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Scaly skin

MedGen UID:
473116
•Concept ID:
C0423773
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Scaliness of skin
SNOMED CT: Scaliness of skin (271761007); Scaly skin (271761007)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psoriasis: Recognition and Management Strategies.
Garner KK, Hoy KDS, Carpenter AM
Am Fam Physician 2023 Dec;108(6):562-573. PMID: 38215417
Old drugs, new tricks: Emerging role of drug repurposing in the management of atopic dermatitis.
Prasannanjaneyulu V, Nene S, Jain H, Nooreen R, Otavi S, Chitlangya P, Srivastava S
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2022 Jun;65:12-26. Epub 2022 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2022.04.007. PMID: 35550114
Etiology and treatment of dandruff according to Persian medicine.
Zareian MA, Yargholi A, Khalilzadeh S, Shirbeigi L
Dermatol Ther 2019 Nov;32(6):e13102. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/dth.13102. PMID: 31583811

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Genomic and Phenotypic Landscape of Ichthyosis: An Analysis of 1000 Kindreds.
Sun Q, Burgren NM, Cheraghlou S, Paller AS, Larralde M, Bercovitch L, Levinsohn J, Ren I, Hu RH, Zhou J, Zaki T, Fan R, Tian C, Saraceni C, Nelson-Williams CJ, Loring E, Craiglow BG, Milstone LM, Lifton RP, Boyden LM, Choate KA
JAMA Dermatol 2022 Jan 1;158(1):16-25. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.4242. PMID: 34851365Free PMC Article
Etiology and treatment of dandruff according to Persian medicine.
Zareian MA, Yargholi A, Khalilzadeh S, Shirbeigi L
Dermatol Ther 2019 Nov;32(6):e13102. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/dth.13102. PMID: 31583811
Pathophysiology of the hepoxilins.
Pace-Asciak CR
Biochim Biophys Acta 2015 Apr;1851(4):383-96. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.09.007. PMID: 25240838
Ichthyosis in the Neonatal Setting.
Ivich JM
Adv Neonatal Care 2015 Aug;15(4):253-60. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000106. PMID: 25046443
Psoriasis.
Weigle N, McBane S
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):626-33. PMID: 23668525

Diagnosis

Psoriasis: Recognition and Management Strategies.
Garner KK, Hoy KDS, Carpenter AM
Am Fam Physician 2023 Dec;108(6):562-573. PMID: 38215417
Psoriasis.
Weigle N, McBane S
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):626-33. PMID: 23668525
Seborrheic dermatitis.
Sampaio AL, Mameri AC, Vargas TJ, Ramos-e-Silva M, Nunes AP, Carneiro SC
An Bras Dermatol 2011 Nov-Dec;86(6):1061-71; quiz 1072-4. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000600002. PMID: 22281892
Conradi-Hünermann-Happle syndrome.
Hartman RD, Molho-Pessach V, Schaffer JV
Dermatol Online J 2010 Nov 15;16(11):4. PMID: 21163155
The cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome.
Roberts A, Allanson J, Jadico SK, Kavamura MI, Noonan J, Opitz JM, Young T, Neri G
J Med Genet 2006 Nov;43(11):833-42. Epub 2006 Jul 6 doi: 10.1136/jmg.2006.042796. PMID: 16825433Free PMC Article

Therapy

Etiology and treatment of dandruff according to Persian medicine.
Zareian MA, Yargholi A, Khalilzadeh S, Shirbeigi L
Dermatol Ther 2019 Nov;32(6):e13102. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1111/dth.13102. PMID: 31583811
Psoriasis.
Weigle N, McBane S
Am Fam Physician 2013 May 1;87(9):626-33. PMID: 23668525
Conradi-Hünermann-Happle syndrome.
Hartman RD, Molho-Pessach V, Schaffer JV
Dermatol Online J 2010 Nov 15;16(11):4. PMID: 21163155
Psoriasis: a fresh look.
Galadari I, Sharif MO, Galadari H
Clin Dermatol 2005 Sep-Oct;23(5):491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.009. PMID: 16179183
Scaly skin.
Lancet 1978 Sep 16;2(8090):615-6. PMID: 80534

Prognosis

Case study of clinical improvement of atopic dermatitis in a patient treated with herbal-based parapharmaceuticals.
Maraschio A, Wulhfard K, Monsellato L
J Complement Integr Med 2023 Jun 1;20(2):504-511. Epub 2023 Apr 12 doi: 10.1515/jcim-2023-0005. PMID: 37043584
The Genomic and Phenotypic Landscape of Ichthyosis: An Analysis of 1000 Kindreds.
Sun Q, Burgren NM, Cheraghlou S, Paller AS, Larralde M, Bercovitch L, Levinsohn J, Ren I, Hu RH, Zhou J, Zaki T, Fan R, Tian C, Saraceni C, Nelson-Williams CJ, Loring E, Craiglow BG, Milstone LM, Lifton RP, Boyden LM, Choate KA
JAMA Dermatol 2022 Jan 1;158(1):16-25. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.4242. PMID: 34851365Free PMC Article
Genotype-phenotype correlation in a large English cohort of patients with autosomal recessive ichthyosis.
Simpson JK, Martinez-Queipo M, Onoufriadis A, Tso S, Glass E, Liu L, Higashino T, Scott W, Tierney C, Simpson MA, Desomchoke R, Youssefian L, SaeIdian AH, Vahidnezhad H, Bisquera A, Ravenscroft J, Moss C, O'Toole EA, Burrows N, Leech S, Jones EA, Lim D, Ilchyshyn A, Goldstraw N, Cork MJ, Darne S, Uitto J, Martinez AE, Mellerio JE, McGrath JA
Br J Dermatol 2020 Mar;182(3):729-737. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/bjd.18211. PMID: 31168818
Pityriasis versicolor: clinical-epidemiological characterization of patients in the urban area of Buerarema-BA , Brazil.
Santana JO, Azevedo FL, Campos Filho PC
An Bras Dermatol 2013 Mar-Apr;88(2):216-21. doi: 10.1590/S0365-05962013000200005. PMID: 23739695Free PMC Article
Juvenile scleroderma: experience in one institution.
Lo CY, Shyur SD, Chu SH, Huang LH, Kao YH, Lei WT, Cheng CH, Lee KH, Chen CK, Liu LC
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2010 Dec;28(4):279-86. PMID: 21337913

Clinical prediction guides

Protein instability associated with AARS1 and MARS1 mutations causes trichothiodystrophy.
Botta E, Theil AF, Raams A, Caligiuri G, Giachetti S, Bione S, Accadia M, Lombardi A, Smith DEC, Mendes MI, Swagemakers SMA, van der Spek PJ, Salomons GS, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Yesodharan D, Nampoothiri S, Ogi T, Lehmann AR, Orioli D, Vermeulen W
Hum Mol Genet 2021 Aug 28;30(18):1711-1720. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab123. PMID: 33909043Free PMC Article
Knockdown of SDR9C7 Impairs Epidermal Barrier Function.
Youssefian L, Niaziorimi F, Saeidian AH, South AP, Khosravi-Bachehmir F, Khodavaisy S, Vahidnezhad H, Uitto J
J Invest Dermatol 2021 Jul;141(7):1754-1764.e1. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.11.030. PMID: 33422619
3D-Organotypic Cultures to Unravel Molecular and Cellular Abnormalities in Atopic Dermatitis and Ichthyosis Vulgaris.
Leman G, Moosbrugger-Martinz V, Blunder S, Pavel P, Dubrac S
Cells 2019 May 22;8(5) doi: 10.3390/cells8050489. PMID: 31121896Free PMC Article
Pathophysiology of the hepoxilins.
Pace-Asciak CR
Biochim Biophys Acta 2015 Apr;1851(4):383-96. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.09.007. PMID: 25240838
Psoriasis: a fresh look.
Galadari I, Sharif MO, Galadari H
Clin Dermatol 2005 Sep-Oct;23(5):491-502. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.01.009. PMID: 16179183

Recent systematic reviews

Bucher's indirect comparison of daylight photodynamic therapy with methyl aminolevulinate cream versus diclofenac plus hyaluronic acid gel for the treatment of multiple actinic keratosis.
Calzavara-Pinton P, Zane C, Pacou M, Szeimies RM
Eur J Dermatol 2016 Oct 1;26(5):487-492. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2016.2822. PMID: 27352420
Urea: a comprehensive review of the clinical literature.
Pan M, Heinecke G, Bernardo S, Tsui C, Levitt J
Dermatol Online J 2013 Nov 15;19(11):20392. PMID: 24314769

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