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Khalifa Sharquie, Raed I Jabbar

Conclusion:This simple, easy, clean, and cheap innovative technique for dermabrasion was conducted on an outpatient basis with two-week downtime, showing marked (56%) to excellent (40%) reduction rates in acne scars within one session.

Amrita Anandakumar Hongal, Sijimol Mattekudilil Vijayan, Radhika Setharampura Ramamurthy, Revathi Thimmanahalli Narasimhan, Asha Gowrappala Shanmukhappa, Shilpa Kanathur, Eshwari Loganathan, Somashekar Gejje

Conclusion:Untoward effects on the skin from the use of PPE among HCWs are quite common Educating HCWs on these effects may help them to report early and receive proper care.

Emmanuel Armand Kouotou, Ulrich Nguena Feungue, Dahlia Nolle Tounouga, Ange Engolo Fandio, Elie Claude Ndjitoyap Ndam

Conclusion:Prurigo nodularis has a negative impact on QoL among affected children and their parents. However, we found no psychiatric comorbidities associated with this pathology in our study.

Sara Elloudi, Samia Mrabat, Hanane Baybay, Zakia Douhi, Samira El Fakir, Fatima Zahra Mernissi

Conclusion: We found no significant relationship between dermoscopy and histology, which might be explained by the small size of our sample. To our knowledge, this has not been described before in the literature and others studies with larger samples are necessary to determine the validity of ours results.

Ruchika Rupchandani, Tijjani Umar, Stephen Walsh

Most combinations of collision tumors involve a basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and a melanocytic nevus. A similar case has not yet been described in the literature. The etiology of collision tumors remains unknown.

Selami Aykut Temiz, Arzu Ataseven, Recep Dursun, Ilkay Ozer

Treatment with systemic isotretinoin is an inexpensive and more effective treatment option for patients with resistant verrucae than conventional treatments. Systemic isotretinoin may be an alternative drug for the treatment of verrucae so long as its potential for teratogenicity is taken into account.

Santhanakrishnaan Soundarya, Srinivasan Sundaramoorthy

Conclusion:Because the world is now facing an emergency crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, protection is of paramount importance so as to control the spread of the virus. Washing hands multiple times a day and the use of sanitizers and masks have become a part of the daily routine. A proper knowledge of the skin and of the adverse effects of personal protective equipment (PPE) will help patients in fighting against the pandemic without interruption.
Healthcare workers are more prone to various dermatological complications arising from existing diseases as well as to new skin eruptions. Poverty and the socioeconomic loss to the community and the government should be properly and carefully calculated and addressed so as to minimize mortality and loss of life. The world should unite without politics to conquer the pandemic and to save as many human lives as possible.

Nomtondo Amina Oudraogo, Anicette Alida Kouassi, Muriel Sidnoma Oudraogo, Kounpielime Sosthne Somda, Gilbert Patrice Tapsoba, Angle Ouangre/Oudraogo, Ismal Diallo, Adama Zida, Fagnima Traore, Djounitana Djimtibaye, Danielle Belemsigri, Valentin Nobila Yamogo, Nessine Nina Korsaga/Som, Fatou Barro/Traor, Pascal Niamba, Adama Traor

African histoplasmosis is rare in our country. We report a case of multifocal African histoplasmosis with peritoneal and pericardial involvement. A 27 year old man, a gold digger, consulted for disseminated papular and nodular lesions that had been evolving for 3 months. On examination, cachexia (body mass index 15.19kg/m2), cold abscesses all over the integument, umbilicated papules predominating on the face and ascites were noted. Paraclinical investigations showed neutrophilia, anaemia, hypoprotidemia, exudative ascites, pericarditis, severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, large 8-shaped yeasts of Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii on direct examination of the mycological specimen, confirming African histoplasmosis. Good clinical outcome was achieved with itraconazole. Severe malnutrition was probably a risk factor for dissemination of the disease.

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