Dr Jason Ezra Hawkes on Diagnostic Challenges, Strategies in Atopic Dermatitis
The lack of biomarkers to distinguish atopic dermatitis (AD) from other similar conditions such as psoriasis can impede diagnosis, but there are several clinical features that primary care providers and...
Discussion: "Even though we know a lot about eczema, we just really don't have consistent biomarkers of disease, which makes it challenging to make a diagnosis. Sometimes it's a little trial and error, and this is one thing that we're going to have to work on over time, especially because biopsies don't distinguish consistently between eczema...
A low level of health literacy is a predictor of corticophobia in atopic dermatitis | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Source : https://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/en-a-low-level-health-literacy-avance-S0365059622001969
Introduction Methods Patients and setting Questionnaires Statistical analysis Ethics Results Discussion Conclusion Financial support Authors' contributions Conflict of interest Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory skin disorder with...
Conclusion: HL had an inverse correlation with corticophobia. Lower HL was shown to be a predictor of higher corticophobia. The promotion of health literacy is essential for the correct use of TCS and good control of AD.
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Atopic Dermatitis Connect3yrKey Points • Source: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia • Conclusion: “The degree of corticophobia is similar to the values reported in other studies. HL [health literacy] had an inverse correlation with corticophobia. Lower HL Show More
Comorbidities Associated with Vitiligo
Source : https://www.ajmc.com/view/comorbidities-associated-with-vitiligo
Jeffrey D. Dunn, PharmD, MBA: Dr King, you touched on this, but let's take a deeper dive into this as we're trying to establish the clinical consequences of vitiligo. What...
Discussion: Autoimmune thyroid disease isn’t common, but we see more of other autoimmune skin diseases in our patients with vitiligo. Not infrequently, we see associated atopic dermatitis; eczema; alopecia areata, an autoimmune form of hair loss; or other forms of autoimmune or inflammatory skin disease.
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Atopic Dermatitis Connect3yrThanks for your wonderful input, [~Barbara--Honig--bkhonig@ ] ! What do others hypothesize is the link between vitiligo and autoimmune disease? How is a robust treatment plan approached in patients with Show More -
Barbara Honig3yrThere is no question that autoimmune thyroid disease can be associated with vitiligo. But AD, AA, and psoriasis are seen much more frequently in vitiligo patients - largely because they Show More
Investigating the association of atopic dermatitis with ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease: A mendelian randomization study
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.956850/full
Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic skin inflammatory disease. Prior observational studies have reported inconsistent results on the association of AD with ischemic stroke and coronary heart...
Conclusion: Our MR study does not support a causal association of genetically predicted AD with ischemic stroke, large artery stroke, cardioembolic stroke, small vessel stroke, coronary heart disease, and myocardial infarction.
Association of atopic diseases with atrial fibrillation risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.877638/full
BackgroundAtopic diseases and atrial fibrillation (AF) seem to share an underlying inflammatory pathology. To date, some population-based studies have explored the relationship between the two. We aimed to conduct a...
Conclusion: This meta-analysis demonstrated that patients with atopic diseases have a higher risk of developing AF, particularly those with asthma.