HCMC Hospital of Dermato Venereology

Anxiety, patient satisfaction, and outcomes of intense pulsed light-based treatment for moderate-to-severe acne vulgaris in Southern Vietnam

Acne vulgaris is a common inflammatory disorder with psychosocial consequences. Data on anxiety and outcomes of intense pulsed light (IPL)-based therapy for moderate-to-severe acne remain limited in Vietnam. This study described clinical characteristics, anxiety burden, satisfact...

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of MTA Flow™ thick as a retrograde filling material in apicoectomy: a preliminary study

OBJECTIVE: To date, limited evidence exists regarding the clinical efficacy of MTA Flow™ Thick as a retrograde filling material in apicoectomy. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and radiographic outcomes over a 6-month follow-up period following apicoectomy with MTA Fl...

Adaptive foot remodeling and tibiocalcaneal arthrodesis for long-standing ankle valgus deformity after childhood arthrodesis: A rare case report

Ankle valgus deformity is a recognized late complication after fibular loss or ankle arthrodesis in childhood. We report a 26-year-old man with severe ankle valgus that progressed over more than 20 years after ankle arthrodesis performed at age 5 for infectious destruction, with...

Prevalence and associated factors of cognitive impairment in patients with major depressive disorder: a cross-sectional study in Vietnam

Objective Cognitive impairment is increasingly recognised as a core feature of major depressive disorder (MDD), but data from low- and middle-income countries, including Vietnam, remain scarce. This study examined the prevalence of cognitive impairment among patients with MDD and...

Clinical significance of extranodal extension in mastectomy patients with limited sentinel lymph node macrometastases: a retrospective cohort study

The clinical significance of extranodal extension (ENE) in patients with one to two macrometastatic sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) remains controversial in the era of axillary de-escalation. This study evaluated the association between SLN ENE and axillary nodal burden in early brea...