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NORD Publishes Report on Pachyonychia Congenita
News
NORD Publishes Report on Pachyonychia Congenita
Conference Coverage
EADV: Fresh insights into Gorlin syndrome
Gorlin syndrome imposes an impressively heavy burden on affected patients.
News
Experts call for international cooperation on human gene editing
As the International Summit on Human Gene Editing comes to a close, organizers call for cooperation to establish norms for acceptable and ethical...
Conference Coverage
ACR: Don’t give pneumococcal vaccine to CAPS, Behçet’s patients
Pneumococcal vaccines can trigger severe local and systemic inflammatory reactions in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes,...
Article
Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Associated With Cutaneous Angiokeratomas and Hemangiomas
We report the case of a 66-year-old man with adult-onset seizures and multiple cerebral cavernous malformations who developed numerous eruptive...
News
Survivors of childhood cancers at increased risk for autoimmune diseases
Key clinical point: Survivors of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, and renal tumors, had a significantly increased risk of...
Conference Coverage
Dengue disease is here and U.S. physicians need to get to know it
Know the warning signs that distinguish a case of self-limited dengue from one headed for severe and potentially fatal complications.
Conference Coverage
Promising nonvaccine approaches to controlling dengue
As dengue vaccine development stumbles, nonpesticide-based mosquito control strategies gain traction.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: MMF equals cyclophosphamide’s efficacy in sclerodermal lung disease
Key clinical point: Mycophenolate mofetil controlled scleroderma-induced interstitial lung disease as well as cyclosphosphamide did but with...
Conference Coverage
EADV: Intralesional therapy for scleroderma dystrophic calcifications
Intralesional sodium thiosulfate is an effective alternative to surgery for disabling dystrophic calcifications in patients with systemic...