Dermatology Advisor Contributing Writer

Immunotherapy using zinc sulfate and vitamin D3 may be promising treatment options for plantar warts.

A novel patient-reported outcome measure allows scalp hair loss to be characterized into clinically meaningful gradations from 0% to 100% missing scalp hair.

Risk for infection was not higher in pediatric patients with psoriasis treated with biologic agents compared with those treated with nonbiologic immunomudulators.

As patients with acne often have psychological comorbidities a multidisciplinary approach may yield optimal treatment.

Exposure to several antibiotics during pregnancy may be linked to the development of atopic dermatitis in offspring within the first 24 months of life.

The effect of bacterial lysate applied orally from the 2nd until 7th months of life on the prevalence of allergic diseases at school age was evaluated and found not to influence the development of certain skin or allergic disease.

A novel scoring system for hidradenitis suppurativa severity that includes a patient-reported component has been developed.

Children with asthma and atopic dermatitis experience worse sleep and lung function outcomes compared with children with asthma alone.

Atopic eczema is potentially under recognized in patients with plaque psoriasis undergoing biologic therapy and can have a significant effect on patient management.

The purported benefits of imiquimod for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma are disputed in a critical review that finds numerous study flaws.