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Sun protection: a practical guide for health professionals Open

Samuel Morriss, Laura Scardamaglia · 2025

Cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation drives skin cancer and photo-ageing across all skin types, including people with darker skin. Visible light radiation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of pigmentary conditions. Intense child…

Co‐Occurring Pemphigus Vulgaris and Lichen Planus in the Oral Mucosa Open

J. Kenneth McClatchy, Yang Gao, Tami Yap, Laura Scardamaglia · 2025

We present a case series of six patients with co‐existing oral pemphigus vulgaris and lichen planus to further characterize the relationship between these two conditions. The findings suggest that co‐existing pemphigus vulgaris and lichen …

Pellagra and Scurvy in a Patient With Relapsed Schizophrenia Open

Vanessa Tran, Andrew Awad, Laura Scardamaglia, Gayle Ross · 2025

Skin oncology Open

Gia Toan Tang, Gwyneth Natalie Wong, Alexander Nirenberg, Laura Scardamaglia · 2024

This case involves a 68-year-old woman who presented with self-resolving violaceous papules on the abdomen, and nodules and plaques on the back.

The Australasian Registry for Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (AUS-SCAR) – Providing a roadmap for closing the diagnostic, patient, and healthcare gaps for a group of rare drug eruptions Open

Fiona James, Michelle Goh, Sara Vogrin, Irvin Ng, Abby Douglas , et al. · 2024

ANZCTR ACTRN12619000241134. Registered 19 February 2019.

Adult multisystem Langerhans cell histiocytosis with cutaneous involvement manifesting as extensive flexural erosions Open

Lachlan Dat Wah Lau, Mi Vu, Alex Nirenberg, Laura Scardamaglia · 2023

Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a great imitator of other diseases with an often-delayed diagnosis leading to a concerning delay in commencing treatment. We present the case of a male who was previously diagnosed with Hailey-Hailey diseas…

Cutaneous Manifestations and Treatment of Arsenic Toxicity: A Systematic Review Open

Gia Toan Tang, Joshua Angelo Elakis, Laura Scardamaglia · 2023

Cutaneous and systemic signs of acute and chronic arsenic poisoning may be vague. Thus, an awareness of these signs is crucial to prevent late or missed diagnoses. This is especially true in non-endemic countries where individuals may pres…

A red scaly rash to the groin Open

Anneliese Willems, Ellen Ma, Laura Scardamaglia, Susan J. Robertson · 2023

A blistering cutaneous lesion in an infant Open

Anneliese Willems, Laura Scardamaglia, Susan J. Robertson · 2022

Ultralow‐dose rituximab in pemphigus: a single‐centre experience Open

K. Simpson, Zhi Mei Low, Tami Yap, Johannes S. Kern, Laura Scardamaglia · 2021

Australian Teledermatology experience during COVID‐19 Open

Zhi Mei Low, Laura Scardamaglia, Vanessa Morgan, Johannes S. Kern · 2021

Palmoplantar keratosis caused by arsenic toxicity Open

Kajal Patel, Alexander Gin, Laura Scardamaglia · 2021

The impact of human herpesvirus detection in pemphigus vulgaris Open

George Qiao Qi Yang, Tami Yap, Raymond Martyres, George A. Varigos, Laura Scardamaglia · 2018

Treatment of cutaneous iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma with topical timolol Open

Sonet Chap, Mi Vu, Aaron Robinson, Anna Braue, George A. Varigos , et al. · 2017

Treatment of cutaneous iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma with topical timolol Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal angioproliferative neoplasm associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8).It can involve the skin, oral mucosa, lymph nodes and viscera…

Adverse effects of topical corticosteroids in paediatric eczema: <span>A</span>ustralasian consensus statement Open

Emma Mooney, Marius Rademaker, Rebecca Dailey, Ben Daniel, Catherine J. Drummond , et al. · 2015

Atopic eczema is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting about 30% of A ustralian and N ew Z ealand children. Severe eczema costs over AUD 6000/year per child in direct medical, hospital and treatment costs as well as time off work for ca…

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