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Novel Therapeutics in Atopic Dermatitis
Novel Therapies Atopic DermatitisAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. The pathogenesis of AD is complex with many mediators involved and can be broken down into 4 categories: Immune dysregulation Abnormal skin barrier Abnormal itch/scratch cycle Abnormal skin microbiome In AD, there is a breakdown in molecular control of the immune system, leading to overproduction and expressi …
Novel Therapies Atopic Dermatitis
Dr. Vivian Shi on Treating Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Hidradenitis Suppurativa In this interview with Dr. Vivian Shi, Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, I share her words of wisdom and practical pearls for treating patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory disease with recurrent painful nodules affecting intertriginous skin. Dr. Shi has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles and is the editor …
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Skin Findings in COVID-19 Patients
Skin Findings in COVID-19 Patients The skin findings in COVID-19 patients include a morbilliform rash, urticaria, vesicular eruptions, acral lesions (COVID toes), livedoid eruptions, and other nonspecific skin findings. Skin findings of COVID-19 disease are similar to the cutaneous findings in other viral infections. Some of the skin findings are more commonly associated with COVID-19 infection than with other viruses sugg …
Skin Findings in COVID-19 Patients
Treating Pruritus: Well…It’s Complicated!
PruritusOver 350 years Dr. Samual Hafenreffer first defined itch as the “unpleasant sensation that provokes a person to scratch”. Pruritus has been challenging to treat ever since. Pruritus is complicated, and it’s often hard to know where to start when a patient has a chief complaint of itching. Thankfully, Dr. Friedman gave the audience some practical tips for diagnosing and treating pruritus at t …
Pruritus
Picking on Pruritus Podcast Recap
December JDD Podcast on PruritusEach month the JDD Dermatology Podcast discusses a current issue in dermatology and this December Dr. Adam Friedman sat down with Dr. Gideon Smith, assistant professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical school, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in Dermatology, and Director of the Connective Tissue Diseases Clinic and Fellowship to discuss pruritus in the autoimmune connective tissue world.  Dr. …
December JDD Podcast on Pruritus