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Alefacept may effectively treat severe lichen planus, with patients showing significant improvement and no side effects.

Recognizing certain rashes can lead to earlier cystic fibrosis diagnosis and better outcomes.

New treatments and understanding of skin lupus are emerging in 2024.

A woman with lupus had unusual symptoms like blisters, skin inflammation, and throat ulcers, which improved with steroid and dapsone treatment.

Hair follicles produce IL-7, which is essential for certain skin lymphoma cells to survive.

Skin symptoms in lupus help diagnose and manage the disease early.

Hormonal therapy in adults with gender dysphoria often leads to skin issues like acne, requiring a team of skin and hormone doctors.

Changes in skin microbes play a role in some skin diseases and could lead to new treatments.

Sarcoidosis can cause various skin issues, making diagnosis difficult.

Faulty inflammasome activation may lead to autoimmune skin diseases and could be a target for new treatments.

Two patients had a rare combination of red skin spots and white scaly skin lesions not on the genitals.

Most lupus patients in coastal Kerala had skin-specific lesions that could help diagnose the disease, and non-specific skin issues were linked to more severe, systemic lupus.

The European Society of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus created a questionnaire to standardize patient assessment and improve care for cutaneous lupus.

Genetic variants linked to ten skin diseases were found, showing both immune and non-immune factors play a role.

Psoriasis skin changes are complex and might need several biopsies for a clear diagnosis.

Some skin tumors from hair follicles and glands can be linked to genetic syndromes and may be benign or malignant.

Damage to hair follicle stem cells causes permanent hair loss and scarring in cutaneous lupus erythematosus.

Researchers found a new mutation in the FERMT1 gene in a Spanish family with Kindler syndrome.

Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease often have skin problems like vitiligo and alopecia areata.

A small forehead lesion led to the discovery of a significant brain arteriovenous malformation in a young girl.

Skin symptoms are important for diagnosing and managing juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus and usually get better with treatment.

Injecting anti-herpes antibodies locally can prevent skin lesions and sweating problems caused by herpes simplex virus in mice.

Targeted therapy for skin cancer is complex due to the role of the hedgehog pathway in both cancer and hair growth.

The conclusion is that oral contraceptives and antiandrogens can treat hirsutism and acne in women with cutaneous hyperandrogenism, but more research is needed for effective treatments, especially for hair loss.

The document concludes that recognizing and treating cutaneous lupus erythematosus early is crucial for managing the skin and potential systemic symptoms.

Hair loss from chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus can sometimes be reversed with early, aggressive treatment.

Alopecia areata in infants may be more common than previously thought.

Even a small melanoma can be deadly if not removed, regardless of the patient's age.

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a chronic skin disease that can progress to systemic lupus in some cases and requires treatment to prevent recurrences and scarring.

A Japanese bone marrow transplant patient developed a rare skin cancer possibly linked to long-term use of the medication voriconazole.