Metronidazole 0.75% gel vs. ketoconazole 2% cream in the treatment of facial seborrheic dermatitis: a randomized, double-blind studyD Seckin
Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Altunizade, 34700 Uskudar Istanbul, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 21:345-50. 2007
..Recently, two placebo-controlled studies have shown that topical metronidazole was effective in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis...
- Can topical calcipotriol be a treatment alternative in actinic keratoses? A preliminary report
Dilek Seckin
Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Istanbul, Turkey
J Drugs Dermatol 8:451-4. 2009
..Recent research demonstrated that vitamin D, apart from calcium-related actions, has antiproliferative, prodifferentia-tive and immunomodulatory activities...
Leukemic vasculitis: an unusual manifestation of leukemia cutisDilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
J Am Acad Dermatol 61:519-21. 2009
..A few blast cells can be observed in many reactive dermatoses in patients with leukemia. However, in this patient a predominance of blast cells in the dermis and infiltration of vessel walls by these cells favored leukemic vasculitis...
- Erosive pustular dermatosis of the leg: an overlooked entity?
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
J Cutan Med Surg 13:160-3. 2009
..The condition is simply overlooked, which accounts for its rare description in literature...
- Topical 8-methoxypsoralen increases the efficacy of narrowband ultraviolet B in psoriasis
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 25:237-41. 2009
..A combination of oral psoralen with narrowband ultraviolet B (UVB), defined as 'psoralen-narrowband UVB', was shown to have a superior efficacy than UVB alone and even a comparable efficacy to psoralen and ultraviolet A in psoriasis...
- Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor of the anterior aspect of the tongue
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
J Am Acad Dermatol 59:S23-4. 2008
..Total excision was performed and histopathologic findings were consistent with ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor. No recurrence was observed after 2 years of follow-up...
- Patient's perspective: an important issue not to be overlooked in assessing acne severity
Zeynep Demircay
Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology, Marmara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi, Dermatoloji Anabilim Dali, 34662 Altunizade Istanbul, Turkey
Eur J Dermatol 18:181-4. 2008
..These measures, which provide a better understanding of patients' perception of severity, are important tools when taking treatment decisions...
- A case of Schamberg's disease responding dramatically to PUVA treatment
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed 24:95-6. 2008
..We believe that phototherapy is a valuable alternative, especially for patients with long-standing and widespread pigmented purpuric dermatitis...
- Phacomatosis pigmentovascularis type IIIb
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 46:960-3. 2007
..Including the present case, a total of eight cases of PPV type IIIb have been reported to date. The case is discussed in view of the new classification proposed by Happle...
- Generalized pruritus treated with narrowband UVB
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Altunizade, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 46:367-70. 2007
..Narrowband UVB phototherapy has been increasingly used in a variety of dermatological diseases. We planned to evaluate its efficacy in generalized pruritus in this prospective study...
- Repigmentation and curling of hair after acitretin therapy
Dilek Seckin
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Australas J Dermatol 50:214-6. 2009
..We present this case to emphasize that acitretin can be added to the list of drugs that induce changes in hair colour and texture...
- In vitro antifungal susceptibility patterns of dermatophyte strains causing tinea unguium
E Sarifakioglu
Department of Dermatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 32:675-9. 2007
..Antifungal drug resistance may be one of the causes of treatment failure. The need for in vitro antifungal drug resistance in daily practice is still under discussion...
- Enhanced functional stability of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in patients with livedoid vasculopathy
Mehmet Agirbasli
Department of Cardiology, Marmara University, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
J Thromb Thrombolysis 32:59-63. 2011
..In conclusion, enhanced stability of PAI-1 may contribute to the pathophysiology of LV, and systemic or local treatment with PAI-1 inhibitors may offer a potential treatment alternative in patients with LV...
- Skin manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis: a study of 215 Turkish patients
Tulin Ergun
Department of Dermatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Int J Dermatol 47:894-902. 2008
..To investigate the frequency and clinicopathological features of skin involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), to find out whether early and aggressive disease-modifying treatment is changing the spectrum towards a milder disease pattern...
- Comparison of the two techniques for measurement of the density of Demodex folliculorum: standardized skin surface biopsy and direct microscopic examination
U Aşkin
Department of Dermatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, 5 sokak No 48, Bahcelievler 06490, Ankara, Turkey
Br J Dermatol 162:1124-6. 2010
..No study has been reported in the literature comparing the diagnostic value of these two techniques...
