Dermatology
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EADV: Focus on non-UV triggers of melanoma
Sildenafil may increase melanoma risk.
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EADV: Fresh insights into Gorlin syndrome
Gorlin syndrome imposes an impressively heavy burden on affected patients.
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Mass drug administration controls scabies in endemic areas
Mass drug administration, particularly with ivermectin, controls scabies and its burdensome complications in endemic regions of the world,...
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Anti-TNF therapy can continue for IBD patients with skin lesions
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Psoriasis cohort reveals high arthritis risk
Key clinical point: Incidence of psoriatic arthritis is higher among psoriasis patients than previously estimated.
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Anakinra shows promise for hidradenitis suppurativa
Key clinical point: Anakinra, an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, may be a potential treatment option for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Major...
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ACR: Cardiovascular risk factors in psoriatic diseases are common, often go untreated
Key clinical point: Patients with psoriatic diseases have high rates of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that often go untreated, based on...
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Novel treatments for AKN include laser hair removal, UVB
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Practical tips help quell pseudofolliculitis barbae
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Resistant gonorrhea rates high in China, raise concerns in U.S.
Recent sky high ceftriaxone resistance rates documented in gonococcal isolates in China bode ill for the current first-line treatment regimen in...
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Successive gene mutations causing melanoma progression identified
Key clinical point: Several successive genetic alterations have been identified that underlie the progression of melanoma from benign nevus to...