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Kullberg SA, Freese R, Huepfel A, Pearson DR, Schultz B. Infertility rates among the pemphigus population. Int J Womens Dermatol 2024; 10:e153. [PMID: 38756624 PMCID: PMC11098165 DOI: 10.1097/jw9.0000000000000153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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- Sara A. Kullberg
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- OBGYN, Southdale ObGyn, Premier Women’s Health of Minnesota, Edina, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Wanberg LJ, Pearson DR. Evaluating the Disease-Related Experiences of TikTok Users With Lupus Erythematosus: Qualitative and Content Analysis. JMIR Infodemiology 2024; 4:e51211. [PMID: 38631030 PMCID: PMC11063877 DOI: 10.2196/51211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Lupus erythematosus (LE) is an autoimmune condition that is associated with significant detriments to quality of life and daily functioning. TikTok, a popular social networking platform for sharing short videos, provides a unique opportunity to understand experiences with LE within a nonclinical sample, a population that is understudied in LE research. This is the first qualitative study that explores LE experiences using the TikTok platform. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the disease-related experiences of TikTok users with LE using qualitative and content analysis. METHODS TikTok videos were included if the hashtags included #lupus, were downloadable, were in English, and involved the personal experience of an individual with LE. A codebook was developed using a standardized inductive approach of iterative coding until saturation was reached. NVivo (Lumivero), a qualitative analysis software platform, was used to code videos and perform content analysis. Inductive thematic analysis was used to derive themes from the data. RESULTS A total of 153 TikTok videos met the inclusion criteria. The most common codes were experiences with symptoms (106/153, 69.3%), mucocutaneous symptoms (61/153, 39.9%), and experiences with treatment (59/153, 38.6%). Experiences with symptoms and mucocutaneous symptoms had the greatest cumulative views (25,381,074 and 14,879,109 views, respectively). Five thematic conclusions were derived from the data: (1) mucocutaneous symptoms had profound effects on the mental health and body image of TikTok users with LE; (2) TikTok users' negative experiences with health care workers were often derived from diagnostic delays and perceptions of "medical gaslighting"; (3) TikTok users tended to portray pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, such as diet and naturopathic remedies, positively, whereas pharmacologic treatments were portrayed negatively or referred to as "chemotherapy"; (4) LE symptoms, particularly musculoskeletal symptoms and fatigue, interfered with users' daily functioning; and (5) although TikTok users frequently had strong support systems, feelings of isolation were often attributed to battling an "invisible illness." CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that social media can provide important, clinically relevant information for health practitioners caring for patients with chronic conditions such as LE. As mucocutaneous symptoms were the predominant drivers of distress in our sample, the treatment of hair loss and rash is vital in this population. However, pharmacologic therapies were often depicted negatively, reinforcing the significance of discussions on the safety and effectiveness of these treatments. In addition, while TikTok users demonstrated robust support systems, feelings of having an "invisible illness" and "medical gaslighting" dominated negative interactions with others. This underscores the importance of providing validation in clinical interactions.
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- Lindsey J Wanberg
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Rasner CJ, Schultz B, Bohjanen K, Pearson DR. Autoimmune bullous disorder flares following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination: a case series. J Med Case Rep 2023; 17:408. [PMID: 37749657 PMCID: PMC10521391 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-04146-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune bullous disorders develop due to autoantibodies targeting intercellular adhesion proteins of hemidesmosomes and desmosomes and may be triggered by viral infections and vaccines. Recent reports suggest that the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination may trigger flares or exacerbations of preexisting autoimmune diseases, including new onset autoimmune bullous disorders. There are less data on whether vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may also exacerbate preexisting autoimmune bullous disorders. CASE PRESENTATION Here we present three cases, two white males (ages 69 years and 88 years) with bullous pemphigoid and one white 50-year-old female with pemphigus foliaceus, wherein all individuals developed minor, tractable flares of their preexisting autoimmune bullous disorders after receiving the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination, which were readily treatable with topical or low-dose systemic corticosteroids. CONCLUSIONS Dermatologists managing patients with autoimmune bullous disorders should be cognizant of the uncommon potential for flares of the disorder following vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Flares of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus foliaceus following vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in these cases were mild and tractable.
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- Cody J Rasner
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 516 Delaware St SE, MMC 98, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 516 Delaware St SE, MMC 98, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 516 Delaware St SE, MMC 98, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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Cheng TW, Colakovic RN, Pearson DR, Sio TT, Fiessinger LA. Treatment of sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease with injections of hyaluronidase. JAAD Case Rep 2023; 38:55-58. [PMID: 37600739 PMCID: PMC10433326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ranum A, Freese R, Ramesh V, Pearson DR. Lichen sclerosus in female patients is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular comorbidities: a retrospective cohort review. Br J Dermatol 2022; 187:1030-1032. [PMID: 35947535 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.21811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Alison Ranum
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Clinical and Translation Science Institute, Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Johnson H, Ranum A, Mansh M, Farah RS, Pearson DR. Falsification of at-home isotretinoin pregnancy testing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case series and proposal of mitigation strategies. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 28:49-53. [PMID: 35971550 PMCID: PMC9365705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Hadley Johnson
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Ouyang X, Su R, Ng DWH, Han G, Pearson DR, McAlpine MC. 3D Printed Skin-Interfaced UV-Visible Hybrid Photodetectors. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2201275. [PMID: 35818683 PMCID: PMC9443467 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Photodetectors that are intimately interfaced with human skin and measure real-time optical irradiance are appealing in the medical profiling of photosensitive diseases. Developing compliant devices for this purpose requires the fabrication of photodetectors with ultraviolet (UV)-enhanced broadband photoresponse and high mechanical flexibility, to ensure precise irradiance measurements across the spectral band critical to dermatological health when directly applied onto curved skin surfaces. Here, a fully 3D printed flexible UV-visible photodetector array is reported that incorporates a hybrid organic-inorganic material system and is integrated with a custom-built portable console to continuously monitor broadband irradiance in-situ. The active materials are formulated by doping polymeric photoactive materials with zinc oxide nanoparticles in order to improve the UV photoresponse and trigger a photomultiplication (PM) effect. The ability of a stand-alone skin-interfaced light intensity monitoring system to detect natural irradiance within the wavelength range of 310-650 nm for nearly 24 h is demonstrated.
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- Xia Ouyang
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
- Sino‐German College of Intelligent ManufacturingShenzhen Technology UniversityShenzhen518118P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
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- Department of DermatologyUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMN55455USA
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Padniewski JJ, Shaver RL, Schultz B, Pearson DR. Patient Quality of Life Improvement in Bullous Disease: A Review of Primary Literature and Considerations for the Clinician. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2022; 15:27-42. [PMID: 35046687 PMCID: PMC8759990 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s324331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Autoimmune and inherited bullous disorders are rare skin diseases that may have a profound negative impact on quality of life (QOL). Common symptoms include pain, pruritus, and scarring, and complications may result in the loss of the ability to perform daily tasks. Diagnosis may have a negative psychological impact, and ongoing management may require a significant allocation of time and resources by both patients and providers. To provide patient-centered care, consideration of these factors is of utmost importance for the dermatologist treating patients with bullous disorders. Herein, we present a review of the primary literature evaluating QOL in autoimmune and inherited bullous disorders, including pemphigus, pemphigoid, epidermolysis bullosa, and Hailey-Hailey disease.
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Kao RL, Jacobsen AA, Billington CJ, Yohe SL, Beckman AK, Vercellotti GM, Pearson DR. A case of VEXAS syndrome associated with EBV-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2021; 93:102636. [PMID: 34864445 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Vacuoles, E1, X-linked, autoimmunity, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a pathogenic mutation in UBA1, which leads to protean complications including autoimmunity and myelodysplasia. A 56-year-old man with steroid-dependent, later steroid-refractory cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa and Sweet syndrome developed recurrent daily fever, macrocytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, acute hypoxic respiratory failure, and anasarca. He was eventually diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). He improved clinically with rituximab, ruxolitinib, and increased glucocorticoids before expiring from Pseudomonas sepsis. UBA1 exon 3 mutational analysis in myeloid enriched peripheral blood revealed a c.122T>C (p.Met41Thr) pathogenic variant, consistent with VEXAS syndrome. We describe the first case of EBV-associated HLH in a patient diagnosed with VEXAS syndrome. Early identification of this syndrome will be important in order to offer potential therapies before life-threatening complications arise.
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- Roy L Kao
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Ranum A, Pearson DR. Acitretin therapy for vulvar lichen sclerosus complicated by recurrent squamous cell carcinoma. JAAD Case Rep 2021; 8:53-55. [PMID: 33506084 PMCID: PMC7814106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2020.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Alison Ranum
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Konstantinov NK, Pearson DR. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Considerations in Diagnosis and Management for the Inpatient Dermatologist. Curr Derm Rep 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13671-020-00312-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schultz B, Pearson DR, Mansh M. Reply to "Treatment considerations for patients with pemphigus during the COVID-19 pandemic". J Am Acad Dermatol 2020; 84:e59-e60. [PMID: 32896595 PMCID: PMC7473340 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.07.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Brittney Schultz
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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Bowerman K, Pearson DR, Okawa J, Werth VP. Malignancy in dermatomyositis: A retrospective study of 201 patients seen at the University of Pennsylvania. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020; 83:117-122. [PMID: 32135206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.02.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is an increased incidence of malignancy in patients with dermatomyositis. It is unknown if the risk differs between the subtypes of dermatomyositis. OBJECTIVE To (1) compare the prevalence of malignancy-associated dermatomyositis between patients with classic and clinically amyopathic disease and (2) determine factors associated with an increased risk of malignancy-associated disease. METHODS Retrospective cohort study of 201 patients with adult-onset dermatomyositis prospectively enrolled in a longitudinal dermatomyositis database between July 2008 and April 2018 at an outpatient dermatology urban tertiary referral center. The main outcome measure was a diagnosis of malignancy, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer. RESULTS There were 201 patients with adult-onset dermatomyositis: 142 (71%) classic and 59 (29%) clinically amyopathic. Within 2 years of diagnosis, the prevalences of malignancy-associated classic and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis were 9.9% and 1.7%, respectively. In this time period, patients who were older at dermatomyositis diagnosis (P = .01) and had the classic subtype (P = .04) were significantly more likely to have an underlying malignancy on multivariable regression analysis. LIMITATIONS This was a retrospective study of prospectively collected data at a single tertiary referral center. CONCLUSION Older age and classic dermatomyositis are independent risk factors for malignancy-associated dermatomyositis within 2 years of disease onset.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kimberly Bowerman
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
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Jacobsen AA, Pearson DR. The age of procalcitonin: potential pitfalls in critically ill patients with SJS/TEN. A comment on “Risk factors and diagnostic markers of bacteremia in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: A cohort study of 176 patients”. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020; 82:e247. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Pearson DR, Lewis K, Alkousakis T. Remote-onset alopecia areata attributed to ipilimumab. Cutis 2019; 104:E25-E27. [PMID: 31939941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Ipilimumab is a fully humanized monoclonal antibody against cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and one of a growing class of immunomodulatory therapies for melanoma. The most common toxicities are immune-related adverse effects (irAEs), which manifest most frequently in the skin as rash and pruritus. We report a case of alopecia areata (AA) attributed to ipilimumab that presented 1.5 years after treatment. Because CTLA-4 dysregulation has been increasingly linked to AA, the incidence of this irAE may increase following US Food and Drug Administration approval of a higher dose of ipilimumab for adjuvant treatment of stage III melanoma.
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- David R Pearson
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, USA
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Krain RL, Kushner CJ, Tarazi M, Gaffney RG, Yeguez AC, Zamalin DE, Pearson DR, Feng R, Payne AS, Werth VP. Assessing the Correlation Between Disease Severity Indices and Quality of Life Measurement Tools in Pemphigus. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2571. [PMID: 31781098 PMCID: PMC6851056 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Pemphigus, an autoimmune blistering disease that affects the skin and mucous membranes, adversely impacts patients' quality of life (QOL). While there are various QOL measurement tools that can be used in this disease, few studies have assessed how a patient's change in disease severity can affect their QOL. This study aims to identify which disease severity index correlates best with the change in QOL. Fifty pemphigus patients completed QOL surveys with disease severity scored over two visits. QOL was assessed with the Autoimmune Bullous Disease Quality of Life (ABQOL), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), Skindex-29, and Short Form Survey 36 (SF-36). Disease severity was scored with the Pemphigus Disease Area Index (PDAI) and Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorder Intensity Score (ABSIS). Correlations between the change in QOL scores and change in disease severity were analyzed using Spearman's coefficient (r). The change in PDAI showed a strong correlation (r = 0.60–0.79) with changes in the ABQOL, Skindex-29 symptoms (Skindex-S), and Skindex-29 functioning (Skindex-F) subscales for all patients (n = 50). For patients with mucosal disease (n = 24), the change in PDAI showed a strong correlation with changes in the ABQOL and Skindex-S subscale. For patients without mucosal disease, the change in PDAI showed a strong correlation with the Skindex-S. The change in ABSIS showed a strong correlation with Skindex-S for all patients and patients with no mucosal involvement, but showed no strong correlations for patients with mucosal involvement. The changes in PDAI always had a stronger correlation than the changes in ABSIS scores to changes in the ABQOL, DLQI, and Skindex-29 subscales, except where the PDAI and ABSIS scores were about the same for the Skindex-S subscale in patients with no mucosal involvement (r = 0.76 and r = 0.77, respectively). PDAI is superior to ABSIS in its correlation with validated QOL tools. The QOL tools that appear to be of most use in clinical trials and patient management are the Skindex-S and ABQOL.
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- Rebecca L Krain
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Voller LM, Totoraitis KE, Gaddis KJ, Pearson DR. Disseminated Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a 51-year-old man with cutaneous involvement and multiple endocrinopathies. JAAD Case Rep 2019; 5:835-837. [PMID: 31646157 PMCID: PMC6804441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Streifel AM, Wessman LL, Schultz BJ, Miller D, Pearson DR. Refractory mucositis associated with underlying follicular dendritic cell sarcoma of the thymus: Paraneoplastic pemphigus versus malignancy-exacerbated pemphigus vulgaris. JAAD Case Rep 2019; 5:933-936. [PMID: 31687457 PMCID: PMC6820367 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Correspondence to: David R. Pearson, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, 516 Delaware Street SE, Mail Code 98, Phillips-Wangensteen Bldg., Suite 4-240, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
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Patsatsi A, Pearson DR, Werth VP. Dermatomyositis in patients with autoimmune blistering diseases. Int J Womens Dermatol 2019; 5:256-260. [PMID: 31700982 PMCID: PMC6831793 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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It is common for multiple autoimmune diseases to occur in the same patient. However, autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) do not commonly associate with dermatomyositis (DM). We performed a literature review and found 12 previous reports that may be attributed to misdiagnosis, underreporting, or true rarity of association. Herein, we present a case of pemphigus vulgaris and a case of mucous membrane pemphigoid associated with DM and review the related literature. AIBD-associated interstitial lung disease, genetic predisposition, potential environmental triggers of both AIBD and DM, drug-related triggers, and paraneoplastic processes are discussed. Dermatologists must be vigilant for a second autoimmune disease in patients with AIBD that may have therapeutic implications.
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Kushner CJ, Tarazi M, Gaffney RG, Feng R, Ardalan K, Brandling-Bennett HA, Castelo-Soccio L, Chang JC, Chiu YE, Gmuca S, Hunt RD, Kahn PJ, Knight AM, Mehta J, Pearson DR, Treat JR, Wan J, Yeguez AC, Concha JSS, Patel B, Okawa J, Arkin LM, Werth VP. AB002. Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI) in pediatric cutaneous lupus among pediatric dermatologists and rheumatologists. Ann Transl Med 2019. [DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.ab002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Pearson DR, Werth VP. AB004. Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis geospatially correlates with fixed sources of airborne pollution. Ann Transl Med 2019. [DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.ab004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Gaffney RG, Feng R, Pearson DR, Tarazi M, Werth VP. Examining cutaneous disease activity as an outcome measure for clinical trials in dermatomyositis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2019; 80:1793-1794. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pearson DR, Wisell J, Pacheco T. Melanocytic matrical carcinoma in a solid-organ transplant recipient. Cutis 2019; 103:E30-E36. [PMID: 31233591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- David R Pearson
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, USA
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- Departmentof Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, USA
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Pearson DR, Werth VP. Geospatial Correlation of Amyopathic Dermatomyositis With Fixed Sources of Airborne Pollution: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2019; 6:85. [PMID: 31069228 PMCID: PMC6491706 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2019.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Objective: Dermatomyositis (DM) may result from exogenous triggers, including airborne pollutants, in genetically susceptible individuals. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's 2011 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) models health risks associated with airborne emissions, available by ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA). Important contributors include point (fixed), on-road, and secondary sources. The objective of this study was to investigate the geospatial distributions of DM and subtypes, classic DM (CDM) and clinically amyopathic DM (CADM), and their associations with airborne pollutants. Methods: This retrospective cohort study identified 642 adult DM patients from 336 unique ZCTAs. GeoDa v.1.10 was used to calculate global and local Moran's indices and generate local indicator of spatial autocorrelation (LISA) maps. All Moran's indices and LISA maps were permuted 999 times. Results: Univariate global Moran's indices for DM, CDM, and CADM prevalence were not significant, but LISA maps demonstrated differential local spatial clustering and outliers. CADM prevalence correlated with point sources (bivariate global Moran's index 0.071, pseudo-p = 0.018), in contrast to CDM (−0.0053, pseudo-p = 0.46). Bivariate global Moran's indices for DM, CDM, and CADM prevalence did not correlate with other airborne toxics, but bivariate LISA maps revealed local spatial clustering and outliers. Conclusion: Prevalence of CADM, but not CDM, is geospatially correlated with fixed sources of airborne emissions. This effect is small but significant and may support the hypothesis that triggering exposures influence disease phenotype. Important limitations are NATA data and ZCTA population estimates were collected from 2011 and ZCTA of residence may not have been where patients had greatest airborne pollutant exposure.
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- David R Pearson
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.,Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Kushner CJ, Concha JSS, Pearson DR, Werth VP. Lichen Planus Pigmentosus and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia Mimicking Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol 2019; 71:478. [DOI: 10.1002/art.40779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Carolyn J. Kushner
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC and University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC and University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA
- University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC and University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA
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Kushner CJ, Tarazi M, Gaffney RG, Feng R, Ardalan K, Brandling-Bennett HA, Castelo-Soccio L, Chang JC, Chiu YE, Gmuca S, Hunt RD, Kahn PJ, Knight AM, Mehta J, Pearson DR, Treat JR, Wan J, Yeguez AC, Concha JSS, Patel B, Okawa J, Arkin LM, Werth VP. Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI) in paediatric cutaneous lupus among paediatric dermatologists and rheumatologists. Br J Dermatol 2018; 180:165-171. [PMID: 30033560 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI) is a reliable outcome measure for cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) in adults used in clinical trials. However, it has not been validated in children, limiting clinical trials for paediatric CLE. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to validate the CLASI in paediatrics. METHODS Eleven paediatric patients with CLE, six dermatologists and six rheumatologists participated. The physicians were trained to use the CLASI and Physician's Global Assessment (PGA), and individually rated all patients using both tools. Each physician reassessed two randomly selected patients. Within each physician group, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to assess the reliability of each measure. RESULTS CLASI activity scores demonstrated excellent inter- and intrarater reliability (ICC > 0·90), while the PGA activity scores had good inter-rater reliability (ICC 0·73-0·77) among both specialties. PGA activity scores showed excellent (ICC 0·89) and good intrarater reliability (ICC 0·76) for dermatologists and rheumatologists, respectively. Limitations of this study include the small sample size of patients and potential recall bias during the physician rerating session. CONCLUSIONS CLASI activity measurement showed excellent inter- and intrarater reliability in paediatric CLE and superiority over the PGA. These results demonstrate that the CLASI is a reliable and valid outcome instrument for paediatric CLE.
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- C J Kushner
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics and Dermatology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, U.S.A
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, U.S.A
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Rheumatology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, U.S.A
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, U.S.A
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Suite 1-330A, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, U.S.A.,Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A
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Concha JSS, Patsatsi A, Marshak-Rothstein A, Liu ML, Sinha AA, Lee LA, Merola JF, Jabbari A, Gudjonsson JE, Chasset F, Jarrett P, Chong B, Arkin L, Fernandez AP, Caproni M, Greenberg SA, Kim HJ, Pearson DR, Femia A, Vleugels RA, Fiorentino D, Fujimoto M, Wenzel J, Werth VP. Advances in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus and Dermatomyositis: A Report from the 4th International Conference on Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus-An Ongoing Need for International Consensus and Collaborations. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 139:270-276. [PMID: 30243657 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Josef Symon S Concha
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Interdisciplinary Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Sorbonne Université, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Service de Dermatologie et Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Dermatologic Rare Diseases and Skin Immunopathology Unit, USL Toscana Centro-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Systemic sclerosis is an uncommon autoimmune connective tissue disease with multiorgan system involvement and significant associated morbidity and mortality. Cutaneous signs and clinical manifestations are of particular importance, as they may be recognized before systemic manifestations, allowing earlier risk stratification into the limited and diffuse cutaneous subtypes, as well as earlier initiation of treatment. Important cutaneous manifestations include Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ulcers, cutaneous sclerosis, calcinosis cutis, telangiectasias, pruritus, and dyspigmentation. Despite investigation of a wide variety of treatments, no FDA-approved pharmacologic therapies exist for systemic sclerosis, and data from high-quality studies are limited. In the following review, we will discuss skin-directed therapies. Although there is evidence to support specific treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ulcers, and cutaneous sclerosis, there are limited rigorous studies evaluating the treatment of other cutaneous signs and clinical manifestations. Additional randomized-controlled trials and large observational studies are necessary to develop future evidence-based treatment options.
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- David R Pearson
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pearson DR, Fujita M, High WA. Fulminant Mycosis Fungoides with Tissue Eosinophilia: A Unique Presentation of Two Cases with Acro-Periorbital Ulceration and An Aggressive Clinical Course. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 8. [PMID: 28758048 PMCID: PMC5531183 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9929.1000337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We describe two unique cases of fulminant mycosis fungoides with remarkably similar and aggressive clinical courses resulting in death. Both cases demonstrated ulcerated palmar and periorbital plaques and marked tissue eosinophilia, which was confirmed by T-cell receptor γ chain gene rearrangement studies to display identical monoclonality at temporally and anatomically distinct sites. Dense eosinophilic infiltrates on biopsy led to misdiagnosis of inflammatory dermatoses in both instances. While mycosis fungoides may be challenging to diagnose histologically, the presence of eosinophils in progressive disease may herald a poor prognosis and should not exclude the diagnosis.
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, USA
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- University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, USA
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Judge LW, Urbina LJ, Hoover DL, Craig BW, Judge LM, Leitzelar BM, Pearson DR, Holtzclaw KA, Bellar DM. The Impact of Competitive Trait Anxiety on Collegiate Powerlifting Performance. J Strength Cond Res 2016; 30:2399-405. [PMID: 26881803 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Judge, LW, Urbina, LJ, Hoover, DL, Craig, BW, Judge, LM, Leitzelar, BM, Pearson, DR, Holtzclaw, KA, and Bellar, DM. The impact of competitive trait anxiety on collegiate powerlifting performance. J Strength Cond Res 30(9): 2399-2405, 2016-The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between competitive trait anxiety measures and powerlifting (PL) performance. Thirty-six collegiate powerlifters on club teams from 3 universities were recruited during a competition (men = 26, women = 10; age = 19.9 ± 1.5 years; height = 172.5 ± 8.6 cm; weight = 81.4 ± 21.0 kg). The athletes were distributed across weight classes for collegiate PL (47.6 kg: 1; 51.7 kg: 1; 54.9 kg: 1; 59.8 kg: 3; 67.1 kg: 2; 74.8 kg: 7; 82.1 kg: 4; 89.8 kg: 9; 99.8 kg: 5; super heavyweight: 3). A survey containing questions about PL performance history and the 15-item Sport Competition Anxiety Test (SCAT) were administered to the participants before competing. The SCAT total was negatively correlated (r = -0.397; p = 0.02) to the athletes' percentage of best total achieved in the competition (actual performance total/best comp total × 100). Of the individual lifts, the SCAT score was negatively correlated to the personal best for bench press (r = -0.368; p = 0.03) and deadlift (r = -0.317, p = 0.05), but did not significantly correlate for squat (r = -0.182, p = 0.27). These results indicate a negative correlation between the SCAT score and athletes' personal best totals in PL. Increased SCAT scores were associated with decreased personal best PL totals. The results suggest that competitive trait anxiety may have negatively impacted performance and that some PL athletes may benefit from interventions aimed at decreasing anxiety before and during performance.
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- Lawrence W Judge
- 1School of Kinesiology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana; 2School of Kinesiology, University of Louisiana Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana; 3Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Kentucky; and 4Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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The purpose of this study was to investigate whether short-term amino acid supplementation could maintain a short-term net anabolic hormonal profile and decrease muscle cell damage during a period of high-intensity resistance training (overreaching), thereby enhancing recovery and decreasing the risk of injury and illness. Eight previously resistance trained males were randomly assigned to either a high branched chain amino acids (BCAA) or placebo group. Subjects consumed the supplement for 3 weeks before commencing a fourth week of supplementation with concomitant high-intensity total-body resistance training (overreaching) (3 x 6-8 repetitions maximum, 8 exercises). Blood was drawn prior to and after supplementation, then again after 2 and 4 days of training. Serum was analyzed for testosterone, cortisol, and creatine kinase. Serum testosterone levels were significantly higher (p < 0.001), and cortisol and creatine kinase levels were significantly lower (p < 0.001, and p = 0.004, respectively) in the BCAA group during and following resistance training. These findings suggest that short-term amino acid supplementation, which is high in BCAA, may produce a net anabolic hormonal profile while attenuating training-induced increases in muscle tissue damage. Athletes' nutrient intake, which periodically increases amino acid intake to reflect the increased need for recovery during periods of overreaching, may increase subsequent competitive performance while decreasing the risk of injury or illness.
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- Carwyn P M Sharp
- Department of Health and Human Performance, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Newton RU, Gerber A, Nimphius S, Shim JK, Doan BK, Robertson M, Pearson DR, Craig BW, Häkkinen K, Kraemer WJ. Determination of functional strength imbalance of the lower extremities. J Strength Cond Res 2007; 20:971-7. [PMID: 17194256 DOI: 10.1519/r-5050501x.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purposes of this study were (a) to determine whether a significant strength imbalance existed between the left and right or dominant (D) and nondominant (ND) legs and (b) to investigate possible correlations among various unilateral and bilateral closed kinetic chain tests, including a field test, and traditional isokinetic dynamometry used to determine strength imbalance. Fourteen Division I collegiate women softball players (20.2 +/- 1.4 years) volunteered to undergo measures of average peak torque for isokinetic flexion and extension at 60 degrees .s(-1) and 240 degrees .s(-1); in addition, measures of peak and average force of each leg during parallel back squat, 2-legged vertical jump, and single-leg vertical jump and performance in a 5-hop test were examined. Significant differences of between 4.2% and 16.0% were evident for all measures except for average force during single-leg vertical jump between the D and ND limbs, thus revealing a significant strength imbalance. The 5-hop test revealed a significant difference between D and ND limbs and showed a moderate correlation with more sophisticated laboratory tests, suggesting a potential use as a field test for the identification of strength imbalance. The results of this study indicate that a significant strength imbalance can exist even in collegiate level athletes, and future research should be conducted to determine how detrimental these imbalances could be in terms of peak performance for athletes, as well as the implications for injury risk.
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- Robert U Newton
- School of Exercise, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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Coburn SP, Townsend DW, Ericson KL, Reynolds RD, Ziegler PJ, Costill DL, Mahuren JD, Schaltenbrand WE, Pauly TA, Wang Y, Fink WJ, Pearson DR, Hachey DL. Modeling short (7 hour)- and long (6 week)-term kinetics of vitamin B-6 metabolism with stable isotopes in humans. Adv Exp Med Biol 2004; 537:173-92. [PMID: 14995036 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9019-8_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Stephen P Coburn
- Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, USA.
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Coburn SP, Reynolds RD, Mahuren JD, Schaltenbrand WE, Wang Y, Ericson KL, Whyte MP, Zubovic YM, Ziegler PJ, Costill DL, Fink WJ, Pearson DR, Pauly TA, Thampy KG, Wortsman J. Elevated plasma 4-pyridoxic acid in renal insufficiency. Am J Clin Nutr 2002; 75:57-64. [PMID: 11756060 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/75.1.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal insufficiency is associated with altered vitamin B-6 metabolism. We have observed high concentrations of 4-pyridoxic acid, the major catabolite of vitamin B-6 metabolism, in plasma during renal insufficiency. OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate the renal handling of 4-pyridoxic acid and the effects of renal dysfunction on vitamin B-6 metabolism. DESIGN We measured the renal clearance of 4-pyridoxic acid and creatinine in 17 nonpregnant, 17 pregnant, and 16 lactating women. We then examined the influence of vitamin B-6 or alkaline phosphatase activity on the ratio of 4-pyridoxic acid to pyridoxal (PA:PL) in plasma in 10 men receiving a low (0.4 mg pyridoxine.HCl/d) or high (200 mg pyridoxine.HCl/d) vitamin B-6 intake for 6 wk, in 10 healthy subjects during a 21-d fast, in 1235 plasma samples from 799 people screened for hypophosphatasia, and in 67 subjects with a range of serum creatinine concentrations. RESULTS Renal clearance of 4-pyridoxic acid was 232 +/- 94 mL/min in nonpregnant women, 337 +/- 140 mL/min in pregnant women, and 215 +/- 103 mL/min in lactating healthy women. These values were approximately twice the creatinine clearance, indicating that 4-pyridoxic acid is at least partially eliminated by tubular secretion. Elevated plasma creatinine concentrations were associated with marked elevations in 4-pyridoxic acid and PA:PL. PA:PL was not affected by wide variations in vitamin B-6 intake or by the wide range of pyridoxal-P concentrations encountered while screening for hypophosphatasia. CONCLUSIONS Plasma 4-pyridoxic acid concentrations are markedly elevated in renal insufficiency. Plasma PA:PL can distinguish between increases in 4-pyridoxic acid concentrations due to increased dietary intake and those due to renal insufficiency.
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- Stephen P Coburn
- Department of Biochemistry, Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, USA.
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Volek JS, Duncan ND, Mazzetti SA, Staron RS, Putukian M, Gómez AL, Pearson DR, Fink WJ, Kraemer WJ. Performance and muscle fiber adaptations to creatine supplementation and heavy resistance training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1999; 31:1147-56. [PMID: 10449017 DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199908000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of creatine supplementation in conjunction with resistance training on physiological adaptations including muscle fiber hypertrophy and muscle creatine accumulation. METHODS Nineteen healthy resistance-trained men were matched and then randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to either a creatine (N = 10) or placebo (N = 9) group. Periodized heavy resistance training was performed for 12 wk. Creatine or placebo capsules were consumed (25 g x d(-1)) for 1 wk followed by a maintenance dose (5 g x d(-1)) for the remainder of the training. RESULTS After 12 wk, significant (P < or = 0.05) increases in body mass and fat-free mass were greater in creatine (6.3% and 6.3%, respectively) than placebo (3.6% and 3.1%, respectively) subjects. After 12 wk, increases in bench press and squat were greater in creatine (24% and 32%, respectively) than placebo (16% and 24%, respectively) subjects. Compared with placebo subjects, creatine subjects demonstrated significantly greater increases in Type I (35% vs 11%), IIA (36% vs 15%), and IIAB (35% vs 6%) muscle fiber cross-sectional areas. Muscle total creatine concentrations were unchanged in placebo subjects. Muscle creatine was significantly elevated after 1 wk in creatine subjects (22%), and values remained significantly greater than placebo subjects after 12 wk. Average volume lifted in the bench press during training was significantly greater in creatine subjects during weeks 5-8. No negative side effects to the supplementation were reported. CONCLUSION Creatine supplementation enhanced fat-free mass, physical performance, and muscle morphology in response to heavy resistance training, presumably mediated via higher quality training sessions.
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- J S Volek
- Department of Kinesiology/Center for Sports Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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Pearson DR, McGovern B. The ABCs of Glutamine, BCAAs, and HMB. Strength Cond J 1999. [DOI: 10.1519/00126548-199908000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR. From Laboratory to Weight Room The New Year and a New You. Strength Cond J 1999. [DOI: 10.1519/00126548-199902000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR. BRIDGING THE GAP: From Laboratory to Weight Room: The New Year and a New You. Strength Cond J 1999. [DOI: 10.1519/1533-4295(1999)021<0048:tnyaan>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR, McGovern B. BRIDGING THE GAP: The ABCs of Glutamine, BCAAs, and HMB. Strength Cond J 1999. [DOI: 10.1519/1533-4295(1999)021<0066:taogba>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Paddon-Jones DJ, Pearson DR. Cost-Effectiveness of Pre-Exercise Carbohydrate Meals and Their Impact on Endurance Performance. J Strength Cond Res 1998. [DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199805000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR, Gehlsen GM. Athletic Performance Enhancement: A Study With College Football Players. Strength Cond J 1998. [DOI: 10.1519/1073-6840(1998)020<0070:apeasw>2.3.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR. BRIDGING THE GAP: Strength Training is Ageless. Strength Cond J 1998. [DOI: 10.1519/1073-6840(1998)020<0012:stia>2.3.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pearson DR, Gehlsen GM, Shondell DS. Performance Enhancement and Training. Strength Cond J 1997. [DOI: 10.1519/1073-6840(1997)019<0054:peat>2.3.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purpose of this investigation was to examine calf muscle strength and cross-sectional area in 29 middle-aged men (current mean = 48.3 +/- 3.1 years) who had significant differences in their physical activity levels. These men were initially evaluated to determine the physiological requirements for successful distance running in the late 1960s at a time when they were all considered elite distance runners. Based on their training regimens in the interim between testing, subjects were described as highly trained (HI; n = 10), fitness trained (FIT; n = 12), or untrained (UT; n = 7). In addition, an aged-matched sedentary group (CON; n = 7) was tested. Each subject was evaluated for VO2max, plantar flexion calf muscle strength and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the lower leg (gastrocnemius and soleus). Muscle CSA was determined by computed tomography, whereas calf strength measurements were made using a specially designed leg restraint system and an isokinetic dynamometer. There were no significant differences in plantar flexion strength (at 60 and 180 degrees/s) or CSA of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles among the groups. Calf muscle strength per CSA was also similar at both test velocities for all groups. These data demonstrate that middle-aged distance runners who have continued to run at a relatively high level for 20-25 years have similar calf muscle CSA and strength compared with aged-matched males who run significantly less or not at all.
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- S W Trappe
- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47304, USA
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Coburn SP, Thampy KG, Lane HW, Conn PS, Ziegler PJ, Costill DL, Mahuren JD, Fink WJ, Pearson DR, Schaltenbrand WE. Pyridoxic acid excretion during low vitamin B-6 intake, total fasting, and bed rest. Am J Clin Nutr 1995; 62:979-83. [PMID: 7572745 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.5.979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Vitamin B-6 metabolism in 10 volunteers during 21 d of total fasting was compared with results from 10 men consuming a diet low only in vitamin B-6 (1.76 mumol/d) and with men consuming a normal diet during bed rest. At the end of the fast mean plasma concentrations of vitamin B-6 metabolites and urinary excretion of 4-pyridoxic acid tended to be higher in the fasting subjects than in the low-vitamin B-6 group. The fasting subjects lost approximately 10% of their total vitamin B-6 pool and approximately 13% of their body weight. The low-vitamin B-6 group lost only approximately 4% of their vitamin B-6 pool. Compared with baseline, urinary excretion of pyridoxic acid was significantly increased during 17 wk of bed rest. There was no increase in pyridoxic acid excretion during a second 15-d bed rest study. These data suggest the possibility of complex interactions between diet and muscle metabolism that may influence indexes that are frequently used to assess vitamin B-6 status.
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- S P Coburn
- Biochemistry Department, Fort Wayne State Developmental Center, IN, USA
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