Skin & Dermatology
Source-linked briefings on dermatology research — screening and diagnostic studies, inflammatory disease, lesions, pigmentation, wound healing, hair and nails, and skin-directed treatments.
A prospective single-center cohort of 170 scabies patients reported lesion-sample detection and categorical sulfur ointment outcomes. pmid:42418531
Anifrolumab Cohort in Systemic LupusA 12-month prospective observational cohort of 20 adults with treatment-resistant systemic lupus erythematosus reported lower overall disease-activity measures during routine-care anifrolumab treatment, while the supplied evidence did not provide a cutaneous-specific effect estimate.
Granulomatous Skin Findings in Late SyphilisA single case report describes widespread granulomatous skin lesions with pulmonary findings in a man with inadequately monitored prior syphilis, alongside improvement after reported intravenous penicillin G treatment.
Plasma Pilot in Vulvar Lichen SclerosusA five-participant prospective pilot found no consistent symptomatic or clinical improvement when noninvasive physical plasma was added to ongoing topical treatment for persistent vulvar lichen sclerosus or chronic vulvar inflammation.
Leukemia Cutis at an Excision SiteA single case report describes leukemia cutis developing at a prior keratoacanthoma excision site and leading to diagnosis of systemic AML.
Dermatology in Rehabilitation ReferralsA single-center review at AIIMS Gorakhpur found Dermatology accounted for 6.6% of included inpatient rehabilitation consultations. The finding describes referral patterns and service context, not dermatologic disease outcomes or treatment effects.
Cellulitis Diagnostic Needs BriefingA qualitative UK interview study describes healthcare professionals’ reported diagnostic challenges in cellulitis and the characteristics they would want in a diagnostic aid.
Laser-Associated Epidermal Methylation ChangesA 22-participant split-face pilot study linked three 1940-nm non-ablative fractional laser sessions with delayed, persistent epidermal DNA-methylation changes and reported clinical improvement through six months.
Resilience Findings in Mycosis FungoidesA Swedish BIO-MUSE cohort study assessed resilience and dermatology-related quality of life in 45 people with mycosis fungoides, most with early-stage disease.
Cowpox Facial Swelling CaseA 2026 case report describes cowpox in an immunocompetent 25-year-old man whose fever and progressive one-sided facial swelling occurred without visible skin lesions after exposure to an infected cat.
Pediatric TMEP Diagnostic FeaturesA case-based explainer of the clinical, dermoscopic, and biopsy findings that supported TMEP in a 4-year-old child with phototype IV.
Follicular Pattern in Hailey Hailey DiseaseA single case report describes Hailey-Hailey disease with both classical erosive plaques and an atypical papular-follicular, pigmentary pattern across flexural sites.
Preclinical Skin Models Test Treatment SignalsTwo preclinical studies reported treatment signals in different skin models: nanoparticle-delivered antimicrobial peptides improved survival in infected, burned wax-moth larvae, while auricular nerve stimulation reduced tissue inflammation in mice with experimentally induced dermatitis. Neither study tested people or established clinical effectiveness.