The human microbiome project addresses the relationship between bacterial flora and their human host, in both healthy and diseased conditions. The skin is an ecosystem with multiple niches, each featuring …
Impact of delay in follow-up due to COVID-19 pandemic on skin cancer progression: a real-life experience from an Italian hub hospital.
The COVID-19 pandemic required the setting of a national lockdown in Italy from March 9, 2020, until May 18, 2020; therefore, most of the non-COVID-19 activities were postponed. As a …
Association of pediatric atopic dermatitis and psoriasis with school absenteeism and parental work absenteeism: a cross-sectional United States population-based study.
The impact of childhood atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis on school absenteeism are not fully elucidated.To determine the burden and predictors of chronic school absenteeism in children with AD and …
Delayed Local Reactions to mRNA-1273 Vaccination Reported
Reactions appeared near injection site at a median onset of day 8 after first dose; six of 12 patients had no recurrence after second dose
Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with tetracycline, doxycycline, or lymecycline: a prospective study.
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of tetracycline, doxycycline, and lymecycline in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).A prospective study of three different treatment regimens in patients with HS; oral tetracycline 500 mg …
Melanoma-associated glycosyltransferase GCNT2 as an emerging biomarker and therapeutic target.
In metastatic melanoma, with a dismal survival rate and propensity for treatment resistance and recurrence, it is critical to establish biomarkers that better predict treatment response and disease severity. The …
Patients’ Mental Health Impacts Rating of Psoriasis Severity
Likelihood of a patient overestimating their psoriasis severity versus physician increased for those with depression, anxiety
Oral dimethyl fumarate induces changes within the peripheral neutrophil compartment of psoriasis patients that are linked with skin improvement.
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is a treatment for moderate-to-severe psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. DMF therapy typically improves skin inflammation within the first 3 months of treatment. DMF is a prodrug that …
Dupilumab treatment in atopic dermatitis patients in the Netherlands versus Japan: a comparative cohort study revealing a discrepancy in patient-reported outcome measures.
Dupilumab was equally effective among all racial subgroups in clinical trials, but a direct comparison in daily practice is lacking.To investigate effectiveness of dupilumab in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients in …