Dermatology
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Serlopitant is itching to quell chronic pruritus
GENEVA – The novel once-daily oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist brought significant improvement in treatment-resistant chronic pruritus, in a...
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Extensive rash and joint pain
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Healing chronic venous ulcers? Compression, compression, compression
If patients don’t wear compression stockings and don’t elevate their legs, the wound will never heal.
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New standard classification, pathophysiology of rosacea announced
All phenotypes are considered manifestations of the same underlying inflammatory continuum.
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Pilot study finds a more diverse microbiome in preadolescents with acne, compared with controls
In addition to high levels of Streptococcus, those with acne also "had more Staphylococcus and Propionibacterium than...
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Concerning rise of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome has U.S. doctors on alert
Girls and toddlers are at increased risk of this dermatologic disease.
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Shedding skin
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Ustekinumab may reduce risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer
GENEVA – Risk was also lower among psoriasis patients treated with a TNF-inhibitor, but the difference was not significant.
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Nemolizumab continues to crush itch in 64-week atopic dermatitis study
GENEVA – But anti-interleukin-31 receptor A antibody may need topical help to get optimal dermatitis drop.
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VIDEO: Consider a multifaceted acne treatment approach to achieve clear skin
“People don’t want to be 50% better, they want to be clear.”
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VIDEO: Rosacea patients no longer considered in ‘buckets’
Combining treatments targeting different aspects of the disease is recommended.