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Adjuvant nivolumab may be promising for treatment of completely resected Merkel cell carcinoma
Adjuvant nivolumab may be promising for treatment of completely resected Merkel cell carcinoma
Bookmark1. Disease-free survival at 24 months was 84% in the nivolumab group compared to 73% in the observation group. 2. Grade 3-4 adverse events were more common in the nivolumab group, however, there were no reported deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent)...
Proliferative Nodules Vs. Congenital Nevus-Associated Melanoma: PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression & TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis
Proliferative Nodules Vs. Congenital Nevus-Associated Melanoma: PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression & TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis
The following is a summary of “PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression and TERT Promoter Mutational Analysis as Ancillary Diagnostic Tools for Differentiating Proliferative Nodules From Melanoma Arising in Congenital Nevi,” published in the July 2023 issue of...
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Follicular Extension: Low-Grade Vs. High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi Comparison
Follicular Extension: Low-Grade Vs. High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi Comparison
The following is a summary of “Comparing Follicular Extension Between Low-Grade and High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi,” published in the June 2023 issue of Dermatopathology by Grube et al. Dysplastic nevi are a significant subset of melanocytic nevi with atypical...
Study Looks at Treatment Patterns for Alopecia Areata
Study Looks at Treatment Patterns for Alopecia Areata
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with alopecia areata (AA), corticosteroids are the most commonly used treatment, and by one year, 71.8 percent are receiving no treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in JAMA...
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ID’d in 31.5 Percent With Psoriasis
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ID’d in 31.5 Percent With Psoriasis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) occurs in 31.5 percent of patients with psoriasis, with disease severity and duration associated with increased risk, according to a study published in the October issue of the...
Adjuvant nivolumab may be promising for treatment of completely resected Merkel cell carcinoma
Adjuvant nivolumab may be promising for treatment of completely resected Merkel cell carcinoma
Bookmark1. Disease-free survival at 24 months was 84% in the nivolumab group compared to 73% in the observation group. 2. Grade 3-4 adverse events were more common in the nivolumab group, however, there were no reported deaths. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent)...
Proliferative Nodules Vs. Congenital Nevus-Associated Melanoma: PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression & TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis
Proliferative Nodules Vs. Congenital Nevus-Associated Melanoma: PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression & TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis
The following is a summary of “PRAME Immunohistochemical Expression and TERT Promoter Mutational Analysis as Ancillary Diagnostic Tools for Differentiating Proliferative Nodules From Melanoma Arising in Congenital Nevi,” published in the July 2023 issue of...
Follicular Extension: Low-Grade Vs. High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi Comparison
Follicular Extension: Low-Grade Vs. High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi Comparison
The following is a summary of “Comparing Follicular Extension Between Low-Grade and High-Grade Dysplastic Nevi,” published in the June 2023 issue of Dermatopathology by Grube et al. Dysplastic nevi are a significant subset of melanocytic nevi with atypical...
Study Looks at Treatment Patterns for Alopecia Areata
Study Looks at Treatment Patterns for Alopecia Areata
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with alopecia areata (AA), corticosteroids are the most commonly used treatment, and by one year, 71.8 percent are receiving no treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in JAMA...
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ID’d in 31.5 Percent With Psoriasis
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ID’d in 31.5 Percent With Psoriasis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) occurs in 31.5 percent of patients with psoriasis, with disease severity and duration associated with increased risk, according to a study published in the October issue of the...
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Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
A collection of feature articles, study abstracts, and other resources all focused on chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).
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Medical Fiction: Ronald and the Vassal’s Vessel
Medical Fiction: Ronald and the Vassal’s Vessel
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
What Does Negligence Really Mean?
What Does Negligence Really Mean?
Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
Medical Fiction: Knitter Nikka and the Knacker
Medical Fiction: Knitter Nikka and the Knacker
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Exploring The Link Between Hidradenitis Suppurativa & Inflammatory Arthritis
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) was once believed to be a disease limited to the skin, but current knowledge shows that it is a systemic inflammatory disorder associated with several comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, depression, and inflammatory arthritis,” explains Nouf Almuhanna, MD.
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