Justin W Marson, Emily Tongdee, Rebecca M Chen, Jacob Mojeski, William Mark Richardson, Jane A Schneider, Daniel M Siegel
{"title":"Comparing commercially available dermatoscopes: illuminating the difference via a benign clinical lesion.","authors":"Justin W Marson, Emily Tongdee, Rebecca M Chen, Jacob Mojeski, William Mark Richardson, Jane A Schneider, Daniel M Siegel","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17313","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17313","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"173-174"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141320899","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}
Konstantinos-Antonios Kostopoulos-Kanitakis, Jean Kanitakis
{"title":"Porokeratoses: an update on pathogenesis and treatment.","authors":"Konstantinos-Antonios Kostopoulos-Kanitakis, Jean Kanitakis","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17411","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Porokeratoses (PK) are a group of uncommon dermatoses characterized by abnormal epidermal differentiation due to a disorder of the mevalonate metabolic pathway. Several clinical subtypes exist that can be associated with the same patient or affect different patients within a family and could, therefore, be different expressions of one disease. All PK subtypes share a common histopathologic finding, the cornoid lamella, a vertical stack of parakeratotic corneocytes embedded in an orthokeratotic horny layer. PK often affects immunosuppressed patients, in whom the course may parallel the level of immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of PK, which had long remained mysterious, has been recently unraveled after discovering pathogenic variants of genes involved in the mevalonate metabolic pathway. The disease is due to germline pathogenic variants of genes of this pathway but requires a second-hit event to manifest; therefore, PK is considered a dominantly inherited but recessively expressed condition. The prognosis of PK is usually favorable, even though the lesions progress to keratinocyte carcinomas in 7%-16% of patients. The treatment of PK was based on physical (ablative) procedures and various (topical or systemic) treatments, whose efficacy is nevertheless inconsistent and often temporary. The discovery of the metabolic pathway involved in the pathogenesis of PK paved the way for the elaboration of new topical treatments (combination of statins and cholesterol), which are more regularly efficacious compared with older treatments, even though the management of some patients with PK may still be challenging.</p>","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"62-71"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11685060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141916666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrick A Ireland, Matthew Verheyden, Nicholas Jansson, Deshan Sebaratnam, John Sullivan
{"title":"Infection risk with JAK inhibitors in dermatoses: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Patrick A Ireland, Matthew Verheyden, Nicholas Jansson, Deshan Sebaratnam, John Sullivan","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17501","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evolving evidence suggests that Janus Kinase Inhibitors (JAKi) may predispose to certain infections, including tuberculosis and human herpes viruses. This review aimed to compare the infection risk in patients on a systemic JAKi for a dermatologic indication to a placebo. A systematic review was carried out from inception to June 2023, using the EMBASE, Medline, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library of Registered Trials databases. Eligible studies included placebo-controlled randomized trials that investigated the incidence of infection in patients with a dermatologic indication. Primary outcomes included the most commonly reported infections pertaining to serious and opportunistic infections, upper respiratory tract infections, nasopharyngitis, herpes simplex, varicella zoster, tuberculosis, neutropenia, and lymphopenia. A meta-analysis of incidence ratios was conducted to determine odds ratios (OR), with a 95% confidence interval (CI) analysis. The meta-analysis found no increased risk of serious (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.61-1.43, P = 0.74) or opportunistic infections (OR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.32-1.31, P = 0.23). The incidence of varicella-zoster infections was significantly higher in the JAKi cohort (OR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.08-2.72, P = 0.022). From 25 studies, there was no overall increased risk of herpes simplex infections (OR: 1.43, 95% CI: 0.93-2.23, P = 0.102) to placebo; however, a significantly higher risk in those with atopic dermatitis to alopecia areata was demonstrated (OR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.13-2.69, P = 0.013). The results of this analysis do not suggest an increased risk of serious and opportunistic infections in those on JAKi compared to placebo. However, they support an increased risk of varicella-zoster infections and a higher risk of herpes simplex infections in those with atopic dermatitis to alopecia areata. The results of this report support these agents' short-term safety but signal that vigilance should be practiced in patients at risk for serious or recurrent herpes virus infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"24-36"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11685059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142375422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ananya Shah, Setu Mittal, Megha M Tollefson, Dawn M Davis, Nessa A Mohandesi
{"title":"Treatment of actinic prurigo with dupilumab in an adolescent.","authors":"Ananya Shah, Setu Mittal, Megha M Tollefson, Dawn M Davis, Nessa A Mohandesi","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17298","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"167-168"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317252","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}
Lindsey J Wanberg, Benjamin G Gorman, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Noah Goldfarb, Afsaneh Alavi
{"title":"Management of pyoderma gangrenosum during pregnancy and breastfeeding: a systematic review.","authors":"Lindsey J Wanberg, Benjamin G Gorman, Nicole Theis-Mahon, Noah Goldfarb, Afsaneh Alavi","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17402","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pregnancy is a conjectured risk factor for pyoderma gangrenosum (PG), an autoinflammatory neutrophilic dermatosis characterized by painful ulcers. Even so, there are no available treatment guidelines for those with PG who are pregnant or breastfeeding. To describe existing treatment options, we systematically reviewed the literature on PG treatment in pregnant or breastfeeding patients. A search over four databases was completed in October 2022. Independent reviewers accomplished screening and data extraction. 18 articles met the inclusion criteria. 15 cases involved the treatment of PG during pregnancy, and three cases involved the treatment of PG while breastfeeding. Most patients did not have a history of PG prior to pregnancy (77.7%), and most did not have PG-associated comorbidity (61.1%). Of the cases involving treatment of PG during pregnancy, the majority (73%) found treatment success with a systemic corticosteroid (SCS). Only three cases reported an adverse outcome, including premature rupture of membranes and premature birth (16.7%); all these cases involved treatment with a SCS at >0.5 mg/kg/day during pregnancy. We present a treatment algorithm for pregnant or breastfeeding patients with PG. Our findings suggest prioritizing topicals and TNF inhibitors due to more favorable side effect profiles. However, there is a paucity of data on the safety of PG therapies in pregnancy and breastfeeding, and thus, controlled studies and pregnancy registries must be pursued.</p>","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"11-14"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141859712","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":"Red pseudochromhidrosis of the face: beware of appearances!","authors":"Marie Piroth, Sébastien Barbarot","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17316","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17316","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"175-177"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141320906","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}
Jacob McFeeters, Beau Sitton, Desmond Shipp, Abraham M Korman
{"title":"Successful management of cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy with intense pulse laser and medical therapy.","authors":"Jacob McFeeters, Beau Sitton, Desmond Shipp, Abraham M Korman","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17342","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"191-193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141456545","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":"Reply to: Upadacitinib for the management of overlapping psoriasis and atopic dermatitis: a case series.","authors":"Luciano Foggia, Luca Potestio, Cataldo Patruno, Francesca di Vico, Maddalena Napolitano","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17594","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17594","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"218"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142768455","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}
Osaigbokan P Aihie, Amaris M Hairston, Jonathan Chuko, Lindsey W Fraser
{"title":"Not quite an insect bite: furuncular myiasis in a US patient caused by a native species.","authors":"Osaigbokan P Aihie, Amaris M Hairston, Jonathan Chuko, Lindsey W Fraser","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17307","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17307","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"206-207"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141295948","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}
Frank Z Jing, Ani Pazhava, Austin Todd, Alexander Meves, Wesley Y Yu
{"title":"Statin use does not impact sentinel lymph node metastasis and recurrence in melanoma patients: an 844-patient retrospective study.","authors":"Frank Z Jing, Ani Pazhava, Austin Todd, Alexander Meves, Wesley Y Yu","doi":"10.1111/ijd.17320","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijd.17320","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13950,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"178-179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141310717","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}