Dermatology Articles

• Pemphigus Foliaceus April 10, 2025
  A 22-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of a red, scaly rash on his face and body. Direct immunofluorescence of a skin-biopsy specimen showed intercellular IgG antibodies against desmoglein-1.
  Bladimir Rodriguez-Lechtig, Adriana Motta
• Neonatal Lupus April 3, 2025
  A 2-month-old boy was brought to the clinic with a 2-week history of red spots on his face. On examination, annular plaques with edematous borders and central crusting were observed on his face, scalp, and trunk.
  Jing Mao, Chao Ji
• A Phase 3 Trial of Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell Arteritis April 2, 2025
  In this randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients with giant-cell arteritis, the oral Janus kinase inhibitor upadacitinib (15 mg) significantly improved remission of disease, with less glucocorticoid use.
  Daniel Blockmans, Sara K. Penn, Arathi R. Setty, Wolfgang A. Schmidt, Andrea Rubbert-Roth, Ellen M. Hauge, Helen I. Keen, Tomonori Ishii, Nader Khalidi, Christian Dejaco, Maria C. Cid, Bernhard Hellmich, Meng Liu, Weihan Zhao, Ivan Lagunes, Ana B. Romero, Peter K. Wung, Peter A. Merkel, the SELECT-GCA Study Group*