Surgical infection rates with glove use study tops dermatology reads for week

Study findings that there were no major differences in the rates of postoperative surgical site infection in outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures performed with sterile gloves vs. nonsterile gloves was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Other widely read articles included findings that Color Doppler ultrasound was used to categorize fistulous tracts in hidradenitis suppurativa, which could help with earlier disease management, and that patients with a higher psoriasis severity have a corresponding higher risk for aortic aneurysm:

Surgical site infection rate similar with sterile, nonsterile glove use in outpatient surgery

There were no major differences in the rates of postoperative surgical site infection in outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures performed with sterile gloves vs. nonsterile gloves, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology.

Jerry D. Brewer, MD, of the division of dermatologic surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a search of Ovid Medline (1946-present), Ovid Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (1991-present), Ovid Embase (1988-present), EBSCO Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (1980-prsent), Scopus (1996-present) and the Web of Science (1975-present) for studies to include in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Read more

Color Doppler ultrasound categorizes fistulous tracts in hidradenitis suppurativa

Color Doppler ultrasound was used to categorize fistulous tracts in hidradenitis suppurativa, which could help with earlier disease management, according to recently published study results.

Researchers in Chile conducted a retrospective analysis of color Doppler ultrasound images of 52 patients (mean age, 26 years; 36 female) with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Read more

Occult invasion possible with in situ melanoma

Occult invasion of in situ melanoma is possible, but it is rare, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology.

Researchers used the melanoma database on patients with in situ melanoma at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center between Jan. 1, 2012, and July 31, 2014, to identify unequivocal in situ melanoma without associated nevi or regression. Read more

Risk for aortic aneurysm increases with psoriasis severity

Patients with a higher psoriasis severity have a corresponding higher risk for aortic aneurysm that is separate from established cardiovascular risk aspects, according to recent study findings.

“Previous research discovered diffusely increased vascular inflammation in each aorta segment of patients with psoriasis, which remained significant after adjusting for established cardiovascular risk factors and for [BMI],” Hsien-Yi Chiu, MD, from the department of dermatology at the National Taiwan University Hospital, and colleagues wrote. Read more

BLOG: A three-step approach to contouring the face

The aesthetic ideal of a slim, sculpted face has gained wide acceptance over time. With the popularization of makeup contouring techniques, feature-amplifying filters on social media, and genetically blessed celebrities, many patients are focused on subtle ways to improve their facial contours.

Blogger Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, plastic and reconstructive surgeon in private practice in New York City. offers her three-tiered approach to contouring the face. Read more