Dermatology Advisor Contributing Writer

Researchers sought to determine the efficacy of nonthermal atmospheric plasma for molluscum contagiosum and verruca vulgaris treatment in children.

The effect of benzoyl peroxide treatment on skin microbiota in patients with acne vulgaris is assessed.

Clinician and patient preferences regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention efforts are assessed.

The efficacay, safety, and tolerability of secukinumab 300 biweekly vs very 4 weeks in heavier patients with psoriasis is evaluated.

The occlusive abilities of different vegetable oils commonly used in skincare cosmetics are assessed.

Current data and management strategies for some of the more common skin disorders in the pediatric population are reviewed.

The utility of infrared (IR) thermography for dermatologic and aesthetic applications is reviewed.

The feasibility and safety of contact skin radiation therapy (CSRT) for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is evaluated.

The clinical efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for female pattern hair loss treatment is investigated.

Trends in dermatology medication Medicare Part D prescribing are outlined in this study.

Mechanisms of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) and postinflammatory erythema (PIE) may be closer to being identified.

There is evidence of a trend signaling that men with sickle cell disease may be more likely than women be prescribed an opioid in the emergency department.

Risk significantly reduced for stroke events, acute ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes in older adults

State-to-state variation ranges from 11.7 percent in Minnesota to 34.4 percent in Puerto Rico.

Even with recent efforts to increase diversity among physicians, there is a deficiency in black, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaskan Native representation in medical school matriculants, according to a recent article published in JAMA Network Open.

Serum YKL-40 level was significantly elevated in patients with acne, suggesting that it may have a role in acne pathogenesis as well as provide a link between the inflammation and dyslipidemia seen in these patients, a novel study finds.

Investigators sought to determine whether a silicone-based topical scar cream that incorporates selective growth factors can help lower the frequency of postoperative cicatricial and hypertrophic changes in upper eyelid blepharoplasty incisions.

Tretinoin 0.05% lotion is safe, effective, and well-tolerated in treating moderate-to-severe acne in Hispanic patients, according to study results published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. In this post hoc analysis of 2 identical multicenter, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled, parallel group clinical studies, investigators performed efficacy evaluations in Hispanic patients age 11 to 50 years…

Depression was not significantly associated with isotretinoin exposure vs no isotretinoin exposure for individuals with acne.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took steps to tighten regulation of over-the-counter sunscreen products.

Investigators utilized the PHQ-9 questionnaire and rosacea self-assessment tool to examine the relationship between the level of depression and self-assessed rosacea severity scores.

The safety and efficacy of systemic amoxicillin was examined for patients with inflammatory acne.

Investigators conducted a systemic review to develop an international consensus recommendation for the management of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa.

Investigators examine the safety and efficacy of FMX101 4% topical minocycline foam for moderate to severe acne vulgaris.

The participants were administered a skin care formulation containing menthoxypropanediol.

Patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis from 2 replicate, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and active comparator-controlled trials were included in the analysis.

The case study underscores the significance of recognizing lesions associated with skin popping.

At baseline, more symptoms associated with Lyme borreliosis were reported by those with multiple erythema migrans than with solitary erythema migrans.

Women included in the studies had been diagnosed with infertility, defined as the inability to conceive for >12 months or another similar reproductive disorder.

Atopic dermatitis was not found to be an independent risk factor for cardiometabolic disease in this meta-analysis.