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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Dermatology

Dermatology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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April 2025

The association between obesity and efficacy of psoriasis therapies: an expert consensus panel

Atopic dermatitis (Lancet review)

Carbon footprint analysis of an outpatient dermatology practice at an academic medical center

Clinical presentations and decreasing incidence of melanoma in pediatric and adolescent and young adult patients: 76,108 cases from a nationally representative cohort

Connexin hemichannel inhibition and human genodermatoses

COVID-19 infection is associated with an elevated risk for autoimmune blistering diseases while COVID-19 vaccination decreases the risk: a large-scale population-based cohort study of 112 million individuals

Deep hair phenomics: implications in endocrinology, development, and aging

Diagnosis and management of subungual and periungual verruca: a clinical review

The diverse faces of Hansen's disease: a pictorial review

Eczema severity scoring in skin of color: a review of current best practice and need for future improvement

G protein–coupled receptors in skin aging

A geospatial analysis of the association between access to tanning bed facilities and melanoma in the United States New England region

Hidradenitis suppurativa (Lancet review)

Hidradenitis suppurativa surgery complication rates among patients with obesity or diabetes or who smoke: a review

How can spatial transcriptomic profiling advance our understanding of skin diseases?

Intratumoral administration of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine delays melanoma growth in mice

Low-dose oral minoxidil does not significantly affect blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Management of antithrombotic medications in dermatologic surgery

Management of intraoperative and perioperative bleeding

Molecular and cellular function of p63 in skin development and genetic diseases

Nucleic acid therapy for the skin

Pumping the breaks on acantholytic skin disorders: targeting calcium pumps, desmosomes, and downstream signaling in Darier, Hailey–Hailey, and Grover Disease

A retrospective multicenter cohort study of differences in clinical characteristics of infantile hemangiomas in preterm and term infants: prematurity increases risk of permanent cutaneous sequelae

Risk of death due to melanoma and other causes in patients with thin cutaneous melanomas

The skin acid mantle: an update on skin pH

Skin cancer diagnosis by lesion, physician, and examination type: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sunscreens part 1: mechanisms and efficacy

Sunscreens part 2: regulation and safety

Undifferentiated round cell sarcomas of the skin

Sources

Diagnostic Histopathology (Feb); JAMA Dermatology (Feb-Mar); Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The (Mar-Apr); Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Mar-Apr); Lancet, The (Jan-Feb); Scientific Reports (Feb)

February 2025

Cell fate regulation during the development of infantile hemangioma

Clinicopathologically defined nevus subtypes and melanoma risk

Disentangling race from skin color in modern biology and medicine

Does sex matter? Temporal analyses of melanoma trends among men and women suggest etiologic heterogeneity

The effect of dupilumab on caregiver- and patient-reported outcomes in young children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: results from a placebo-controlled, phase 3 study

Fetal skin wound healing: key extracellular matrix components and regulators in scarless healing

From viral infection to skin affliction: unveiling mechanisms of cutaneous manifestations in COVID-19 and post-COVID conditions

Geriatric dermatologic surgery - Part I: frailty assessment and palliative treatments in the geriatric dermatology population; Part II: peri- and intraoperative considerations in the geriatric dermatologic surgery patient

Global trends in melanoma burden: a comprehensive analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990-2021

Hand eczema (Lancet review)

Home- vs office-based narrowband UV-B phototherapy for patients with psoriasis: the LITE randomized clinical trial

How dermatologic surgeons decide to proceed with surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer when site identification is initially uncertain: a nationwide, multicenter, prospective study

Impact of clinical information on melanocytic skin lesion pathology diagnosis: a scoping review

Long-term risk of autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders following COVID-19

Pathophysiology of prurigo nodularis: neuroimmune dysregulation and the role of type 2 inflammation

Psoriasis risk with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Risk of fungal infection in patients with psoriasis receiving biologics: a retrospective single-center cohort study

Safety and efficacy of deucravacitinib in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis for up to 3 years: an open-label extension of randomized clinical trials

A systematic review of paraneoplastic pemphigus and paraneoplastic autoimmune multiorgan syndrome: clinical features and prognostic factors

Upadacitinib in adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

Sources

JAMA Dermatology (Dec-Jan); Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The (Jan-Feb); Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Jan-Feb); Lancet, The (Dec)

December 2024

Antibody-drug conjugates: a review of cutaneous adverse effects

Aplasia cutis congenita pathomechanisms reveal key regulators of skin and skin appendage morphogenesis

Approach to mycosis fungoides in children: consensus-based recommendations

Bullous pemphigoid severity and levels of antibodies to BP180 and BP230

The central roles of keratinocytes in coordinating skin immunity

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (NEJM review)

Consensus on a patient-centered definition of atopic dermatitis flare

Continuum of light sensitivity in atopic dermatitis: a retrospective analysis of 139 cases in Scotland

Cost and cost-effectiveness of the management strategies of chronic urticaria: a systematic review

Current and emerging intralesional immunotherapies in cutaneous oncology

Dermatologic toxicities of antibody-drug conjugates

Global antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hidradenitis suppurativa: embracing progress (special issue of Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology)

Inflammatory and vaso-occlusive ulcers: part I - clinical presentation and diagnosis

Inflammatory and vaso-occlusive ulcers: part II - management

Integrating skin color assessments into clinical practice and research: a review of current approaches

Long-term effectiveness and reasons for discontinuation of dupilumab in patients with atopic dermatitis

The molecular evolution of melanoma distant metastases

Mpox: a rising threat—2 public health emergencies in 2 years

Nettle-induced Urticaria Treatment Study (NUTS): demonstrating the joy of research through a randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Paradoxical psoriasis: an updated review of clinical features, pathogenesis, and treatment options

Smoking cessation and risk of hidradenitis suppurativa development

A sticky mess—are moisturizers overused in dermatitis care?

Targeting the complexity of in vitro skin models: a review of cutting-edge developments

Sources

Emergency Medicine Journal (Nov); JAMA Dermatology (Oct-Nov); Journal of Investigative Dermatology, The (Nov-Dec); Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (Nov-Dec); NEJM (Nov)

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