Dermatology Journal Articles

• Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Cutaneous Toxicities This study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics and overall incidence of cutaneous immune-related adverse events among cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, December 27, 2022
• Monkeypox Case Investigation -- Cook County Jail While monkeypox transmission has been documented in correctional settings, this report found no secondary cases associated with a confirmed case of monkeypox in a person detained in a county jail.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 26, 2022
• Routine Testing in Healthy Young Patients Taking Isotretinoin Routine liver function, lipids and full blood count testing was originally recommended for patients taking isotretinoin. Is there evidence to support a benefit in healthy young people?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, December 20, 2022
• Leprosy Caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis Mycobacterium lepromatosis has been recently recognized as a cause of diffuse lepromatous leprosy, This review and family cluster suggests considerable transmission of leprosy in Mexico.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, December 20, 2022
• Fatal Fungicide-Associated Triazole-Resistant A fumigatus An older, immunocompromised patient presented with a case of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection that was linked to agricultural fungicide use.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 19, 2022
• Report of Two Cases of Carbamazepine-Induced DRESS Syndrome Two pediatric patients who presented with suspected MIS-C were later diagnosed with DRESS syndrome associated with the use of carbamazepine.
  Wounds, December 16, 2022
• Temporal Trends in Deep SSIs After Six Orthopedic Procedures A new study looks at the trends in postoperative deep surgical site infections for certain orthopedic procedures. Have there been any changes in infection rates?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 16, 2022
• Atypical Ulcers: A Stepwise Approach for Clinicians This article describes a step-wise approach for the multidisciplinary management of atypical ulcers.
  Wounds, December 14, 2022
• Monkeypox in a Young Infant -- Florida, 2022 An infant who presented to the ED with a raised rash was later confirmed positive for the monkeypox virus.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 14, 2022
• Monkeypox Outbreak in Spain: Clinical, Epidemiological Findings This review documents the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of cases of monkeypox in the current outbreak, providing detailed description of various monkeypox lesions.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, December 12, 2022
• Adaptation of Molecular Testing for Monkeypox Detection In the face of rising monkeypox cases, existing platforms for SARS-CoV-2 testing were quickly adapted to detect the virus.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 12, 2022
• Health Care Personnel Exposures to Monkeypox Patients The CDC recommends healthcare personnel utilize appropriate PPE when exposed to monkeypox patients, but this report shows adherence could be improved.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 12, 2022
• Two Cases of Monkeypox-Associated Encephalomyelitis This report describes the details of two cases of encephalomyelitis, a neurologic complication associated with the monkeypox virus.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 09, 2022
• Clinical Use of Tecovirimat for Treatment of Monkeypox Review the use of tecovirimat (Tpoxx), an antiviral approved by the FDA for treatment of smallpox, for treating monkeypox under an FDA-regulated Expanded Access Investigational New Drug mechanism.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 07, 2022
• Parascapular Flap for Axillary Defect Reconstruction The authors describe the use of the propeller parascapular flap in patients with advanced hidradenitis suppurativa who underwent axillary defect reconstruction after resection.
  Wounds, December 05, 2022
• Alcohol Consumption and Smoking in Relation to Psoriasis This study aimed to determine whether smoking or alcohol consumption increases the risk of psoriasis.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, December 05, 2022
• Thermal Ablation for Treating Large Benign Thyroid Nodules Does thermal ablation prove to be a safe and effective treatment option for these nodules?
  Clinical Endocrinology, December 01, 2022
• Orthopoxvirus Testing for Persons at Low Risk of Monkeypox This report presents 3 patients with atypical symptoms who received false-positives on orthopoxvirus RT-PCR tests, highlighting the need for caution in interpreting single laboratory test findings.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, November 30, 2022
• Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Keratinocyte Cancer Might vitamin D supplementation reduce the incidence of keratinocyte cancers or other actinic lesions?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, November 28, 2022
• The Increasing Role of SOX10 in Diagnostic Breast Pathology A recent study confirms the usefulness of the transcription factor SOX10 in the practice of breast pathology, primarily as a marker for triple-negative breast carcinoma.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, November 24, 2022