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Cancer Risk and PsoriasisFree

Patients with psoriasis had a slightly elevated risk for cancer, which was greater in those with more-severe and longer-enduring disease.

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Anakinra — Perhaps, a New Therapy for Pyoderma Gangrenosum?

The mechanisms of disease in a rare syndrome were the key to finding an effective therapeutic agent.

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Lupus-Like Syndrome Caused by Tumor Necrosis Factor {alpha} Antagonists

A rare complication associated with commonly prescribed drugs

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Myopathy-related risk for arterial disease, low ambient UV and prevalence of immune disease, questioning the link between isotretinoin and IBD, and a severe combined immunodeficiency variant

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Dysport: The New Kid on the BlockFree

A placebo-controlled trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of this newly approved botulinum toxin type A product for smoothing the brow.

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Mind My Itch

Patients with atopic dermatitis had a distinct and different pattern of brain activation during itch.

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Trichotillomania: N-Acetylcysteine Shows Promise

This readily available glutamate modulator provided significant improvement in 56% of patients with alopecia caused by compulsive hair pulling.

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Isotretinoin and Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseFree

Isotretinoin use was no more common in patients with IBD than in the general population.

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Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome

A useful review offers guidance on distinguishing LAHS from other nonscarring hair loss in children.

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Propranolol for Infantile Hemangioma: Safety Issues and Proposed Protocol

Case reports describe adverse events associated with this agent.

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Lupus Tumidus Is a Distinct Entity

A better prognosis is just one of the distinguishing features of LET.

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A New Treatment for Head Lice

Spinosad creme rinse was more effective than permethrin in two trials.

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Mycobacterial Infections After Mesotherapy

Rapidly growing mycobacteria were isolated in 12 of 16 patients who developed cutaneous abscesses after mesotherapy injections; antibiotics did not hasten improvement.

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S. aureus Colonization Predicts Atopic Dermatitis in Infants

Colonization of the anterior nares with S. aureus at age 6 months was associated with the development and severity of atopic dermatitis during the first 2 years of life.

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Kawasaki Disease Outside the Usual Age Range

KD in children younger than 1 year or older than 9 years was associated with an increase in coronary artery abnormalities.

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Journal Watch Dermatology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of dermatologic subjects including atopic dermatitis, eczema, hemangioma, melanoma, phototherapy, psoriasis and scleroderma.

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Dermatology Editor-in-Chief

Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD
Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus of Dermatology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

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