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Post-Conference Recap of the 2021 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Conference

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Do you give anti viral therapy to your severe atopic dermatitis patients prophylaxis

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    If they have had eczema herpeticum in the past, then I would consider it. However, routinely, I do not prescribe oral anti-virals in AD patients.
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    Not routinely unless there is comorbid condition affecting immunity such as lymphoma /leukemia, chemotherapy.

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Topical corticosteroid use for atopic dermatitis in the pediatric emergency department - PubMed

Topical corticosteroid use for atopic dermatitis in the pediatric emergency department - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33870556/

Most patients presenting to the PED for AD were either not prescribed a TCS or were prescribed a weak TCS, often one that is over-the-counter. While there may be a...

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First-of-its-kind study links wildfire smoke to skin disease

First-of-its-kind study links wildfire smoke to skin disease

Source : https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/04/21/first-of-its-kind-study-links-wildfire-smoke-to-skin-disease/

Wildfire smoke can trigger a host of respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, ranging from a runny nose and cough to a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke. A new study suggests...

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Vascular inflammation in moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis is associated with enhanced Th2 response

Vascular inflammation in moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis is associated with enhanced Th2 response

Source : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/all.14859?af=R

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: ATOPIC DERMATITIS, URTICARIA AND SKIN DISEASE Department of Dermatology and the Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering,...