{"title":"Usability evaluation and reporting for mobile health apps targeting patients with skin diseases: a systematic review.","authors":"Georgios Kounidas, Iona Cleer, Elinor Harriss, Rachel Harrison, Rubeta N Matin","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae378","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Usability is an important method for evaluating mobile health apps from a user perspective. Yet many publicly available apps lack adequate attention to their design, development and evaluation.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess usability evaluation and reporting for mobile health apps targeting patients with skin diseases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022347184). A search strategy combined terms for usability evaluation, user experience, skin disease and mobile health apps (search date 2012-2023). Six databases (Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Scopus) were searched, identifying 18 052 results. Nine studies (comprising nine apps) were included in the final analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Skin conditions and issues targeted included skin cancer (n = 3); sun protection (n = 3); chronic pruritus (n = 2); cutaneous leishmaniasis (n = 1); spina bifida (n = 1); and a study of acne, psoriasis, rosacea, laser treatments, actinic damage, monitoring benign moles, alopecia and inflammatory rash. All studies assessed app usability and feasibility, with the majority concluding that the apps were deemed useful and easy to use. Qualitative methods, such as usability questionnaires and semistructured interviews, were predominantly employed. Common emerging themes included ease of use and navigation, comprehensibility, security and privacy concerns, data sharing issues, customizability, costs, and the ability to track progress or self-monitor.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While smartphone apps for skin disorders show promising usability across diverse diseases, the limited literature compared with the rapid development of apps highlights the need for meticulous user-centred design and rigorous evaluation. The study emphasizes the importance of evaluating and reporting usability findings to optimize the long-term adoption of mobile health apps, particularly those targeting skin diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"387-394"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142380144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Delwyn Z J Lim, Joel H L Lim, Ding Yuan Wang, Martin T W Chio
{"title":"Granulomatous secondary syphilis: two case reports and a literature review.","authors":"Delwyn Z J Lim, Joel H L Lim, Ding Yuan Wang, Martin T W Chio","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae448","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae448","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Historically, granulomatous inflammation has been described in association with tertiary syphilis. However, in recent years there have been increasing reports of granulomatous inflammation in patients with secondary syphilis. Here, we discuss two patients who presented with erythematous infiltrated papules and nodules and were eventually diagnosed with granulomatous secondary syphilis, with clearance of their rashes following treatment. We highlight important clues that can point clinicians and histopathologists toward a diagnosis of syphilis instead of differential diagnoses such as leprosy in reaction, cutaneous histiocytosis and lymphoma. Furthermore, after performing a literature review and from our own experiences, we wish to highlight that granulomatous syphilis is often palmoplantar-sparing and its presence may not necessarily be a feature of immunocompromised states, such as HIV infection. In this increasingly connected world, the recognition of an atypical presentation of an age-old disease in patients with different skin types must be underscored by close clinicopathological correlations.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"412-415"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142496212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren MacKinnon, Nilukshi Wijesuriya, Nick Tiffin, Chara Ntala, Zainab Jiyad, Ven Samarasinghe
{"title":"An unusual case of dorsal hand papules and nodules.","authors":"Lauren MacKinnon, Nilukshi Wijesuriya, Nick Tiffin, Chara Ntala, Zainab Jiyad, Ven Samarasinghe","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae355","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae355","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"481-483"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142139438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire Quigley, Claudine Howard-James, Helena Yoo, Fei Lai, JiFung Yong, Michael Maguire, James Ralph, Anne-Marie Tobin, Gregg Murray
{"title":"A not-so healthy glow: a qualitative analysis of sunbed content and viewer engagement on social media.","authors":"Claire Quigley, Claudine Howard-James, Helena Yoo, Fei Lai, JiFung Yong, Michael Maguire, James Ralph, Anne-Marie Tobin, Gregg Murray","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae404","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae404","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"434-435"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adalberto Santana-Gutiérrez, Andrea J Bautista-Gómez, Jorge A González-Guajardo, Gloria M Rosales-Solís, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Fania Z Muñoz-Garza
{"title":"Facial oedema and necrotic ulcers: a cutaneous reaction to liraglutide.","authors":"Adalberto Santana-Gutiérrez, Andrea J Bautista-Gómez, Jorge A González-Guajardo, Gloria M Rosales-Solís, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Fania Z Muñoz-Garza","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae398","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"441-443"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jaya Manjunath, Laura I Ortiz-López, Vinod E Nambudiri
{"title":"Implementing geriatric topics in dermatology residency programme education: recommendations and approaches to consider.","authors":"Jaya Manjunath, Laura I Ortiz-López, Vinod E Nambudiri","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae388","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae388","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"436-439"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142399584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nessr Abu Rached, Yannik Haven, Lennart Ocker, Eggert Stockfleth, Falk G Bechara
{"title":"Real-world data about secukinumab in hidradenitis suppurativa: tobacco pack years an underestimated factor.","authors":"Nessr Abu Rached, Yannik Haven, Lennart Ocker, Eggert Stockfleth, Falk G Bechara","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae386","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae386","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"439-441"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142281276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Catherine Zhu, Michael Fein, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Lisa Iannattone, Elena Netchiporouk
{"title":"Successful treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria using tralokinumab: a case report.","authors":"Catherine Zhu, Michael Fein, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Lisa Iannattone, Elena Netchiporouk","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae368","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae368","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"453-454"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of clinician-reported outcome measures for alopecia areata: a systematic scoping review.","authors":"Emadodin Darchini-Maragheh, Anthony Moussa, Huw Rees, Leslie Jones, Laita Bokhari, Rodney Sinclair","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae320","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clinician-reported outcome measures (ClinROMs) are an important part of disease assessment in daily practice and clinical trials. There is a broad disagreement on the most appropriate ClinROM for a comprehensive assessment of alopecia areata (AA) severity.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To identify the currently available ClinROMs for AA through a systematic literature search, address their practical strengths and weaknesses, and identify the road ahead for future research.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search was conducted of the published, peer-reviewed literature via PubMed (MEDLINE) and Embase (via Ovid) databases. Articles published in English within the past 23 years (post-2000) that objectively measured AA severity were included. We did not select scoring systems that were solely based on patient-reported outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The literature search identified 1376 articles, of which 27 were chosen for full-text review. Based on our eligibility criteria, 14 articles were identified, describing 16 different ClinROMs. Five ClinROMs solely measured scalp hair loss [Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT), SALT II, Alopecia Density and Extent (ALODEX), pediatric SALT (pSALT) and Alopecia Areata Investigator Global Assessment Scale (AA-IGA)]. Three trichoscopy-based ClinROMs assessed disease activity [Alopecia Areata Progression Index (AAPI), Alopecia Areata Predictive Score (AAPS) and the coudability hair score]. Six ClinROMs exclusively assessed nonscalp areas [Brigham Eyebrow Tool for Alopecia Areata (BETA), Brigham Eyelash Tool for Alopecia Areata (BELA), Alopecia Barbae Severity (ALBAS), ClinRO Measure for Eyebrow Hair Loss™, ClinRO Measure for Eyelash Hair Loss™ and ClinRO Measure for Nail Appearance™]. Two ClinROMs assessed both scalp and nonscalp domains [Alopecia Areata Severity Index (AASI) and Alopecia Areata Scale (AASc)]. The practical strengths and weaknesses of each assessment tool are described.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Various practical limitations associated with their established tools have impeded the universal implementation in routine clinical practice. There is a significant need for a composite clinical severity scoring system to capture all the key severity identifiers beyond the involvement of the scalp.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"267-278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Mosallaei, Sierra I Thomas, Marissa Lobl, Shauna Higgins, Erica B Lee, Matthew Stephany, Ashley Wysong
{"title":"Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in skin of colour: a review.","authors":"Daniel Mosallaei, Sierra I Thomas, Marissa Lobl, Shauna Higgins, Erica B Lee, Matthew Stephany, Ashley Wysong","doi":"10.1093/ced/llae338","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ced/llae338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Skin cancer generally causes disproportionate morbidity and mortality in people of colour. Although skin cancers occur most frequently in White individuals overall, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is an exception. CTCL is a rare skin cancer comprising several subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma; each contains a unique clinical profile that varies with race. Our aim is to review and compile the differences in epidemiology, clinical presentation, treatments and outcomes of the CTCL subtypes in Black, Asian or Pacific Islander (API) and Hispanic patients. The current literature supports that there are nuances in the course of CTCL that differ with race. Across multiple studies, racial differences in incidence patterns have been reported, with the highest rates among Black patients. Cutaneous manifestations of CTCL are highly variable in people of colour, and the predilection for clinical CTCL variants often differs with race, as well as severity of cutaneous involvement (body surface area). Response to and type of treatment also differs among people of colour and may be partially attributable to the varying CTCL subtypes experienced by certain races. Prognostic factors tend to vary with race, although Black patients consistently experience poor outcomes, while API patients may have a more favourable prognosis. Currently, there is no definitive conclusion to account for differences observed in patients with skin of colour with CTCL; however, biological and socioeconomic factors have been proposed as potential drivers. As the proportion of people of colour in our population continues to grow, adequate physician awareness and knowledge of racial nuances in CTCL are necessary to begin addressing these disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":10324,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"279-286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142043843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}