Dermatology News

Common “pitfalls” among rheumatologists when prescribing topical steroids include doses that are too weak or low in volume, and a failure to advise patients on side effects, said a speaker at the 2020 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-East.

An 8-year-old female presented to the ED with a painful eruption for 6 days’ duration. She had a history of moderate eczema that was flaring for the past few weeks and was being managed with topical steroids.

Although systemic sclerosis treatments have often been stymied in clinical development, a trio of “interesting future therapies” may offer new options, according to a presenter at the 2020 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-East.

Mortality due to systemic sclerosis remains high compared with mortality in the general population, despite a steady decline in mortality rates from 2001 through 2015, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

More than half of the recommendations found in men’s health magazines lacked medical evidence, according to a retrospective study published in the American Journal of Men’s Health.

Compression therapy resulted in a lower incidence of cellulitis than conservative treatment, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Maternal exposure to heat, ozone or fine particulate matter related to climate change was associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight, according to a systematic review published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals who received Botox injections were significantly less likely to report depression vs. those who received different treatments, according to study results published in Scientific Reports.

Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital nationwide by U.S. News and World Report, the fifth consecutive year that the hospital in Rochester, Minn., has received the top spot on the publication’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll list.

Patients are increasingly seeking diagnoses and treatment advice from social media, according to a study presented at the Association for Healthcare Social Media virtual meeting.