ALLMedicine™ Keratosis Pilaris Center

Sep 4th, 2020 - Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a common, benign skin condition of follicular hyperkeratosis. Although KP is asymptomatic, the cosmetic appearance of KP can lead to psychosocial distress among patients. New emerging treatments are increasingly being uti...

Aug 17th, 2020 - Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a common hereditary keratinization disorder. Keratosis pilaris rubra and KP atrophicans faciei are less frequent variants of the disease. Topical treatments often yield ineffective and temporary results. The objective of ...

Jul 21st, 2020 - Objectives Keratosis pilaris (KP) is the condition of the skin with extensive keratin follicular plugging. It may be associated with the erythema. The upper arm extensor area, shoulders, back of neck and thighs, as well as face and the upper trunk...

Jul 5th, 2020 - In this study, we examine keratosis pilaris search patterns using Google Trends to determine any seasonality. Monthly searches were collected from January 2004 to January 2020 using "keratosis pilaris" as the search term in the Google Trends datab...

Jun 30th, 2020 - Nilotinib is a new multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which is used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia when intolerance or recurrence to imatinib occurs. We report the case of a 14-year-old patient being treated with nilotinib who develop...

Feb 4th, 2021 - For debridement and promotion of normal healing of hyperkeratotic surface lesions, particularly where healing is retarded by local infection, necrotic tissue, fibrinous or purulent debris or eschar. Urea is useful for the treatment of hyperkeratot...

Feb 4th, 2021 - For debridement and promotion of normal healing of hyperkeratotic surface lesions, particularly where healing is retarded by local infection, necrotic tissue, fibrinous or purulent debris or eschar. Urea is useful for the treatment of hyperkeratot...

Feb 4th, 2021 - For debridement and promotion of normal healing of hyperkeratotic surface lesions, particularly where healing is retarded by local infection, necrotic tissue, fibrinous or purulent debris or eschar. Urea is useful for the treatment of hyperkeratot...

Jan 29th, 2021 - Overview Keratosis pilaris Open pop-up dialog box Close Keratosis pilaris Keratosis pilaris Keratosis pilaris causes small bumps to appear on the upper arms, legs or buttocks. They usually don't hurt or itch. Keratosis pilaris (ker-uh-TOE-sis pih-...

Jan 29th, 2021 - Diagnosis Your doctor will likely be able to diagnose keratosis pilaris just by looking at the affected skin. No testing is needed. Treatment Keratosis pilaris usually clears up on its own gradually. In the meantime, you might use any of the vario...

Oct 23rd, 2019 - DISCUSSION This young man has all the signs of an extremely rare variant of keratosis pilaris (KP) called ulerythema ophryogenes (UO). In the United States, about 40% of adults have ordinary KP, which usually manifests in childhood (with about 80%.

Mar 20th, 2019 - Ichthyosis vulgaris Ichthyoses describe a group of disorders of cornification in which the epidermis differentiates abnormally, leading to generalized scaling of the skin. Ichthyosis is derived from the Greek word for fish, “ichthys.

Mar 20th, 2019 - Ichthyosis vulgaris Ichthyoses describe a group of disorders of cornification in which the epidermis differentiates abnormally, leading to generalized scaling of the skin. Ichthyosis is derived from the Greek word for fish, “ichthys.

Oct 25th, 2018 - DISCUSSION There are several types of keratosis pilaris (KP), including rubra faceii, the form affecting this patient (distinguished in part by involvement of the facial skin). KP is utterly common, affecting 30% to 50% of the white population wor.

Oct 5th, 2017 - DISCUSSION One of the most common dermatologic conditions encountered in medical practice, keratosis pilaris (KP) affects 30% to 50% of the population. KP is an autosomal dominant disorder; the lesions are caused by an inherited overabundance of k.