Pediatric Dermatology News

• AAD 2022 Synthetic, Botanical Agents Emerging as Promising for Melasma 'None of our patients can be on hydroquinone yearlong, so you have to bring in other agents that are efficacious,' says Dr Nada Elbuluk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 PIH in Black Patients Responds to Laser Treatment: Case Series The case series included three patients with recalcitrant PIH and Fitzpatrick skin phototypes V and VI treated with a combination of topical and laser therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Is Evolving Dupilumab, an anti-IL-4 and anti-IL-13 monoclonal antibody, is indicated in Europe for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis that requires systemic treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• Allergic Dermatitis: What's the Optimum Duration for ROAT? Nearly all positive results appear sooner than the time currently recommended.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Study Provides New Data on Isotretinoin and Psychiatric Effects Although severe neuropsychiatric effects associated with isotretinoin therapy in patients with acne have been reported, 'the evidence base…is mixed and inconclusive,' according to the authors of a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Safety of Combining Fillers and Lasers Evaluated Over 6 Years Investigators reviewed the charts of 638 patients who had 1186 single-session facial treatments with a laser and a hyaluronic acid filler injection over a 6-year period.
  Medscape Medical News, April 29, 2022
• More Evidence Links Asthma Severity to Age of Onset A large, international database study provides further evidence that age of asthma onset influences exacerbations and comorbidities.
  Medscape Medical News, April 27, 2022
• Two-Year Data for Ixekizumab in Pediatric Psoriasis Reported More than half of patients had achieved 100% clearance with the IL-17 inhibitor at 2 years.
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2022
• Skincare Products With Goat Milk Linked to New-Onset Food Allergy A new case series from Australia links goat-milk allergy to previous use of skincare products containing goat milk.
  Reuters Health Information, April 21, 2022
• New Documentary Probes 'the Pill' Use is widespread: 12 million women are currently on the pill, and 80% of women have used it at some point in their life.
  WebMD Health News, April 11, 2022
• SOCS 2022 Study Finds Biopsy Decisions, Diagnoses Differ by Skin Type The survey investigated the role of skin color in the assessment of neoplastic and inflammatory skin conditions and decisions to perform biopsy.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2022
• AAD 2022 JAK Inhibitors Improve Vitiligo, Trials Show Separate clinical trials of ruxolitinib and ritlecitinib showed both therapies resulted in significant repigmentation in patients with vitiligo.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2022
• Obesity May Hinder Response to Immunotherapy for Allergies, Asthma, Mouse Study Suggests Obesity altered the immune system response to immunotherapy for allergies and asthma in a mouse study.
  Reuters Health Information, April 06, 2022
• Occupational Disinfectant Use During Pregnancy Tied to Eczema, Asthma in Offspring Pregnant women with frequent occupational exposure to disinfectant are at significantly increased risk of having children with eczema and asthma, new findings from Japan show.
  Reuters Health Information, April 01, 2022
• AAD 2022 COVID-19 Outcomes in AD Patients: Registry Data Reported Dupilumab monotherapy was associated with lower odds of hospitalizations compared with other therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2022
• AAD 2022 Novel Isotretinoin Ointment for Congenital Ichthyosis Shows Promise TMB-001 is a topical isotretinoin formulation that uses a patented 'IPEG' technology isotretinoin delivery system.
  Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2022
• ACDS 2022 Aluminum Named Allergen of the Year Though not a dangerous allergen, aluminum is ubiquitous and can even be found in Finn Chambers for patch testing.
  Medscape Medical News, March 25, 2022
• Childhood Cold Allergy Lingers and Raises Risk for Anaphylaxis Children with cold urticaria had an elevated risk for anaphylaxis, and resolution often took years, a study from Canada reports.
  Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2022
• Acne More Likely in Transgender Patients Receiving Testosterone Transgender patients who receive masculinizing hormone therapy may be more likely to develop acne than cisgender men, cisgender women and transgender patients not receiving testosterone, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, March 16, 2022
• Injecting Asbestos: Prison Studies Revealed in J&J Talc Lawsuits Revealed during the J&J talc/cancer lawsuits is a study conducted 50 years ago in which prisoners were injected with asbestos. The study was conducted by a prominent dermatologist at the University of Pennsylvannia.
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2022