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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
1997 to 2018 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Eczema in Children
Average annual percentage change of prevalence was lower in White versus Black and multiracial children
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Agrees With Histopathology in Lentigo Maligna
Good agreement seen between RCM and histopathology for patients with lentigo maligna/lentigo maligna melanoma undergoing staging excision
AI Model Differentiates Scalp Psoriasis From Seborrheic Dermatitis
Use of deep learning model improves diagnostic performance among nonproficient doctors
Is Oxymetazoline Cream Effective for Erythema-Associated Rosacea?
Review shows once-daily oxymetazoline cream 1.0 percent has noticeable effect on improving rosacea erythema
Does Rituximab Have Lasting Benefit in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis?
Sustained improvements seen in modified Rodnan skin score, percentage of predicted forced vital capacity after one and three courses of rituximab
Diet-Induced Inflammation Not Linked to Psoriasis
Dietary inflammatory index not linked to psoriasis in participants with different population settings
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