Primary melanoma regression may not be associated with reduced metastasis
1. Regression of primary melanomas greater than 0.75mm was not significantly correlated with changes in sentinel node (SN) status. 2....
Dermatology
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 2 – June 8, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Single-Dose...
Genetic and environmental factors linked with sagging eyelids
1. Age, male sex, lighter skin color, and high BMI were found to be risk factors for sagging eyelids. 2....
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Weekly dalbavancin noninferior to daily therapy for acute skin infection [DISCOVER 1 and 2 Trials]
1. Once-weekly dalbavancin was not inferior to twice-daily vancomycin and linezolid in treating acute bacterial skin infection. 2. Fewer adverse...
Clinical and epidemiological links with calcinosis in adult dermatomyositis
1. In adults with dermatomyositis (DM), calcinosis was positively associated with longer disease duration, fingertip ulcers, and NXP-2 autoantibodies and...
Systematic reviews moderately reflect disease burden in dermatology
Image: PD 1. Dermatitis, melanoma, nonmelanoma skin cancer, viral skin disease, and fungal skin disease were all adequately studied by...
Bath psoralen plus ultraviolet A shows good efficacy in the treatment of mycosis fungoides
Image: PD 1. Bath PUVA (8-methoxypsoralen bath with UVA) exhibited good efficacy in treating patients with both refractory mycosis fungoides...
Videoconferencing linked to improved dermatological care in ED
Image: PD 1. In the emergency department (ED), videoconferencing was superior to the use of still images as a means...
Key predictors of recurrence and survival for Merkel Cell Carcinoma elucidated
Image: CC/Wiki 1. Immunosuppression was associated with a higher likelihood of Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)-specific mortality. Other factors that affected...
Unique populations among those seeking emergency care for dermatologic problems
Image: PD 1. In the United States, the number of visits to the emergency room (ER) due to skin symptoms...
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