Dermatology
EuroGuiDerm Guideline on the systemic treatment of Psoriasis vulgaris – Part 1: treatment and monitoring recommendations
21 Jan, 2021 | 00:48h | UTC
An epidemic of overdiagnosis: Melanoma diagnoses sky rocket
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCAn epidemic of overdiagnosis: Melanoma diagnoses sky rocket – Brigham and Women’s Hospital AND Does Screening for Skin Cancer Result in Melanoma Overdiagnosis? – Univadis
Original study: The Rapid Rise in Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnoses ($)
Related: Overdiagnosis: what it is and what it isn’t – BMJ Evidence Based Medicine (free) AND Overdiagnosis across medical disciplines: a scoping review – The BMJ Open (free) AND Too much medical care: bad for you, bad for health care systems – STAT News (free) AND Screening: How overdiagnosis and other harms can undermine the benefits – Health News Review (free) AND Overdiagnosis: causes and consequences in primary health care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Five warning signs of overdiagnosis – The Conversation (free) AND What is overdiagnosed cancer? And why does it matter? – Croakey (free) AND Blame rising cancer overdiagnosis on ‘irrational exuberance’ for early detection – STAT (free) AND Preventing overdiagnosis and the harms of too much sport and exercise medicine – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)
Meta-analysis: Comparison of the loop technique with incision and drainage for skin and soft tissue abscesses
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Loop drainage technique (LDT) vs conventional I&D (CID) for cutaneous abscess
8 studies (n=910)
CID failed in 69/487 pts (14%)
LDT failed in 35/423 pts (8%)
OR 2.02 (95% CI 1.29 to 3.18) https://t.co/JVRZWFfyUe@MGottliebMD @GillianMD1 @AcademicEmerMed @SAEMonline #AEM pic.twitter.com/HJfnou4NYc— Gary D Peksa ? (@garyDpeksa) October 15, 2020
CDC Guidelines for Gonococcal Infection, 2020. CDC recommends a single 500 mg intramuscular dose of ceftriaxone for uncomplicated gonorrhea, with oral doxycycline for 7 days when chlamydial coinfection has not been excluded
18 Dec, 2020 | 09:40h | UTCCommentary: CDC Guidelines Recommend Ceftriaxone Monotherapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea – NEJM Journal Watch
Commentary on Twitter
New recommendations by the CDC for gonococcal infections pic.twitter.com/ZYbMt5cpyP
— Garrett Hile, PharmD, BCCCP (@GarrettHile) December 18, 2020
Podcast: Management of Cellulitis
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:20h | UTC
Systematic review: Among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and uremic pruritus, gabapentinoids are the most studied treatments and show the greatest reduction in itch scores
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:16h | UTCInterventions for itch in people with advanced chronic kidney disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary: What is the best treatment for itch in people with chronic kidney disease? – Cochrane Library
Teledermatology used for triage reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists in the most severe or surgical cases
6 Dec, 2020 | 23:37h | UTCTeledermatology reduces dermatology referrals and improves access to specialists – EClinicalMedicine
NICE Guideline: Human and animal bites. Assessment, indications for antibiotic prophylaxis in uninfected bites, and choice of antibiotic are reviewed
5 Nov, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC
Systemic treatments for eczema: A network meta‐analysis
4 Oct, 2020 | 22:45h | UTCSystemic treatments for eczema: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library
Understanding necrotizing soft tissue infections in the intensive care unit
25 Sep, 2020 | 02:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Necrotizing soft tissue infections in #ICU, focus on optimizing interventions most likely to impact outcome:
➡️ keep high index of suspicion vs misdiagnosis/delays in starting treatment
➡️ coordinate urgent approach: early debridement + broad-spectrum ABThttps://t.co/NpkxYFHbGl pic.twitter.com/8LDQuOGobI— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) September 22, 2020
JAMA Network Series: Medical Specialties and the COVID-19 Pandemic
24 Sep, 2020 | 09:45h | UTCEditorial: The COVID-19 Pandemic and the JAMA Network
See articles:
- Cardiology and COVID-19
- Dermatology and COVID-19
- Internal Medicine and COVID-19
- Nephrology and COVID-19
- Neurology and COVID-19
- Oncology and COVID-19
- Ophthalmology and COVID-19
- Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and COVID-19
- Pediatrics and COVID-19
- Psychiatry and COVID-19
- Surgery and COVID-19
- JAMA Network Open and COVID-19
- JAMA Health Forum and COVID-19
NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial prescribing for insect bites and stings
23 Sep, 2020 | 14:40h | UTC
Multisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners
16 Sep, 2020 | 09:14h | UTCMultisystem effects of COVID-19: A concise review for practitioners – Postgraduate Medicine
Systematic review: Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:47h | UTCInterventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Interventions for American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis https://t.co/3DFXrAUOEc Updated systematic review includes 75 studies with 6533 randomised participants. #ACML is a disfiguring disease caused by parasites, transmitted to humans by sandflies. @CochraneMoss
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) September 15, 2020
Cutaneous manifestations of COVID-19: An evidence-based review
15 Sep, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC
8 ways the coronavirus can affect your skin, from COVID toes, to rashes and hair loss
24 Aug, 2020 | 00:35h | UTC
Maculopapular eruptions associated with COVID ‐19
19 Aug, 2020 | 09:29h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Point-of-care ultrasonography for the diagnosis of skin and soft tissue abscesses
3 Aug, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCPoint-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Emergency Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: POCUS for Abscess – A Large Meta-Analysis – Journal Feed
[Abstract Only] Trial of Roflumilast cream for chronic plaque psoriasis
16 Jul, 2020 | 08:15h | UTCTrial of Roflumilast Cream for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary: Researchers discover that topical treatment improves chronic plaque psoriasis – Mount Sinai Hospital
Review: Extrapulmonary Manifestations of COVID-19
13 Jul, 2020 | 00:28h | UTCExtrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Related review: Extra‐pulmonary complications of COVID‐19: a multi‐system disease? – Journal of Medical Virology
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Ruxolitinib Cream for Treatment of Vitiligo
12 Jul, 2020 | 23:58h | UTCRuxolitinib cream for treatment of vitiligo: a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial – The Lancet
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW—Treatment with ruxolitinib cream was associated with substantial repigmentation of vitiligo lesions up to 52 weeks of treatment, and all doses were well tolerated: finding from a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial https://t.co/Td5nlsMcYI pic.twitter.com/CHvtspGstQ
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) July 10, 2020
Study Supports Link Between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’
3 Jul, 2020 | 08:34h | UTCNews Release: Study supports link between COVID-19 and ‘COVID Toes’ – Wiley
Randomized Trial: Atezolizumab, Vemurafenib, and Cobimetinib for Advanced BRAFV600 Mutation-positive Melanoma
16 Jun, 2020 | 07:48h | UTC
Cohort Study: Fexofenadine use During Pregnancy Does Not Appear to Be Associated with Increased Risk of Adverse Fetal Outcomes
3 Jun, 2020 | 03:31h | UTCAssociation Between Fexofenadine Use During Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
German Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Perianal Dermatitis
1 Jun, 2020 | 03:49h | UTC