Medical Dermatology
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Adverse skin effects of cancer immunotherapy reviewed
“The desirable, immune-mediated oncologic response is often achieved at the cost of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that may potentially...
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A 31-year-old female presented with a burning rash on upper arms, groin, and axillae
A 31-year-old female with a 10-year history of mild scalp psoriasis presented with a worsening itchy and burning rash on upper arms, groin, and...
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An 11-year-old female presented with skin discoloration on her back
An 11-year-old healthy female presented with skin discoloration on the back that was first noticed around 6 months of age.
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Combination treatments a must for the war on warts
“This is not often a one and done approach; you need to keep hitting them [with therapy],” Dr. Adam Friedman said.
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A 34-year-old male presented with 10 days of a pruritic rash
A patient presents with targetoid erythematous papules and vesicles on his extremities and trunk, genital lesions, scaly bullous lesions...
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Lipedema: A potentially devastating, often unrecognized disease
“If patients with lipedema gain weight, the problem becomes even worse,” Dr. C. William Hanke said.
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Phase 2 studies of novel JAK1 inhibitor for HS show promise
Specifically targeting JAK1 may reduce cytokine signaling involved in HS pathogenesis while limiting JAK2-mediated cytopenias.
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Survey: Medical cannabis use for skin conditions lags behind interest, acceptance
“Dermatologists have an opportunity to educate those who know little in the way of medical cannabis or are skeptic[s].”
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75-year-old White male presenting with progressive pruritus and a worsening rash
A man with dermatitis herpetiformis, well controlled on dapsone, presented with progressive pruritus and a worsening rash.
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Ophthalmologist who developed medical botox dies at 89
Four decades ago, Alan Brown Scott, MD, turned the drug, once a deadly poison, into a revolutionary treatment for obscure eye diseases.
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Prurigo nodularis has two disease endotypes, a cluster analysis shows
Black patients with PN appear more likely to have a distinct systemic inflammatory signature.