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October 13, 2017 (HealthDay News)

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New Framework Guides Tx Decisions for Atopic Dermatitis

A new framework is available to help clinicians determine when systemic therapy is appropriate for treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a consensus statement published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

September 13, 2017 (Medical News Today)

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Fire ant venom compounds may lead to skin treatments

Compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation in a mouse model of psoriasis. Results are scheduled for publication in Scientific Reports.

October 2017 (DermNet NZ)

Topic of the Month from DermNet NZ

Acute localised exanthematous pustulosis (ALEP)

ALEP is a rare form of drug reaction. It may occur a few days after starting a medication and usually resolves within a week of discontinuing the medication that triggered it.

Quiz Question of the week from StatPearls

The most common cultured agent in chronic paronychia associated with a black hue of the lateral edge of the nail plate is:

A) Scopulariopsis brevicaulis

B) Scytalidium dimidiatum

C) Trichophyton rubrum

D) Candida spp

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