Dermatopathology News

Elastin staining in primary cicatricial alopecia highlighted patterns of fibrosis that appeared to be disease specific, according to recent study results.

Elastic tissue staining was the most reliable way to determine scarring pattern in alopecia biopsy specimens, with fluorescent microscopy displaying an identical pattern in most cases, according to study results.

Patients with biopsy-diagnosed moderately to severely dysplastic nevi experienced greater benefits after excisions than patients with mildly or moderately dysplastic nevi, according to study results.

Human to human interactions that occur in contact sports provide an ideal environment for studying the transfer of microorganisms between people and changes in skin microbiome, according to recent study data.

Seasonal, recurrent eruption of patients’ elbows represented a localized version of polymorphous light eruption and not cutaneous lupus erythematosus, according to study results.

An alternative tumor staging system offered improved prognostic discrimination via stratification of stage T2 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, according to study results.

Smartphone applications varied greatly in accurately assessing melanoma risk, with the majority incorrectly classifying 30% of melanomas as benign and possibly delaying clinical diagnoses and potentially lifesaving treatments, according to study results.

Thirty-one percent of biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma in situ lesions sent for Mohs micrographic surgery contained invasive squamous cell carcinoma, according to study data.

Negative biopsy margins of squamous cell carcinomas produced subsequent excisions free of residual tumor, while negative biopsy margins of basal cell carcinomas were not predictive in a recent study.

Household contacts of children who have been treated for skin infections associated with Staphylococcus aureus are likely to be colonized methicillin-resistant S. aureus themselves, according to a recently published study.