Immunodermatology News

The American Academy of Dermatology has announced that ContextMedia:Health has been selected as a patient education affinity partner.

The American Society of Dermatologic Surgery announced that Thomas E. Rohrer, MD, began his term as president of the society and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association during the ASDS annual meeting in New Orleans.

In looking for systemic sclerosis in 100 patients with primary biliary cholangitis, investigators who used the 1980 ACR criteria found a 1% prevalence compared with a 17% prevalence with use of the 2013 ACR and EULAR criteria and a 22% prevalence with use of the 2001 LeRoy and Medsger criteria.

Research finding that women who applied broad-spectrum photostable sunscreen to their face daily for a year showed improvement in the signs of existing photodamaged skin was among the most-read articles in October on Healio.com/Dermatology.

TFS International has acquired German dermatology specialist SCIderm GmbH, according to a press release.

Study findings that Mohs micrographic surgery was used effectively to treat melanoma in situ exceeding traditional excision margins of 5 mm was among the most-read articles in September on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Study results finding that a family history of acne and various lifestyle factors were associated with adult acne in women was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology and Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Study results related to hair transplants, including that men with hair transplants were perceived as younger and more attractive, were among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology and Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Study results finding 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 in August on Healio.com/Dermatology.

An update on Patrick Hardison, who received the most extensive face transplant ever performed 1 year ago, was among the most-read articles of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.