Dermatology
From the Journals
Females with acne stay on spironolactone longer than antibiotics in real-world usage study
The mean duration of treatment was about 90 days longer among those treated with spironolactone than among those on oral tetracyclines.
Conference Coverage
Patch testing in atopic dermatitis: when and how
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – “Recent data are calling into question old dogmas and reshaping the way we think about this.”
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Painful, slow-growing recurrent nodules
The patient’s mother and son had similar lesions. Histopathology revealed an uncommon diagnosis.
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Erythema on abdomen
From the Journals
Positive psoriatic arthritis screens occur often in psoriasis patients
In all, 12.4% of patients had a positive screen for possibly undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis but had never been diagnosed with the disease.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves new etanercept biosimilar, Eticovo
Eticovo (etanercept-ykro) is the second FDA-approved etanercept biosimilar after Erelzi (etanercept-szzs).
Latest News
Chronic urticaria population identified
The burden of disease falls much more heavily on women.
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Painful lump on back
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Dark spots in multiple locations
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Rash with hair loss
From the Journals
Survey finds psoriasis patients seek relief with alternative therapies
The majority said they used complementary and alternative medicines because “traditional medications did not help or had side effects.”