Male HPV vaccination rates soar with intensive QI project
BALTIMORE – A 3-year quality improvement (QI) measure succeeded in delivering the full human papillomavirus series to more than four out of five eligible boys. The high rate of completed vaccinations – nearly triple the national average – was accomplished at a clinic with a high-need population... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 4, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Tofacitinib an alternative treatment for refractory cutaneous dermatomyositis
Tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase (JAK)-1/3 inhibitor approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis, was beneficial in treating cutaneous dermatomyositis in three patients who had failed traditional therapies, according to a report published in JAMA Dermatology. Dr. Drew J.B. Kurtzman of the... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 4, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Food allergy development linked to S. aureus colonization in children with AD
Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with development of food allergy in children with atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a letter to the editor from Dr. Andrea L. Jones and her associates. In a study of 718 patients with AD, median food allergen–specific IgE levels to peanut... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 3, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Vitamin D supplementation cuts dust mite atopy
BALTIMORE – Three months of daily, oral treatment with a relatively high but safe dosage of a vitamin D supplement to pregnant mothers during late gestation followed by continued oral supplementation to their neonates during the first 6 months of life led to a significant reduction in the... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 2, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Search is on for cases of aggressive, ruxolitinib-associated skin cancers
ORLANDO – The hematologic cancer drug ruxolitinib seems to be associated with cases of aggressive nonmelanoma skin cancer. After treating a very aggressive squamous cell carcinoma in a 55-year-old man treated with ruxolitinib for polycythemia vera, and hearing firsthand of three other similar... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 30, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Supreme Court case could expand false claims liability
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could expand physicians’ liability under the False Claims Act (FCA). The case of Escobar v. Universal Health Services centers on the... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Mohs with CK-7 staining: 98% 5-year cure rate for extramammary Paget disease
ORLANDO – Mohs surgery with cytokeratin-7 immunohistochemistry staining effected complete removal of extramammary Paget disease and resulted in a 5-year, 95% recurrence-free cure rate. The results are significantly better than the often-cited 77% cure rate seen with Mohs surgery alone, Dr. Ali... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Effective psoriasis therapy may reduce coronary plaque burden
CHICAGO – Improvement in psoriasis was associated with a significant reduction in coronary plaque burden within 1 year in a pilot study conducted at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Joseph B. Lerman reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. “If you look... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Rosacea patients have higher risk of dementia
Patients with rosacea have a higher risk of being diagnosed with certain forms of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to Dr. Alexander Egeberg and his associates. “We hypothesized that patients with rosacea may have increased risk of AD, because we have clinically observed... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

CMS promises streamlined, flexible program to replace meaningful use
Meaningful use would get a new name and an emphasis on flexibility under a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “We’re proposing today to replace meaningful use in the physician office with a new effort that moves the emphasis away from the use of information technology... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 28, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Study of twins quantifies diabetes, obesity link with psoriasis
The statistically significant association between psoriasis and both obesity and type 2 diabetes comes down to genetics, according to a large population-based study of twins. Across the entire cohort of 33,588 Danish twins, researchers found the prevalence of psoriasis was 53% higher in... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 27, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Laser treatment effective for nongenital warts
Laser treatment is effective against nongenital cutaneous warts, based on data from a review of 35 studies comprising 2,149 adult patients. “No monotherapy has achieved completed remission [of nongenital cutaneous warts] in every case,” wrote Jannett Nguyen, a medical student at the University of... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 27, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Multispectral laser safe, fast, effective for removing multicolored tattoos
BOSTON – For the removal of unwanted tattoos, particularly those made up of more than one color, a multispectral laser system of 755 nm, 532 nm or 1,064 nm with a picosecond pulse duration has been found to be safe, fast, and highly effective, without leaving any residual scarring. “Q-switch... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 27, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Sublingual immunotherapy for allergy-related asthma
Immunotherapy using sublingual tablets containing house dust mite allergen extended the interval until patients developed a moderate asthma exacerbation in a manufacturer-sponsored clinical trial reported online April 26 in JAMA. However, patients’ scores on both the Asthma Control Questionnaire... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 26, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Atopic dermatitis early in childhood tied to increased risk of autism, ADHD
Children who are diagnosed with atopic dermatitis before the age of 2 are more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to Tzu-Chu Liao and associates. Of the 387,262 children diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD) before the age of... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 26, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news