Medical Dermatology
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Skin signs spotlight highest-risk SLE patients
GENEVA – “Those are the lupus patients who still die today.”
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FDA approves Eskata for treatment of raised SKs
Topical solution should be used only in the office of a health care provider, not in the home.
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FDA approves first therapy treatment for EGPA
Approval of using mepolizumab for EGPA was based on data from a 52-week clinical trial that compared it with placebo, according to the FDA.
Make the Diagnosis
Make the diagnosis - January 2018
A 32-year-old man presented with perioral erythematous to hypopigmented atrophic plaques with peripheral hyperpigmentation, what's the diagnosis...
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MAVORIC: Mogamulizumab tops vorinostat in pretreated CTCL
ATLANTA – Mogamulizumab topped vorinostat in terms of overall response to treatment and on several quality of life scales
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Novel oral orphan drug tames pemphigus
The Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor is also under study for other autoimmune diseases.
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Nonadherence to lupus drugs may play a role in frequent hospitalization
SAN DIEGO – A higher risk for hospitalization also occurred among young, male, and African-American patients.
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Blisibimod shows mixed results for lupus in phase 3 trial
SAN DIEGO – The drug did not meet its primary endpoint but was associated with steroid sparing, decreased urine protein, and improved biomarker...
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Anabasum shows promise in treating skin-predominant dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis
SAN DIEGO – The investigational drug met primary endpoints and showed good safety in two phase 2 studies.
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Race may transcend social, geographical parameters in lupus mortality
SAN DIEGO – SLE mortality parameters did not vary among socially advantaged and disadvantaged black Americans.
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Serlopitant is itching to quell chronic pruritus
GENEVA – The novel once-daily oral neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist brought significant improvement in treatment-resistant chronic pruritus, in a...