Young Man's Claw-Like Hands and Annular, Reddened Skin Plaques Clinicians diagnose a notorious transmissible bacterial infection rarely seen in the U.S. Jul 24, 2023
First Oral JAK Inhibitor Approved for Severe Alopecia Areata in Teens Ritlecitinib led to 80% scalp coverage at 6 months in nearly a fourth of adolescents and adults Jun 26, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: This Cluster of Umbilicated Papules Suggests…? An 8-year-old-boy was brought to the doctor by his father for evaluation of painless facial lesions that were present for 3 weeks. Can you diagnose the patient? Jun 26, 2023
Why Does This Newborn Have Brittle Hair and Parchment-Like Skin? Genetic testing helps identify this rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis Jun 26, 2023
Why Did Older Man Develop Itchy, Full-Body Rash? Here's how the medical team diagnosed and treated the rare inflammatory skin disorder Jun 22, 2023
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine Unique randomization of 300,000 people in Wales suggests an association Jun 12, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: What Caused this Child’s Knee Lesions? A mother brought her 7-year-old son to the doctor concerned about asymptomatic lesions that had developed on his knees over the past couple of weeks. May 24, 2023
Rare Skin Blistering Condition Gets First Drug Approved FDA's decision marks first approval for a redosable gene therapy May 19, 2023
Potential 'Game Changer' for Leprosy Prevention Trial sees success with single dose of prophylactic rifapentine for household contacts May 17, 2023
Dermatologists Hone Diagnostic Accuracy for Suspect Lesions With AI 'Collaboration' Sensitivity, specificity, mean accuracy, and AUC improved significantly with neural network input May 16, 2023
Sodium Thiosulphate Not Much Help for Calciphylaxis in CKD Though used off-label for years, treatment isn't very beneficial Apr 26, 2023
Oral Drug Improves Sunlight Tolerance in Genetic Photosensitivity Disorders Dersimelagon significantly extended time to sun-related prodromal symptoms Apr 12, 2023
Diabetes Patient Develops Large Blisters, Macules on Lower Leg Is infection, injury, or diabetic dermopathy responsible? Apr 10, 2023
Do Away With 'Lockout' Period in iPLEDGE, FDA Advisors Urge It's an "unduly high burden" on patients, says one advisory committee member Mar 29, 2023
Isotretinoin REMS Still Needed, but Its Burden Could Be Reduced, FDA Staff Says Report suggests ways to lighten documentation rules for prescribing the severe acne treatment Mar 27, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: This Bump on His Nose is a Tricky Diagnosis A 52-year-old man visited his doctor for a new growth on his nose. Can you diagnosis the patient? Mar 27, 2023
At-Home Topical Therapy for Molluscum Contagiosum Gets High Marks Almost 40% of patients had no more than one active lesion after 12 weeks of berdazimer gel Mar 23, 2023
Outlook for Itchy Prurigo Nodularis Continues to Improve With IL-31 Antagonist Rapid reduction in itch, sleep disturbance, nodules after first dose of nemolizumab Mar 22, 2023
FDA OKs Another PD-1 Inhibitor for Merkel Cell Carcinoma Retifanlimab produced responses in 52% of patients with untreated unresectable disease Mar 22, 2023
Durable Vitiligo Responses With Topical Ruxolitinib Responses often maintained after drug withdrawal, long-term persistence with ongoing treatment Mar 21, 2023
Rapid Improvement in Atopic Dermatitis With Topical PDE4 Inhibitor Disease status, itch improved significantly within 1 to 2 weeks with roflumilast cream Mar 20, 2023
Cases of Bald Spots After Regular Use of Detangling Hairbrushes A report of three cases of trichomalacia in young women Mar 20, 2023
Response Rates in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Continue to Climb With New Therapies New analyses show "unprecedented" rates of 50% to 100% improvement Mar 20, 2023
Another Win for a JAK Inhibitor in Alopecia Areata About 40% of patients go from nearly hairless to almost a full head of hair with deuruxolitinib Mar 19, 2023
New Lupus Drug Cuts Skin Disease When Other Agents Fail Small study backs anifrolumab for salvage therapy Mar 15, 2023
Strange Asymptomatic Rash Affects Young Man With Obesity for 2 Years Diagnosis implicates high triglycerides as a contributor Mar 13, 2023
Make the Diagnosis: Why Are These Lumps Here? A 33-year-old woman went to the doctor after noticing painful lumps on her legs that had developed over the past few days, some of which had begun to drain pus. Can you diagnose the patient? Feb 23, 2023
Childhood Eczema Rose in Past Two Decades, With Unexplained Racial Divides Black and multiracial children had the greatest increases in eczema Feb 22, 2023
Dupilumab Delivers in Erythrodermic Atopic Dermatitis Key clinical outcomes, inflammatory biomarkers significantly reduced with or without steroids Feb 13, 2023
Oral Drug Shows Benefit for Notalgia Paresthetica in Mid-Stage Trial Phase II study hits primary endpoint, but researchers call for larger and longer trials Feb 08, 2023
Moderna Booster Vaccine Singled Out for Chronic Hives Chronic spontaneous urticaria more frequent when compared with Pfizer's mRNA vaccine Feb 01, 2023
High Rates of Psychiatric Disorders in Patients With Alopecia Areata Two to three times higher than the general population, many more with suggestive symptoms Jan 31, 2023
Woman Seeks Answers After 3 Years of Painful Genital Ulcers Histopathology reveals a disease most often seen in young children Jan 30, 2023
What Caused a Man to Develop Friable Bleeding Nodules on His Arms and Hips? The cause lies in a lengthy history of cancer treatment, confirmed by histopathology analysis Jan 23, 2023
IL-13 Blocker Beats Atopic Dermatitis With favorable results from three trials, approval seems likely Jan 11, 2023
UCSF's Unethical Experiments; Mystery of Doc Lost at Sea; Ketamine Via Telehealth This past week in healthcare investigations Jan 04, 2023
5-ARIs Not Linked to Risk of Dementia Over the Long Term However, finasteride and dutasteride were associated with an increased risk of depression Dec 22, 2022
Topical Gene Therapy Heals Blistering Skin Disease Lesions Randomized trial shows "dramatic" benefits in rare genetic disease Dec 14, 2022
What's Behind Boy's Bullous Skin Lesions After Flu Symptoms? Mycoplasma pneumonia identified as the culprit in this case of RIME Nov 28, 2022