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Nonconventional use of flash-lamp pulsed-dye laser in dermatology
Flash-lamp pulsed-dye laser (FPDL) is a nonablative technology, typically used in vascular malformation therapy due to its specificity for hemoglobin. FPDL treatments were performed in a large group of patients with persistent and/or recalcitrant different dermatological lesions with cutaneous microvessel involvement. In particular, 149 patients (73 males and 76 females) were treated. They were affected by the following dermatological disorders: angiokeratoma circumscriptum, genital and extragenital viral warts, striae rubrae, basal cell carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, angiolymphoid hyperplasia, and Jessner-Kanof disease. They all underwent various laser sessions. 89 patients (59.7%) achieved excellent clearance, 32 patients (21.4%) achieved good-moderate clearance, 19 patients (12.7%) obtained slight clearance, and 9 subjects (6.1%) had low or no removal of their lesion. In all cases, FPDL was found to be a safe and effective treatment for the abovementioned dermatological lesions in which skin microvessels play a role in pathogenesis or development. Further and single-indication studies, however, are required to assess a standardized and reproducible method for applying this technology to "off-label" indications
Π€ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π‘Π2-Π»Π°Π·Π΅Ρ: Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠ΅Π²ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ°Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΈΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ² ΠΏΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ
Eighteen female patients with the signs of photoageing underwent skin rejuvenation using a fractional CO2 laser
(SmartXide DOT, DEKA M.E.L.A., Florence, Italy) with varying energy density (2.07, 2.77 and 4.15 J/cm2). Clinical efficacy
of the said laser irradiation parameters was assessed in all of the subjects, and the skin cytokine profile was studied
by using the immunohistochemistry technique based on skin tissue samples taken prior to the treatment, right after
the treatment and in 3 and 30 days. There were significant improvements in the wrinkle and skin texture condition, and
hyperpigmentation was reduced as a result of the treatment, which proves the efficacy of using the fractional CO2 laser
for the skin photorejuvenation. The technique ensures good clinical results and is distinguished by a short rehabilitation
period and excellent safety profile. In the course of the immunohistochemistry, a relation between the skin cytokine
production, reepithelization and laser irradiation density was established.ΠΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½Π°Π΄ΡΠ°ΡΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π²ΡΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ
ΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ Π‘Π2-Π»Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠΎΠΌ (SmartXide DOT, DEKA M.E.L.A., Π€Π»ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΡ) Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΠΈ (2,07, 2,77 ΠΈ 4,15 ΠΠΆ/ΡΠΌ2). Π£ Π²ΡΠ΅Ρ
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ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π½Π½ΡΡ
ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎΠ² Π»Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ
ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ Π² Π±ΠΈΠΎΠΏΡΠ°ΡΠ°Ρ
, Π²Π·ΡΡΡΡ
Π΄ΠΎ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΡΡΡ 3
ΠΈ 30 Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΉ. Π ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ
Π³ΠΈΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΈΠ³ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΎ Π²ΡΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π‘Π2-Π»Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠ° Π΄Π»Ρ
ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΡ Ρ
ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ, Ρ
Π°ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ·ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ
ΡΠ΅Π°Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Π΅ΠΌ Π±Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ. ΠΡΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠΌΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡ
ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΈ
Π²ΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π° ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ² Π² ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Ρ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΠΈ Π»Π°Π·Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ
Inflation Inequality in Europe
We analyze cross-household inflation dispersion in Europe using fictitious monthly inflation rates for several household categories (grouped according to income levels, household size, socio-economic status, age) for the period from 1997 to 2008. Our analysis is carried out on a panel of 23 up to 27 household-specific inflation rates per country for 15 countries. In the first part of the paper, we employ time series and related non-stationary panel approaches to shed light on cross-country differences in inflation inequality with respect to the number of driving forces in the panel. In particular, we focus on the degree of persistence of the household-specific inflation rates and their the adjustment behaviour towards the inflation rate of a representative household. In the second part of the paper, we pool over the full sample of all countries and test if and by how much certain household categories across Europe are more prone to significant inflation differentials and significant differences in the volatility of inflation. Furthermore we search for the presence of clusters with respect to inflation susceptibility. On the national level, we find evidence for the existence of one main driving factor driving the non-stationarity of the panel and evidence for a single co-integration vector. Persistence of deviations, however, is high, and the adjustment speed towards the representative household is low. Even if there is no concern about a long-run stable distribution, at least in the short- to medium run deviations tend to last. On the European level, we find small but significant differences (mainly along income levels), we can separate 5 clusters and two main driving forces for the differences in the overall panel. All in all, even if differences are relatively small, they are not negligible and persistent enough to represent a serious matter of debate for economic and social policy
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