International Journal of Women''s Dermatology最新文献

{"title":"Recognizing the diagnostic challenges of mammary Paget's disease: a case report.","authors":"Hiba A Mohammed, Farrukh Azmi, Leanne Avery, Valerie Harvey","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000259","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000259","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e259"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12944123/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147328114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vulvar extramammary Paget's disease with clitoral involvement: case series highlighting the role of topical treatment.","authors":"Johanny Lopez Dominguez, Nour Kibbi","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000238","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000238","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e238"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Expanding access to dermatologic care: a retrospective analysis comparing teledermatology and in-person management for lichen sclerosus.","authors":"Sydney DeVore, Taylor L Duffy, Vincenzia S Vargo, Joseph C English","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000255","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000255","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e255"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women's sexual health in epidermal differentiation disorders: a call for action.","authors":"Nessa Aghazadeh Mohandesi, Elika D Javaheri, Amy S Paller","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000250","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000250","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e250"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900178/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diagnosis and management of nipple-areolar complex conditions in postmenopausal women: a retrospective study highlighting multidisciplinary care needs.","authors":"Anna Sadovnikova, Christian Bryan De Guzman, Jeffrey Fine, Danielle Tartar","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000258","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nipple conditions in postmenopausal women are numerous and challenging to diagnose, requiring multidisciplinary collaboration. There are no large cohort studies detailing the epidemiology, symptoms, diagnoses, and disease trajectories for postmenopausal women with nipple complaints.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This single-institution retrospective study aimed to describe postmenopausal nipple complaints, associated symptoms, diagnoses, and involved medical care teams.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical charts of female patients over 49 years old with nipple-related diagnoses were reviewed. Data on demographics, symptoms, medical specialties, diagnostics, final diagnoses, and treatments were collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Physician-patient encounters (<i>N</i> = 296) for 174 unique patients ages 50 to 92 (average 70) were analyzed. Nipple inversion, pain, and dermatitis were the most common diagnoses. Primary care physicians (PCPs) cared for the majority of patients (73% first seen by PCP), with dermatologists, surgeons, and breast health specialists involved in over 25% of encounters. PCPs often referred patients to specialists when patients presented with a nipple rash with ulceration or an inverted nipple with discharge. Most patients (63%) received reassurance about benign or self-limited conditions, while others were treated with oral antibiotics, topical medications, or surgical management depending on the diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>This is a single institution retrospective chart review.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most postmenopausal women with nipple complaints are diagnosed with inversion, pain, or dermatitis. This retrospective chart review highlights the need for multidisciplinary care of these patients, with the primary care provider serving as the frontline care provider for women with skin conditions of the nipple-areolar complex.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e258"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900207/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Labial adhesions as a rare mucosal manifestation of bullous lupus erythematosus in a 15-year-old female.","authors":"Glen Aldrix R Anarna, Aikaterini Patsatsi, Josef Symon S Concha","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000256","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000256","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e256"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900177/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dermatology associated with increased lichen sclerosus diagnosis and clobetasol use in rural health system.","authors":"Hamna Khalid, Ruba Shaik, Anisah Alladeen, Ayesha Ahmad, Bryan McConomy","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000254","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000254","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e254"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900192/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the link between atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis in patients with skin of color: a scoping review.","authors":"Janelle R Mallett, Camilla M Lee","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000248","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with skin of color (SOC) experience increased rates of atopic dermatitis (AD) than the general population and suffer from more severe disease. In addition, patients with SOC experience higher sensitization rates to particular allergens and are patch tested less frequently. Because of these factors, there is a need to assess whether allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) contributes to the higher disease severity in SOC patients with AD.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The goal of this review is to systematically evaluate the potential association between ACD and AD in the SOC population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search of PubMed (date of last search: July 2025) was performed to identify studies of patients with SOC referred for patch testing to various allergens for suspected ACD. AD prevalence and clinical outcomes were required for inclusion. Data collected and provided in table format included: author, type and year of study, race/ethnicity of subjects, eczema prevalence, patch test positivity, specific allergen sensitivities, and allergen source.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four out of the 8 manuscripts meeting inclusion criteria provided evidence for a higher eczema prevalence in patients with SOC who were referred for patch testing; however, larger, well-designed studies are required to fully elucidate the true associations among patients with SOC, AD, and ACD.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>The limited number and heterogeneity of studies and the potential underreporting of both ACD and AD in patients with SOC may contribute to potential bias. Further, this is a scoping review and does not provide additional data analysis to support any particular conclusion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dermatologists must continue to counsel SOC patients with AD regarding potential disease-modifying ACD-related exposures.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e248"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12900220/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Challenges in the transition to independent dermatology practice: prevalence of impostor phenomenon and a needs assessment of professional skills.","authors":"Suyeon Hong, Hannah Bulosan, Alicia J Little, Lindsay Wilson, Anna L Cogen, Caroline A Nelson","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000245","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000245","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e245"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12818840/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146020623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancements in treating stretch marks across all skin types: a comprehensive review of therapeutic modalities.","authors":"Hannah Chaudhury, Nicole Remmert, Helen Chen, Michelle Tarbox","doi":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000244","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JW9.0000000000000244","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Striae distensae (SD) (stretch marks) are common dermal scars resulting from rapid skin stretching during puberty, pregnancy, or weight changes and disproportionately affect women. Management remains challenging, particularly in individuals with darker skin tones, due to variable efficacy and the risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation with certain therapies.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To review current and emerging treatment modalities for SD across all Fitzpatrick skin types, with an emphasis on efficacy, safety, and the role of combination therapies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature review was conducted using peer-reviewed clinical trials, observational studies, and dermatologic reviews evaluating topical, procedural, laser-based, and combination therapies for SD. Treatments were analyzed based on mechanism of action, clinical outcomes, skin type suitability, and reported adverse effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Topical tretinoin demonstrated modest efficacy dependent on concentration and treatment duration. Laser-based therapies, including ablative and nonablative fractional lasers, improved collagen remodeling and stretch mark appearance, with nonablative lasers showing better tolerability in darker skin types. Microneedling and fractional microneedling radiofrequency were effective and cost-efficient options across skin types. Combination therapies, particularly those integrating microneedling, radiofrequency, platelet-rich plasma, or fractional CO₂ lasers, yielded superior outcomes compared with monotherapy, especially for striae alba. Striae rubra generally responded more favorably than striae alba across treatment modalities.</p><p><strong>Limitations: </strong>Heterogeneity among studies, including inconsistent outcome measures, variable treatment protocols, and limited long-term follow-up, restricts direct comparison of therapeutic efficacy. Additionally, many studies included small sample sizes and lacked standardized assessment tools such as a uniform visual analog scale and Dermatology Life Quality Index scoring.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Multiple therapeutic options exist for the management of SD, with treatment selection influenced by striae stage and Fitzpatrick skin type. Combination therapies demonstrate the most promising results, particularly for treatment-resistant striae alba and patients with darker skin tones. Standardization of outcome measures and further high-quality comparative studies are needed to optimize individualized treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":53478,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Women''s Dermatology","volume":"12 1","pages":"e244"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12799299/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145971504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}