For insights on the effect of more vigilant personal hand hygiene and guidance on how best to maintain these practices while addressing concerns about skin disorders, we spoke with Joel Schlessinger, MD, a board-certified dermatologic surgeon.
Patients with atopic dermatitis have a greater than 25% mean prevalence of asthma, which physicians should be cognizant of and address.
Abrocitinib 100mg and 200mg met both co-primary end points achieving superiority to placebo at Weeks 12 and 16.
Preventative measures and meticulous care of intravascular catheters and their placement, should keep the mortality rate from S. aureus low in patients with atopic dermatitis.
Insights into prescribing patterns of European dermatologists in treating atopic eczema reveal use of conventional photo- and systemic therapies and shows a preference for off-label therapies.
Rapid and sustained alleviation in itch was observed with 1.5% ruxolitinib cream twice daily, which corresponded with reduced QoL burden.
Repeated cycles of treatment with crisaborole may be necessary to achieve and maintain control of atopic dermatitis symptoms.
Complications often seen in patients with atopic dermatitis treated with dupilumab — dry eye, conjunctivitis, and keratitis — were successfully avoided in a small study that examined the use of artificial tears in this population.
Frequency of clinical and laboratory monitoring for adverse events in patients with atopic dermatitis or psoriasis prescribed certain systemic immunosuppressant therapies may be questionable and reflect a gap between knowledge and practice.
Implementation of the IGA×BSA product for rapid, routine in-office assessment and monitoring of pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis is now recommended.
