Dermatology

The use of beta-blockers has dramatically changed the management of infantile hemangiomas, with a significant increase in active treatment decisions at tertiary referral centers, according to a new retrospective cohort study.

A new international study has developed and validated prognostic models using novel inflammatory markers to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), a rare but life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction.

Gluten-related skin conditions may extend well beyond the classic dermatitis herpetiformis, according to a new overview of gluten-induced dermatoses that highlights diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for clinicians.

Climate change is severely affecting the physical and psychological health of reproductive-age women living in Bangladesh’s coastal communities, according to a new study.

Skin cancer risk remains high in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum, including rare long-term survivors, according to a newly reported case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in a 55-year-old woman with the condition.

Primary care physicians are pivotal in the early recognition and referral of rare eosinophilic diseases, such as hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), which remain underdiagnosed despite their serious multisystem impact.

A nationwide study of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) excisions in Denmark found that hospital-based specialists have significantly lower odds of incomplete removal than their practice-based peers, raising important questions about treatment setting and provider expertise.

Patients with autoimmune skin diseases (ASDs) may have improved survival following cancer treatment, according to a large population-based study, suggesting a possible immunologic advantage in oncologic outcomes.