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Features
23
Potential
treatment of
pseudoxanthoma
elasticum
27
The opioid
epidemic
Conference
8
2017 American
Academy of
Dermatology
Annual Meeting
8 Dr Anna Wile’s take-aways
10 Mechanical properties of skin altered
significantly in pregnancy
11 Nocturnal pruritus common among
pruritic conditions, diminishes quality
of life
12 Dr Sarah Chamlin’s take-aways
13 Acne is the most common
dermatologic diagnosis in a homeless
shelter clinic
14 Dermato-oncologists, oncologists
often disagree about dermatologic
diagnoses, cancer therapy interruption
16 Modified Fitzpatrick scale promising
as tool for grading skin cancer risk in
people of colour
17 Dr Jeffrey Scott’s take-aways
18 Patients with haematologic
malignancies more likely to
seek inpatient oncodermatology
consultation
18 Darker skin pigmentation linked with
lower serum vitamin D concentrations
Cover
4
Increased risk
of cutaneous
and systemic
infections in
atopic dermatitis
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Cover: Cellular skin structure in 3D
RESEARCH
Editor’s picks
4 Increased risk of
cutaneous and systemic
infections in atopic
dermatitis
4 Burden of skin disease
report: implications
for dermatology
5 Regular use of emollient
containing glycerol and
paraffin reduces flares
in children with atopic
dermatitis
6 A predictive model
for diagnosis of lower
extremity cellulitis
Medical dermatology
19 Alcohol use disorders are
common in patients with
eczema and psoriasis
General dermatology
20 Wound healing through
topical approaches
to improve surgical
outcomes
20 Depression associated
with increased risk of
psoriatic arthritis among
patients with psoriasis
Paediatric dermatology
21 Standard reporting and
evaluation guidelines
for Stevens-Johnson
syndrome and toxic
epidermal necrolysis
22 Predicting
neurofibromatosis type 1
risk among children with
isolated café-au-lait
macules
Rheumatology
24 Celecoxib noninferior to
ibuprofen and naproxen
for cardiovascular safety
25 Rheumatoid arthritis and
risk of ischaemic and
nonischaemic heart failure
26 Balneotherapy for pain
relief, stiffness, and
physical function in
osteoarthritis of the knee
26 Advances in the treatment
of osteoporosis
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