Rare Diseases
Case Reports
Muckle-Wells Syndrome in the Setting of Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is a rare disorder inherited in an autosomal-dominant fashion that belongs to a group of hereditary periodic fever...
Case Reports
Management of Poorly Controlled Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis Using Narrowband UVB Phototherapy
The mastocytoses comprise a group of proliferative stem cell disorders defined by the abnormal accumulation of mast cells (MCs) in the skin or...
Conference Coverage
Study confirms new mutation, possible therapeutic target in epidermolysis bullosa
PORTLAND, ORE. – New research has uncovered “a new kid on the block” of genes underlying epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), which may someday...
Case Reports
Hydralazine-Associated Cutaneous Vasculitis Presenting With Aerodigestive Tract Involvement
Hydralazine-induced small vessel vasculitis is a rare entity with a limited number of cases reported in the dermatologic literature...
Conference Coverage
Treatment challenges for lichen planopilaris
SYDNEY – Just over half of patients with lichen planopilaris in a medical record review responded to first-line therapies, but response rates...
Case Letter
Granulomatous Cheilitis Mimicking Angioedema
Granulomatous cheilitis (GC), also known as Miescher cheilitis, belongs to a larger class of diseases known as orofacial granulomatoses (OFGs), a...
From the Journals
High allele level linked to lamotrigine-induced SCAR
Could higher frequency of alleles associated with drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions be specific to ethnicity?