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Risk for Melanoma Reduced for Individuals With Atopy
Fewer cases of melanoma, lower investigator-estimated risk class of skin cancer observed in atopic versus nonatopic individuals
AAD: Long-Term Efficacy Seen for Baricitinib in Alopecia Areata
39.1 percent of baricitinib 4-mg-treated patients with SALT score >20 at week 52 achieved SALT score ≤20 by week 104
AAD: Nemolizumab Beneficial for Patients With Prurigo Nodularis
Improvement seen in primary and key secondary end points, including peak pruritus numerical rating scale, sleep disturbance
Promising Results Seen for Bimekizumab in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Significantly higher proportion of hidradenitis suppurativa patients treated with bimekizumab achieved primary end point of HiSCR50
Long-Term Improvement Seen With Ruxolitinib in Vitiligo
Improvement in facial/total Vitiligo Area Scoring Index seen with continued treatment from weeks 52 to 104
Risk for Skin Cancer Higher for Adults With Atopic Dermatitis
Significantly increased risk seen for adults with moderate-to-severe versus mild atopic dermatitis
Hispanic Patients More Likely to Have Melanoma Diagnosed at Stage IV
Significant differences seen for insurance status, income, education, Charlson-Deyo score, stage for Hispanic, White patients
Topical Lovastatin Aids Disseminated Superficial Actinic Porokeratosis
Disease severity decreased by about 50 percent in the lovastatin-cholesterol and lovastatin-alone treatment groups
Smoking Independently Tied to Higher Risk for Psoriasis
However, based on genetic analysis, smoking may not be a causal factor of psoriasis
Nicotinamide Does Not Prevent Keratinocyte Cancers in Organ Recipients
No difference seen in keratinocyte cancers or actinic keratoses for organ-transplant recipients receiving oral nicotinamide or placebo
No Benefit Seen for Plasmapheresis First After Corticosteroids for SJS/TEN
Medical costs, LOS higher with plasmapheresis first versus intravenous immunoglobulin first for Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Can AI Tool Improve Quality of Patient-Submitted Images of Skin Disease?
Patient use of machine learning algorithm led to reduction in number of patients with poor-quality images
Hair Regrowth Seen in Alopecia With Methotrexate Prednisone
About 31 percent of patients with recalcitrant alopecia areata totalis or universalis had complete hair regrowth
Neoadjuvant, Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Resectable Melanoma
Event-free survival longer for those receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab versus adjuvant pembrolizumab only
Is Paroxetine Efficacious, Safe for Erythema of Rosacea?
Significantly greater proportion of patients achieved Clinical Erythema Assessment success with paroxetine versus placebo
Microneedling, 5FU, Excimer Promising for Nonsegmental Vitiligo
Combination of 5FU after microneedling and excimer more suitable for localized, focal vitiligo
Most Patients Like Having Access to Dermatology Clinic Notes
Concerns were few and included not understanding notes or abbreviations
Burden of Alopecia Areata Significant in the United States
Standardized prevalence highest in those aged 30 to 39, 40 to 49 years; Asians, Blacks, Hispanic/Latinos have increased prevalence ratios
Prevalence of Alopecia Areata Increased From 2016 to 2019 in the United States
Prevalence and incidence higher for females versus males, adults versus children and teens, in Northeast versus other regions
2005 to 2015 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Total Body Skin Exams
Only race/ethnicity with increase was non-Hispanic Whites; increases seen for those aged 31 to 40, 51 to 64 years
Psoriasis Tied to Elevated Risk for Celiac Disease
People with psoriasis have double the odds of celiac disease versus people without psoriasis
AAAAI: Black Children With Eczema More Likely to Have Asthma
Black children with asthma less likely to have seen an allergist, more likely to lack prior inhalant allergy testing
Methotrexate Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
When restricting analysis to patients with psoriasis, methotrexate was only associated with basal cell carcinoma
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