Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica最新文献

Introduction: Acne occurring in adults over the age of 25 years is known as acne tarda or adult acne. Three types of adult acne are recognized: persistent, late-onset, and recurrent acne. Most studies do not compare the characteristics between the three variants. In addition, little is known about adult acne in males. This study describes the epidemiological factors of adult acne and investigates certain triggering factors by sex and different types of adult acne.

Methods: A multicenter, prospective, descriptive study was conducted. Patients with adult acne and an acne-free control group were compared regarding medical history, family history, smoking and drinking habits, and dietary factors. In addition, triggering and prognostic factors were investigated by sex and three different types of acne: persistent, late-onset, and recurrent acne.

Results: The participants included 944 (88.56%) female and 122 (11.44%) male patients with adult acne, and 709 (73.85%) female and 251 (26.15%) male control patients. The consumption of crackers, chocolate, and pasta was significantly more common in the acne group than in the control group (p = 0.017, 0.002, and 0.040, respectively). Male patients with adult acne had a significantly longer disease duration than female patients with adult acne (p = 0.024). The most common type of acne was recurrent acne, followed by persistent and late-onset acne. Among patients with persistent acne, 14.5% had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), whereas 12.2% of patients with recurrent acne and 11.1% of patients with late-onset acne had PCOS. Severe acne was more common in the persistent acne type (28.13%). The cheek (59.90%) was the most common involvement area, and stress (55.23%) was the most common triggering factor regardless of sex.

Conclusions: Although adult female and male patents with adult acne share similar triggering factors, the involvement areas can differ, which may indicate the additional hormonal etiology of female adult acne. Further epidemiological studies on adult acne in both sexes may illuminate the pathogenesis of the disease, thus making possible the development of new treatment strategies.

Tinea genitalis is a relatively new entity of dermatophyte infection, observed mainly in young adults. By definition, it is localized on the mons pubis and on the labia in women, and on the penile shaft in men. It has been described as a "lifestyle disease" and potentially sexually transmitted disease. We report the case of a 35-year-old patient, an immigrant woman, with tinea genitalis profunda, presenting with painful deep infiltrative papules and plaques, purulent inflammation, and signs of secondary impetiginization. Concomitantly, tinea corporis, tinea faciei, tinea colli, and tinea capitis were diagnosed. Her skin lesions developed over an approximately 2-month period. The zoophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton mentagrophytes was cultivated from the pubogenital lesions, as well as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The patient was treated systemically with terbinafine, antibiotics, and short-term corticosteroid, and topically with antimycotic and antibiotic cream. During almost 3 weeks of hospitalization, satisfactory improvement was achieved. A literature review with new clinical and epidemiological observations is presented for this rare type of tinea, which poses a diagnostic and treatment challenge.

Introduction: The use of postbiotics, which are defined as dead microorganisms and/or their components that provide health benefits to the target host, has been shown to reduce the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) in several studies.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted in Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, Science Direct, Clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar, covering the period from January 2012 to July 2022 in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. AD patients of all ages that received oral postbiotics or placebo as treatment were the focus of the study. The main study outcome was the scoring of atopic dermatitis (SCORAD) and other measures, such as extension area, disease intensity, and adverse events. The final data were pooled using a fixed-effect model.

Results: A meta-analysis of three studies found that, compared to placebo, SCORAD was lower in subjects that were given oral postbiotics from Lactobacillus sp. (mean difference: -2.90, 95% confidence interval [CI; -4.21, -1.59], p < 0.00001). From the comparison of two studies, the differences in disease extension (mean difference: -2.40, 95% CI [-7.67, 2.81], p = 0.37) and intensity (mean difference: -0.27, 95% CI [-0.84, 0.30], p = 0.36) were not significant.

Conclusions: The administration of oral postbiotics from Lactobacillus sp. has the potential to alleviate the severity of AD as indicated by a reduction in SCORAD scores.

Diagnosing and treating neonatal and infantile erythroderma can be challenging due to the wide variety of potential causes. Neonatal erythroderma is rare and is associated with a high mortality rate due to complications of erythroderma itself and potential life-threatening underlying diseases. Prolonged erythroderma should always be a warning sign and an indication for referral to a hospital where a multidisciplinary team approach is possible. The role of a pediatric dermatologist is to keep in mind the wide spectrum of differential diagnoses that could be causing the condition and the determination of the final diagnosis. To avert a delay in establishing the correct diagnosis, we suggest adhering to specific guidelines. We reviewed available guidelines and adapted a step-by-step approach for use in Slovenia. We also discuss a case of a neonate with erythroderma to illustrate the applicability of the proposed guidelines. Our patient presented with persistent erythroderma, pustules on the trunk and limbs, and intertriginous dermatitis. Despite local corticosteroid treatment, the skin redness persisted. After the exclusion of a systemic infection and additional tests, Omenn syndrome was diagnosed as the underlying cause.