Dermatitis News

Spanish-based Almirall has announced it has agreed to acquire Aqua Pharmaceuticals, a privately held US-based prescription dermatology company.

Patients with clinical features of urticarial dermatitis were diagnosed with various dermatological diseases, according to recent study results.

New evidence-based guidelines have been released by the American Academy of Dermatology for the diagnosis and assessment of atopic dermatitis.

Patients with atopic dermatitis were more likely to have cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to formaldehyde releasers compared with patients without the chronic condition, according to recent study results.

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases has awarded Signum Dermalogix a $1.6 million Small Business Innovation Research phase 2 grant for developing a topical drug candidate to treat atopic dermatitis, the company announced.

Dermatologic patients had a significant increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin-D3 levels after phototherapy with narrowband ultraviolet B and ultraviolet A/narrowband ultraviolet B radiation, according to study results.

Patients with vitiligo had greater a prevalence of atopic disease compared with established cases among the general adult population, according to pilot study results.

If there is any one condition I dread seeing, it is dermatitis of the eyelids. It is easy to treat with cortisone ointment – unless it comes back. Then what?

An average of 7 million ambulatory care visits per year to US clinicians were for symptoms of itch, according to recent study results.

The FDA has approved brimonidine topical gel, 0.33% for treatment of facial erythema of adults with rosacea, Galderma Laboratories. L.P. reported today.