Dermatology News

AUSTIN, Texas — Communication and awareness of the myriad disease domains are essential to preventing a misdiagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, according to a presenter at the 2023 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.

Nearly one in five U.S. cases of leprosy is reported in Florida, with roughly 81% of cases in the state reported in central Florida, according to a study.

Women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significantly improved elasticity and water retention of their skin, according to a study presented at NUTRITION 2023.

In this edition, lack of sunless tanner education may cause confusion; intralesional HPV vaccine may clear recalcitrant warts; Ilumetri improves well-being of patients with plaque psoriasis and more.

BOSTON — Among nearly 500 patients with psoriasis in the United States, lower vitamin D levels in blood samples were associated with increasing psoriasis severity, according to research presented at NUTRITION.

The current racial and ethnic landscape of academic dermatology leadership is not reflective of students and patients, according to a study.

Women of childbearing age with hidradenitis suppurativa are often prescribed teratogenic medications, and the majority do not receive physician-led counsel on how these medications could impact childbearing, according to published data.

Google searches about sunscreen use for patients with skin of color have quadrupled since 2006, giving dermatologists a prime opportunity to increase sunscreen education in this population, according to a study.

An 8-year-old boy presented to the ED with a fever and a painful rash involving his mouth, eyes and genitals. Can you spot the rash?

While TikTok posts containing dermatological content for people with skin of color were found to be mostly educational, the majority of videos were not created by dermatologists, according to a study.