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Lim S, Sidky L, Eliott E, Cobos G. A gyrate pattern of discoid lupus erythematosus. J Dermatol 2024; 51:e106-e107. [PMID: 38433363 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.17135] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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- Subin Lim
- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Min MS, Mazori DR, Lee MS, Merola JF, Vleugels RA, Cobos G, LaChance AH. Successful Treatment of Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars With Systemic and Intralesional Dupilumab. J Drugs Dermatol 2023; 22:1220-1222. [PMID: 38051859 DOI: 10.36849/jdd.6385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
Keloids and hypertrophic scars negatively impact the quality of life for millions of people in the world. Unfortunately, though many thera-peutic approaches are used to treat scars, they are often limited in efficacy with high rates of recurrence. Lately, a better understanding of the immune dysregulation of several dermatologic conditions has led to the emergence of multiple cytokine-targeted therapies for numerous conditions. Several studies have implicated T helper 2 (Th2) immune dysregulation in the development of scars and keloids, with interleukins (IL)-4 and -13 identified as pro-fibrotic mediators. Dupilumab is an IL-4 receptor alpha antagonist that inhibits the ex-pression of both IL-4 and -13. Herein, we describe a 44-year-old woman who developed numerous disfiguring hypertrophic scars and keloids after suffering from a severe herpes zoster infection. Given the number of scars, intralesional corticosteroid injections were not feasible. Therefore, treatment with systemic dupilumab was initiated. Many scars flattened, several even developing a cigarette-paper-like texture due to rapid involution. The largest and most recalcitrant keloid was further treated with intralesional dupliumab injec-tions every 2 weeks with an even more dramatic improvement noted in 2 months. To our knowledge, this is the first report of treating multiple keloids and hypertrophic scars with both systemic and intralesional dupilumab. Dermatologists may want to consider treating keloids that cover a large area with systemic dupilumab, a therapy with an established, reassuring safety profile. The most recalcitrant areas may further benefit from concentrating dupilumab by intralesional delivery. J Drugs Dermatol. 2023;22(12):1220-1222. doi:10.36849/JDD.6385.
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Lee MS, Lopez CG, Nwankwo C, Cobos G, Merola J, Vleugels RA, LaChance AH. 34163 Impact of race/ethnicity and skin type on illness perceptions and quality of life in patients with discoid lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.06.728] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Goldman N, Kassamali B, Nwankwo C, Merola J, Cobos G, Vleugels R, LaChance A. 222 Geographic distribution of primary discoid lupus erythematosus and environmental hazards in Massachusetts. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.229] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Goyal A, Narayanan D, Wong W, Laga AC, Connell NT, Ritter SY, Cobos G. Tocilizumab for treatment of cutaneous and systemic manifestations of VEXAS syndrome without myelodysplastic syndrome. JAAD Case Rep 2022; 23:15-19. [PMID: 35391910 PMCID: PMC8980309 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Min MS, Mazori DR, Kassamali B, Cobos G, Ho A, LaChance AH, Vleugels RA. Treatment With Mycophenolate Mofetil for Salt-and-Pepper Dyspigmentation Caused by Autoimmune Sclerosing Disease. JAMA Dermatol 2022; 158:327-329. [PMID: 35138336 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.5848] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michelle S Min
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Dermatology, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.,Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kassamali B, Desai S, Min M, Mazori D, Villa-Ruiz C, Kus K, Cobos G, Merola J, LaChance A, Vleugels R. OnabotulinumtoxinA for Systemic Sclerosis-associated Raynaud's Phenomenon: A Multi-Institutional Study on Accessibility and Effectiveness. J Drugs Dermatol 2021; 20:1257-1259. [PMID: 34784129 DOI: 10.36849/jdd.6135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), a common presenting symptom of systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a painful and debilitating condition of the digits caused by increased vascular reactivity.1,2.
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Min MS, Alsarheed A, Kassamali B, Mazori DR, Schaefer M, Merola JF, Cobos G, LaChance AH, Vleugels RA. Tofacitinib as treatment for refractory dermatomyositis: A retrospective study from two academic medical centers. J Am Acad Dermatol 2021; 86:423-425. [PMID: 34246697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michelle S Min
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA; King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA.
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Niaki OZ, Penn E, Scott DA, Cobos G, Vleugels RA, Weinblatt ME. Treatment of Severe Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis With Upadacitinib. JAMA Dermatol 2021; 157:735-737. [PMID: 33950153 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.0996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Omid Zahedi Niaki
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Rheumatologic and Immunologic Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Inflammation and Immunity Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Rangel LK, Villa-Ruiz C, Lo K, Cobos G, Lo Sicco K, Vleugels RA, Femia AN. Clinical Characteristics of Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis/Profundus: A Retrospective Review of 61 Patients. JAMA Dermatol 2021; 156:1264-1266. [PMID: 32876656 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.2797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Lauren K Rangel
- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico.,Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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Min MS, Kassamali B, Mazori DR, Gizelis O, Schaefer M, Ho A, Merola JF, Cobos G, LaChance AH, Vleugels RA. Lack of association between tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor use and exacerbation of lupus erythematosus: A retrospective cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2021; 86:1180-1182. [PMID: 33940099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.04.083] [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: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michelle S Min
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Min MS, Kassamali B, Mazori DR, Vleugels RA, Merola JF, Cobos G, LaChance AH. The catch-22 of limited Food and Drug Administration approval for connective tissue disease therapies. J Am Acad Dermatol 2021; 85:517-519. [PMID: 33823201 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.03.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Michelle S Min
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Steuer AB, Stern MJ, Cobos G, Castilla C, Joseph KA, Pomeranz MK, Femia AN. Clinical Characteristics and Medical Management of Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis. JAMA Dermatol 2020; 156:460-464. [PMID: 31968055 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.4516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Alexa B Steuer
- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.,Department of Dermatology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York.,Department of Dermatology, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York
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Villa-Ruiz C, Kassamali B, Mazori DR, Min M, Cobos G, LaChance A. Overview of TikTok's most viewed dermatologic content and assessment of its reliability. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020; 85:273-274. [PMID: 33359080 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Camila Villa-Ruiz
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Ponce Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Ponce, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Tkachenko E, Steuer AB, Lo K, Cobos G, Lo Sicco K, Vleugels RA, Femia AN. Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Refractory Eosinophilic Fasciitis: A Retrospective Analysis from 3 Tertiary Care Centers. J Am Acad Dermatol 2019:S0190-9622(19)33297-9. [PMID: 31846716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Elizabeth Tkachenko
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY.
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Liu SW, Tkachenko E, Lam C, Alsarheed A, Cobos G, Lo K, Femia A, Qureshi AA, Vleugels RA. Willingness-to-pay stated preferences in cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a pilot study. Arch Dermatol Res 2019; 312:527-531. [PMID: 31773259 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-019-02006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a chronic skin disease that significantly impacts quality of life (QOL). This study tested a novel method to measure QOL in CLE using willingness-to-pay (WTP) stated preferences, and aimed to determine which of nine domains of life are most affected by CLE. Twenty-one participants with CLE ranked the domains in order of impact on CLE-related QOL, and then stated how many United States dollars they would be willing to pay for a hypothetical cure for each domain. Eighty-one percent of participants were female; mean age was 42.4 years. Photosensitivity was ranked highest by 71.4% of respondents. Participants were willing to pay the most for a hypothetical cure for CLE specific to photosensitivity (median = $200,000), the least for a cure specific to self-care (median = $0). Participants were willing to pay a median of $1,000,000 for an overall cure for CLE. Limitations include a small sample size for this pilot study and that willingness-to-pay may be influenced by individual perception of money and socioeconomic factors. This study successfully pilot-tested a WTP method and ranking task for health-related QOL. Photosensitivity was the domain of life most affected by CLE, which is a domain unique to our novel tool.
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- Stephanie W Liu
- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Curtiss P, Cobos G, Hoffmann R, Seminara N, Liebman T, Brinster N, Lo Sicco K. Genital ulcers in an immunocompromised man. JAAD Case Rep 2018; 4:619-621. [PMID: 30094299 PMCID: PMC6070680 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.10.024] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Correspondence to: Kristen Lo Sicco, MD, FAAD, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, 240 East 38 Street, 11 Floor, New York, New York 10016.
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Curtiss P, Schwager Z, Cobos G, Lo Sicco K, Franks AG. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of topical nitrates in the treatment of primary and secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018; 78:1110-1118.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Curtiss P, Cobos G, Lo Sicco K, Franks AG. The Frisbee maneuver: A novel method to abort acute attacks of the Raynaud phenomenon. J Am Acad Dermatol 2018; 78:e61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.09.066] [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] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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White F, Cobos G, Soter NA. Local heat urticaria. Dermatol Online J 2017; 23:13030/qt7pc9g2hh. [PMID: 29447656] [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] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
Abstract
We present a 38-year-old woman with local heat urticaria confirmed by heat provocation testing. Heat urticaria is a rare form of physical urticaria that istriggered by exposure to a heat source, such as hot water or sunlight. Although it is commonly localized and immediate, generalized and delayed onset forms exist. Treatment options include antihistamines and heat desensitization. A brisk, mechanical stroke elicited a linear wheal. Five minutes after exposure to hot water, she developed well-demarcated,erythematous blanching wheals that covered the distal forearm and entire hand.
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Cobos G, Mu E, Cohen J, Beasley J, Brinster N, Femia A. Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. Dermatol Online J 2017; 23:13030/qt4jk4333w. [PMID: 29447655] [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] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a rare, acquired subepidermal blistering disease. EBA is characterized by autoantibodies to collagen VII,which serves to link the epidermis to the dermis. The two most common presentations of EBA are classical noninflammatory EBA and bullous pemphigoid-like EBA. Diagnosis of EBA can be challenging as it sharesclinical and histopathologic features with other blistering diseases. Treatment is often recalcitrant and will often necessitate multiple therapies. We presenta case of a thirty-six-year-old Chinese man with EBA and review the literature.
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Cobos G, Kim RH, Meehan S, Elbuluk N. Lichen planus pigmentosus and lichen planopilaris. Dermatol Online J 2016; 22:13030/qt7hp8n6dn. [PMID: 28329547] [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] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Lichen planus is an inflammatory skin conditionwith characteristic histopathological findings thathas many clinical variants. Recently, there have been25 cases reported in the literature of lichen planuspigmentosus (LPPi) that preceded the developmentof frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA), which is a variantof lichen planopilaris (LPP). We review the literatureregarding LPPi, LPP, and FFA and present a case of a40-year-old African American woman with LPPi andLPP.
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- Gabriela Cobos
- Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center
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Cobos G, Kim RH, Meehan S, Elbuluk N. Lichen planus pigmentosus and lichen planopilaris. Dermatol Online J 2016. [DOI: 10.5070/d32212033390] [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] Open
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Lipoff JB, Cobos G, Kaddu S, Kovarik CL. The Africa Teledermatology Project: A retrospective case review of 1229 consultations from sub-Saharan Africa. J Am Acad Dermatol 2015; 72:1084-5. [PMID: 25981007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.02.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Jules B Lipoff
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Phrynoderma is a type of follicular hyperkeratosis associated with nutritional deficiencies. It is rarely seen in developed countries, although cases have been reported in patients with severe malnutrition or malabsorption secondary to various causes. This report describes a 19-year-old patient with poorly controlled Crohn's disease and malnutrition who developed the characteristic hyperkeratotic papules and plaques on his trunk and extremities in the setting of low serum vitamin A levels. To our knowledge, there are no reports of phrynoderma associated with Crohn's disease. It is likely that our patient's low vitamin A level and subsequent phrynoderma was the result of increased Crohn's disease activity and malnutrition.
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- Gabriela Cobos
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Gabriela Cobos
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Cobos G, Rubin AI, Gober LM, Treat JR. A Case of Exuberant Candidal Onychomycosis in a Child With Hyper IgE Syndrome. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2014; 2:99-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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