ALLMedicine™ Keratosis Pilaris Center

Feb 13th, 2023 - History Diagnostic criteria for atopic dermatitis (AD) have been proposed by Hanifin and Rajka (1980) and largely adopted by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. [17] Appropriate cases must have at least 3 major characteristics...

Feb 9th, 2023 - Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) syndrome is characterized by cardiac abnormalities (pulmonic stenosis and other valve dysplasias, septal defects, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rhythm disturbances), distinctive craniofacial appearance, and cutaneous abno...

Jan 18th, 2023 - The heterogeneous (endo)phenotypes of atopic dermatitis (AD) require precision medicine. Currently, systemic therapy is recommended to patients with an Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)≥16. Previous studies have demonstrated an improved treatm...

Dec 27th, 2022 - The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light (IPL; StellarM22™ Universal IPL, Lumenis Ltd., Yokneam, Israel) alone versus combination of IPL activation of silver nanoparticles (SNA) for treatme...

Dec 22nd, 2022 - RASopathies are rare genetic disorders caused by germline pathogenic variants in genes belonging to the RAS/MAPK pathway, which signals cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and death. The dysfunction of such signaling pathway causes syndr...

Dec 27th, 2022 - The primary objective of this pilot study is to assess efficacy and safety of intense pulsed light (IPL; StellarM22™ Universal IPL, Lumenis Ltd., Yokneam, Israel) alone versus combination of IPL activation of silver nanoparticles (SNA) for treatme...

Sep 10th, 2022 - This is a prospective validation study aiming to develop and validate a standardised IGA score for KP. Firstly, a preliminary score will be developed using deidentified photos of patients with KP. These photos will only be used to create the train...

Feb 4th, 2022 - Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a benign, inherited skin disorder that presents as grouped, rough, horny follicular papules. It is estimated that 40-50% of the adult population and 50-80% of adolescents suffer from KP. Both men and women are affected, w...

Dec 6th, 2021 - The investigators hope to establish whether or not the diode laser, a longer-wavelength laser, is effective in treating keratosis pilaris, and hopefully opening a door into the discussion and management of this skin condition. The primary outcome ...

Aug 3rd, 2021 - Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a genetic disorder of keratinization of hair follicles of skin. It's a very common benign condition that manifests as small, rough folliculocentric keratotic papules, often described as chicken bumps, chicken skin or goos...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Key clinical point: The prevalence of keratosis pilaris (KP) was low in Finnish patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), with no evidence of KP serving as a predictor of AD severity or its early onset. Major finding: KP was less frequent in patients.

Jun 7th, 2022 - The Diagnosis: Cutaneous Amyloidosis A punch biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of cutaneous amyloidosis, which is characterized by the deposition of amyloid proteins in the skin without systemic involvement. Subtypes of cutaneous amyloidosis include.

May 14th, 2021 - The Diagnosis: Trichodysplasia Spinulosa Trichodysplasia spinulosa has been described in case reports over the last several decades, with its causative virus trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSPyV) identified in 2010 by van der M.

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Mario E. Lacouture, MD, a dermatologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, describes the management of dermatologic adverse events that occur as a result of treatment with BCR-ABL inhibitors, such as imatinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, and pon...

Oct 23rd, 2019 - DISCUSSION This young man has all the signs of an extremely rare variant of keratosis pilaris (KP) called ulerythema ophryogenes (UO). In the United States, about 40% of adults have ordinary KP, which usually manifests in childhood (with about 80%.