Dermatology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the hair, nails, skin and its diseases.[1][2] It is a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects.[2][3][4] A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails.[2][5]

New guidelines proposed for nail involvement in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 23/07/2014 - 21:45

NEW YORK – A consensus group has developed evidence-based treatment recommendations for patients with psoriatic arthritis and nail involvement and raised the possibility of issuing them independent...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Body wash offers alternative to bleach baths for atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 22/07/2014 - 20:45

COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO – Daily use of an over-the-counter 2-minute body wash by children and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis resulted in marked improvement in symptoms and quality...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Biogels boost targeted delivery of growth factor in severe wounds

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 21:05

DANA POINT, CALIF.– Materials science meets medicine. That’s the new frontier for many specialties, thanks to advances in the understanding of native tissue dynamics and how bioengineered materials...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Patients become full partners in inflammatory arthritis and psoriasis research

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 15:15

NEW YORK – Improvements in clinical trial design for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and other inflammatory diseases are being credited to a decision to enlist patients as full partners, not just...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lasers – The scar treatment tools you already have

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 15:55

DANA POINT, CALIF. – When you think of lasers, do you consider them as the standard of care for treatment of a range of scars, from dog bites to burns? If not, Dr. Jill Waibel, director of the Miami...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Stems cells may offer more equipoise in traumatic scar treatment

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 14:40

DANA POINT, CALIF. – It’s possible that burn victims and others with traumatic scarring will no longer need to have skin grafted from one part of their body, thus adding new scars, to mend the deeper...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Secukinumab bests etanercept, placebo for sustained improvement of psoriasis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

At least two-thirds of adults with plaque psoriasis treated with the fully human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab achieved PASI 75 at 12 weeks in two related randomized phase III...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Dupilumab produces dramatic improvement in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

The monoclonal antibody dupilumab, which blocks the action of the type 2 helper T-cell (Th2) cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, produced rapid and significant improvement in all signs,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Eczema linked to increased suicidal thoughts in teens

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 19:35

Adolescents with eczema were significantly more likely to report suicidal ideation than those who did not have eczema, based on data from a population-based study of more than 3,000 adolescents. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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