ISI Impact Factor 2017: 3.127
An international peer-reviewed journal for clinical and experimental research in the field of dermatology and venereology.
Published by the Non-Profit Organization Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica
The official Journal of:
European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry
Affiliated with:
International Forum for the Study of Itch
This study presented an association between premature hair graying (PHG) and metabolic risk factors in young Koreans. Waist circumference, blood pressure, and fasting blood sugar were higher and serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower in subjects with PHG. The prevalence of subjects who had two or more metabolic risk factors was higher in subjects with PHG than those without. It postulates that PHG can be considered as a clinical marker for evaluating patients at risk for metabolic syndrome.
Adult-onset immunodeficiency due to anti-interferon-γ autoantibody is an emerging acquired immunodeficiency with frequent skin manifestations. A retrospective chart review was conducted and identified 41 patients with the syndrome. Skin involvement was detected in 33 (80%) patients, 15 (45%) with infective skin diseases and 27 (82%) with reactive skin disorders. Reactive lesions were mostly neutr ...
