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Articles

Nwabudike LC, Oproiu AM, Dogaru IM, Costache M, Tatu AL. Clinical, Dermoscopic and Microscopic Features of a “Collision Tumour” Ultimately Confirmed as a Regressing Melanoma – Lessons Learnt from a Chance Diagnosis. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2022;15:1325-1331. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Exploring and expanding frontiers in dermatology – Indigenous African Dermatology. Dermatol Ther. 2022. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Buzia O, Elisei AM, Tatu AL. An integrative therapeutic approach to elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: A case report. Exp Ther Med. 2022;23:289. AICI
Năstase F, Radaschin DS, Niculeț E, Brădeanu AV, Verenca MC, Nechita A, Chioncel V, Nwabudike LC, Baroiu L, Drima Polea E, Fotea S, Anghel L, Nechifor A, Tatu AL. Orthopaedic manifestations of neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report. Exp Ther Med. 2022;23(2):135. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Oproiu AM, Dogaru IM, Costache M, Onisor C, Tatu AL. Therapy Delayed is Therapy Denied: A Case Report of Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2021;14:1909-1912. AICI
Bujoreanu FC, Bezman L, Radaschin DS, Niculet E, Bobeica C, Craescu M, Nadasdy T, Jicman DS, Ardeleanu V, Nwabudike LC, Marinescu SA, Tatu AL. Nevi, biologics for psoriasis and the risk for skin cancer: A real concern? (Case presentation and short review). Exp Ther Med. 2021;22(6):1354. AICI
Niculet E, Chioncel V, Elisei AM, Miulescu M, Buzia OD, Nwabudike LC, Craescu M, Draganescu M, Bujoreanu F, Marinescu E, Arbune M, Radaschin DS, Bobeica C, Nechita A, Tatu AL. Multifactorial expression of IL-6 with update on COVID-19 and the therapeutic strategies of its blockade (Review). Exp Ther Med. 2021;21(3):263. AICI
Tatu AL, Baroiu L, Fotea S, Anghel L, Drima Polea E, Nadasdy T, Chioncel V, Nwabudike LC. A Working Hypothesis on Vesicular Lesions Related to COVID-19 Infection, Koebner Phenomena Type V, and a Short Review of Related Data. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2021;14:419-423. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Oproiu AM, Dogaru IM, Costache M, Tatu AL. Clinical, Dermoscopic and Microscopic Features of a “Collision Tumour” Ultimately Confirmed as a Regressing Melanoma – Lessons Learnt from a Chance Diagnosis. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2022;15:1325-1331. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Exploring and expanding frontiers in dermatology – Indigenous African Dermatology. Dermatol Ther. 2022. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Buzia O, Elisei AM, Tatu AL. An integrative therapeutic approach to elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: A case report. Exp Ther Med. 2022;23:289. AICI
Năstase F, Radaschin DS, Niculeț E, Brădeanu AV, Verenca MC, Nechita A, Chioncel V, Nwabudike LC, Baroiu L, Drima Polea E, Fotea S, Anghel L, Nechifor A, Tatu AL. Orthopaedic manifestations of neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report. Exp Ther Med. 2022;23(2):135. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Oproiu AM, Dogaru IM, Costache M, Onisor C, Tatu AL. Therapy Delayed is Therapy Denied: A Case Report of Melanoma Misdiagnosed as Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2021;14:1909-1912. AICI
Bujoreanu FC, Bezman L, Radaschin DS, Niculet E, Bobeica C, Craescu M, Nadasdy T, Jicman DS, Ardeleanu V, Nwabudike LC, Marinescu SA, Tatu AL. Nevi, biologics for psoriasis and the risk for skin cancer: A real concern? (Case presentation and short review). Exp Ther Med. 2021;22(6):1354. AICI
Niculet E, Chioncel V, Elisei AM, Miulescu M, Buzia OD, Nwabudike LC, Craescu M, Draganescu M, Bujoreanu F, Marinescu E, Arbune M, Radaschin DS, Bobeica C, Nechita A, Tatu AL. Multifactorial expression of IL-6 with update on COVID-19 and the therapeutic strategies of its blockade (Review). Exp Ther Med. 2021;21(3):263. AICI
Tatu AL, Baroiu L, Fotea S, Anghel L, Drima Polea E, Nadasdy T, Chioncel V, Nwabudike LC. A Working Hypothesis on Vesicular Lesions Related to COVID-19 Infection, Koebner Phenomena Type V, and a Short Review of Related Data. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2021;14:419-423. AICI
Yesudian PD, Nwabudike LC, de Berker D. Nail changes in diabetes. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022;47(1):9-15. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Individualised Homeopathic Treatment of Acne-An Analysis of 83 Patients. Homeopathy. 2022;110(4):271-276. AICI
Tatu AL, Nadasdy T, Nwabudike LC. Chitin-lipid interactions and the potential relationship between Demodex and SARS-CoV-2. Dermatol Ther. 2021;34(3):e14935. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Psoriasis: A Step in the Right Direction. JAMA Dermatol. 2019;155(5):636-636. AICI
Tatu AL, Elisei AM, Chioncel V, Nwabudike LC. Immunologic adverse reactions of β-blockers and the skin (Review). Exp Ther Med. 2019;18:955-959. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Magistral prescription with silver nitrate and Peru balsam in difficult-to-treat diabetic foot ulcers. Am J Ther. 2018;25(6):e679-e680. AICI
Tatu AL, Clatici VG, Nwabudike LC. Rosacea-like demodicosis (but not primary demodicosis) and papulopustular rosacea may be two phenotypes of the same disease – a microbioma, therapeutic and diagnostic tools perspective. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Case reports of acne and homeopathy. Complement Med Res. 2018;25:52-55. AICI
Tatu AL, Nwabudike LC. Special Issue “Diagnosis and Management of Skin Diseases, Related Disorders and Their Comorbidities”. Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 Apr 1;15(7):897. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15070897.
Tanasov A, Nwabudike LC, Tiplica GS. Ulzera und diabetischer Fuß : Moderne und alternative Behandlungsstrategien [Ulcers and diabetic foot : Modern and alternative treatment strategies]. Dermatologie (Heidelb). 2025;76(1):3-8. German. doi: 10.1007/s00105-024-05442-4.
Maftei NM, Nechifor A, Tan B, Elisei AM, Pelin AM, Nechita L, Tatu AL, Leow LJ, Nwabudike LC. Therapeutic Applications for Homeopathy in Clinical Practice. Adv Ther. 2025;42(1):36-51. doi: 10.1007/s12325-024-03022-5.
Nwabudike LC. Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria. Ann Intern Med. 2024;177(6):838. doi: 10.7326/L24-0138.
Cocoș DI, Dumitriu Buzia O, Tatu AL, Dinu M, Nwabudike LC, Stefan CS, Earar K, Galea C. Challenges in Optimizing Nanoplatforms Used for Local and Systemic Delivery in the Oral Cavity. Pharmaceutics. 2024;16(5):626. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16050626.
Dinu M, Tatu AL, Cocoș DI, Nwabudike LC, Chirilov AM, Stefan CS, Earar K, Dumitriu Buzia O. Natural Sources of Therapeutic Agents Used in Skin Conditions. Life (Basel). 2024;14(4):492. doi:3390/life14040492.
Nwabudike LC, Parish LC. Louis Adolphus Duhring: An enduring legacy. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19650.
Lipsker D, Nwabudike LC, Parish LC, Hoenig LJ, Ceratum Galeni: An Old Eponym Honoring Galen and his Cold Cream. Clinics in Dermatology, 2023, doi.org/10.1016/j.clindermatol.2023.09.003.
Nwabudike LC. Comment on “An A-Z guide for dermatologists on how to critically appraise an abstract”. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2023:llad310. doi: 10.1093/ced/llad310.
Ardeleanu V, Jecan RC, Moroianu M, Teodoreanu RN, Tebeica T, Moroianu LA, Bujoreanu FC, Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Case report: Abrikossoff’s tumor of the facial skin. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023;10:1149735. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1149735. PMID: 37324160;
Dumitriu Buzia O, Păduraru AM, Stefan CS, Dinu M, Cocoș DI, Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Strategies for Improving Transdermal Administration: New Approaches to Controlled Drug Release. Pharmaceutics. 2023; 15(4):1183. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15041183

PubMed and Other Publications

Nwabudike LC, Maruhashi E. Patient education, self-care and medical grade honey — managing a diabetic ulcer. Wounds Middle East. 2017;4(2):32-35. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Maruhashi E. Patient education, self-care and medical grade honey — managing a diabetic ulcer. Wounds Int. 2017;8(4):40-43. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Classical homeopathy and bacterial urinary tract infections. Rom. Acad., Series B. 2017;19(2):93–96. AICI
Tatu AL, Nwabudike LC. Lupus erythematosus, thyroiditis, alopecia areata and vitiligo – a multiple autoimmune syndrome type 3 case presentation. Our Dermatol Online. 2017;8(2):1-2. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Palmar and plantar psoriasis and homeopathy – Case reports. Our Dermatol Online. 2017;8(1):66-69. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Impetigo and homeopathy – A case study. Rom. Acad., Series B. 2016;18(2):89-94. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Homeopathy in the treatment of dermatitis herpetiformis – a case presentation. Homeopathic Links. 2015;28(1):44-46. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Does Pityriasis Rosea Koebnerise? Our Dermatol Online. 2013;4(2):189-190. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Rosacea and Homeopathy. Proc. Rom. Acad., Series B. 2012;14(3):207-211. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Melasma and Homeopathy. Homeopathic Links. 2012;25(2):99-101. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Atopic dermatitis and homeopathy. Our Dermatol Online. 2012;3(3):217-220. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Psoriasis and Homeopathy. Proc. Rom. Acad., Series B. 2011;3:237-242. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Seborrheic dermatitis and homeopathy. Our Dermatol Online. 2011;2(4):208-210. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Homeopathy in the treatment of verruca vulgaris – an experience of two cases. Proc. Rom. Acad., Series B. 2010;2:147-149. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Ionescu-Tirgoviste C. Risk factors and clinical characteristics for foot ulcers in patients with diabetes in Bucharest, Romania. Proc. Rom. Acad. 2008;1-2:49-52. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Ionescu-Târgovişte C. Intradermal reactions to purified protein derivative in patients with diabetes. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. 2005;43:127-132. AICI
Nwabudike LC, C Ionescu-Tirgoviste, D Forsea, Duduta, Avram Monica Ionescu, M Grigorescu. Outpatient Management of Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. 1998;36:281-289. AICI

Presentations at International Conferences

Nwabudike LC. Case series of plaque parapsoriasis and homeopathic therapy. AB205-AB203. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Tatu AL. Outcome of a case of granulomatous slack skin, recalcitrant leg ulcers and pruritus, managed with Miculicz ointment and homeopathy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;78(4):AB248-AB248. AICI
Tatu AL, Nwabudike LC. Male genital lichen sclerosus. A permanent therapeutic challenge. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018;77(3):AB185-AB185. AICI
Nwabudike LC. Cutaneous T-Cell lymphoma (Mycosis fungoides) treated by homeopathy: a 3-case report. JAAD. 2017;76(6), Suppl. 1, AB92. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Coravu DE, Ionescu-Tirgoviste C, Cristofor C. Education Improves Awareness of the Diabetic Foot. Diabetes. 2006;55:A544. AICI
Nwabudike LC, C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste. Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics for Foot Ulcers in Patients with Diabetes in Bucharest, Romania. Diabetes. 2005;54. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Coravu D, Ionescu-Târgovişte C. Sensory testing in diabetic neuropathy: A 616-patient study. Diabetes. 2004;53:A535. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Ionescu-Târgovişte C. Comparison of vibration perception testing and thermal sensitivity in symptomatic diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes. 2002;51:A522. AICI
Nwabudike LC, C. Ionescu-Tirgoviste. (Abstract) Acupuncture in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes. 2000;49(5):A380-A380. AICI
Nwabudike LC, Ionescu-Tirgoviste. Skin in Diabetes. Diabetes. 1999;48(5):SA345-SA345. AICI
Vereanu I, Ionescu-Tirgoviste C, Pruna S, Strachinariu R, Avram D, Nwabudike LC. Foot amputation in diabetics: Preventable and nonpreventable factors. Diabetologia. 1997;40:1881-1881. AICI

Books

Chapter – Nwabudike, L.C. (2024). Foot Gangrene in Diabetes. In: Fritz, K., Tiplica, GS. (eds) Cutaneous Manifestations in Diabetes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65300-1_7
Chapter – Nwabudike, L.C. (2024). Diabetic Dermopathy (Diabetic Shin Spots). In: Fritz, K., Tiplica, GS. (eds) Cutaneous Manifestations in Diabetes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65300-1_6
Chapter – Tiplica, GS., Ionescu-Tirgoviste, C., Voicu, MC., Dragomir, M.B., Nwabudike, L.C. (2024). Diabetes-Related Foot Disease. In: Fritz, K., Tiplica, GS. (eds) Cutaneous Manifestations in Diabetes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65300-1_5
Chapter – Nwabudike, L.C., Tatu, A.L. (2022). Generalised Exfoliating “Figurate Erythema”: A Rare Cause. In: Lotti, T.M., Jafferany, M., Gao, XH., Abdelmaksoud, A. (eds) Clinical Cases in Facial Erythema. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05996-4_23
Chapter – Tatu, A.L., Bujoreanu, F.C., Radaschin, D.S., Nwabudike, L.C. (2022). Refractory Erythemato-Squamous Eruption of Facial Skin. In: Lotti, T.M., Wollina, U., Olisova, O., Jafferany, M. (eds) Clinical Cases in Exfoliative Dermatitis. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08466-9_25
Chapter – Nwabudike L.C. (2021) Homeopathy in the Therapy of Acne and Rosacea. In: Rupani R.N., Lio P.A. (eds) Integrative Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58954-7_12

Chapter – C. Bujoreanu, D.S. Radaschin, L.C. Nwabudike, A.L. Tatu Cutaneous melanoma from the anterior thorax: a case report in Clinical Cases in Melanoma Lotti, Torello, Tirant, Michael, Wollina, Uwe (Eds.) 2020. Springer Nature Publishers ISBN 978-3-030-50820-3

Chapter – C. Nwabudike, A.L. Tatu, A.M. Oproiu, M. Costache “When Dermoscopy exonerates a suspect and “indicts” another lesion” in Clinical Cases in Melanoma Lotti, Torello, Tirant, Michael, Wollina, Uwe (Eds.) 2020. Springer Nature Publishers ISBN 978-3-030-50820-3
Chapter – L. Tatu, D.S. Radaschin, F.C. Bujoreanu, L.C. Nwabudike. “Homogeneous black, pigmented lesion of the fifth toe” in Clinical Cases in Pigmentary Disorders Lotti, Torello, Tirant, Michael, Parsad, Davinder (Eds.) 2020. Springer Nature Publishers ISBN 978-3-030-50823-4
Chapter – C. Nwabudike, A.L. Tatu, D.S. Radaschin, V Ardeleanu “The dermatologist’s fingernail” in Clinical Cases in Pigmentary Disorders Lotti, Torello, Tirant, Michael, Parsad, Davinder (Eds.) 2020. Springer Nature Publishers ISBN 978-3-030-50823-4
Chapter –C. Nwabudike, A.L. Tatu. “Dark facial spots and a rash” in Clinical Cases in Pigmentary Disorders Lotti, Torello, Tirant, Michael, Parsad, Davinder (Eds.) 2020. Springer Nature Publishers ISBN 978-3-030-50823-4
C. Nwabudike Assistant editor Diabetic Complications. New Insights and Solutions. Cheta D (Editor) 2014, Agir Publishers, Bucharest. ISBN 978-973-720-545-2
Chapter – C. Nwabudike „Diabetic Foot Ulcers” in Diabetic Complications. New Insights and Solutions. Cheta D (ed) 2014 Agir Publishers, Bucharest. ISBN 978-973-720-545-2
Chapter – C. Nwabudike, C. Ionescu- Tîrgovişte, “A tale of diabetic neuropathy” (2013) in Istoria neuropatiei diabetice în România (The History of Diabetic Neuropathy in Romania) C. Ionescu- Tîrgovişte (ed). Sanatatea Press Group Publishers
Chapter – C. Nwabudike „Vascular factors in diabetic foot ulcers” in Vascular Involvment in Diabetes (2005), D. Cheţa (Editor), Romanian Academy Publishers (Bucharest) & Verlag Karger (Basel, Switzerland). ISBN 973-27-1120-5 and 3-8055-7962-4
Chapter – C. Nwabudike, C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte „Piciorul diabetic(Diabetic foot)” in Tratatul de Diabet Paulescu (Paulescu Textbook of Diabetes) (2004), C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte (Editor), Romanian Academy Publishers, Bucharest
Chapter – C. Nwabudike, C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte „Tegumentul in diabetul zaharat(Skin in Diabetes Mellitus)” in Tratatul de Diabet Paulescu (Paulescu Textbook of Diabetes) (2004), C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte (Editor), Romanian Academy Publishers, Bucharest
Paper C. Nwabudike „A matter of Honour” in The Re-Discovery of Insulin (1996), C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte, Geneze Publishers, Bucharest

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