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Antifungal Treatment for Pityriasis Versicolor
Pityriasis versicolor (PV), also known as tinea versicolor, is caused by Malassezia species. This condition is one of the most common superficial fungal infections worldwide. This may be triggered by various factors, including humidity and high temperature, hyperhidrosis, familial susceptibility, and immunosuppression. Consequently,...
Visceral pain: Overview
Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage’.Most pain is short-lived, resolving when the painful stimulus is removed or when tissue healing has occurred: this is called acu...
Visceral pain: Overview
Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage’.Most pain is short-lived, resolving when the painful stimulus is removed or when tissue healing has occurred: this is called acu...
Visceral pain: Overview
Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) as ‘an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage’.Most pain is short-lived, resolving when the painful stimulus is removed or when tissue healing has occurred: this is called acu...
Efficacy and Safety of Norethisterone vs. Combined Oral Contraceptive pills for the management of Puberty Menorrhagia
Puberty menorrhagia is  defined as excessive  bleeding in amount  (>80ml)  or  in  duration  (>7days)  between menarche  and  19  years  of  age.The most common cause of puberty menorrhagia is anovulatory cycles. Other causes include infection, bleeding disorders, and endoc...
Investigating suspected thyroid dysfunction or thyroid enlargement
NICE GUIDANCE:Indications for tests for thyroid dysfunctionConsider tests for thyroid dysfunction for adults, children and young people if there is a clinical suspicion of thyroid disease, but bear in mind that 1 symptom alone may not be indicative of thyroid disease.Offer tests for thyroid dysfunction to adults, children and young people with...
Single dose (400 mg) VS 7 day (200 mg) daily dose Itraconazole in the treatment of Tinea Versicolor
Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor is a superficial fungal infection and one of the most commonly found pigmentary disorders of skin caused by the yeast Malassezia. Multiple topical as well as systemic therapies are available for treatment. Systemic therapies are used for extensive disease, frequent relapse or where topical agents have failed. TAKE...
Seborrheic Dermatitis in Older Adults: Pathogenesis and Treatment Options
PubMed: Published on April 2022Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is a common inflammatory skin disease, which is particularly prevalent in older adults, presenting with papulosquamous morphology in areas rich in sebaceous glands, particularly the scalp, face, and body folds.PathogenesisWhile a specific cause of seborrheic dermatitis remains largely un...
Effect of levothyroxine supplementation on pregnancy loss & preterm birth in women with subclinical hypothyroidism & thyroid autoimmunity
Human Reproduction Update Journal: Published on February, 2019Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined as an elevated serum thyrotropin (TSH) level with normal serum thyroxine (T4) level and affects 3–8% of women of childbearing age. International guidelines advocate the use of population-based reference ranges of TSH during pregnancy; h...
Effect of levothyroxine supplementation on pregnancy loss & preterm birth in women with subclinical hypothyroidism & thyroid autoimmunity
Human Reproduction Update Journal: Published on February, 2019Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined as an elevated serum thyrotropin (TSH) level with normal serum thyroxine (T4) level and affects 3–8% of women of childbearing age. International guidelines advocate the use of population-based reference ranges of TSH during pregnancy; h...
Younger Age at Menarche Increase the Risk for Chronic Pain Later in Life
Take Home Messages:Women who were younger at the time of their first menstrual period are more likely to report chronic pain in adulthood, according to a study published in PAIN journal.Researchers study to examine associations between age at menarche and chronic pain among women aged 30 to 99 years.Early menarche is associated with pain...
A Comparative Study on Efficacy of Norethisterone and Medroxyprogestrone in the Management of DUB
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Elsevier Journal: Published on April, 2023Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is defined as bleeding from the uterine corpus that is abnormal in regularity, volume, frequency, or duration and occurs in the absence of pregnancy. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) is defined as abnormal uterine...