Browsing by Author "Pekmezci, Erkin"
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Allergic sensitization in patients with pruritus sine materia in the absence of a somatic cause
Pekmezci, Erkin (Annals of Medical Research Publishing Inc, 2020)Aim: Pruritus sine materia in the absence of a somatic cause is generally attributed to psychogenic factors, but it is also well known that psychological stress may affect skin through its impacts on immune response. In ... -
Cutaneous metastases from breast carcinoma - multiple clinical presentations
Pekmezci, Erkin; Küçükodacı, Zafer; Kutlubay, Zekayi (Termedia Publishing House Ltd, 2021)Cutaneous metastases usually appear as nonspecific groups of discrete, firm, painless nodules that emerge rapidly without any explanation. Some skin metastases may mimic specific dermatological conditions such as cutaneous ... -
Green tea extract exerts anabolic effects on extracellular matrix of the skin
Türkoğlu, Murat Metehan; Pekmezci, Erkin; Kılıç, Songül (Indian Pharmaceutical Association, 2020)An in vitro trial was carried out to reveal the effects of an extract of Camellia sinensis (green tea extract) on the major extracellular matrix components of human skin. After preparing the green tea extract its phytochemical ... -
Long duration single pulse intense pulsed light application in erythematotelangiectatic rosacea: An instrumental retrospective study
Pekmezci, Erkin (Annals of Medical Research Publishing Inc, 2020)Aim: Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea is a challenging condition due to poor therapeutic options. Treatment with intense pulsed light is partially effective after numerous sessions. Regarding the ‘thermal relaxation time’ ... -
An unusual case of erythema annulare centrifugum involving face
Pekmezci, Erkin; Küçükodacı, Zafer; Kutlubay, Zekayi (Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, 2021)Erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC) is a reactive figurate erythematous disease characterised by gyrate and annular plaques with erythema. The disease is generally known as involving the extremities and trunk, but sparing ... -
Urtica dioica extract downregulates the gene expression of 5Α-RII in hacat cells: Possible implications against androgenic skin diseases
Pekmezci, Erkin; Türkoğlu, M. (NLM (Medline), 2023)Urtica dioica (Ud) is a perennial plant of temperate climate regions and has been reported therapeutic activity against benign prostate hyperplasia, mainly due to its 5-alpha-reductase (5α-R) inhibition feature, which has ... -
The use of radio-wave surgery: An underestimated method for small hyperpigmented flat or macular lesions on face
Pekmezci, Erkin (Wiley, 2022)Background: Although choosing the appropriate treatment method is relatively easy for papular or protuberant lesions, for small macular lesions it may not be so, because they are generally percepted as mild lesions by the ...
