Pregnancy Risk and Autoimmunity: Adopting a Nuanced Approach to Counseling and Management
Risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with autoimmune disease varies based on many factors including the nature of the disease and the presence of other comorbidities. This is the main takeaway from a new study in the journal Lancet eClinical Health. To arrive at their findings, researchers from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and Providence examined […]
Dr. Raj Chovatiya to Open New Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research Center in Chicago
Dermatology Digest Editorial Advisory Board member Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD, is now the Founder and Director of the Center for Medical Dermatology and Immunology Research in Chicago in collaboration with DOCS Dermatology. The new Center is slated to be up and running in early Spring 2024. “As somebody who has a passion for the combination of clinical care, […]
Suspicious of Food‐triggered AD? Consider Patch Testing Before an Oral Food Challenge
Atopy patch tests (APTs) may be the best way to detect food‐triggered atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a new literature review in Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology. APTs detect sensitization to food proteins responsible for systemic contact dermatitis (SCD), which can then be confirmed by oral food challenge. Atopy patch testing has greater than 75% sensitivity […]
TDD Trend Patrol: New AAFPRS Data Highlights Ongoing Facial Cosmetic Surgery Boom
Facial plastic surgery and non-invasive treatments continued to boom in 2023, according to the latest statistics from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). Fully 77% of AAFPRS members believe there will be a greater emphasis on earlier maintenance and prevention starting in the twenties and thirties to forestall signs of aging. “This generation is […]
AAD Issues Updated Acne Treatment Guidelines
New acne treatment guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) strongly recommend benzoyl peroxide, topical retinoids, topical antibiotics, and oral doxycycline. “These guidelines provide important updates to the 2016 AAD acne guidelines, including discussion of new topical medications such as clascoterone and new systemic treatments such as sarecycline,” John S. Barbieri, MD, MBA, co-chair of the AAD’s Acne Guideline […]