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Cytokines – Friday Pop Quiz 3/24/2023

by Next Steps In Derm Team on March 24, 2023March 23, 2023
The only Food and Drug Administration approved treatment for a flare of the condition pictured below works by directly blocking which of the following cytokines? A. IL-23 B. IL-31 C. IL-36 D. IL-17 E. IL-13 To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here. Brought to you by our brand partner …

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Pediatric Derm Emergencies & How to Treat Them

by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on March 21, 2023March 20, 2023
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with ODAC Dermatology, Aesthetic & Surgical Conference, interviewed Dr. Kalyani Marathe, director of the dermatology division at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Marathe shares serious pediatric skin issues including infections, drug reactions and congenital conditions. Watch and learn how to recognize and treat these serious issues, and how to know whe …

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Apremilast Therapeutic Cheat Sheet

by Alexis Carrington, MD on March 20, 2023
Apremilast (OTEZLA®) is a twice daily oral medication that is FDA approved for adults with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and oral ulcers associated with Behçet’s Disease.1 This drug is being extended as an off-label treatment to target inflammation in a number of different conditions. This Therapeutic Cheat Sheet will focus on apremilast and its applications for different dermatologica …

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Skin Eruption – March 17th, 2023

by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
A 62-year old patient was admitted for new-onset shortness of breath secondary to pneumonia. Dermatology was consulted to evaluate a pruritic skin eruption affecting multiple body sites. She denied prior skin problems, and antihistamines failed to improve the it …

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Other Pigmentary Disorders in Darker Skin Types

by NEXT STEPS IN DERM TEAM on March 16, 2023March 15, 2023
Next Steps in Derm, in partnership with Skin of Color Update, interviewed Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, director of the Skin of Color Division for the University of Miami Department of Dermatology. There’s more to pigmentary disorders than melasma and vitiligo. Watch as Dr. Woolery-Lloyd outlines disorders of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. Learn why time matters in treating lichen planus …

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