Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

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Quantifying Itch: Measurement on the Way to Management

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: April 7, 2021

Itch is one of the most protean manifestations of skin disease and can take a substantial physical and emotional toll on patients. For physicians, ...

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Treatment of Psoriasis in Pregnancy

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: August 12, 2020

Balancing effective management of psoriasis against potential risk in pregnancy is important, especially because the severity of psoriasis can have...

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa for the Dermatologic Hospitalist

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: November 5, 2019

Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) often experience disease flares, which can culminate in a visit to the emergency department and inpatie...

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Current Guidelines for Psoriasis Treatment: A Work in Progress

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: March 6, 2018

Psoriasis is a complex chronic autoimmune skin disease with multiple comorbidities that can have a considerable impact on quality of life (QoL). As...

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Scoring Systems: Can We Choose Just One?

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: March 6, 2017

Interest in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has exploded in the last few years. A PubMed search of articles indexed for MEDLINE using the MeSH term h...

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Remission of Psoriasis 13 Years After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant

Author:: Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPH

Publish date: June 3, 2015

Remission of psoriasis after bone marrow transplant has been reported; however, follow-up typically has been limited. The authors describe a case ...