Immunodermatology News

Study results finding that patients with severe nail dystrophy related to alopecia universalis who were treated with Xeljanz experienced normal nail growth was the most read-article of the past week on Healio.com/Dermatology.

Recent developments in psoriasis reported on Healio.com/Dermatology include a study finding that pediatric psoriasis development is linked to infections but not antibiotics, and research linking psoriasis severity to vascular inflammation beyond cardiovascular risk factors.

Healio.com will provide coverage of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting in Chicago beginning Thursday.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The International League of Dermatological Societies’ 23rd World Congress of Dermatology is underway here, and Healio.com/Dermatology will provide coverage of the meeting starting today.

The American Academy of Dermatology announced that more than 18,500 people attended its annual meeting, held from March 20-24 in San Francisco.

Healio.com/Dermatology will provide coverage of the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco beginning Friday.

In a sample of patients with leucocytoclastic vasculitis, certain factors were found to be predictors of renal involvement 1 year after initial presentation, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting.

Treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis with one dose of etanercept helped patients reach complete reepithelialization, indicating that targeting tumor necrosis factor-alpha may be an effective control for the syndrome.

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy allowed for accurate evaluation of imiquimod treatment in cases of lentigo maligna where surgery was contraindicated, researchers found.

Researchers identified four principal skin patterns of manifestation for parvovirus B19: exanthema, acral gloves-and-socks, periflexural and vasculitis, according to a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.