Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), statements that include recommendations intended to optimise patient care, play a critical role in standardising and improving treatment outcomes based on best evidence. It is currently …
Performance of ABCD-10 and SCORTEN Mortality Prediction Models in a Cohort of Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
ABCD-10 has recently been proposed as an alternative to the SCORTEN model for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. In contrast to SCORTEN, ABCD-10 …
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas other than Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome – Part I: Clinical and histologic features and diagnosis.
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are defined as lymphomas with a T-cell phenotype that present in the skin without evidence of systemic or extracutaneous disease at initial presentation. CTCLs other …
The effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of facial skin oily seborrhea, enlarged pores, and symptom complex of post-acne.
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of acne.The study was conducted in 2018 on 12 patients, 10 females and two …
Ichthyosiform sarcoidosis: Report of a case and comprehensive review of the literature.
Sarcoidosis is a disease that can affect a multitude of organs and manifest as cutaneous disease. Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis vary widely in morphology, earning the nickname of “great imitator,” …
TYK 2 inhibitors for the treatment of dermatologic conditions: the evolution of JAK inhibitors.
Increasing understanding of cytokines as major drivers of immune-mediated diseases has revolutionized targeted treatments for these conditions. As the pathogenesis of autoimmune conditions is mediated by a complex interplay of …
Validation of CP-GEP (Merlin Assay) for predicting sentinel lymph node metastasis in primary cutaneous melanoma patients: A U.S. cohort study.
Approximately 85% of melanoma patients who undergo a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) are node-negative. Melanoma incidence is highest in patients ≥65 years, but their SLNB positivity rate is lower than …
Who writes dermatology randomized controlled trials? The need to specify the role of medical writers.
Medical writers are non-authors who may make major contributions to the preparation of a manuscript. We assessed the prevalence, affiliation, and role of medical writers in dermatology randomized controlled trials …
A Descriptive Evaluation of Resident Prescription Writing Errors and Self-Perceived Learning Needs in Dermatology.
Prescribing errors in medical practice are common and may be preventable in a significant proportion of cases. Literature on dermatologic prescription errors is scarce. We sought to determine the rate …
Athena: Specialty Certificate Examination case for outpatient medical dermatology.
A twenty-year-old black woman presents to clinic with a two-year history of recurrent nodules and abscesses affecting the groins and axillae. She manages this with intermittent courses of oral antibiotics …