Ito, Toshiyuki Kano, Takeshi Aoki, Yoichi Suzuki, Minori Koga, Mayumi Tamari, Tetsuo Shiohara, Fujio Otsuka, Tadao Arinami BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :5 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Self reported skin morbidity and ethnicity: a population-based study in a Western community Florence Dalgard, Jan BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :4 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of toll-interacting protein gene polymorphisms with atopic dermatitis Tobias T Schimming, Qumar Parwez, Elisabeth Petrasch-Parwez, Michael Nothnagel, Joerg T Epplen, Sabine Hoffjan BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :3 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Eruptive papules during efalizumab (anti-CD11a) therapy of psoriasis vulgaris: a case series Michelle A Lowes, Francesca Chamian, Maria V Abello, Craig Leonardi, Wolfgang Dummer, Kim Papp, James G Krueger BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :2 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Photostability of commercial sunscreens upon sun exposure and irradiation by ultraviolet lamps Helena Gonzalez, Nils Tarras-Wahlberg, Birgitta Str BMC Dermatology 2007, 7 :1 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mohs math Jeffrey I Ellis, Tatiana Khrom, Anthony Wong, Mario O Gentile, Daniel M Siegel BMC Dermatology 2006, 6 :10 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pooling overdispersed binomial data to estimate event rate Yinong Young-Xu, Arnold Chan BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :58 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
An elderly woman with 'Red Man Syndrome' in association with oral vancomycin therapy: a case report Phillippa Bailey, Henry Gray Cases Journal 2008, 1 :111 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Sebaceous carcinoma of the skin of the breast: a case report Ahmed Alzaraa, Imran Ghafoor, Andrew Yates, Alhad Dhebri Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :276 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Apocrine adenocarcinoma of the nipple: a case report George Alex Cases Journal 2008, 1 :88 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Paraneoplastic pemphigus regression after thymoma resection Nikolaos Barbetakis, Georgios Samanidis, Dimitrios Paliouras, Ioannis Boukovinas, Christos Asteriou, Eleni Stergiou, Kostas Laschos, Christodoulos Tsilikas World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :83 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Multiple giant scalp metastases of a follicular thyroid carcinoma Kenko Cupisti, Uwe Ramp, Andreas Raffel, Markus Krausch, Alexander Rehders, Wolfram T Knoefel World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6 :82 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Retraction
Retraction: analysis of the TCR alpha and beta chain CDR3 spectratypes in the peripheral blood of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Wei Luo, Li Ma, Qian Wen, Xin-Sheng Yao, Na Wang, Hong-Yun Zou, Ming-Qian Zhou, Ying Lin, Zhen-Qiang Wu, Xiao-Wei He, Ju-Fang Wang, Xiao-Ning Wang Journal of Autoimmune Diseases 2008, 5 :5 (11 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Infraorbital cutaneous angiosarcoma: A diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma Tobias Ettl, Johannes Kleinheinz, Ravi Mehrotra, Stephan Schwarz, Torsten E Reichert, Oliver Driemel Head & Face Medicine 2008, 4 :18 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Rapidly progressing purpuric lesions to massive hemorrhagic bullae, with rapid improvement by Prednisolon as a coetaneous manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a case report Farzin F Khorvash, Alireza A Emami Naeini, Mohadesseh M Behjati, Mansoor M Karimifar, Fariborz FA Khorvash, Koorosh K Dialami Cases Journal 2008, 1 :79 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Concomitant Xeroderma pigmentosum and disseminated small plaque psoriasis - the first case of an antinomic association: a case report Khaled Ezzedine, Thierry Simonart, Michel Candaele, Denis Malvy, Michel Heenen Cases Journal 2008, 1 :74 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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