JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.2770
Valentina Caputo, Paolo Romanelli, Franco Rongioletti
{"title":"Peristomal Erosion in a Man With Crohn Disease.","authors":"Valentina Caputo, Paolo Romanelli, Franco Rongioletti","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.2770","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.2770","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1357-1358"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4098
Eric R Bray, Brian W Morrison
{"title":"Low-Dose Naltrexone Use in Biopsy-Proven Lichen Planus of the Nails.","authors":"Eric R Bray, Brian W Morrison","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4098","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Nail lichen planus has the potential to cause permanent destruction of the nail unit and remains challenging to treat. Studies suggest that low-dose naltrexone is a safe and potentially effective treatment for other dermatologic conditions, including lichen planopilaris.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the effectiveness of low-dose naltrexone in treating nail lichen planus.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This case series evaluates 7 adult patients with biopsy-proven nail lichen planus who were treated with low-dose naltrexone (3 mg per day) at the University of Miami dermatologic clinics from November 2022 to December 2023. The data were analyzed in March 2024. Patients were treated for at least 2 months and had in-person follow-up evaluation while receiving treatment.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>The main outcome was posttreatment clinical nail lichen planus severity index, which was scored as clear, mild, moderate, or severe. Patients were evaluated for oral and cutaneous disease during the course of treatment. Tolerance and adverse events were noted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 7 patients (mean [range] age, 60 [38-77] years; 3 female individuals) were included. All but 1 patient had been previously treated and did not respond to at least 1 prior treatment (median [range], 2.5 [0-4.0] treatments). Treatment duration ranged from 2 to 11 months. Clinical response was observed in 4 of 7 patients, with an overall 35% reduction in nail lichen planus severity index. Two patients with severe disease achieved a reduction to mild severity. None of the patients had to discontinue low-dose naltrexone due to adverse events, and no adverse events were reported.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>The results of this study suggest that low-dose naltrexone may be a therapeutic approach for treating nail lichen planus. Further controlled studies are warranted to better understand its clinical efficacy and safety profile in treating nail lichen planus.</p>","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1334-1337"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581650/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4233
Yeon-Woo Heo, Jae Joon Jeon, Min Chul Ha, You Hyun Kim, Solam Lee
{"title":"Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Connective Tissue Disorders Following COVID-19.","authors":"Yeon-Woo Heo, Jae Joon Jeon, Min Chul Ha, You Hyun Kim, Solam Lee","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4233","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Few studies have investigated the association between COVID-19 and autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders; however, research with long-term observation remains insufficient.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the long-term risk of autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases after COVID-19 over an extended observation period.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This retrospective nationwide population-based study investigated the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency-COVID-19-National Health Insurance Service (K-COV-N) cohort. Individuals with confirmed COVID-19 from October 8, 2020, to December 31, 2022, and controls identified among individuals who participated in the general health examination in 2018 were included in the analysis.</p><p><strong>Exposures: </strong>Confirmed COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>Incidence and risk of autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders in patients after COVID-19. Various covariates, such as demographic characteristics, general health data, socioeconomic status, and comorbidity profiles, were balanced using inverse probability weighting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 6 912 427 participants (53.6% male; mean [SD] age, 53.39 [20.13] years) consisting of 3 145 388 with COVID-19 and 3 767 039 controls with an observational period of more than 180 days were included. Alopecia areata (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 1.11 [95% CI, 1.07-1.15]), alopecia totalis (AHR, 1.24 [95% CI, 1.09-1.42]), vitiligo (AHR, 1.11 [95% CI, 1.04-1.19]), Behçet disease (AHR, 1.45 [95% CI, 1.20-1.74]), Crohn disease (AHR, 1.35 [95% CI, 1.14-1.60]), ulcerative colitis (AHR, 1.15 [95% CI, 1.04-1.28]), rheumatoid arthritis (AHR, 1.09 [95% CI, 1.06-1.12]), systemic lupus erythematosus (AHR, 1.14 [95% CI, 1.01-1.28]), Sjögren syndrome (AHR, 1.13 [95% CI, 1.03-1.25]), ankylosing spondylitis (AHR, 1.11 [95% CI, 1.02-1.20]), and bullous pemphigoid (AHR, 1.62 [95% CI, 1.07-2.45]) were associated with higher risk in the COVID-19 group. Subgroup analyses revealed that demographic factors, including male and female sex, age younger than 40 years, and age 40 years and older, exhibited diverse associations with the risk of autoimmune and autoinflammatory outcomes. In addition, severe COVID-19 infection requiring intensive care unit admission, the Delta period, and not being vaccinated were associated with higher risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>This retrospective cohort study with an extended follow-up period found associations between COVID-19 and the long-term risk of various autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders. Long-term monitoring and care of patients is crucial after COVID-19, considering demographic factors, disease severity, and vaccination status, to mitigate these risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1278-1287"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11541739/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3929
Srijana Davuluri, Puneet Kapoor, Swarna Nandyala, Shufeng Li, Julia Simard, Matthew Lewis, David Fiorentino, Lorinda Chung
{"title":"Lipodermatosclerosis and Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis.","authors":"Srijana Davuluri, Puneet Kapoor, Swarna Nandyala, Shufeng Li, Julia Simard, Matthew Lewis, David Fiorentino, Lorinda Chung","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3929","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Lipodermatosclerosis (LDS) stems from vascular dysfunction and dermal inflammation and thereby is mechanistically similar to systemic sclerosis (SSc). The association of LDS with SSc in the clinical setting has not been well characterized in the literature.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the prevalence of LDS in SSc and the association of LDS with vascular complications, particularly pulmonary hypertension, in patients with SSc.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This retrospective cohort study used prospectively collected longitudinal data from a cohort of patients from the multidisciplinary rheumatology and dermatology clinic at a single tertiary care center from November 2004 to November 2022. Adult patients (aged ≥18 years at the time of cohort entry) with SSc were included.</p><p><strong>Exposure: </strong>Clinical diagnosis of LDS based on expert opinion or histopathologic findings.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>The main outcomes included prevalence of LDS, the association of LDS with the macrovascular complications, including pulmonary hypertension, digital gangrene and/or scleroderma renal crisis. Disease complications, including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure, were compared among patients with and without LDS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 567 patients with SSc (494 [87.1%] female; mean [SD] age, 53.4 [14.4] years), 25 (4.4%) had LDS and 542 (95.6%) did not have LDS. Skin ulceration occurred in 8 patients with LDS (32.0%). Patients with LDS had higher frequencies of cardiac arrhythmia (11 of 24 [45.8%] vs 145 of 539 [26.9%]), heart failure (7 [28.0%] vs 55 [10.1%]), and pulmonary hypertension (12 [48.0%] vs 137 of 541 [25.3%]) compared with patients without LDS. Frequency of scleroderma renal crisis and digital gangrene did not differ significantly between patients with and without LDS (0 vs 37 [6.8%] and 4 [16.0%] vs 69 of 538 [12.8%], respectively). Among patients with LDS, 9 (36.0%) were either discharged to hospice or died during follow-up compared with 115 patients without LDS (21.2%). Lipodermatosclerosis was associated with pulmonary hypertension (adjusted prevalence odds ratio, 3.10; 95% CI, 1.33-7.25).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>In this cohort study, LDS was a rare clinical manifestation in patients with SSc but was associated with pulmonary hypertension. Therefore, patients with LDS should be closely monitored and screened for pulmonary hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1329-1333"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142465896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4851
{"title":"Errors in Axis Labels For Figures 1 and 2.","authors":"","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4851","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.4851","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1369"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142545563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3575
Thomas Bettuzzi, Bénédicte Lebrun-Vignes, Saskia Ingen-Housz-Oro, Emilie Sbidian
{"title":"Incidence, In-Hospital and Long-Term Mortality, and Sequelae of Epidermal Necrolysis in Adults.","authors":"Thomas Bettuzzi, Bénédicte Lebrun-Vignes, Saskia Ingen-Housz-Oro, Emilie Sbidian","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3575","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>The incidence of epidermal necrolysis (EN), including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), varies across studies. While in-hospital mortality rates range from 15% to 20%, contributors to long-term mortality have been rarely evaluated and remain unknown.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the incidence of and compare factors associated with in-hospital mortality and postdischarge mortality and sequelae among patients with EN.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This cohort study used French Health System data from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022, and included all adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with EN identified using International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes combined with a validated algorithm.</p><p><strong>Exposure: </strong>Epidermal necrolysis.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>Incidence, in-hospital mortality, postdischarge mortality, and sequelae were assessed as main outcomes. Factors associated with mortality were assessed using a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1221 adult patients with EN (median [IQR] age, 66 [49-79] years; 688 females [56.3%]) were included. Incidence was 2.6 (95% CI, 2.5-2.7) cases per million person-years. The in-hospital mortality rate was 19% (95% CI, 17%-21%) and postdischarge mortality rate, 15% (95% CI, 13%-17%) for an overall mortality of 34% (95% CI, 31%-36%). In multivariable analysis, factors associated with in-hospital mortality were age (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR], 1.03 per year of age; 95% CI, 1.02-1.04 per year of age), history of cancer (AHR, 2.04; 95% CI, 1.53-2.72), dementia (AHR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.12-3.07), liver disease (AHR, 1.81; 95% CI, 1.24-2.64), and EN severity (TEN vs SJS: AHR, 2.14; 95% CI, 1.49-3.07). Cancer, liver disease, and dementia remained associated with postdischarge mortality (AHR, 3.26 [95% CI, 2.35-4.53], 1.86 [95% CI, 1.11-3.13], and 1.95 [95% CI, 1.11-3.43], respectively). Conversely, EN initial severity was not associated with mortality after hospital discharge (TEN vs SJS: AHR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.60-1.47), but acute complications remained associated (AHR, 2.14 [95% CI, 1.26-3.63] and 2.44 [95% CI, 1.42-4.18] for acute kidney injury and sepsis, respectively). The main sequelae were ophthalmologic and mood disorders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this cohort study suggest that although EN is a rare condition, it is associated with high rates of in-hospital and postdischarge mortality among patients who are older and have comorbid conditions. However, in contrast with in-hospital mortality, postdischarge mortality is not associated with EN initial severity but with acute in-hospital complications (eg, acute kidney injury and sepsis). Future studies are needed to construct models to estimate long-term outcomes and sequelae in patients with EN.</p>","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1288-1296"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447629/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3584
Kaiyang Li, Vincent Piguet, David Croitoru, Shu Qin Wei, Émilie Brousseau, Elizabeth O'Brien, Nathalie Auger
{"title":"Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Maternal and Offspring Outcomes.","authors":"Kaiyang Li, Vincent Piguet, David Croitoru, Shu Qin Wei, Émilie Brousseau, Elizabeth O'Brien, Nathalie Auger","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3584","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Importance: </strong>Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with morbidity in persons of reproductive age, but the effect on maternal and offspring outcomes is understudied.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the association of HS with pregnancy outcomes and maternal and child morbidity in the long term.</p><p><strong>Design, setting, and participants: </strong>This population-based longitudinal cohort study with up to 16 years of follow-up took place between 2006 and 2022 in Quebec, Canada. .</p><p><strong>Exposure: </strong>Maternal HS.</p><p><strong>Main outcomes and measures: </strong>Outcomes included hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and other birth outcomes as well as the long-term risk of hospitalization up to 16 years after delivery. The study used adjusted log-binomial and Cox proportional hazards regression models to estimate the association between maternal HS and pregnancy outcomes or hospitalization following pregnancy. Outcomes in both mothers and offspring were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 1 324 488 deliveries during the study, including 1332 (0.1%) among mothers with HS. Compared with patients without HS, patients with HS had a greater risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (risk ratio [RR], 1.55 [95% CI, 1.29-1.87]), gestational diabetes (RR, 1.61 [95% CI, 1.40-1.85]), and severe maternal morbidity (RR, 1.38 [95% CI, 1.03-1.84]). In neonates, maternal HS was associated with risk of preterm birth (RR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.07-1.53]) and birth defects (RR, 1.29 [95% CI, 1.07-1.56]). In the long term, HS was associated with 2.29 times the risk of maternal hospitalization (95% CI, 2.07-2.55) and 1.31 times the risk of childhood hospitalization (95% CI, 1.18-1.45), including hospitalization for respiratory, metabolic, psychiatric, and immune-related morbidity over time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and relevance: </strong>This cohort study found that HS is associated with adverse maternal and offspring outcomes in the peripartum period and in the long term. Early detection and management of HS may help mitigate these outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1297-1303"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581566/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142465895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAMA dermatologyPub Date : 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3443
Axel De Greef, Marie Baeck
{"title":"Tralokinumab and Acitretin for the Treatment of Lamellar Ichthyosis.","authors":"Axel De Greef, Marie Baeck","doi":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3443","DOIUrl":"10.1001/jamadermatol.2024.3443","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14734,"journal":{"name":"JAMA dermatology","volume":" ","pages":"1366-1367"},"PeriodicalIF":11.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}