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The goal: to investigate the process of angiogenesis by determining the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the blood serum of patients with lichen planus (CPL) and psoriasis. Material and Methods. The study included 50 patients with CPL, 62 patients with psoriasis and 36 were in the control group of healthy individuals. All of the participants were to determine the level of VEGF in a blood serum before treatment. Results. Patients with CPL had an increase in the level of VEGF in serum prior to 1992 pg/ml, in the patients with psoriasis — up to 1748.8 pg/ml. Level of VEGF in healthy individuals ranged from 37 to 475 pg/ml. Conclusion. When the CPL and psoriasis excessive angiogenesis is observed, elevated levels of VEGF in the serum of these patients and it is possible that vascular normalization such element of pathogenesis of psoriasis and CPL lead to stable remission of these dermatoses.

Goal: analysis of comorbidity in patients with various forms of psoriasis. Material and methods. The study involved 105 patients with various forms of psoriasis. Comorbidities were established on the basis of medical history, clinical findings, laboratory tests and consultation with other specialists. Results. Among the most common comorbidities in psoriasis encountered pathology of the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, endocrinopathy, metabolic syndrome, psoriatic arthritis and depressive disorders. Conclusion. In most patients, psoriasis is combined with certain comorbid conditions that must be considered when choosing the tactics of treatment

Psoriasis is a common skin disease in which the development of the decisive role played by genetic and environmental factors. Many of the candidate genes linked with psoriasis, are directly related to acquired or congenital defects of the immune system, epithelial barrier permeability of the intestinal wall, and the keratinocyte membrain. Formation of an immune response to Th-1 type high expression and activity of antimicrobial peptides like state at their potential infection. This review discusses the possible immune mechanisms are involved in the relationship between infection and disease process in psoriatic skin. We survey the literature and discuss the suitability of infection factors in treatment modality for psoriasis.

The article discusses the prevalence of eczema in the structure of dermatological diseases, the need for new methods of diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. Presented a new non-invasive method for the diagnosis of skin diseases — transresonant functional topography — and safe physiotherapy effects of low intensity electromagnetic radiation.

The data of literature, reflecting etiology, clinical features and differential diagnosis of progeria of childhood and adult are presented

This review summarizes current aspects of pathogenetic treatment of atopic dermatitis. Using this data may predict the course of the disease, to carry out timely diagnosis, to determine adequate pathogenetically based treatment, to prevent the development of complications. The results of the application of the standard methods of treatment and the different option.

Skin as an organ of protection covers the body and accomplishes multiple defensive functions. The intact skin represents a barrier to the uncontrolled loss of water, proteins, and plasma components from the organism. Due to its complex structure, the epidermal barrier with its major component, stratum corneum, is the rate-limiting unit for the penetration of exogenous substances through the skin. The epidermal barrier is not a static structure. The permeability barrier status can be modified by different external and internal factors such as climate, physical stressors, and a number of skin and systemic diseases. Today, different non-invasive approaches are used to monitor the skin barrier physical properties in vivo. The quantification of parameters such as transepidermal water loss, stratum corneum hydration, and skin surface acidity is essential for the integral evaluation of the epidermal barrier status. This paper will allow the readership to get acquainted with the non-invasive, in vivo methods for the investigation of the skin barrier.

The review of regulatory acts and publications of domestic and foreign authors on the methods of economic evaluation of treatment effectiveness and quality of medical care to patients with psoriasis was presented

The article presents incidence analysis results of congenital and acquired syphilis among children in Saratov region in 2009-2013.

Objective: Clinical and epidemiological analysis of the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and the most frequently reported infectious skin diseases in the Saratov region. To estimate the contribution of immigrants to the formation and number of episodes of infections with sexually transmission in the region. Materials and methods. Retrospective evaluation of the incidence and manifestations of the epidemiological process conducted by evaluating data obtained from the forms of state statistical reporting (№ 9 and № 34), annual report of Saratov regional dermatovenerologic dispensary (2009-2013). Results. We carried out a comparative analysis of the incidence of STI and the most common infectious skin diseases of the population of Saratov region and noted resistant dynamics to decrease. Conclusion. Population displacement within the country and the influx of immigrants from the former CIS countries, have a significant impact on the epidemiological situation in the Saratov region