Clinical Topics & News

Article

Food for Thought

Author:

Jeffrey M. Weinberg, MD

This special issue is dedicated to resident education on psoriasis. With that in mind, we hope to address many topics of...

• Read More

Article

Mobile App Rankings in Dermatology

Author:

Emily Tongdee, MD

Orit Markowitz, MD

As technology continues to advance, so too does its accessibility to the general population. Mobile applications (apps) have become a part of the...

• Read More

Clinical Topics & News

Latex Allergy From Biologic Injectable Devices

Latex allergies are most commonly seen in those exposed to rubber gloves; however, psoriasis patients may experience allergic responses to latex...

• Read More

Article

Latex Hypersensitivity to Injection Devices for Biologic Therapies in Psoriasis Patients

Author:

Cassandra Johnson, MD

Michael Zumwalt, MD

Nancy Anderson, MD

An allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to an allergen or antigen is known as a type I or immediate hypersensitivity reaction. Latex allergy...

• Read More

Article

Inflammatory Linear Verrucous Epidermal Nevus Responsive to 308-nm Excimer Laser Treatment

Author:

Elise Grgurich, DO

Naeha Gupta, DO, MS

Ryan Owen, DO

Stephen M. Purcell, DO

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a rare cutaneous disease that presents as linear psoriasiform plaques with associated...

• Read More

Article

Scalp Psoriasis With Increased Hair Density

Author:

Vidhi V. Shah, MD

Erica B. Lee, BS

Shivani P. Reddy, MD

Jashin J. Wu, MD

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease that commonly affects the scalp. Psoriatic lesions on the scalp typically result in alopecia,...

• Read More

Article

Diet and Dermatology: Google Search Results for Acne, Psoriasis, and Eczema

Author:

Raveena Khanna, BA

Neora Shifrin

Tatyana Nektalova, MD

Gary Goldenberg, MD

It is difficult to regulate the abundance of medical information that is available to patients on the Internet. This...

• Read More

Article

Secukinumab Emerges as a Rapidly Effective Therapy for Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

Author:

Lauren Bonomo, BA

Jacob O. Levitt, MD

Refractory pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) often is treated off-label with the same biologic therapies that are approved for the treatment of...

• Read More

Article

A Case of Pustular Psoriasis of Pregnancy With Positive Maternal-Fetal Outcomes

Author:

Michelle Pitch, BA

Kathryn Somers, MD

Glynis Scott, MD

Francisco Tausk, MD

Mary Gail Mercurio, MD

Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy (PPP), also known as impetigo herpetiformis, is a rare condition that affects women in the third trimester of...

• Read More

Article

Pediatric Psoriasis: An Interview With Nanette B. Silverberg, MD

Pediatric psoriasis has a complex pathogenesis and is associated with unique presentations, comorbidities, and quality-of-life impairments. As...

• Read More