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How do you navigate the complexities of diagnosing #alopeciaareata across different racial and ethnic groups? Listen to Brittany Craiglow and Amy McMichael discuss clinical and trichoscopic features, common misdiagnoses, and the role of SALT scoring #MedSky #DermSky

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November 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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New from CDC MMWR: During May–June 2025, three people experienced severe illness requiring hospitalization after self-injecting Botox purchased online.

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Notes from the Field: Severe Illnesses After ...
This report describes the public health response to three patients from different states who developed severe illness after self-injecting botulinum toxin.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act got slipped into the budget bill; is now law. It directs FDA to accept non-animal data, which removes what had been a major hurdle to sunscreen approvals in the US. My story for @medscape.com

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Just-Signed Law Expected to Speed New Sunscreens to Market
Consumers in the US may finally have access to formulations and ingredients that have long been available in other countries.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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A 75-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer treated with mastectomy of both breasts and adjuvant hormonal therapy presented with a 1-year history of a rash on her chest. Read the full case details: nej.md/47YGxI4

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Images in Clinical Medicine Cutaneous Metastases from Breast Carcinoma Panel A: A photo of a cluster of papules on an erythematous base along the upper aspect of the surgical scar on the left chest wall. Panel B: Histopathological analysis of a skin-biopsy sample obtained from the lesion along the superior aspect of the left chest-wall scar showing large, atypical cells within dermal lymphatic vessels.
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Now that @jamadermatology.com is here, joining @thejidjournal.bsky.social &otters,
maybe #DermSky can start to grow #derm #dermatology #MedSky

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November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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A previously healthy 8-year-old boy presented with a 7-day history of an itchy rash on both cheeks and a lacy rash on his chest and arms. Read the full case details in the Images in Clinical Medicine article “Erythema Infectiosum”: nej.md/47XEGDv

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Images in Clinical Medicine Erythema Infectiosum Photos of the malar rash on the cheeks (Panel A) and the reticular rash on the trunk and arms (Panel B)
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A 75-year-old woman with a history of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast (previously treated with bilateral radical mastectomy and ongoing adjuvant hormonal therapy) presented to the dermatology clinic with a 1-year history of rash on the chest. 1/2

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Image Challenge What is the diagnosis? Left: Photo of the rash on the chest Right: Histopathology of a skin-biopsy sample from the left chest-wall scar
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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SJS/TEN survivors in new JAMA Dermatology–published qualitative study report prolonged physical, psychological, and social impacts. Themes strongly overlap with DRESS recovery, despite the medical distinctions between the conditions.

Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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With new treatment options and assessment tools emerging, make sure your #alopeciaareata (AA) patients are getting the best possible care with expert insights in our NEW podcast series, Alopecia Areata in Conversation #MedSky #DermSky

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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I’m delighted to share our special issue on Climate Change & Dermatology (out 1/2026)

Our intro article prefacing the issue is linked below.

Thank you #Dermatology Clinics for dedicating an issue to this important topic!

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Climate Change and Dermatology: A Review and Update for 2026 and Beyond
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November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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For moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, biologic therapies are highly effective but are available only by injection, and current oral therapies are often less effective. Research findings from the ICONIC-LEAD phase 3 trial are summarized in a Quick Take video. nej.md/47o15uv

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A visual representation of the ICONIC-LEAD phase 3 trial, which assessed the efficacy and safety of the targeted oral peptide icotrokinra for patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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A 34-year-old man with recent travel to Zimbabwe presented with a 4-day history of fever and generalized weakness. A painful, crusted ulceration was noted on the parietal scalp. Read the full case details: nej.md/4nk9IL7

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Images in Clinical Medicine Human East African Trypanosomiasis Panel A: A photo of an ulceration measuring 4 cm by 4 cm with surrounding erythema on the patient's scalp. Panel B: A Giemsa-stained peripheral-blood smear showing trypomastigotes, a form of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei. The NEJM identity sits at the bottom.
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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The differential diagnosis of female-pattern hair loss includes types of reversible as well as cicatricial (scarring) hair loss (seen in figure).

Learn more about female-pattern hair loss in a new Clinical Practice article: nej.md/4ojMkOX

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A table of the differential diagnosis of female-pattern hair loss with photos.
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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👏 That’s the end of the webinar! Thank you to our excellent speakers for their insights. The key takeaways? AA disproportionately impacts SOC populations, and more research is needed to improve patient outcomes. For now, compassion and curiosity is key 🔑

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October 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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❓ An insightful Q&A session to round-off the webinar with questions on diagnostic uncertainty, existing gaps in research in SOC populations, and how clinical trials can be more inclusive

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October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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💬“Communication is key and our approach is everything” - Loren Krueger.

Krueger shares how to have conversations with SOC patients, including incorporating language that crosses cultures

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October 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🔄 Loren Krueger leads the discussion on holistic AA management, addressing psychosocial impacts and inclusive hair care to support the whole patient beyond clinical symptoms

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October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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📂 Using real-life cases, Chair Antonella Tosti shares culturally sensitive, personalized strategies for treating AA in SOC populations, emphasizing practical, patient-centered care and the importance of trichoscopy

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October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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🔎 Kristen Lo Sicco highlights tools for assessing AA severity, showing how dermoscopy and structured scoring can help address disparities in diagnosis and treatment for SOC patients.

Why is this important? We need to look beyond scalp hair loss!

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October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Kristen Lo Sicco shares study data on AA in SOC patients:

📈 Increased prevalence of younger patients

👩🏾 Significant female predominance

➕ Many had more than one atopic condition

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October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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“You have to think about how hair fits into their lives and their lifestyles.”

Arash Mostaghimi urges us to approach patients with a sense of curiosity and compassion 🩷

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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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🔑 Arash Mostaghimi shares key considerations:

➿ Curly hair can hide a lot of disease

❗ Range of mimickers is much higher, especially with chronic disease

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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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📈 Arash Mostaghimi kicks us off with insights on the epidemiology of #alopeciaareata. The bottom line? Black and Asian patients have the highest rates of AA, but what does this mean for presentation?

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October 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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📣Join us for LIVE coverage of our accredited webinar ‘Inclusive approaches: Addressing #alopeciaareata in #skinofcolor populations’, starting now! Chaired by Antonella Tosti, hear from Arash Mostaghimi, Kristen Lo Sicco, and Loren Krueger on the updates you need to know

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October 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Tune in today from 12pm EST/5pm BST for LIVE coverage of our accredited webinar, Inclusive approaches: Addressing #alopeciaareata in skin of color populations. Can’t attend? Click the link to register for the on-demand recording #MedSky #DermSky #CME

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October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM