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Melissa Norton, MD

Medical Editor
Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD

In-house Editor
Timothy I. Shipley


Welcome to BMC Dermatology published by BioMed Central
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 Featured articles

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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.
Clarke et al.
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.
Wikipedia/U.S. military
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9:5
Streptococcal infection in psoriasis patients with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-Cw0602 genotype may induce or worsen inflammatory responses in the disease, but the nature of the HLA-streptococcal interaction remains unclear.


BMC  Latest articles published in BMC Dermatology        [more info]


Research article
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 (12November2009)
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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 (16October2009)
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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 Juvderm Voluma Study Investigators Group
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9:9 (27August2009)
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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 (28July2009)
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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 (22July2009)
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A population-based survey on tanning bed use in Germany
Franziska U Brner, Holger Schtz, Peter Wiedemann
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9:6 (20July2009)
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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 Snchez, Mona Sthle
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9:5 (29May2009)
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Research article
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 (17April2009)
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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 (2April2009)
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Nonlinear modeling of venous leg ulcer healing rates
Matthew Cardinal, Tania Phillips, David E Eisenbud, Keith Harding, Jonathan Mansbridge, David G Armstrong
BMC Dermatology 2009, 9:2 (31March2009)
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Cases Journal 2009, 2:9071 (20November2009)
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Short Report
Biologic variability of human foreskin fibroblasts in 2D and 3D culture: implications for a wound healing model
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Research
Social care and changes in occupational accidents and diseases - the situation in Eastern Europe in general and for skin diseases in particular
Kathrin R von Hirschberg, Bjorn Kahler, Albert Nienhaus
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2009, 4:28 (18November2009)
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Case report
Community-acquired mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus: a case report
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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:130 (17November2009)
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Letter to the Editor
Self-healing photo-neuropathy and cervical spinal arthrosis in four sisters with brachioradial pruritus
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Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2009, 4:21 (17November2009)
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Expression and function of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha in human melanoma under non-hypoxic conditions
Caroline N Mills, Sandeep S Joshi, Richard M Niles
Molecular Cancer 2009, 8:104 (17November2009)
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Pityriasis rubra pilaris presenting with an abnormal autoimmune profile: two case reports
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Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:123 (13November2009)
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Incontinentia pigmenti presenting as hypodontia in a 3-year-old girl: a case report
Drcio Kitakawa, Patrcia Campos Fontes, Fernando Augusto Cintra Magalhes, Janete Dias Almeida, Luiz Antonio Guimares Cabral
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:116 (10November2009)
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Human herpes virus 8 replication during disseminated tuberculosis in a man with human immunodeficiency virus: a case report
Sarra Inoubli, Laurence Toutous-Trellu, Gieri Cathomas, Eric Oksenhendler, Bernard Hirschel, Emmanuelle Boffi El Amari
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:113 (9November2009)
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