Psoriasis
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Study Finds Mace Risk Remains High in Patients with Psoriasis, Dyslipidemia
Current guidelines recommend statins “for patients with psoriasis who have additional risk-enhancing factors, similar to recommendations made for...
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Recent Evidence for Home Phototherapy Benefits May Improve Access for Patients with Psoriasis
"It's important for physicians, insurance companies, and patients with psoriasis to understand that this is a very safe and effective form of...
Opinion
Specialists Are ‘Underwater’ With Some Insurance-Preferred Biosimilars
Legislative or regulatory action is unlikely to address the current negative reimbursement situation for office-based infusion of certain...
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Positive Phase 2 Results Reported for TYK2 Inhibitor for Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
ESK-001 is also being evaluated in phase 2 studies of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, and patients with non-infectious uveitis.
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Combined Pediatric Derm-Rheum Clinics Supported by Survey Respondents
Perceived benefits of combined clinics were improved patient care through coordinated treatment decisions and timely communication between...
News from the FDA/CDC
Second Ustekinumab Biosimilar Gets FDA Approval
The biosimilar is expected to be marketed in the United States on or after February 21, 2025.
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A 30-Year-Old White Female Presented With a 4-Month History of Scaly, Erythematous Patches and Plaques on Her Trunk and Extremities
The patient's medical history was significant for Crohn's disease, and her medications included methotrexate and intravenous infliximab.
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Lichenoid Dermatosis on the Feet
An 83-year-old woman presented for evaluation of hyperkeratotic plaques on the medial and lateral aspects of the left heel. A crusted friable...
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Approval of Spesolimab for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Expanded
Spesolimab is an injectable antibody that blocks the IL-36 receptor, a key part of the pathway shown to be involved in the cause of GPP.
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LITE Study Provides Encouraging Data on Home-Based Phototherapy for Psoriasis
Office-based phototherapy is not available in 90% of counties in the United States, “and a lack of US data has resulted in many insurance...
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Immunomodulators Do Not Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
SMIs and biologics do not reduce efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination, study finds.