Robert Sidbury, MD stopped by the Dermcast studios during the SDPA’s Annual Summer Dermatology Conference 2018, held in Seattle, Washington, to discuss atopic dermatitis.
Vitiligo is known to occur with a number of other autoimmune conditions and dermatological disorders. A recent review examined which are most likely to co-occur with vitiligo in order to improve awareness for clinicians treating patients with vitiligo. The review found that many autoimmune conditions are associated with vitiligo. The authors suggest that this is …
For the purposes of clinical trials, and in clinical practice, it is useful to have an objective and reproducible measure of severity of atopic dermatitis. Since there are no labs that can capture itchiness, scaliness or general impact on quality of life, clinicians must rely on more subjective measures. Currently there are more than 60 …
The use of oral micronutrients may play a role in reducing atopic dermatitis (AD) symptoms, but what about the topical versions? A recent review examined the current evidence on the benefits of using topical vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, and the minerals magnesium, manganese, zinc and iodine. The review found that the use …
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis looked at the possible connection between alcohol and atopic dermatitis (AD) in two different ways. First, the study explored whether there may be a link to alcohol use in pregnancy and AD in children, and then also looked more broadly at how alcohol use may affect AD risk generally. …
Atopic dermatitis (AD), the chronic, itchy, inflammatory skin disease, affects up to 30% of all children and up to 60% of those children also report disturbed sleep. While it is not fully understood whether it’s the itch of AD keeping these kids up at night, or some other sort of underlying issue caused by AD, …