In capillary malformations, there are two types: port-wine stain (PWS) and telangiectasia. PWS is one of the most common types of capillary malformation and occurs as pink to red macules or patches, usually on a unilateral side. The color of the lesion tends to gradually deepen with time. The lesion grows proportionately and becomes raised [...]

The Table 1 shows the summary of the mean data of vessel area, percentage of vascular area and vessel depth of each patient. Vessel area The mean vessel area in APWS was 1014.7 ± 782.5 //m2 and CPWS, 1341.5 ± 689.9 ^m2. The mean data was higher in CPWS, but there was no significant statistical [...]

Materials The skin biopsies of 31 patients before treatment were included in this study. The patients consisted of 14 APWS and 17 CPWS. The mean age was 26.7 years in APWS and 25.7 years in CPWS. In APWS, the ages of the onset were from 2 to 40. Con­firmation of the acquired nature of the [...]

INTRODUCTION Port-wine stain (PWS) represents a type of congenital malformation involving mature dermal capillaries resulting in irreversible dilatation of capillaries. PWS is not only congenital but also acquired. All types are pathologically indistinguish­able and represent progressive ectasia of vessels located in the superficial dermal plexus. In contrast to well-known congenital port-wine stain (CPWS), acquired port-wine [...]

The limitations of this study included the small sample size (59 patients) and the short duration (data collection over 1 month). In addition, the principal investigator was not blind­ed. Conversely, all data were reported by means of standard forms that required complete information, which we believe limited the amount of bias introduced. In addition, for [...]

To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first random­ized trial directly comparing medication histories obtained by pharmacists with those obtained by pharmacy technicians. Previous studies have examined medication reconciliation and the role of the pharmacy technician in both preoperative and hemodialysis clinics and have obtained favourable results. However, the role of the pharmacy technician [...]

An unintentional discrepancy is defined by Safer Healthcare Now! as a medication error that can lead to one or more adverse drug events. The national average for unintentional discrepancies per patient for December 2008 was 0.54, as reported in the March 2009 quarterly report for medication reconciliation. In the current study, the pharmacists had a [...]