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Melanoma, hidradenitis suppurativa studies top dermatology reads for week
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Research finding that experts frequently misdiagnosed melanoma-associated leukoderma as vitiligo in a blinded assessment was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.
Other widely read articles included findings that certain antibiotic therapy may be inducing antibiotic resistance in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa:
Melanoma-associated leukoderma may be misdiagnosed as vitiligo
Experts frequently misdiagnosed melanoma-associated leukoderma as vitiligo in a blinded assessment, according to study results recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Researchers conducted a study using clinical photographs of 11 patients with melanoma-associated leukoderma (MAL) and 33 patients with vitiligo at The Netherlands Institute for Pigment Disorders in Amsterdam. Read more
Patients with psoriasis treated with TNF inhibitors vs. methotrexate experienced lower CV risk
Patients with psoriasis who were treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors had a lower risk for major cardiovascular events compared with patients treated with methotrexate, according to study results.
Researchers used the Truven Market Scan Databases between 2000 and 2011 to identify 58,239 patients with psoriasis who had at least two tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor (TNFi) or methotrexate (MTX) prescriptions. Read more
Mucosal melanomas differ by race, ethnicity
Mucosal melanomas differed by race and ethnicity with regard to anatomic site and stage, according to study results.
Researchers used data from the population-based California Cancer Registry between 1988 and 2013 to analyze 130,920 cutaneous melanomas and 1,919 mucosal melanomas. Read more
Antibiotic therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa may induce antibiotic resistance
Certain antibiotic therapy may be inducing antibiotic resistance in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, according to study results recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 239 patients diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) who were seen between 2010 and 2015 at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Read more
Cutaneous malignancies may be rare complication of hidradenitis suppurativa
Women with chronic hidradenitis suppurativa experienced rare complications of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the vulvar, perianal and perineal regions, according to study results recently published in Dermatologic Surgery.
Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. A search algorithm was used in PubMed through June 15, 2015. Read more