Hibo Rijal, Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, Amelia Martinez Villarreal, Ivan V Litvinov
{"title":"Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Refractory Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Hibo Rijal, Amina Moustaqim-Barrette, Amelia Martinez Villarreal, Ivan V Litvinov","doi":"10.1177/12034754241290816","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241290816","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"179-180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142501217","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":"Mycosis Fungoides.","authors":"Ekaterina Grekova, Yuliya Kolesova","doi":"10.1177/12034754241308247","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241308247","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"204"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877295","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}
Almog Badash, Kathleen Whittington, Adriana Ene, Isabella Zorra, Israel Rubinstein, Maria Tsoukas, Nadera J Sweiss
{"title":"Pulmonary, Ocular, and Cardiac Involvement in Patients With Cutaneous Sarcoidosis of the Face and Head.","authors":"Almog Badash, Kathleen Whittington, Adriana Ene, Isabella Zorra, Israel Rubinstein, Maria Tsoukas, Nadera J Sweiss","doi":"10.1177/12034754241293083","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241293083","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"192-194"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564533","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}
Katherine Aw, Ryan Huang, Eric McMullen, Vincent Piguet, David Croitoru
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Carbapenem Antibiotics in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Katherine Aw, Ryan Huang, Eric McMullen, Vincent Piguet, David Croitoru","doi":"10.1177/12034754241295674","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241295674","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"183-184"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142621353","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":"Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome.","authors":"Chun-Yu Cheng, Sindy Hu","doi":"10.1177/12034754241303055","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241303055","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"208"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142716331","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":"Reader Comment Regarding: Re: Solutions for Addressing the Dermatologist Shortage in Rural Canada-A Review of the Literature Paper JCMS 2024.","authors":"Evert Tuyp","doi":"10.1177/12034754251316294","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754251316294","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"200-201"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143189227","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":"Nummular Confluent Cutaneous Papillomatosis.","authors":"Ni Yang, Wenting Hu","doi":"10.1177/12034754241303061","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241303061","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"206"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142716329","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":"Evaluating Difluoromethylornithine Safety and Efficacy for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Chemoprevention: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Kaouthar Koulmi, Leila Cattelan, Ivan V Litvinov","doi":"10.1177/12034754241302818","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241302818","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recent FDA approval of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), an inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase for the prevention of neuroblastoma in children, has renewed interest in this medication for the prevention of other cancers including keratinocyte carcinomas (KCs). It has been investigated for cancer chemoprevention, including neoplasms of the colon, breast, and prostate.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed the current body of literature that determines DFMO efficacy and safety in non-melanoma skin cancer prevention. A systematic search of PubMed Central, and Web of Sciences was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this analysis, 12 studies were included evaluating 1618 patients. Most patients were Caucasian 90% (1452/1618) with a mean age of 61 years, and 73% (1214/1618) had previously been diagnosed with KC. For oral DFMO, reduction in KC was significant in 24% (291/1214) of patients. Nonsignificant reduction was observed in 17% (207/1214) of patients. The remaining studies, representing 59% (716/1214) of patients explored DFMO's pharmacological/biological effects without elucidating its direct impact on KC. Topical DFMO shows modest efficacy in reducing the number of actinic keratosis (AK), as indicated in 4 studies representing 38.12% (154/404) of patients. For patients taking the oral eflornithine, the most frequently reported adverse events included reversible ototoxicity (11% of patients) gastrointestinal disturbances (10.39%). For the topical DFMO transient local cutaneous eruptions were common impacting 28.76% (111/386) of patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Current evidence highlights the lack of conclusive data supporting the efficacy of oral DFMO, making it difficult to recommend its use. Conversely, topical DFMO demonstrates more promising outcomes in preventing AKs, presenting a potentially useful alternative in select patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"143-149"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769297","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}
Lisa N Guo, Jordan T Said, Michael J Woodbury, Vinod E Nambudiri, Joseph F Merola
{"title":"Development and Validation of Algorithms to Identify Individuals With Cutaneous Lupus From Healthcare Databases.","authors":"Lisa N Guo, Jordan T Said, Michael J Woodbury, Vinod E Nambudiri, Joseph F Merola","doi":"10.1177/12034754241301405","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241301405","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There are no validated methods to identify individuals with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) from large databases including claims data and electronic health records, severely limiting the study of the epidemiology of this disease.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To develop and validate accurate algorithms to identify individuals with CLE from healthcare records.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twelve case-finding algorithms were developed based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosis codes, provider specialty, and medication prescription data. To validate performance, algorithms were applied to a test cohort of 300 individuals drawn from a clinical data repository of a multi-institutional healthcare network in Boston, MA. Documentation of a CLE diagnosis by a dermatologist or rheumatologist determined from chart review or supportive biopsy findings was used as the case definition standard. Performance was evaluated based on calculated positive predictive values (PPVs), specificities, and sensitivities of each algorithm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PPVs ranged from 58.0% to 92.9%. The use of a single diagnosis code for CLE from any provider had poor PPV. The algorithm with the highest PPV (89.0%) while maintaining sensitivity required at least 1 ICD-10 CLE diagnosis code recorded by a dermatologist.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Utilizing CLE diagnosis codes and dermatology as the coding provider specialty is a valid method for identifying CLE patients from electronic health records.</p>","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"131-136"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142769392","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":"Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma.","authors":"Jori Hardin","doi":"10.1177/12034754241308238","DOIUrl":"10.1177/12034754241308238","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15403,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"210"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877306","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}