Rare Diseases
Guidelines
First recommendations for cancer screening in myositis issued
The guideline, based on data from a systematic review and meta-analysis and on consensus from an international team of experts and patients,...
Case Reports
Acquired Acrodermatitis Enteropathica in an Infant
We report a case of a 3-month-old female infant with acquired acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) who was successfully treated with zinc...
News
NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence: A new network seeks to break down barriers in rare disease care
“The goal was to find places that could help with unanswered questions, whether diagnostic questions or treatment questions.”
Latest News
Combination of energy-based treatments found to improve Becker’s nevi
The study is the largest known case series of therapy combining 1,550-nm nonablative fractional resurfacing for patients with Becker’s nevus with...
From the Journals
IVIG proves effective for dermatomyositis in phase 3 trial
Prior to this trial, intravenous immune globulin had not been fully studied for the treatment of dermatomyositis.
Latest News
Uncombable hair syndrome: One gene, variants responsible for many cases
A deficiency in the shaping and mechanical strengthening of the hair shaft occurs in the UHS phenotype, which is characterized by dry, frizzy, and...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA okays spesolimab, first treatment for generalized pustular psoriasis
The drug received priority review and had orphan drug and breakthrough therapy designation.
Photo Challenge
Exaggerated Facial Lines on the Forehead and Cheeks
A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with an olecranon fracture after falling from a tree. The patient had a medical history of...
From the Journals
Biosimilar-to-biosimilar switches deemed safe and effective, systematic review reveals
While switches between biosimilars of the same reference biologic already occur for biosimilars with indications in different specialties, they do...
News from the FDA/CDC
Ustekinumab becomes second biologic approved for PsA in kids
The approval is based on an extrapolation of data from adult trials in active psoriatic arthritis and adult and pediatric studies in moderate to...
Case Letter
Peristomal Pyoderma Gangrenosum at an Ileostomy Site
A pyoderma gangrenosum subtype occurs in close proximity to an abdominal stoma.