Clinical study of nail changes in vitiligoTag Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
J Cosmet Dermatol 12:67-72. 2013
..Awareness of this association will widen the clinician's perspective to carefully examine the nail changes in vitiligo patients and conversely examine patients with nail changes for vitiligo...
A new morphometric technique for assessment of melanization in skin of guinea pigsTag S Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 28:42-6. 2012
..The degree of melanization is an important finding in many skin disorders. An objective measurement of melanin density is needed to achieve an accurate evaluation...
Effect of PUVA therapy on melanocytes and keratinocytes in non-segmental vitiligo: histopathological, immuno-histochemical and ultrastructural studyTag S Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 28:17-25. 2012
..In this work, we investigated 30 cases of non-segmental vitiligo regarding the changes of melanocytes and keratinocytes in both vitiliginous and nearby areas before and after PUVA therapy...
Skin pigmentation after NB-UVB and three analogues of prostaglandin F(2alpha) in guinea pigs: a comparative studyT S Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 24:28-31. 2010
..Prostaglandin release is one of these mechanisms. Prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) analogues, which are used to control ocular hypertension, were reported to induce periocular skin hyperpigmentation...
The hair follicle melanocytes in vitiligo in relation to disease durationT S Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 23:934-9. 2009
..Here, we study the presence of melanotic and amelanotic melanocytes in vitiligo hair follicles and statistically correlating their presence with the disease duration...
Patterns of repigmentation in two cases of hypopigmented type of vitiligoTag S Anbar
Dermatology Department, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 25:156-8. 2009
..Meanwhile, the perifollicular and marginal pigmentation suggested that pigmentation occurred from those areas and not from activation of already degenerated melanocytes...
Effect of one session of ER:YAG laser ablation plus topical 5Fluorouracil on the outcome of short-term NB-UVB phototherapy in the treatment of non-segmental vitiligo: a left-right comparative studyTag S Anbar
Department of Dermatology, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 24:322-9. 2008
..Purpose: In the present study, we are exploring the effect of the use of ER:YAG laser skin ablation and application of 5FU on the outcome of short-term NB-UVB therapy for patients with non-segmental vitiligo (NSV)...
Scaly scalp associated with crusted scabies: case seriesT S Anbar
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Dermatol Online J 13:18. 2007
..Examination of and treatment of the scalp of patients with suspected crusted scabies should not be neglected. A KOH smear from the scalp offers a simple and reliable technique for diagnosis...
Treatment of periungual vitiligo with erbium-YAG-laser plus 5-flurouracil: a left to right comparative studyTag Anbar
Department of Dermatology, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
J Cosmet Dermatol 5:135-9. 2006
..8% while in the control group it was 1.1% (P < 0.0001). No side effects necessitated the stoppage of treatment. This study points to the efficacy and safety of this combination in the treatment of periungual vitiligo...
The effect of H₁ and H₂ receptor antagonists on melanogenesisTag S Anbar
Department of Dermatology, Al Minya University, Al Minya, Egypt
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 78:64-7. 2012
..Based on this finding, the effect of topically applied H 2 antagonist on UVB-irradiated Guinea pigs' skin was examined and found to be suppressive on the post-irradiation melanogenesis...
Evaluation of the effects of NB-UVB in both segmental and non-segmental vitiligo affecting different body sitesT S Anbar
Department of Dermatology, Al-Minya University, Al-Minya, Egypt
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 22:157-63. 2006
..CONCLUSION: The type of vitiligo, the affected anatomical area and the disease duration are important factors that influence potential re-pigmentation...
Vitiligo occurring at site of interferon-alpha 2b injection in a patient with chronic viral hepatitis C: a case reportT S Anbar
Clin Exp Dermatol 33:503. 2008