Dermatology
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Diagnosing patients with sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis should always be part of the differential when you see lymphopenia.
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Lower-extremity lymphedema associated with more skin cancer risk
This is the first large-scale study evaluating the association between LE lymphedema and LE skin cancer.
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Actinic keratoses may predict skin cancers in older adults
AKs have been associated with a small risk for cutaneous SCC, but associations with risk for other skin cancers have not been well studied.
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Incipient ulceration may affect prognosis in primary melanoma
“Future editions of the AJCC staging system should consider acknowledging this interpretive challenge and provide guidance on how primary...
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AAD updates guidelines for managing AD with phototherapy and systemic therapies
The work group recommended the inclusion of active comparator arms in randomized, controlled trials as new systemic therapies continue to be...
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Specialty-trained pathologists more likely to make higher-grade diagnoses for melanocytic lesions
A total of 338 pathologists were included in the exploratory analysis; 225 were dermatopathologists.
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Prurigo nodularis diagnosis delay in skin of color gains added significance
Given the expanding array of therapies, the message of considering prurigo nodularis in Black patients in order to accelerate the time to...
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The challenges of palmoplantar pustulosis and other acral psoriatic disease
Dermatologists are using a variety of treatments for palmoplantar pustulosis, with no clear first-line choices.
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An 88-year-old Black woman presented with 3 months duration of asymptomatic, violaceous patches on the left breast
The patient's history is significant for breast cancer.
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Review estimates acne risk with JAK inhibitor therapy
Acne has been reported to be an adverse effect of JAK inhibitors, but not much is known about how common acne is overall.
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Topical ivermectin study sheds light on dysbiosis in rosacea
Research over the past decade has also started to look at the potential role of the skin microbiome in the disease process, but answers have...