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The article presents several citations on clinical dermatology. It includes a study which summarizes the management of atopic dermatitis in the pediatirc population. Another, is a research which aimed to determine predictors of traction alopecia presence and severity in African hair. Also, is a research which determines the efficiency of using azathioprine in the treatment of sever atopic eczema.

The article evaluates and reviews the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) with omalizumab, an anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) agent. It discusses the current management practices applied for AD and a pilot study on the efficacy of omalizumab. It illustrates the goal of AD therapy which is to manage, control, and reduce the symptoms.

Presents clinicians' notes on several investigative dermatology articles featured in various dermatology journals. Notes on staphylococcal enterotoxin-B-mediated stimulation of interleukin-13 production as a potential etiologic factor in eczema in infants; Direction of stem cells into the keratinocyte lineage in vitro; Staphylococcus aureus re-colonization in atopic dermatitis; Consideration of anogenital pruritus as a symptom of lumbosacral radiculopathy.

Presents clinicians' notes on several investigative dermatology articles featured in various dermatology journals. Notes on risk factors associated with striae gravidarum; Atopic dermatitis, stinging and effects of chronic stress; Effect of a single course of isotretinoin therapy on bone mineral density in adolescent patients with severe, recalcitrant, nodular acne; Use of aromatherapy products and increased risk of hand dermatitis in massage therapists.

Presents several clinicians' notes on clinicopathological studies on dermatology. Diagnostic accuracy of the atopy patch test in diagnosing hypersensitivity to cow's milk and hen's egg in children with and without atopic dermatitis; Use of Hev b 5 and b 13 as allergen markers to estimate the allergenic potency of latex gloves; Histopathology of melanoma cases in situ of the nail unit; Role of the itch-scratch response in the development of spontaneous dermatitis in NC/Nga mice.

The article presents abstracts on investigative dermatology which include the inadequacy of punch-excised melanocytic lesions, the effects of the reduction of methionine sulphoxide reductase A expression in oxidative stress and the increased risk of alopecia areata in patients with history of atopy or autoimmunity.

Presents various citations and clinicians' notes on dermatology. Description of three unrelated children with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS), each of whom appeared to be the first affected individual in their respective families and each of whom had no major features of BCNS at birth; Cases of 12 pre-pubertal girls and eight pre-pubertal boys aged 6-10 years with hair thinning on the crown of the scalp and widening of the parting in a female androgenetic pattern; Factors associated with the persistence of Staphylococcus aureus on the skin and in the nose and throat of 34 adults with atopic dermatitis following treatment for an eczema flare with potent topical steroids and anti-histamine.

A review of the article "Human Beta-Defensin-2 as a Marker for Disease Severity and Skin Barrier Properties in Atopic Dermatitis," which appeared in the periodical "British Journal of Dermatology" on May 6, 2013 is presented.

A review of the article "House Dust Mite Reduction in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis: A Critically Appraised Topic," which appeared in the periodical "British Journal of Dermatology" in 2013 is presented.

This article provides information on several research studies on dermatology. It includes contrast enema in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, improving the management of atopic disease and effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis.

Presents several dermatology cases with an emphasis on genetics. Association between novel GM-CSF gene polymorphisms and the frequency and severity of atopic dermatitis; Atrichia with papular lesions resulting from a novel homozygous missense mutation in the hairless gene; Physical and functional interaction between the vitamin D receptor and hairless corepressor; Advances and current concepts in skin aging; Medical implications of DNA repair.