Dermatitis News

Bausch Health Companies announced that the FDA has accepted its new drug application for Duobrii lotion in the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults.

MonARC Bionetworks has launched the monARC app, which enables patients with eczema to track symptoms between doctor visits and assess the impact of their condition on daily activities.

Initial phase 2 data show improvement in Bullous Pemphigoid Disease Area Index and blister score for the first of three patients treated with nomacopan, according to a press release from Akari Therapeutics.

Research exploring the risk for ear infections and strep throat in patients with atopic dermatitis garnered the most pageviews last week.

The use of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors significantly increased the risk for developing all-grade and high-grade hand-foot skin reactions, according to a meta-analysis in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

Climate change is a solvable problem, and physicians have a critical role to play in depoliticizing the issue and encouraging solutions, Sarah J. Coates, MD, from the department of dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues wrote in a recent viewpoint in JAMA Dermatology.

Extracutaneous infections, particularly ear infections, strep throat and urinary tract infections, have an increased likelihood in patients with atopic dermatitis, according to a literature review.

The top stories in dermatology include research highlighting oral treatment in atopic dermatitis and suture spacing outcomes in wound closures.

Infants who received probiotics through 6 months of age had a significantly lower incidence of atopic dermatitis compared with controls, according to research published in American Journal of Clinical Dermatology.

Researchers explored the skin-related conditions associated with electronic cigarette use in a literature review and concluded that e-cigarettes are not safe alternatives to traditional tobacco cigarettes in developing dermatological issues.