Atopic Dermatitis
Clinical Review
The Impact of Prenatal Nutrition on the Development of Atopic Dermatitis in Infancy and Childhood
We examine the existing literature surrounding maternal diet on the development of atopic dermatitis in infancy and childhood.
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Managing overuse of food IgE panels: Multiple approaches needed
Beyond wasteful spending, excessive food IgE testing can lead patients to worry needlessly and to avoid foods they aren’t allergic to.
Commentary
Patch Testing on Dupilumab: Reliable or Not?
Patch testing is important to help determine a possible allergic contactant, but there is confusion about its accuracy in patients taking...
Tips
Wet Your Whistles: Alcohol-Induced Flushing With Use of Topical Calcineurin Inhibitors
Localized flushing after alcohol ingestion is a reported adverse effect of 2 topical calcineurin inhibitors, tacrolimus and pimecrolimus, which...
Commentary
An Update on JAK Inhibitors in Skin Disease
In this editorial, we focus on recent trials of JAK inhibitors tested in patients with atopic dermatitis, including topical RUX, as well as oral...
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Derms in survey say climate change is impacting their patients
“Physicians, including dermatologists, are starting to understand the impact of the climate crisis on both their patients and themselves.”
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Review finds anti-staphylococcus treatments have little impact on eczema
In four studies, oral antibiotics “may make no difference in terms of good or excellent global improvement in infants and children at 14 to 28...
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Dupilumab under FDA review for atopic dermatitis in children aged 6 months to 5 years
The proposed indication is as add-on therapy for children with moderate to severe AD not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies...
Conference Coverage
Expert shares workup pearls for children with severe atopic dermatitis
“There is no lower age limit on the use of topical corticosteroids, and low potency corticosteroids are inadequate to treat severe eczema,” Dr....
Case Reports
Concurrent Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis Vulgaris: Implications for Targeted Biologic Therapy
We describe a patient with psoriasis that was well controlled on secukinumab who developed severe atopic dermatitis that improved with dupilumab...
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Gowning up: Is it necessary when examining patients with atopic dermatitis?
“Make a concerted effort to look not just at lesion severity but to assess body surface area,” Dr. Jonathan I. Silverberg advised.