Allergic Skin Diseases   

Questions discussed in this category


Do you start/trial them on another biologic or just rely on topical therapies?

Patient is getting a device for PFO closure that contains nickel, platinum, and titanium. Is it OK to just use the piece of metal from the manufacture...

Do you recommend allergy testing? Avoidance? If the patient tests positive on a skin test, do you recommend avoidance or continued exposure?

I have an elderly patient with a history of biopsy-proven psoriasis on IL-17 biologic therapy. She has developed an intense itch without a primary ras...

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Are dilute bleach baths enough? Should they use any topical therapies? Is there a need for Staph decolonization with something like mupirocin?

Are there cases where food or environmental allergies significantly worsen eczema in children?


Papers discussed in this category


Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG, 2023 Feb 11

The Journal of experimental medicine, 2010 May 03

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2017 Feb 15

Nature communications, 2023 Jan 13

Cellular & molecular immunology, 2023 Jul 10

The Journal of dermatological treatment, 2025 May 27

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2022 Sep 30

Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2023 Dec 18

Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions, 2012-04

Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2019 May/Jun

Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2015 Jan

JAMA network open, 2025 Jun 02