Department of Dermatology UCT

09/12/2018

Tips on how to remove thick scale from your scalp

This video is an introduction to a skin and scalp disease that 1 in 300 people worldwide experience. Seborrheic Dermatitis and Psoriasis are overactive skin ...

02/11/2018

DESTINY Magazine - “Education is power,” says Gantsho. “I want to open up dermatology to people. The skin is the biggest organ of the body. It’s the indicator of systemic

22/10/2018

And we've rounded up the articles you need to read if you're considering going natural.

17/10/2018

British Journal of Dermatology Volume 176, Issue 3 Letter to the Editor Regarding ‘Frontal fibrosing alopecia: possible association with leave‐on facial skincare products and sunscreens; a questionnaire study’ A. Dhana Corresponding Author E-mail address:ashdha@hotmail.co.za Division of Dermat...

17/10/2018

Bongani Bingwa speaks to Professor Nonhlanhla Khumalo, Head of the Hair and Skin Research Laboratory at UCT According to a new study, there is a significant contamination of hair clippers with blood, and blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis B.The study by researchers from UCT finds that at least 42...

17/10/2018

Let's educate ourselves

The saying that a woman’s hair is her glory, has given rise to a booming hairdressing industry in South Africa. For decades women have been straightening the...

17/10/2018

This is the story of how a child who regarded a comb as an instrument of apartheid repression became an expert on hair research and dermatology, makin

17/10/2018

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Volume 7, Issue 3 On the history of African hair care: more treasures await discovery N P Khumalo MBChB, FCDerm Division of Dermatology, Ward G23, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory 7925, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this author N P Khumalo MBChB, FCDerm Div...

17/10/2018

Quick and easy way to refer patients to us..

An app that makes it easy to refer patients to specialists We improve existing referral systems by putting primary healthcare workers directly in touch with on-call specialists. It's much quicker than fax or phone.

17/10/2018

Blood and virus detection on barber clippers

17/10/2018

International Journal of Dermatology Volume 56, Issue 12 Correspondence Skin manifestations are common and associated with a higher prevalence of congenital abnormalities in Zika virus infection Lerinza van den Worm MBChB (Pret) E-mail address:lerinzavdworm@gmail.com Division of Dermatology, Univers...

17/10/2018

International Journal of Dermatology Volume 53, Issue 3 Correspondence Acquired silky African hair, malnutrition, and chronic diseases Mbulelo Maneli PhD Division of Dermatology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaSearch for more papers by this author Kwezikazi M...