This article reviews the cutaneous side effects of immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies for skin cancers, noting that while generally mild, these effects can influence treatment decisions and quality of life, underscoring the need for physicians to be aware of these adverse reactions.
June 2023 in “Value in Health” Alopecia areata treatments often cause headaches and infections, highlighting the need for safer options.
April 2023 in “World Journal Of Advanced Research and Reviews” This study in Morocco found that all women with frontal fibrosing alopecia presented frontotemporal hairline recession, with trichoscopic features such as perifollicular erythema and follicular hyperkeratosis being indicative of the condition, and suggested a potential link between cosmetic products or emotional factors and the disease.
April 2023 in “Clinical theriogenology” This report highlights the usefulness of specific diagnostic procedures, including penile/preputial cytology and transabdominal ultrasonography, in diagnosing cryptorchidism and Sertoli cell tumors in dogs with generalized skin conditions.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” In this study, bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity improved various skin conditions, although acute telogen effluvium was common, with notable reductions in facial sebum and skin elasticity changes.
This study found that home use of low-level light therapy reduced inflammation and symptoms like itching and burning in women with frontal fibrosing alopecia over six months.
December 2022 in “Research journal of topical and cosmetic sciences” This study evaluated a herbal anti-dandruff hair wash powder, TRICHONEMTM, composed of eighteen herbal ingredients, reporting effective in vitro anti-dandruff activity and high user satisfaction in a 4-week pilot trial involving 50 women, without causing irritation.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Among men with androgenetic alopecia, this study found that taking 5 mg of KX-826 twice daily significantly increased hair count compared to a placebo, with the treatment being well-tolerated and no serious adverse effects reported.
November 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that the immunological characterization of ichthyoses as psoriasiform or atopic patterns could help improve treatment, highlighting the need for targeted therapies to address itch and skin inflammation.
November 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study explores how EGFR signaling impacts skin inflammation and follicular integrity during hair eruption, aiming to identify druggable pathways to mitigate skin inflammation in cancer patients receiving EGFR inhibitors.
September 2022 in “Acta Medica” This study reported that new-onset skin conditions such as acne vulgaris emerged in children during the Covid-19 pandemic, potentially linked to mask use and the psychosocial stress of the pandemic.
August 2022 in “Turkish journal of veterinary research” This study found that dogs with clinical demodicosis experienced oxidative stress, indicated by higher MDA (a marker of oxidation) and lower antioxidant levels, compared to control and post-treatment groups.
This study found a significant discordance between clinical symptoms and dermatoscopic signs with histopathological inflammation in patients with LPP and AFF, affecting diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
July 2022 in “Clinical dermatology review” This study found that pallor was the most common skin manifestation among chronic kidney disease patients, observed in 80% of cases, with the prevalence of skin issues increasing with patient age.
May 2022 in “Голова и шея.” This report describes a case of a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who developed a psoriasiform skin lesion while undergoing immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” This review discusses treatment strategies for scalp psoriasis, highlighting the use of topical agents and challenges in managing this difficult form of psoriasis, but provides no new clinical results.
October 2021 in “Revista Medicina Cutánea Ibero-Latino-Americana” This case report describes a patient who developed PRIDE syndrome-associated skin issues, including a pruritic papulopustular rash and alopecia, after starting treatment with the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib.
October 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Pink berry extract effectively treats scalp issues from frequent head covering.
September 2021 in “Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi dergisi” This abstract discusses the dermatological symptoms associated with hepatitis C virus infections but reports no new research findings.
August 2021 in “Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists” This study found that cutaneous manifestations in patients undergoing hemodialysis are common and often worsen with longer treatment duration.
July 2021 in “Clinical Medicine” This article discusses the diagnosis and management of iron deficiency without anemia, but reports no new results; comments on dermatological aspects are also included.
January 2021 in “Plant Archives/Plant archives” In this study, Malassezia pachydermatis infection was more common in German shepherd dogs and occurred more frequently in January and February compared to other months in Diyala Governorate.
December 2020 in “Journal of medical science and clinical research” This study analyzed dermatology cases in children during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, finding that most conditions, including pruritic and non-emergency skin diseases, could have been managed through teleconsultation instead of in-person visits.
November 2020 in “Acta Medica Bulgarica/Acta medica Bulgarica” This case report details two patients with Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome who showed marked skin lesion improvement with corticosteroid treatment, though cicatricial scalp alopecia remained unresponsive.
This study found that skin changes, such as xerosis and pruritus, are common in children with chronic kidney disease and are primarily related to the disease itself rather than haemodialysis.
August 2020 in “Egyptian Veterinary Medical Society of Parasitology Journal (EVMSPJ)” In this study, 10.5% of sheep examined in Ismailia, Egypt, were infested with Sarcoptes scabiei, showing specific molecular and skin alterations.
March 2020 in “Clinical research in dermatology” This report describes two unusual cases of lichen planopilaris in Caucasian patients, detailing features suggestive of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides and an overlap with systemic lupus erythematosus.
August 2019 in “Reactions Weekly” Daclizumab may cause psoriasis-like skin problems in multiple sclerosis patients.
June 2019 in “Kufa journal for veterinary medical sciences” This study found that vitamin C deficiency in neonatal dairy calves is closely associated with skin problems like dermatosis, but treatment with vitamin C led to improvements.
April 2019 in “Journal of parasitic diseases” This case report describes a male Persian cat with Cheyletiella spp. infestation causing alopecia and pruritus, which was successfully treated using ivermectin and selenium sulphide shampoo.