Afshin Kazerouni's research while affiliated with Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences and other places
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Publications (9)
A 52-year-old woman was admitted with a 3 weeks history of periorbital edema and lips swelling. She developed several subcutaneous firm erythematous papules and nodules on the face, scalp and two indurated plaques on the upper back and left forearm. These lesions grew rapidly. The patient had a positive history of epileptic seizures since childhood...
Phytomedicine has been successfully used in dermatology horizon for thousands of years. Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) is a long-lived, drought resistant, perennial plant with interesting economic value as it is processed for liquid wax production. The jojoba plant produces esters of long-chain alcohols and fatty acids (waxes) as a seed lipid energy...
To provide an updated review of published literature on the anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of honey.
CINAHL, BioMed Central, Cochrane Library, Medline and Embase data bases and reference lists were used to find randomized controlled trials and review articles. Randomized controlled trials using honey with a comparator...
Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare autoimmune bullous dermatosis of pregnancy usually presents in the second or third trimester. It is characterized by pruritic, urticarial plaques with the development of tense vesicles and bullae within the lesions. Pathogenesis of PG is not fully established, however, most patients develop circulating autoanti...
The purpose of this brief review is to summarize all in vitro, in vivo, and controlled clinical trials on green tea preparations and their uses in dermatology. An extensive literature search was carried out to identify in vivo and in vitro studies as well as clinical trials. Twenty studies were assessed and the results suggest that oral administrat...
Tea tree oil (TTO) is an essential oil, steam-distilled from the Australian native plant, Melaleuca alternifolia. It has a minimum content of terpinen-4-ol and a maximum content of 1, 8-cineole. Terpinen-4-ol is a major TTO component which exhibits strong antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Tea tree oil exerts antioxidant activity and h...
The purpose of this review is to gather and summarize in vitro, in vivo, and clinical trials on oatmeal preparations and their uses in dermatology. Literature searches have been carried out to collect in vivo and in vitro studies as well as clinical trials on this subject. The results suggest that oatmeal possesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory...
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... Proper approach to this disorder and its mimickers have been presented (3,19,20). Rarely, there has been recognized cases of self -healing cutaneous mucinosis in adult patients (18,21,22). The association between self -healing cutaneous mucinosis and underlying disorders, like nephroblastoma and epilepsy, has been proposed (5,21). ...
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... Honey is considered a nutritious food that enjoys popularity among individuals of all ages, both men and women (Ajibola, 2015). One of the primary clinical applications of honey lies in wound healing (Yaghoobi et al., 2013). Honey has been renowned for its antimicrobial properties throughout history due to its low water content, acidic pH, hydrogen peroxide, and other bioactive components (Almasaudi, 2021;Mandal and Mandal, 2011). ...
... 5 Its efficacy is attributed to its ability to dissolve keratin causing an inflammatory reaction 3,4 , thus breaking the induced immunosuppression resulting to clinical cure. 2,4 ...
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... Jojoba oil A similar structure to the natural skin sebum helps regulate oil production and hydrates dry areas. [35] 5 UV radiation exposure accounts for approximately 90% of skin ageing [48]. The skinʹs ageing process can also be influenced by lifestyle factors such as smoking and sleeping habits, exposure to pollution and poor diet [49]. ...
... Whereas, both PEP and AEP are more symptomatizing dermatoses causing severe itchiness, yet, PG and ICP are more implicated with adverse fetal outcomes [1]. However, PG is the third most common bullous dermatosis among pregnant women [3], with mean age of presentation at 27.5 years old [9], and in another study was 30 years old [4,5], with relatively more prevalence among primigravidae [3] . PG has no racial predilection and from the genetic, immunological or clinical aspects, both Caucasians and Afro-Americans are similar [6]. ...
... 6 Available treatment options like topical treatments (commonly salicylic acid), cryotherapy, LASER therapy, photodynamic therapy, surgical excision, immunotherapies and home remedies are used. [6][7][8] Many of these options disfigure the skin due to their destructive nature and some may be painful causing discomfort to the patient or even impairment of the epidermis. 6 Other less invasive options may result in a lack of complete response or an increased chance of recurrence. 4 Invasive procedures, side effects and costs can be influential factors 9 for the patient while choosing any treatment. ...
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... Today, camellia sinensis, commonly called green tea, treats many skin diseases, including rosacea, acne, atopic dermatitis, keloids, and hair disorders, and promotes wound healing. [32] In one double-blind clinical trial women with moderate to severe hirsutism due to PCOS in the test group received one 50 mg capsule of dried spearmint leaves plus one 50 mg capsule of dried green tea leaves, once daily for three months. After three months, a 25-50% reduction in hirsutism was observed compared to the placebo group. ...
... 25 Studies have shown that avenanthramides, recently described components of whole oat grain, can inhibit the activity of nuclear factor kappa B, and the release of histamine together with some proinflammatory cytokines. 26,27 Some of the oat phenols are also strong ultraviolet absorbers. 25 It has been demonstrated that colloidal oatmeal extract decrease arachidonic acid, cytosolic phospholipase A 2 and TNF-α. ...
