July 1st 2025
Climate change and air pollution are growing threats to public health, and new research suggests they may also worsen atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common chronic inflammatory skin condition, affecting up to 15% of people worldwide.
The similarity of symptoms means children already diagnosed with atopic dermatitis may not receive patch testing for allergic contact dermatitis, resulting in underdiagnosis of the comorbidity, say the authors of a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Reduced Mortality Associated With Vitiligo
October 2nd 2023In a population-based cohort study, researchers explored the mortality of vitiligo as there is limited information about risks of mortality among these patients. The researchers investigated all-cause and cause-specific mortality of patients with vitiligo compared with controls without vitiligo using a nationwide database.
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Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Change Quality of Life for AD Patients?
September 26th 2023Cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure treatment might help but few people with AD receive any form of behavioral intervention, say Dorian Kern and colleagues from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
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Scripius Removes Dupixent from Formulary
September 7th 2023The decision by Scripius (previously Select Health Prescriptions) was made based on the cost of Dupixent, as well as because of an increased demand to use Dupixent for mild atopic dermatitis when the primary patient population is those with moderate to severe disease.
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New Study Aims to Decipher the Mystery of Vitiligo
July 26th 2023The study will enroll an estimated 1,000 patients, of whom approximately 200 will have vitiligo. The remaining participants will be at-risk family members, some 40 to 60 of whom are expected to develop vitiligo during the 5-year study.
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Seeing Skin Disease From Both Sides
July 12th 2023Results reported in JAMA Dermatology today show disagreement between physicians and patients in the grading of skin disease. Physicians tend to see severity relative to other patients, note the researchers, while patients may compare themselves with peers and their social circle.
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American Academy of Dermatology Updates Guidelines on Atopic Dermatitis Treatments
July 10th 2023The guidelines strongly recommend topical corticosteroids for adults, as well as the intermittent use of medium-potency topical corticosteroids as maintenance therapy (two times per week) to reduce disease flares and relapse.
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