Monthly Archives: February 2020

Treatment of keratinocyte carcinoma in elderly patients – a review of the current literature

A large percentage of the patients with keratinocyte carcinoma (KC, formerly known as non-melanoma skin cancer) is of advanced age and often too frail for standard therapies. However, no specific treatment recommendations are given for this population. This review aimed to give an overview of the current literature on the best practice for the treatment of elderly patients with KC. A literature search was performed in MEDLINE, using ‘keratinocyte carcinoma’, ‘elderly’, ‘treatment’ and various… Continue reading






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Consensus reclassification of inherited epidermolysis bullosa and other disorders with skin fragility

CONCLUSIONS: The proposed classification scheme should be of value both to clinicians and researchers, emphasizing both clinical and genetic features of EB. What is already known about this topic? Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of genetic disorders with skin blistering. The last updated recommendations on diagnosis and classification were published in 2014. What does this study add? We introduce the concept of genetic disorders with skin fragility, of which classical EB represents the… Continue reading






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