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Dermatology Top Stories of 2009: Editors' Choice
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Propranolol for Infantile Hemangioma: Safety Issues and Proposed Protocol
- November 6, 2009
- Mary Wu Chang, MD
- Dermatology
Case reports describe adverse events associated with this agent.
- Reviewing:
- Lawley LP et al. Pediatr Dermatol 2009 Sep/Oct; 26:610
Frieden IJ and Drolet BA., Pediatr Dermatol 2009 Sep/Oct; 26:642
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Isotretinoin and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- November 6, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Isotretinoin use was no more common in patients with IBD than in the general population.
- Reviewing:
- Bernstein CN et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Nov; 104:2774
Shale M et al. Gut 2009 Jun; 58:737
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Development of Antirituximab Antibodies May Portend Therapy Failure in Patients with Pemphigus
- September 4, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Outcomes were not as good in rituximab recipients who developed antichimeric antibodies as in those who did not.
- Reviewing:
- Schmidt E et al. Clin Immunol 2009 Sep; 132:334
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Trimming the Hedgehog
- September 2, 2009
- Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
- Dermatology
A novel inhibitor of the hedgehog signaling pathway had promising results in patients with metastatic and aggressive local BCCs.
- Reviewing:
- Von Hoff DD et al. N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 2
Dlugosz AA and Talpaz M. N Engl J Med 2009 Sep 2
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Skin Surgery in Patients with Diabetes
- August 14, 2009
- George J. Hruza, MD
- Dermatology
In patients undergoing skin surgery, diabetes was associated with increased risk for wound infections.
- Reviewing:
- Dixon AJ et al. Dermatol Surg 2009 Jul; 35:1035
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Filaggrin–Atopy Update
- August 14, 2009
- Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
In a meta-analysis, persons with filaggrin mutations were significantly more likely to have atopic dermatitis (and allergic rhinitis).
- Reviewing:
- van den Oord RAHM and Sheikh A. BMJ 2009 Jul 9; 339:b2433
NEWS IN CONTEXT
Tanning Beds Are Human Carcinogens: Report from the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer
- July 30, 2009
- Craig A. Elmets, MD
- Dermatology
Tanning beds cause skin and eye cancer.
- Reviewing:
- El Ghissassi F et al. Lancet Oncol 2009 Aug; 10:751
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Inflammatory Disease
- July 30, 2009
- Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, MPH
- Dermatology
Deprivation in childhood increases markers of inflammation in adults, regardless of adult prosperity.
- Reviewing:
- Miller GE et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 Jul 14
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Botox for Raynaud Phenomenon
- July 17, 2009
- George J. Hruza, MD
- Dermatology
Results of this treatment were surprisingly long lasting.
- Reviewing:
- Neumeister MW et al. Plast Reconstr Surg 2009 Jul; 124:191
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Newly Uncovered Aspects of Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome
- June 12, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
In this prospective study, most eruptions occurred in the fall and winter, and many patients had cardiac involvement.
- Reviewing:
- Ben m’rad M et al. Medicine (Baltimore) 2009 May; 88:131
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
The HORIZON Study: Bisphosphonates for Patients on Corticosteroids
- May 1, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Once-yearly infusion of a bisphosphonate may be more effective and more convenient than daily bisphosphonate for preventing and treating glucocorticortoid-induced osteroporosis.
- Reviewing:
- Reid DM et al. Lancet 2009 Apr 11; 373:1253
Gennari L and Bilezikian JP. Lancet 2009 Apr 11; 373:1225
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Stem Cell Markers and Alopecia
- April 17, 2009
- Angelica Selim, MD
- Dermatology
Researchers found different stem cell distribution in scarring and nonscarring alopecias.
- Reviewing:
- Hoang MP et al. Br J Dermatol 2009 Mar; 160:609
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Risk for Herpes Zoster with Anti–TNF-α Agents
- February 27, 2009
- Jan V. Hirschmann, MD
- Dermatology
Herpes zoster may occur more often and more severely in patients receiving monoclonal antibody treatment.
- Reviewing:
- Strangfeld A et al. JAMA 2009 Feb 18; 301:737
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
The Biggest Losers Win!
- February 20, 2009
- Jeffrey P. Callen, MD
- Dermatology
Moderate weight loss was associated with increased responsiveness of psoriasis to cyclosporin.
- Reviewing:
- Gisondi P et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 Nov; 88:1242
