Dermatology
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Higher risk of basal cell carcinoma linked to menopausal hormone therapy
Late age of natural menopause and use of menopausal hormone therapy were associated with significantly increased risk of basal cell carcinoma,...
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Severe acne patients stay on antibiotics too long
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Simultaneous equal to sequential treatment for actinic keratoses
Key clinical point: Patients with multiple AKs may be treated either sequentially or simultaneously with ingenol mebutate gel, with similar...
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EADV: Spotlight on alexithymia in psoriasis
Key clinical point: Alexithymia is strikingly common among psoriasis patients and is associated with multiple psychiatric comorbidities and...
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EADV: Another promising topical for atopic dermatitis
Key clinical point: The pipeline for nonsteroidal topical therapies for pediatric and adult atopic dermatitis shows great promise. Major finding:...
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EADV: Long-term apremilast results show what to expect for psoriasis
Patients on apremilast for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis can reasonably anticipate a 50%-plus likelihood of a PASI-75 response after 52...
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EADV: Hidradenitis suppurativa carries high cardiovascular risk
Key clinical point: Be vigilant in screening for modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Major finding:...
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EADV: Ixekizumab promising for psoriatic arthritis
Key clinical point: The IL-17A inhibitor ixekizumab appears to be dramatically effective in psoriatic arthritis as well as in psoriasis. Major...
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EADV: Investigational biologic rocks psoriasis world
An investigational inhibitor of the p19 subunit of interleukin-23 is generating efficacy results never before seen in psoriasis.
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IDWEEK: Smother and pull, but don’t chop – how to identify and remove botfly larvae
Identifying a botfly infestation can be the toughest part of treating it.
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Infections from endemic fungi, mycobacteria rare in patients on TNFIs
Key clinical point: The incidence of select mycobacterial and fungal infections in patients taking TNFIs is low. Major finding: Only 0.51% of...