Stroke risk was 50% higher in the month after patients with autoimmune diseases developed herpes zoster, compared with the next 2-6 years, according to Dr. Leonard H. Calabrese.
“These data provide...
LOS ANGELES – A provocative study opens the door for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis to be added to the growing list of benefits following bariatric surgery.
“Although the natural history of...
LAS VEGAS – In the treatment of eczema, the gap between evidence and practice can be broad.
Dermatologists who treat atopic dermatitis confront many challenges – patients may be severely atopic,...
LAS VEGAS – Tinea pedis plagues millions of patients yearly, and treatment is lengthy, cumbersome, and often ineffective.
But two potent new antifungals promise an easier treatment regimen and a...
LAS VEGAS – Better penetration through the nail is a key driver behind the increased efficacy of newer topical treatments for onychomycosis, affording a better chance for a clinical and mycologic...
COPENHAGEN – Patients with venous leg ulcers have an increased risk of occult cancer – especially hematologic and immune-related malignancies, according to a Danish nationwide cohort study.
The risk...
NEW YORK – Rosacea seems to represent a Möbius strip of an overly enthusiastic immune response, with chemicals that recruit neutrophils, which, in turn, activate even more...
MONTREAL – The immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil worked as effectively as cyclophosphamide for treating scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease while being better tolerated and causing...
Patients with severe acne often remained on antibiotics longer than recommended before beginning treatment with isotretinoin, in a retrospective chart review of patients treated for acne at New York...
Patients with multiple actinic keratoses (AKs) may be treated either sequentially or simultaneously with ingenol mebutate gel, according to the authors of a study that found no difference in outcomes...
