Skin Disorders News

SAN ANTONIO — Sebetralstat significantly reduced cumulative hereditary angioedema attack and symptom severity compared with placebo, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Twenty patients at University of Washington allergy clinics developed delayed urticaria caused by COVID-19 vaccination, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Training improved pediatricians’ adherence to guidelines for assessing eczema in infants before early peanut introduction, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Born and raised in New York City, Benjamin Ungar, MD, considers himself a “lifer” at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Healio compiled the most-read news in allergy, asthma and immunology posted in February.

SAN ANTONIO — Daily use of an emollient may reduce the risk for atopic dermatitis among infants with loss-of-function filaggrin mutations, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Living further from major roadways correlated with reduced risk for atopic dermatitis, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Garadacimab significantly reduced attack rates among patients with hereditary angioedema and was well tolerated, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Black children with atopic dermatitis appeared less likely than white children to undergo an evaluation by an allergist, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Hereditary angioedema, or HAE, is an uncommon, yet important blood disorder characterized by episodes of swelling that can be potentially life-threatening.