INTRODUCTIONAlopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune hair loss disorder arising due to loss of hair follicle immune privilege.1 Increased antigen presentation at the bulb of the hair follicle leads to…
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INTRODUCTIONCurrent Treatments and Unmet Needs in Psoriasis Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated skin disease that affects approximately 8 million adults in the Unite States and 2% to 3% of people…
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INTRODUCTIONHidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, oftentimes debilitating inflammatory skin condition characterized by abscesses, inflammatory nodules, sinus tracts, and scarring.1 Existing data suggest multifactorial etiology with genetic, hormonal, and immune…
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CASEA 64-year-old female presented to the outpatient clinic for the evaluation of flaking and itchy lesions on her bilateral hands and feet that were present for several months and caused…
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INTRODUCTIONFirst reported in 1970, transient acantholytic dermatosis (TAD), also known as Grover disease (GD), is a rare transient dermatosis of largely unknown etiology.1 It commonly occurs as grouped pruritic, papulovesicular…
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INTRODUCTIONThere have been several case reports of pemphigus foliaceus arising in patients with psoriasis vulgaris treated with narrow-band ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) therapy.1 It is thought that treatment with NB-UVB can…
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INTRODUCTIONThe population of the United States continues to diversify and the number of individuals with skin of color (SOC) seeking dermatologic care is increasing.1 Yet there are accumulating data that…
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INTRODUCTIONThe role of social media in patient education cannot be overlooked, 80% of internet users in the United States have searched online for health information.1 A recent study by Villa-Ruiz…
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INTRODUCTIONIt is known that dermatology is one of the least diverse fields in medicine. It continues to fall behind most other specialties in attracting and matching underrepresented in medicine (URM)…
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INTRODUCTIONThe malignant transformation of hematopoietic cells leads to the manifestation of leukemia.1 Depending on the cell lineage and maturity, the main overarching subtypes of leukemia are acute myeloid leukemia (AML),…
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INTRODUCTIONHidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by recurrent nodules, abscesses, and sinus tracts with secondary scarring and fibrosis resulting from immune responses to follicular occlusion.1,2,3 Black…
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INTRODUCTIONPsoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects diverse racial and ethnic groups. The US prevalence is 3.7% in White individuals, 2.0% in Black individuals, and 1.6% in Hispanic…
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