JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.005
Flora Balieva MD, PhD , Christina Schut PD , Csanád Szabó MA, PhD , Francesca Sampogna PhD , Florence J. Dalgard MD, PhD , Ilknur K. Altunay MD , Anthony Bewley , Bárbara Roque Ferreira PhD , Andrew Y. Finlay MB, BS , Uwe Gieler MD, PD , Tamara Gracia-Cazaña MD, PhD , Vesna Grivcheva-Panovska MD, PhD , Gregor B. Jemec MD, DMSC , Franz J. Legat MD , Lars Lien MD, PhD , Andrey Lvov MD, PhD , Servando E. Marron PhD , Laurent Misery MD, PhD , Adam Reich MD, PhD , Dmitry Romanov MD, PhD , Jörg Kupfer PD
{"title":"Stress in dermatology patients: A multicenter observational study of 8295 outpatients and controls from 22 European clinics","authors":"Flora Balieva MD, PhD , Christina Schut PD , Csanád Szabó MA, PhD , Francesca Sampogna PhD , Florence J. Dalgard MD, PhD , Ilknur K. Altunay MD , Anthony Bewley , Bárbara Roque Ferreira PhD , Andrew Y. Finlay MB, BS , Uwe Gieler MD, PD , Tamara Gracia-Cazaña MD, PhD , Vesna Grivcheva-Panovska MD, PhD , Gregor B. Jemec MD, DMSC , Franz J. Legat MD , Lars Lien MD, PhD , Andrey Lvov MD, PhD , Servando E. Marron PhD , Laurent Misery MD, PhD , Adam Reich MD, PhD , Dmitry Romanov MD, PhD , Jörg Kupfer PD","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Skin diseases are symptomatic, visible, and stigmatizing and it is acknowledged that they can be associated with stress. However, large studies comparing disease-specific stress are scarce.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate stress in a large, diverse sample of patients with different skin conditions and identify predictors of stress.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted in 22 dermatology clinics across 17 European countries (response rate 82.4%). The study included 5487 patients diagnosed with various dermatological conditions and 2808 skin-healthy controls. The Perceived Stress Scale, 10 items was used to measure stress.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Patients reported significantly higher stress levels, more stressful life events during the last 6 months, and more economic difficulties than controls. Patients with psychodermatological conditions, hyperhidrosis, hidradenitis suppurativa, atopic dermatitis, acne, and urticaria experienced the highest stress levels. 44% of the variance of perceived stress in patients with skin conditions could be predicted by sociodemographic data and disease-related and psychological variables (depression, anxiety, stigmatization, and body dysmorphic concerns).</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>As with all cross-sectional studies, causality and directionality cannot be inferred.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Stress poses a significant psychosocial burden to dermatological patients, especially to vulnerable subgroups. Health interventions targeting stress may be essential to improve clinical outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"25 ","pages":"Pages 69-77"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146189828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-16DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.026
Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon PhD , Emilio Berna-Rico MD, PhD , Alba Lecumberri MD , Javier Perez-Bootello MD , María Davó-Mogica MSc , Fernando Neria-Serrano PhD , Diana Monge MD , María Asunción Ballester-Martínez MD , Cristina Pindado-Ortega MD, PhD , María Castellanos-González MD, PhD , Mar Llamas-Velasco MD, PhD , Samantha Wasniewski MD, PhD , María G. Barderas PhD , Pedro Jaén MD, PhD , Joel M. Gelfand MD, MSCE , Nehal N. Mehta MD, MSCE , Jorge Solís MD, PhD , Leticia Fernández-Friera MD, PhD , Álvaro González-Cantero MD, PhD
{"title":"Prevalence, multiterritorial vascular distribution, and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis in psoriasis: The EDSAP study","authors":"Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon PhD , Emilio Berna-Rico MD, PhD , Alba Lecumberri MD , Javier Perez-Bootello MD , María Davó-Mogica MSc , Fernando Neria-Serrano PhD , Diana Monge MD , María Asunción Ballester-Martínez MD , Cristina Pindado-Ortega MD, PhD , María Castellanos-González MD, PhD , Mar Llamas-Velasco MD, PhD , Samantha Wasniewski MD, PhD , María G. Barderas PhD , Pedro Jaén MD, PhD , Joel M. Gelfand MD, MSCE , Nehal N. Mehta MD, MSCE , Jorge Solís MD, PhD , Leticia Fernández-Friera MD, PhD , Álvaro González-Cantero MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Psoriasis increases atherosclerosis risk due to inflammation. To date, subclinical atherosclerosis (SA) in psoriasis has only been studied in individual vascular territories by imaging.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To conduct a comprehensive evaluation of multiterritorial SA prevalence in psoriasis by imaging and establish its relationships with cardiovascular (CV) risk scores.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 120 patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis without CV disease from the Early Detection of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Psoriasis (EDSAP) cohort underwent vascular ultrasound of carotid/femoral arteries and noncontrast/contrast-coronary computed tomography angiography. SA was defined by the presence of any plaque or a coronary artery calcium score ≥1.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The median age was 48.04 (8.25) years, 73% were male, and 77% of participants had SA. Femoral arteries were most affected (57.1%), followed by the coronaries (51.3%) and carotid arteries (49.6%). Femoral plaques exhibited the strongest associations with coronary parameters. CV risk scores underestimated SA, as at least 60% low-risk and 90% moderate-risk patients had SA.</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>The main limitation is the small sample size.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study provides the first multiterritorial assessment of SA in psoriasis, revealing a high prevalence of early disease. Femoral arteries were most affected, correlating with coronary atherosclerosis. The high SA detection within low-/intermediate-risk individuals suggests recalibrating CV scores for establishing effective preventive measures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"25 ","pages":"Pages 44-55"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-10DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.022
Karen Louise Herbst MD, PhD , Yu-Fang Ling MS , An-Yi Sheu MS , Daniel Isaac Schlessinger MD , Szu-Yi Wu BA
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of CBL-514 for Dercum disease lipomas: A randomized phase 2a study","authors":"Karen Louise Herbst MD, PhD , Yu-Fang Ling MS , An-Yi Sheu MS , Daniel Isaac Schlessinger MD , Szu-Yi Wu BA","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"25 ","pages":"Pages 1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145986690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-12-26DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.010
Mariona Oliver MD , Jannik Rousel PhD , Jan W. Schoones MSc , Hanna Niehues PhD , Ilse van Ee MSc , Jorien Versteeg MSc , Jim van der Zon MSc , Sebastian J.V. Pruijn MSc , Martijn B.A. van Doorn MD, PhD , Deepak M.W. Balak MD, PhD , Robert Rissmann PhD , Vasileios Exadaktylos PhD , The Next Generation Immuno Dermatology Consortium (NGID)
{"title":"Remote monitoring in chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: A systematic review of active and passive approaches","authors":"Mariona Oliver MD , Jannik Rousel PhD , Jan W. Schoones MSc , Hanna Niehues PhD , Ilse van Ee MSc , Jorien Versteeg MSc , Jim van der Zon MSc , Sebastian J.V. Pruijn MSc , Martijn B.A. van Doorn MD, PhD , Deepak M.W. Balak MD, PhD , Robert Rissmann PhD , Vasileios Exadaktylos PhD , The Next Generation Immuno Dermatology Consortium (NGID)","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"25 ","pages":"Pages 22-24"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.012
López Di Noto Ada Laura MD, Torre Ana Clara MD, Cura María Julia MD, Mazzuoccolo Luis Daniel MD
{"title":"Real-world vitiligo management in Argentina: Bridging guidelines and practice","authors":"López Di Noto Ada Laura MD, Torre Ana Clara MD, Cura María Julia MD, Mazzuoccolo Luis Daniel MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.12.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"25 ","pages":"Pages 18-19"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146039510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JAAD InternationalPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-13DOI: 10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.025
Zheng Su MB, Chen Sun MB, Wen-Hui Yao MB, Pan Wang MB, Yue-Ping Zeng MD
{"title":"Off-label use of abrocitinib in dermatology: A systematic literature review with narrative summary","authors":"Zheng Su MB, Chen Sun MB, Wen-Hui Yao MB, Pan Wang MB, Yue-Ping Zeng MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.11.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 315-317"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145920683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between hair dye use and human cancers: A systematic review","authors":"Rachel K. Greene MD , Jalal Maghfour MD , Cristina Nguyen MD, MSBS, MHA , Gabrielle Baker BS , Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.10.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jdin.2025.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The global hair color market is valued over 23 billion dollars with over 2 billion in sales in the United States. Permanent hair dye accounts for approximately 80% of hair dye products on the market.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To systematically review the association between hair dye use and cancer risk and identify vulnerable populations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic search of PubMed and MEDLINE from January 1964 to March 2025 was conducted. Articles were reviewed independently by 3 assessors.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The review included 96 articles including 2 on both adults and children, and 5 on maternal exposure and pediatric cancer risk. Some studies suggested potential associations between hair dye use and cancer risk. Trends include increased risk of estrogen receptor + breast cancer among African American women and elevated bladder cancer in both genders. risk in frequent users. Individuals with slow acetylator N-acetyltransferase 2 genotypes or <em>CYP1A2</em> had elevated cancer risk with dye use. Maternal use during the first trimester significantly increased offspring risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia further elevated by continued use during lactation.</div></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><div>Limitations include elements of study design, study populations, and confounders.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>There is evidence to suggest possible increased cancer risks for frequent, long-term hair dye use in specific populations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34410,"journal":{"name":"JAAD International","volume":"24 ","pages":"Pages 205-233"},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145615226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}