About the Authors

Luigi Francesco Iannone

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Luigi Bennardo

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Caterina Palleria

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Roberta Roberti

Roles Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Caterina De Sarro

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Maria Diana Naturale

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Stefano Dastoli

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Luca Donato

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Crotone, Crotone, Italy

Antonia Manti

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Giancarlo Valenti

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, "Ciaccio-Pugliese" Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

Domenico D’Amico

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Division of Dermatology, "Ciaccio-Pugliese" Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

Santo D’Attola

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Dermatologic Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano “Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli”, Reggio Calabria, Italy

Adele Emanuela De Francesco

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation UOC Pharmacy, “Mater domini” Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy

Vincenzo Bosco

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Eugenio Donato Di Paola

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Steven Paul Nisticò

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Rita Citraro

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Emilio Russo

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

erusso@unicz.it

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Giovambattista De Sarro

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: ER has received speaker fees and participated at advisory boards for Eisai and has received research fundings by GW Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Italian Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Italian Medicine Agency (AIFA). This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. All other authors have no conflicts to declare.