Dupilumab Treatment for Prurigo Nodularis and Pruritis
Authors Ross Tanis MD MS, Katalin Ferenczi MD, and B Michael Payette MD MBAB present a case where they demonstrated that treatment of Prurigo Nodularis (PN) with dupilumab significantly decreased pruritis and the size and number of new lesions after 2 months of treatment.
INTRODUCTION
Prurigo nodularis is an intensely pruritic skin disease in which dome-shaped papulonodules result from chroni …
Authors Ross Tanis MD MS, Katalin Ferenczi MD, and B Michael Payette MD MBAB present a case where they demonstrated that treatment of Prurigo Nodularis (PN) with dupilumab significantly decreased pruritis and the size and number of new lesions after 2 months of treatment.
INTRODUCTION
Prurigo nodularis is an intensely pruritic skin disease in which dome-shaped papulonodules result from chroni … Continue reading "Dupilumab Treatment for Prurigo Nodularis and Pruritis"
Abstract
Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) is a neurotoxic protein that prevents the release of neurotransmitters from presynaptic nerves and has shown promise in treating neuropathic pain. Recently, BTA has been used to treat painful keloids and scars. We present a patient with refractory neuropathic pain in a normotrophic spread-scar treated with the injection of BTA.
A 47-year-old Caucasian female … 
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Authors Jacob Reinhart MD, Matthew Willett MD, and Neil Gibbs MD present a case of psoriatic lesions precipitated by an upper arm tattoo.
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