Benjamin Ungar, MD

Having asthma, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or atopic dermatitis in addition to alopecia areata raised the odds for early-onset, severe and prolonged alopecia areata, according to a research letter published in Allergy.

While pediatric atopic dermatitis cases rose globally between 2000 and 2021, the prevalence rate dropped, showing important global patterns, according to a study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Severe disease, male sex, family history and prenatal factors were significantly associated with an increased risk for atopic march progression in infants with atopic dermatitis, according to a study.

Infants and young children with atopic dermatitis experienced improvements in signs and symptoms with dupilumab treatment regardless of other type 2 comorbidities, according to a study published in Advances in Therapy.

A picture-based scorecard with multiple skin tones facilitated the assessment of atopic dermatitis among infants, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Patients with atopic dermatitis experienced greater risks for asthma, asthma exacerbations and hospitalizations than those without AD, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Atopic dermatitis was associated with increased odds for schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, according to a study published in Archives of Dermatological Research.

Molecular changes in barrier function and inflammatory markers characterized the pathophysiology of atopic dermatitis at age 1 month, according to a study published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Atopic dermatitis is associated with atopic and nonatopic comorbidities as well as ocular, psychiatric, infectious, endocrine, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases, in addition to some cancers, according to a review.

SAN ANTONIO — Remibrutinib displayed sustained efficacy for chronic spontaneous urticaria with a favorable safety profile over 52 weeks, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.