Urticaria

Conference Coverage

Choose your steps for treating chronic spontaneous urticaria

Author:

Michele G. Sullivan

CAYMAN ISLANDS – U.S. and European guidelines start with high-dose second-generation antihistamines, but differ in when to introduce other drugs...

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Environmental Dermatology

What’s Eating You? Bedbugs

Author:

Jay Chittoor, BS

Bart D. Wilkison, MD

Brandon W. McNally, MD

Bedbugs are an increasing problem in the workplace. Employees must be educated on the signs of a bedbug infestation and take preventive measures...

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Case Reports

Ice Pack–Induced Perniosis: A Rare and Underrecognized Association

Author:

Donna Tran, DO

Jessica Riley, DO

Anny Xiao, DO

Shirlene Jay, MD

Paul Shitabata, MD

Navid Nami, DO

Perniosis, or chilblain, is characterized by skin lesions that occur as an abnormal reaction to exposure to cold and damp conditions. Ice pack–...

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Case Letter

Gemcitabine-Induced Pseudocellulitis

Author:

Avrom Caplan, MD

Derek H. Chu, MD

Misha Rosenbach, MD

Jakub Svoboda, MD

Gemcitabine-induced pseudocellulitis is a rare cutaneous side effect of gemcitabine therapy. Early recognition of pseudocellulitis may prevent...

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Conference Coverage

Ligelizumab outperformed omalizumab for refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria

Author:

Bruce Jancin

PARIS – Investigational drug ligelizumab achieved a faster response, higher clearance rate in a phase 2b study.

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Case Letter

Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis

Author:

Ivy DeRosa, DO

Brett Bender, DO

Michael Centilli, DO

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Case Reports

Metastatic Vulvovaginal Crohn Disease in the Setting of Well-Controlled Intestinal Disease

Author:

Meghan M. Woody, MD, MPH

Alex C. Holliday, MD

Alde Carlo P. Gavino, MD

Abby McReynolds, PA-C

Anthony C. Soldano, MD

The cutaneous manifestations of Crohn disease (CD) are varied and include pyoderma gangrenosum, erythema nodosum, and metastatic CD (MCD). The...

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Case Reports

Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis With Underlying Mantle Cell Lymphoma

Author:

Ryan Lee Owen, DO

Kabeer K. Shah, DO

Arthur C. Sosis, MD

Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Eosinophilic pustular folliculitis (EPF) is a noninfectious condition characterized by folliculocentric papules, pustules, and plaques on the head...

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Case Reports

Acrodermatitis Enteropathica From Zinc-Deficient Total Parenteral Nutrition

Author:

Danielle Baruch, MD

Lina Naga, MD

Marcia Driscoll, MD, PharmD

Grace Kao, MD

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder of zinc malabsorption, characterized by acral and periorificial...

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Conference Coverage

Teleconference is effective in assessing penicillin allergy

Author:

Thomas R. Collins

ORLANDO - Teleconferencing saved money, physician time, and patient exposure to more potent antibiotics.

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Latest News

Omalizumab for chronic urticaria quells suffocation fears

Author:

Bruce Jancin

GENEVA – The X-ACT study spotlights profound quality-of-life impairment in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria.

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