USEFUL LINKS FOR PATIENTS AND PUBLIC
PATIENT INFORMATION ABOUT MORE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS
1. COMMON AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN CONDITIONS:
◦ Acne (pimples, spots or zits, also see treatments below) Acne is a common skin condition that affects most people at some point.
It is especially common in teenage years and causes spots, usually on the face, back and chest.
◦ Alopecia (hair loss, see also treatments below) Alopecia or hair loss is extremely common. There are a few types of alopecia.
Different types of alopecia are caused by various causes and should be treated differently.
A book about Alopecia Areata treatment with diphencyprone therapy (diphenylcyclopropenone, DPCP) - is available on iPad/
More information about various types of alopecia:
◦ Boils in skin fold areas (hidradenitis suppurativa)
http://dermnetnz.org/acne/hidradenitis-suppurativa.html
◦ Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/chondrodermatitis.html
◦ Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (Mycosis fungoides)
http://www.bad.org.uk/for-the-public/patient-information-leaflets/mycosis-fungoides
◦ Eczema (Dermatitis, also see treatments below)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/dermatitis.html
◦ Haemangioma or angioma
http://www.dermnetnz.org/vascular/angioma.html
◦ Moles (benign moles, naevi, nevi)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/moles.html
◦ Psoriasis (also see treatments below)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/scaly/psoriasis.html
◦ Pyogenic granuloma
http://www.dermnetnz.org/vascular/pyogenic-granuloma.html
◦ Seborrheic keratosis
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/seborrhoeic-keratosis.html
◦ Sweating (excessive sweating, hyperhidrosis, also see below)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/hyperhidrosis.html
◦ Urticaria (hives, also see treatments below)
http://dermnetnz.org/reactions/urticaria.html
◦ Viral warts (verrucas, also see diphencyprone in treatments below)
http://dermnetnz.org/viral/viral-warts.html
◦ Vitiligo (also see treatments below)
http://dermnetnz.org/colour/vitiligo.html
2. PRECANCEROUS LESION AND SKIN CANCERS:
◦ Actinic keratosis (solar keratosis)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/solar-keratoses.html
◦ Basal cell carcinoma
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/basal-cell-carcinoma.html
◦ Melanoma (cancerous mole)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/melanoma.html
◦ Squamous cell carcinoma
http://www.dermnetnz.org/lesions/squamous-cell-carcinoma.html
3. COMMON AND EXPERT DERMATOLOGY TREATMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS:
◦ Acitretin
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/acitretin.html
◦ Aldara (Imiquimod, Zyclara)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/imiquimod.html
◦ Alitretinoin (Toctino)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/alitretinoin.html
◦ Azathioprine
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/azathioprine.html
◦ Biologics for psoriasis
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/biologics.html
◦ Biopsy (skin biopsy)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/procedures/biopsy.html
◦ Botox (Botulinum toxin)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/procedures/botox.html
◦ Cyclosporin
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/cyclosporin.html
◦ Day Light PDT (Day Light Photodynamic Therapy - new gentle but effective PDT using simple day light)
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/methyl-aminolevulinate-photodynamic-therapy
◦ Diphencyprone immunotherapy (also known as DCP, Diphenylcyclopropenone or DPCP) for alopecia and/or viral warts
(verruca)
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/diphencyprone.html
◦ Dermoscopy (microscope skin examination without biopsy)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/procedures/dermoscopy.html
◦ Efracea for rosacea (new treatment for inflammatory, spots and pustules rosacea)
http://rosacea-support.org/efracea-is-the-uk-version-of-oracea.html
◦ Efudix cream (5-Fluorouracil)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/5-fluorouracil.html
◦ Epiduo gel for acne
http://www.epiduo.com/default.aspx
◦ Etrivex shampoo for scalp conditions
http://www.etrivex.co.uk/mainpage.html
◦ Hand care advice
http://www.bad.org.uk/for-the-public/patient-information-leaflets/hand-dermatitis-how-to-care-for-your-hands/
◦ Hydroxychloroquine
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/hydroxychloroquine.html
◦ Isotretinoin (Roacutane)
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/isotretinoin.html
◦ Methotrexate
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/methotrexate.html
◦ Mirvaso gel for flushing rosacea (red face/flushing rosacea)
http://mirvaso.com
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/brimonidine.html
◦ Omalizumab (Xolair, biologic for urticarial
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/omalizumab.html
◦ Otezla (Apremilast)
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/apremilast/
◦ PDT (conventional photodynamic therapy)
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/photodynamic-therapy
◦ Phototherapy (UVB phototherapy)
http://dermnetnz.org/procedures/narrowband-uvb.html
◦ Picato gel (ingenol mebutate)
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/ingenol-mebutate.html
◦ Pimecrolimus cream (Elidel)
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/pimecrolimus.html
◦ Propantheline, glycopyrrolate and other medications for excessive sweating
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/anticholinergics.html
◦ Sun protection advice
http://www.dermnetnz.org/treatments/sun-protection.html
◦ Tacrolimus ointment (Protopic)
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/tacrolimus.html
◦ Topical steroids (topical corticosteroids, see also tacrolimus and pimecrolimus)
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/topical-steroids.html
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