Recurrent Facial Dermatitis Research Articles

54-year-old male with recurrent facial dermatitis with papules and vesicles on the extremities : Preparation for the medical specialist examination: Part 26

54-year-old male with recurrent facial dermatitis with papules and vesicles on the extremities : Preparation for the medical specialist examination: Part 26

Therapeutic observation on combined acupuncture and medication for recurrent facial dermatitis

To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint injection plus medication in treating recurrent facial dermatitis (RFD). Fifty-eight patients with RFD were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 29 in each. The treatment group was intervened by acupoint injection with BCG-PSN plus oral administration of Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, and the control group was by Fexofenadine Hydrochloride only. The clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups, and a follow-up study was conducted to investigate the recurrence rate. The total effective rate was 96.6% in the treatment group versus 65.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). Of the cured and improved patients in the treatment group, the recurrence rates were 10.7%, 25.0%, and 32.1% respectively 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after treatment, versus 31.6%, 36.8%, and 73.7% in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Acupoint injection plus medication is an effective method in treating RFD.

Clinical efficacy of low power intense pulse d light in 104 patients with sensitive facial skin.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of donble-wave, low power intense pulsed light in the treatment for sensitive facial skin. Methods A total of 104 patients with sensitive facial skin, including 77 patients with facial steroid dermatitis and 27 recurrent facial dermatitis, were treated with dou-ble-wave, low power intense pulsed light with an interval of 3 weeks. Five sessions of treatment served as a course and patients received 1 to 2 courses of treatment or were treated till the recovery. The grading of response was recorded on the basis of subsidence of lesions and improvement of subjective symptoms: grades were given as cure with > 90%, excellence with 60% - 89%, and improvement with 30% - 59%, of subsidence and relief of subjective symptom, and no effect with < 30% subsidence and unrelieved or exacer-bated symptoms. Results After 1 to 2 treatment courses, cure was achieved in 58 (75.32%) patients with facial steroid dermatitis and 19 (70.37%) patients with recurrent facial dermatitis, and excellent response was observed in 11 (14.29%) patients with facial steroid dermatitis and 5 (18.52%) patients with recurrent facial dermatitis. The total effective rates were 89.61% (69/77) and 88.89% (24/27) in patients with facial steroid dermatitis and those with recurrent facial dermatitis, respectively. Side effects included exacerbation of erythema in 2 patients, development of small papules and pustules in 3 demodex-positive patients, and tran-sient mild etythema and desquamation in 3 patients. Conclusion Double-wave and low power intense pulsed light is a safe and effective treatment for sensitive facial skin. Key words: Photons; Face; Skin diseases; Treatment outcome

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensitivities. Kaija Lammintausta, and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensitivities. Kaija Lammintausta, and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensitivities. Kaija Lammintausta, and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensitivities. Kaija Lammintausta, and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensirivities, Kaija Lammin-tausta and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensirivities, Kaija Lammin-tausta and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensirivities, Kaija Lammin-tausta and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Recurrent Facial Dermatitis and Edema With Multiple Contact Sensirivities, Kaija Lammin-tausta and Kirsti Kalimo, Department of Dermatology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.