Dermatology
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Infliximab Switch Clears Psoriasis in Etanercept Nonresponders
Major Finding: After switching to infliximab, 65% of patients with plaque psoriasis had a Physician Global Assessment score of clear (0) or...
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FDA Advisers: iPLEDGE Needs More Tweaking
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Acne Oral Antibiotics May Triple Pharyngitis Risk
Major Finding: In a cross-sectional study, 66.7% of patients taking oral antibiotics for acne reported current or recent pharyngitis, compared...
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Noninflammatory Acne Lesions Scar, Too
Major Finding: Half of the scars in a study of 25 patients arose from noninflammatory lesions.Data Source: A prospective study of the natural...
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When Vitiligo and Psoriasis Coexist, Keep Looking
Major Finding: A family history of cardiovascular disease was present in none of 54 participants with vitiligo alone compared with one-third of...
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USPTF Urges Counseling Against Sun Exposure
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Atopy May Protect Against Skin Cancer
Major Finding: German workers with atopic dermatitis had a 56% lower prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer than their coworkers without atopy.Data...
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Overweight Female Teens More Likely to Have Acne
Major Finding: The prevalence of moderate or severe acne in overweight or obese girls was 18.5%, compared with less than 12% in the normal-weight...
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First Basal Cell Carcinoma Brings Risk for More
Major Finding: More than 29% of 2,483 consecutive patients diagnosed with a first histological confirmed basal cell carcinoma developed a second...