High incidence of uveitis in patients with psoriatic disease
1. Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic disease were more likely to have uveitis and vice versa. Evidence Rating Level:...
Combination trametinib and dabrafenib show fewer side effects for metastatic melanoma than dabrafenib alone
1. In patients undergoing treatment for metastatic melanoma, there was a statistically significant decreased risk of cutaneous toxic effects in...
US annual incidence of basal cell carcinoma nears 2 million
1. Approximately two million Americans annually have basal cell carcinomas (BCC). The majority of these patients are elderly, male, and...
Incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer continues to increase in the USA
1. The total number of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) in the US population was estimated to have increased to 5,434,193...
Using adhesive strips with dermal sutures does not improve cosmesis
1. When comparing the cosmetic outcome of two different methods of wound closure (interrupted subcuticular sutures alone vs. the combination...
Medicare beneficiaries have a lower rate of delayed melanoma surgeries
1. The vast majority (>75%) of Medicare beneficiaries studied underwent excision of their melanoma within 1.5 months of their biopsy....
Patients prefer notification of skin biopsy results by phone
1. In choosing a preferred modality for skin biopsy result notification, patients reported promptness of notification to be the most...
Topical pimecrolimus use for atopic dermatitis not linked to malignancy
1. Contrary to previous information, pimecrolimus was not associated with lymphomas or cutaneous malignancies. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study...
Increased risk of subsequent melanoma after first melanoma diagnosis
1. Patients with a history of familial or sporadic primary melanoma(s) had a 2- to 3-fold increased risk for subsequent...
Contraception information sheet improves knowledge in dermatology patients
1. Most patients in a dermatology clinic had gaps in their baseline knowledge of contraceptive effectiveness and overestimated the typical...