The Dermatology and Skin Cancer Institute is committed to the advancement of scientific information. We believe that it is only through scientific research that progress can be made in the treatment and cure of dermatological disease.
Dr. De Wet and his team is actively involved in research through the University of Stellenbosch. His main research interests include melanoma and Mohs micrographic surgery for which he received the Discovery Foundation Academic Fellowship award.
Publications
de Wet J, Jordaan HF, Visser WI. Bilateral malar milia en plaque as primary presentation of discoid lupus erythematosus. JAAD case reports. 2017 Mar 10;3(2):106-109.
Spring IR*, de Wet J*, Jordaan HF, Tod B, Visser WI. Complete spontaneous regression of a metastatic acral melanoma with associated leukoderma. JAAD case reports. 2017 Nov 6;3(6):524-528.
de Wet J, Jordaan HF, Kannenberg SM, Tod B, Glanzmann B, Visser WI. Successful treatment of PASH syndrome in End-stage renal disease with Adalumimab. Dermatology Online Journal. 2017;1(24)
de Wet J, Tod B, Jordaan HF, Visser WI, Schneider JW. Clinical and pathological features of Acral Melanoma in a South African population: A retrospective study. S Afr Med J. 2018 Aug 28;108(9):777-781. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i9.13435.
Du Toit JP, de Wet J, Visser WI. Surgical pearl: Retrograde punch biopsy technique for removal of enlarged earlobe piercings. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Nov 2. pii: S0190-9622(18)32832-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.10.061.
Du Toit JP, de Wet J, Tod B. Sports dermatosis with a twist: Liquid latex-induced hair shaft entanglement. JAAD case reports. 2019 Nov 5(11). 945-946
de Wet J, Steyn M, Jordaan HF, R. Smith, Claasens S, Visser WI, An analysis of skin cancer biopsies in a tertiary care dermatology clinic in South Africa. Journal of Skin Cancer.
Claasens S, Kannenberg SMH, Jordaan HF, Moxley K, Smith R, de Wet J, Visser WI. The prevalence and spectrum of mucocutaneous disease in South African people living with HIV and accessing care at a district-level hospital. South Afr J HIV Med. 2020 Dec 10;21(1):1154. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v21i1.1154. PMID: 33354365; PMCID: PMC7736648.
de Wet J, Jordaan HF, Visser WI, Happle R. Phacomatosis pigmentovascularis is not a twin-spot phenomenon. Journal of Glaucoma
Tod B, Visser W, de Wet J, Kotze M, Bowcock A, Ayele B, McCaul M, Schneider J. Clinicopathological features and associations in a series of South African acral melanomas. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2021 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34288507.
de Wet J, Swart CM, Jordaan HF, Schneider JW, Mulder S, Visser WI, A unique case of generalized hyperkeratotic and verrucous porokeratosis., JAAD Case Reports (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.07.017.
Eksteen JM, Visser WI, de Wet J, Lombard C, Zunza M, Tod B. Cross-sectional study of acral melanoma awareness in a group of South African final phase medical students. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2022 May-Jun;88(3):444. doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_460_2021. PMID: 35389032.
de Wet J, du Plessis PJ, Schneider JW. Lentigo Maligna of the head and neck: A retrospective study assessing surgical excision margins in a South African population. JAAD Int. 2022 Apr 28;7:169-176. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.01.008. PMID: 35520883; PMCID: PMC9062409.
Gallo JC, Schneider JW, de Wet J, Moxley K, Jordaan HF, Visser WI, Tod B. A Profile and Three-Year Follow-Up of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Western Cape, South Africa. J Skin Cancer. 2022 May 5;2022:8443867. doi: 10.1155/2022/8443867. PMID: 35573164; PMCID: PMC9098340.
de Wet J, Plessis PJD, Schneider JW. Staged Excision of Lentigo Maligna of the Head and Neck: Assessing Surgical Excision Margins With Melan A, SOX10, and PRAME Immunohistochemistry. Am J Dermatopathol. 2023 Feb 1;45(2):107-112. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002354. Epub 2022 Dec 7. PMID: 36669074.
Gallo JC, de Wet J, Visser WI, Jordaan HF, Schneider JW. Generalized lichen spinulosus and secondary follicular mucinosis. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jan 30;33:101-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.01.017. PMID: 36925452; PMCID: PMC10011048.
Smith R, Villanueva G, Probyn K, et al. Accuracy of measures for antiretroviral adherence in people living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022;7(7):CD013080. Published 2022 Jul 25. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013080.pub2
Mateo-Urdiales A, Johnson S, Smith R, Nachega JB, Eshun-Wilson I. Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019;6(6):CD012962. Published 2019 Jun 17. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012962.pub2
Eshun-Wilson I, Jaffer S, Smith R, et al. Maintaining relevance in HIV systematic reviews: an evaluation of Cochrane reviews. Syst Rev. 2019;8(1):46. Published 2019 Feb 7. doi:10.1186/s13643-019-0960-5
Porter M, Choshi P, Pedretti S, Chimbetete T, Smith R, Meintjes G, Phillips E, Lehloenya R, Peter J. IFN-γ ELISpot in Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs in an HIV Endemic Setting. J Invest Dermatol. 2022 Nov;142(11):2920-2928.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.1059. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35659939; PMCID: PMC9952832.
van Deventer L, Kannenberg SMH, du Toit J. Vitamin D status in adult patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Aug;57(8):922-927. doi: 10.1111/ijd.14068. Epub 2018 May 29. PMID: 29808911.
