Vitiligo treatment options abound but consider patient goals Before turning to therapy, he said, make sure to understand what the patient wants. Gordon_Kenneth_WI_web2.jpg Home phototherapy never looked better, expert says Safety and efficacy of home narrow-band UVB phototherapy match office-based UVB, but with greater patient convenience. Preadolescent acne: Management from birth requires increasing vigilance No treatment may be necessary for acne in the first few months of life, but the condition can leave scars in children as young as ages 3-6 months. Beware a pair of dermatologic emergencies in children Patients with SSSS commonly have concurrent skin pain, fever, irritability, malaise, and poor feeding. Moving from subtypes to phenotypes is simplifying management of rosacea With the previous method of subtyping, many rosacea patients failed to fit neatly into any of the four categories, producing confusion and diverting attention from troublesome symptoms. Acute-on-chronic itch is new frontier in atopic dermatitis Research attention is focusing on role of circulating IgE-activated basophils. Novel topical acne combo hits marks in phase 3 trials The fixed-dose combination of benzoyl peroxide and tretinoin is under FDA review. sunscreen_hands_v2_web.jpg Daily sunscreen use will prevent more melanoma deaths than early detection “Prevention is low cost, low risk, and effective.” International expert group agrees on redefining psoriasis severity “What we came up with is a very sensible approach to defining whether patients should get either topical or systemic therapy.” The case for anti–IL-17 agents as first-line biologics in psoriatic arthritis “The guidelines don’t give full credit to the anti–IL-17 agents.” Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last »
