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A novel transdermal device for the delivery of triamcinolone demonstrates efficacy comparable to that of conventional topical steroids in the treatment of nail psoriasis, according to a Singapore study.

A registry-based study has recently shown diverse COVID-19 vaccine-associated dermatologic reactions, including papulovesicular, pityriasis rosea-like, and papulosquamous eruptions classified as vaccine-related eruption of papules and plaques (V-REPP).

Treatment with either low- or high-dose secukinumab is effective and well tolerated in paediatric patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, a study has shown.

The prevalence of depression is relatively high among children, adolescents, and adults with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, according to a study, which also notes the importance of periodic screening for depression.

Treatment with apremilast is effective in mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis and has a consistent safety profile, results of a phase III study have shown.

The nonsteroidal topical aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)-modulating agent tapinarof 1% trumped a vehicle control cream in reducing the severity and manifestations of plaque psoriasis, according to the phase III PSOARING 1 and 2 trials.

Paediatric atopic dermatitis shows four distinct clusters of serum biomarker profiles, only one of which shows marked similarity to adult biomarker clusters, a recent study has found.

The risk of psoriasis is elevated in patients with continuous metabolic syndrome (MetS) and in those with newly developed MetS, a recent study has found. In contrast, such risk is absent in individuals with only a history of MetS.

Depression is not uncommon among children, adolescents, and adults with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), reports a study, adding that periodic screening for depression may be necessary.