[Ambulatory dermatologic surgery]T Dirschka
Hautarztpraxis Wuppertal
Hautarzt 56:457-65. 2005
..Measures to promote quality assurance are also described. The difficult cost situation facing outpatient surgery is creating a need for new forms of cooperation between primary care physicians and hospitals...
- Mondor's disease: a rare cause of anterior chest pain
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologic Practice Center, Wuppertal
J Am Acad Dermatol 49:905-6. 2003
..Because pain precedes the typical clinical manifestation, problems of diagnosis can occur in the early phase of the illness...
- Topical 3.0% diclofenac in 2.5% hyaluronic acid gel induces regression of cancerous transformation in actinic keratoses
T Dirschka
Dermatological Practice Center, Wuppertal, Germany
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 24:258-63. 2010
..Actinic keratoses (AKs) are frequently diagnosed in dermatological patients. As they represent in situ carcinomas, effective treatment is required...
- [Surgical correction of scleroderma en coup de sabre]
T Dirschka
Dermatologische Praxis Wuppertal, Schuchardstrasse 15, 42275 Wuppertal, Germany
Hautarzt 58:611-4. 2007
..The operation greatly improved the patient's daily life. The surgical therapy of scleroderma en coup de sabre offers an interesting therapeutic alternative...
- [Efalizumab--therapy of moderately severe to severe plaque-psoriasis in the dermatologist's practice]
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologische Praxis, Wuppertal, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 4:S3-S12. 2006
..Therefore, a change of paradigm from the traditional therapy of inflammatory episodes to continuous control of psoriasis seems possible. This supplement deals with practical aspects of using efalizumab in the outpatient setting...
- [Multifocal penile intraepithelial neoplasia--targeted treatment with imiquimod]
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologische Praxis, Wuppertal, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 4:559-62. 2006
..Local skin reactions such as erosions and edema of the glans accompanied by tingling and itching were well-tolerated by the patient. Imiquimod 5 % cream may represent an alternative local treatment option for multifocal PIN...
- [75-year-old male with rapidly growing nodule on elbow]
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologische Praxis, Wuppertal
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 4:256-9. 2006
- Impaired skin barrier and atopic diathesis in perioral dermatitis
Thomas Dirschka
Department of Experimental Dermatology, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 1:199-203. 2003
..We investigated skin barrier function and various markers of the atopic diathesis to elucidate their impact on the development of perioral dermatitis...
- [Periocular dermatitis]
Thomas Dirschka
Institut für experimentelle Dermatologie der Universität Witten Herdecke
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2:274-8. 2004
..Perioral dermatitis paradoxically sometimes spares the entire perioral region. There may be isolated periocular involvement (periocular dermatitis)...
- Topical cosmetics and perioral dermatitis
Thomas Dirschka
Department of Experimental Dermatology, University of Witten Herdecke, Germany
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2:194-9. 2004
..Perioral dermatitis (PD) is a common dermatological disease whose aetiology and pathogenesis remain speculative. Both cosmetics and topical corticosteroids have been implicated...
- Glove perforation in outpatient dermatologic surgery
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologic Practice Center, Wuppertal, Germany
Dermatol Surg 30:1210-2; discussion 1212-3. 2004
..Intact surgical gloves ensure protection of health-care employees and health-care recipients. Nevertheless, glove perforation is very common and puncture rates above 50% have been published in the literature...
- Epithelial barrier function and atopic diathesis in rosacea and perioral dermatitis
T Dirschka
Dermatological Practice Centre, Wuppertal, Germany
Br J Dermatol 150:1136-41. 2004
..Rosacea and perioral dermatitis (PD) are common dermatoses, the aetiology and pathogenesis of which remain speculative. Objectives To investigate skin barrier function and features of atopy in both diseases...
- An open-label study assessing the safety and efficacy of alitretinoin in patients with severe chronic hand eczema unresponsive to topical corticosteroids
T Dirschka
Private University Witten Herdecke, Faculty of Health, Witten Herdecke, Germany
Clin Exp Dermatol 36:149-54. 2011
..Blinded, controlled studies have found that oral alitretinoin is well tolerated and effective in the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema (CHE)...
- [75-year-old male with persistent bilateral oedema of the eyelids]
Thomas Dirschka
Dermatologische Praxis, Wuppertal
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 5:937-9. 2007
- Therapy of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in two retirement home residents
Claus Oster-Schmidt
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 3:705-8. 2005
..In both cases, a comparable cosmetic result with full functional capacity of the hands was obtained. Imiquimod 5% cream was approved last year for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma...
- Primary oral sarcoidosis preceding Lofgren's syndrome
Jochen Jackowski
Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 100:183-5. 2005
- The management of skin reactions in cancer patients receiving epidermal growth factor receptor targeted therapies
Siegfried Segaert
Department of Dermatology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 3:599-606. 2005
..Evidence-based studies are needed to determine the best way to manage these effects...
