Roflumilast Therapeutic Cheat Sheet
RoflumilastRoflumilast is a non-steroidal topical cream that was FDA approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in 2022.1 Roflumilast selectively inhibits phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4), which is an enzyme that mediates inflammatory responses and has been shown to play a role in several dermatologic diseases.2 Prior to topical roflumilast, oral PDE-4 inhibitors have been investigated across a wide variety o …
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Friday Pop Quiz #227
The correct answer is D. Topical corticosteroids. Involvement of the umbilicus with urticarial papules and plaques progressing into vesicles and bullae is most consistent with pemphigoid gestationis, also called herpes gestationis. The first-line treatment of pemphigoid gestationis is topical corticosteroids. Early delivery at 36 weeks and ursodeoxycholic acid may be treatment options fo …
Friday Pop Quiz #212
The correct answer is C. IL-36. IL-36. Spesolimab is a novel, selective humanized anti–interleukin-36 receptor monoclonal antibody recently approved by the for the treatment of adults with GPP.1 IL-17 inhibitors approved for plaque psoriasis include secukinumab, ixekizumab, and brodalumab. Bimekizumab is also an IL-17 inhibitor in ongoing clinical trials for plaque psoriasis. IL-23 inh …
Valacyclovir Therapeutic Cheat Sheet
ValacyclovirHerpesviridae is a family of ubiquitous viral pathogens leading to a wide array of diseases in humans, and includes viruses such as herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2), herpes/varicella zoster virus (VZV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes viruses 6 (HHV-6), 7 (HHV-7) and 8 (HHV-8). Mucocutaneous herpetic infections are frequently encountered in dermatology, and s …
Valacyclovir
Refractory Alopecia Areata and Vitiligo Responding to Tofacitinib Monotherapy
Tofacitinib INTRODUCTION Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) 1-3 inhibitor first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in 2012 for rheumatoid arthritis, with subsequent approval for psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021, respectively.1,2 In the last several years, oral tofacitinib …
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