Early androgenetic alopecia, Latisse studies top dermatology reads for week

Research finding that men with patterned hair loss before age 30 could be considered phenotypic equivalents to women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and may have the same health risks, was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Other widely read articles included findings that Latisse, applied once or twice daily for 7 months, was effective and safe compared with vehicle in treating eyebrow hypotrichosis:

Early androgenetic alopecia in men considered phenotypic equivalent of PCOS in women

Men with early androgenic alopecia, or patterned hair loss before age 30, could be considered phenotypic equivalents to women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and may have the same health risks, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology.

The researchers conducted a case-control study of 57 men aged 19 to 30 years (mean age, 24.7 years) with androgenic alopecia who presented between Jan. 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015 to a tertiary care government hospital in New Delhi, India. Read more

FDA, Teva Pharmaceuticals announce sales suspension of Zecuity patch

The FDA and Teva Pharmaceuticals announced that Teva has voluntarily suspended sales, marketing and distribution of the Zecuity patch.

Earlier this month, the FDA announced its investigation of the risk for serious burns and potential permanent scarring with the use of the Zecuity (sumatriptan iontophoretic transdermal system) patch for treating migraines. Read more

Kawasaki disease-linked psoriasiform eruptions differ from classic psoriasis

Unlike conventional psoriasis among children, psoriasiform eruptions that developed during Kawasaki disease are a distinct phenotype with a tendency for remission, according to study results.

“Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic inflammatory illness causing vasculitis and potentially fatal coronary artery aneurysms in 15% to 25% of untreated children,” Ellen S. Haddock, AB, MBA, of the School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego, and colleagues wrote. “A psoriasis-like eruption develops in a small subset of patients during the acute, subacute, or convalescent phases of the disease. Read more

Triple-combination cream comparable to laser in treating solar lentigines

Q-switched ruby laser and triple-combination therapy cream were effective in reducing solar lentigines; however, the laser provided faster and longer-lasting results, according to recently published study results.

Researchers in Zurich, Switzerland, treated 15 patients (14 women; mean age, 61 years) with symmetrically distributed solar lentigines on the back of both hands. Read more

Latisse effective for treating eyebrow hypotrichosis

Latisse, applied once or twice daily for 7 months, was effective and safe compared with vehicle in treating eyebrow hypotrichosis, according to study results.

Jean Carruthers

Jean Carruthers, MD, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, double-masked study of 357 adults (94.7% women; mean age, 54 years) with eyebrow hyperhidrosis, defined as either a grade 1 or 2 (very sparse or sparse) on the Allergan Global Eyebrow Assessment (GEBA) scale. Read more