Vitiligo: More than skin deep
Vitiligo (pronounced vit-uh-LIE-go) is a medical condition in which patches of skin lose their color. This occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for making skin pigment, are destroyed. Vitiligo can affect any part of the body, and it can occur in people of any age, ethnicity, or sex.
Affecting approximately 1% of the population, vitiligo can be an emotionally and socially devastating disease. Particularly frustrating to many is its unpredictable progression, which can be slow or rapid.
Thus far, there is no cure for vitiligo. But new hope is on the horizon, thanks to recent research that is improving our understan...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kristina Liu, MD, MHS Tags: Autoimmune diseases Health Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
Severe Disulfiram or Antabuse Reactions
Alcoholism has been treated with disulfiram (Antabuse) ever since the drug received FDA approval in 1951. Disulfiram is one of a number of medications that produces unwanted side effects caused by the accumulation of acetaldehyde when taken with alcohol.The story behind the discovery of disulfiram is typical of serendipitous observations. A physician noted in 1937 that workers in the rubber industry exposed to disulfiram developed a reaction after drinking alcohol. Several decades later, two Danish researchers evaluating disulfiram as an antihelminthic developed symptoms after attending a cocktail party. (Medscape, J...
Source: M2E Too! Mellick's Multimedia EduBlog - June 1, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
