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Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib Treatment in Adolescents With Moderate-to-S...

Importance: Atopic dermatitis onset usually occurs in childhood. Persistence of disease into adolescence and adulthood is common. It is important to evaluate new treatment options in adolescents because of the high unmet need in this population. Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in adolescents. Design, setting, and participants: Prespecifi...

Epidemiology of Psoriasis in Portugal: A Population-Based Study

Introduction: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, and inflammatory skin disorder with a high personal, social and economic burden and important implica-tions for healthcare systems. The aim of this study was to provide an epidemiological characterization of individuals with psoriasis in Portugal.Material and Methods: A large observational, cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey study developed by the ...

Atopic Dermatitis: Improving Patient Access to Health Care in Dermatology

Introduction and Objective: The present study on atopic dermatitis (AD) in Portugal aims to characterize patient needs and discuss measures to improve health care in dermatology, particularly in cases of moderate to severe disease. Methods: The study was conducted in three phases–(1) data collection on the patient access to healthcare and subsequent analysis; (2) critical evaluation of the data in individual in...

Pathophysiology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: a Systematic Review of the Literature

Hidradenitis suppurative (HS) is a multifactorial, recurrent, chronic inflammatory disease with a significant impact on patient’s quality of life. The etiopathogenesis of this complex condition is not fully understood. In this systematic review, we aimed to address and clarify the role of genetics, immunity, endocrinology, and skin microbiome together with risk factors in HS etio pathogenesis. A systematic revi...

Recalcitrant Palmoplantar Pustulosis: Have You Considered Allergic Contact Derm...

Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is a chronic and relapsing disease of the palms and soles, which tends to be difficult to treat. Clas sically it was described as a subtype of psoriasis. Nowadays it is regarded as a separate entity, although plaque-type psoriasis affects concomi tantly many patients with PPP. A link between allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and PPP has been described, and the former may encompass ...

Quality of Life and characterization of patients with atopic dermatitis in Port...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the quality of life (QoL) and to characterize patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) in Portugal. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study, including patients with AD and other eczemas. Skindex-29, Skindex-teen and Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Impact Scale (CADIS) were the instruments used to assess QoL in adults, teenagers, and children respectively. Complementarily, the SF-12 was used...

A Fast-Growing Cold Skin Abscess Revealing Disseminated Mycobacterium Intracell...

A 66-year-old woman with HIV-1 infection recently commenced on antiretroviral therapy (CD4+ 25 cells/mm3 was referred to the Dermatology Clinic the following month due to a well-demarcated nodule in the extensor surface of the left arm with evident fluctuation but only slight pain on palpation, with no increase in temperature. Surgical drainage was performed with aspiration of yellowish-green exudate, with no c...

A dermatosis of pregnancy

Dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopic presentation of relapsing eccr...

Treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with rifampicin: have we forgotten tuberc...