Rare Diseases
Conference Coverage
When to suspect calciphylaxis and what to do about it
Calciphylaxis is a skin condition with no generally accepted diagnostic criteria clinically, radiographically, or histologically.
Original Research
Is There an Association Between Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Fibromyalgia?
Although fibromyalgia does not occur more frequently in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) patients, it is important to recognize that HS patients can...
Case Letter
An Unusual Presentation of Calciphylaxis
Although it commonly presents as well-demarcated, painful, purplish lesions that evolve into necrotic eschars, calciphylaxis rarely can present...
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Dermatology therapies evolve as disease knowledge and investment grow
There was a time when “almost every drug was more or less a hand-me-down” developed first for cancer or other diseases.
Conference Coverage
Testing times for epidermolysis bullosa topical therapies
LONDON – A number of trials have tested various topical therapies for EB, but none so far has produce the data needed to gain regulatory approval...
Conference Coverage
Merkel cell carcinoma management undergoes revolution
LAHAINA, HAWAII – “There are really important prognostic and therapeutic implications for a baseline scan in almost any patient with early Merkel...
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Breaking bacterial communication may heal EB wounds
LONDON – Disrupting how microorganisms communicate with each other could potentially help heal chronic wounds in patients with epidermolysis...
Conference Coverage
Esophageal stricture signals urgent treatment in kids with butterfly skin
LONDON –
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SCC survival remains poor in epidermolysis bullosa
LONDON – Median survival was 2.4 years in patients with generalized severe recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa after a first diagnosis.
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Chronic Diarrhea in an Adolescent Girl With a Genetic Skin Condition
A 17-year-old adolescent girl visited our clinic to establish care for her genetic skin condition. She exhibited red scaly plaques and patches...
Conference Coverage
Prioritize oral health in children with DEB
LONDON – While it may not be the first thing on the minds of families of children with DEB, it is important to consider oral health early to...