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Tolnaftate. Tolnaftate (INN) [1] is a synthetic thiocarbamate used as an anti-fungal agent that may be sold without medical prescription in most jurisdictions. It is supplied as a cream, powder, spray, liquid, and liquid aerosol. [2] Tolnaftate is used to treat fungal conditions such as jock itch, athlete's foot and ringworm. [2]
Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin. They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [10] It occurs when skin cells grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors. The primary cause of skin cancer is prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun ...
978-1405159616. Skin Cancer: Recognition and Management is a clinical reference by Robert A. Schwartz covering skin and accessible mucosal disorders, premalignant and malignant cutaneous disorders, including melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma and other sarcomas, cutaneous lymphoma, cutaneous metastatic disease and cutaneous markers of internal malignancy.
Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma is the second-most common cancer of the skin (after basal-cell carcinoma, but more common than melanoma). It usually occurs in areas exposed to the sun. Sunlight exposure and immunosuppression are risk factors for SCC of the skin, with chronic sun exposure being the strongest environmental risk factor. [26]
Aerosol burn. An aerosol frostbite of the skin is an injury to the body caused by the pressurized gas within an aerosol spray cooling quickly, with the sudden drop in temperature sufficient to cause frostbite to the applied area. [1] Medical studies have noted an increase of this practice, known as "frosting", in pediatric and teenage patients ...
For 40 years, The Skin Cancer Foundation has been awarding research grants to physicians and investigators to support pilot research projects related to prevention, detection and treatment of skin cancer. Since 1981, many of the grantees' studies have led to important breakthroughs. SCF has funded more than $1.8 million in grants as of 2020.
Topical drug delivery (TDD) is a route of drug administration that allows the topical formulation to be delivered across the skin upon application, hence producing a localized effect to treat skin disorders like eczema. [1][2] The formulation of topical drugs can be classified into corticosteroids, antibiotics, antiseptics, and anti-fungal. The ...
Actinic keratosis. Actinic keratosis (AK), sometimes called solar keratosis or senile keratosis, [1][2] is a pre-cancerous [3] area of thick, scaly, or crusty skin. [4][5] Actinic keratosis is a disorder (-osis) of epidermal keratinocytes that is induced by ultraviolet (UV) light exposure (actin-). [6]