Dr Alvin Chong

2009: Awarded Australian Dermatology Research and Education Foundation Grant Grant for Project: A Study of Sun Behaviour among Renal Transplant Patients in Victoria. - $27 715

2005: Awarded the Skin and Cancer Foundation Research Grant for project: A Prospective Study of the Epidemiology of Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients ~n~{

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 58 most recent scholarly works by Alvin Chong.

Melanoma in a cohort of organ transplant recipients: Experience from a dedicated transplant dermatology clinic in Victoria, Australia.

Danit Maor, Claire M Vajdic, Simon Cumming, Vanessa Fahey, Harini R Bala, Victoria Snaidr, Sarah Brennand, Michelle SY Goh, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2020 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

BACKGROUND: There is limited information on the profile of melanomas diagnosed in a specialist transplant dermatology clinic. OBJE..

Repigmentation of vitiligo with oral baricitinib.

Blake P Mumford, Andrew Gibson, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2020 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Beyond skin deep: addressing comorbidities in psoriasis.

Tom Kovitwanichkanont, Alvin H Chong, Peter Foley

Journal article | 2020 | Medical Journal of Australia

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that is commonly encountered in primary care and is associated with significant morbid..

Novel dermoscopic hexagonal pattern in chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Tom Kovitwanichkanont, Saurabh Prakash, William C Cranwell, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2020 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Atypical severe progressive perioral ulceration due to herpes simplex virus on the background of undiagnosed HIV/AIDS.

Matthew David Howard, Flora Poon, Olivia Jean Milne, Anthony Kelmann, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2020 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Perioral ulcerative plaques have a broad list of differential diagnoses. We describe an unusual presentation of chronic progressiv..

Superficial fungal infections.

Tom Kovitwanichkanont, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2019 | Australian Journal of General Practice

BACKGROUND: Tinea is a common fungal infection that can affect the skin, nails and hair. Tinea infection has a variety of clinical..

The relationship between physical activity levels and symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in individuals with alopecia Areata.

Y Rajoo, J Wong, G Cooper, IS Raj, DJ Castle, AH Chong, J Green, GA Kennedy

Journal article | 2019 | BMC Psychology

BACKGROUND: Alopecia Areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition that is characterised by non-scarring hair loss. Its aesthetic repercu..

Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient treated with infliximab: Beware of the subcutaneous nodule.

Rachael Davenport, Sarah Brennand, Michelle Sy Goh, Saurabh Prakash, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2018 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

A large annular scaly plaque

Gwyneth Wong, Jane Li, Matheen Mohamed, Richard Williams, Alvin Chong

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of General Practice

Two cases of occupationally acquired Mycobacterium marinum infection in Chinese restaurant workers in Melbourne, Australia.

Esther Sim, Jane Li, Richard Williams, Yan Pan, Matheen Mohamed, Craig Aboltins, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2018 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Skin Cancer Following Solid Organ Transplantation: A Review of Risk Factors and Models of Care.

Matthew D Howard, John C Su, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2018 | American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

The number of solid organ transplants has been increasing annually worldwide. Advances in transplantation surgery and community aw..

Recalcitrant hyperkeratotic verrucae in a renal transplant recipient clearing with cessation of immunosuppression

D Maor, S Brennand, MSY Goh, AH Chong

Journal article | 2018 | JAAD Case Reports

A case of acquired epidermodysplasia verruciformis in a renal transplant recipient clearing with multimodal treatment including HPV (Gardasil) vaccination

Danit Maor, Sarah Brennand, Michelle SY Goh, Vanessa Fahey, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2018 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Skin cancer history, sun-related attitudes, behaviour and sunburn among renal transplant recipients versus general population.

Vivian Ka Ying Leung, Suzanne Jane Dobbinson, David Josef Goodman, John Kanellis, Alvin Heong Chong

Journal article | 2018 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Renal transplant recipients (RTR) have both an excessive skin cancer incidence and a high mortality rate. I..

Scalp pruritus easing the itch

R Davenport, AH Chong, P Foley

Journal article | 2018 | Medicine Today

Dermatology teaching in Australian Medical Schools

Aakriti Gupta, Alvin H Chong, Catherine E Scarff, Shyamala C Huilgol

Journal article | 2017 | AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Two cases of amoxycillin-induced follicular acute localised exanthematous pustulosis

Harini Rajgopal Bala, Chris Jalilian, Michelle S Goh, Richard Williams, Guan Tan, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2017 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia secondary to allergic contact dermatitis to Grevillea Robyn Gordon

Rowena E Meani, Rosemary L Nixon, Rodney O'Keefe, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2017 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Rosacea.

Danit Maor, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2017 | Australian Family Physician

BACKGROUND: Rosacea is a chronic and common cutaneous condition characterised by symptoms of facial flushing and a broad spectrum ..

Two cases of generalised granuloma annulare successfully treated with acitretin and NB UVB therapy

HR Bala, S Khan, AH Chong

Journal article | 2016 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Dermatology teaching in Australian medical schools

Harini Rajgopal Bala, Cate E Scarff, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2016 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Hair loss and Hedgehog inhibitors: a class effect?

JS Ferguson, S Hannam, R Toholka, AH Chong, J Magee, P Foley

Journal article | 2015 | British Journal of Dermatology

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Sally Abell, Howard Zeimer, Alvin Chong, Richard J MacIsaac

Journal article | 2015 | AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

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Tracey J Weiland, George A Jelinek, Julia Lai-Kwon, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2015 | AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

The fish tank strikes again: Metachronous nontuberculous mycobacterial skin infection in an immunosuppressed host

Jane Li, Alvin H Chong, Rod O'Keefe, Paul DR Johnson

Journal article | 2014 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Which patients with dermatological conditions are admitted via the emergency department?

Julia E Lai-Kwon, Tracey J Weiland, George A Jelinek, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2014 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, 24-28 November 2013, Adelaide, Australia

Conference Proceedings | 2014 | Emergency Medicine Australasia

Survival After Cutaneous Melanoma in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study

CM Vajdic, AH Chong, PJ Kelly, NS Meagher, MT Van Leeuwen, AE Grulich, AC Webster

Journal article | 2014 | American Journal of Transplantation

Accrual of non-melanoma skin cancer in renal-transplant recipients: experience of a Victorian tertiary referral institution.

Jonathan C Ng, Simon Cumming, Vivian Leung, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2014 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous carcinogenesis is increased in immunosuppressed organ transplant recipients (OTR). Tumour accrual is a usefu..

Mycophenolate use in dermatology: A clinical audit

Jane Li, Alvin H Chong, Jack Green, Robert Kelly, Christopher Baker

Journal article | 2013 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Successful treatment of cyclosporine-induced sebaceous hyperplasia with oral isotretinoin in two renal transplant recipients.

Sarah K McDonald, Michelle S Goh, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2011 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

We present two cases of cyclosporine-induced sebaceous hyperplasia in renal transplant recipients, successfully treated with isotr..

Pyoderma gangrenosum requiring inpatient management: A report of 26 cases with follow up

Amanda Saracino, Rob Kelly, Danny Liew, Alvin Chong

Journal article | 2011 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis-like syndrome in association with systemic lupus erythematosus

Cara Holmes, Alvin H Chong, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Nicholas Downes, Ingo Nindl

Journal article | 2009 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Destructive management of skin cancers in organ transplant recipients.

Jonathan Ng, Alvin Chong, Peter Foley

Journal article | 2009 | Cancer Treatment and Research

Dermatoscopy aids in the diagnosis of the solitary red scaly patch or scaly patch or plaque-features distinguishing superficial basal cell carcinoma, intraepidermal carcinoma, and psoriasis

Yan Pan, Alex J Chamberlain, Michael Bailey, Alvin H Chong, Martin Haskett, John W Kelly

Journal article | 2008 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

High prevalence of tinea capitis in newly arrived migrants at an English-language school, Melbourne, 2005

Michelle E McPherson, Alan J Woodgyer, Kleete Simpson, Alvin H Chong

Journal article | 2008 | Medical Journal of Australia

The itchy scalp

J Ng, A Chong, P Foley

Journal article | 2008 | Medicine Today

Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in a gadolinium-naive renal transplant recipient

Namrata S Anavekar, Alvin H Chong, Richard Norris, John Dowling, David Goodman

Journal article | 2008 | Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Actinic keratosis in organ transplant recipients

C Holmes, AH Chong

Book Chapter | 2008

Transplant dermatology clinics

AH Chong, C Holmes

Book Chapter | 2008

Skin disease in organ transplantation

CC Otley, T Stasko, MD Griffin, GM Murphy, R Hirose, AH Chong

Book | 2008