Mass drug administration, particularly with ivermectin, controls scabies and its burdensome complications in endemic regions of the world, according to a report published online Dec. 10 in the New...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients who experience skin lesions during anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy do not usually need to stop treatment, according to Isabelle Cleynen, Ph.D., of the...
Psoriatic arthritis may occur more frequently among people with psoriasis than previously reported, and risk factors include having severe psoriasis, nail pitting, low education levels, and uveitis,...
The results of a pilot study suggest that the interleukin-1(IL-1) receptor antagonist anakinra may be a potential treatment option for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
The cause of HS – a chronic skin...
SAN FRANCISCO – Despite their frequent contact with the health care system, patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis often receive no treatment for major cardiovascular risk factors, according...
LAS VEGAS – Bothersome and even disfiguring for some, acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) is a mysterious but common skin disorder mostly affecting men of African descent.
But an accurate clinical...
LAS VEGAS – Stubble is okay, and not just because it’s trendy to sport a beard. This was a key message during a presentation on pseudofolliculitis barbae at Skin Disease Education Foundation’s annual...
Several successive genetic alterations have been identified that underlie the progression of melanoma from benign nevus to invasive malignancy, with different melanoma subtypes showing distinct...
SAN FRANCISCO – It might be time to add psoriasis to the list of comorbidities bariatric surgery is likely to help.
New York University investigators <a...
Protection against shingles appeared to wane between the fifth and sixth years after patients with autoimmune diseases received the live herpes zoster vaccine, according to a large retrospective...