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Renal disease is the most severe complication of IgA vasculitis. New treatments such as iptacopan and atrasentan are promising novel therapies for this challenging disease.
The C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR) is a new measure for assessing disease severity and prognosis in inflammatory and neoplastic disorders. Dermatologists will increasingly encounter the CAR in daily practice.
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud is usually seen in adolescents and young adults. The etiology of CARP remains to be determined, and further studies will judge its precise relationship to acanthosis nigricans.
Necrotizing infundibular (ostial) crystalline folliculitis is an underrecognized disorder characterized by folliculocentric waxy papules in the seborrheic areas of adult patients. An increasing number of cases are drug related.
PENs may present as solitary or multiple lesions. Multiple lesions presenting in childhood warrant consideration of Cowden syndrome and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B.
Case reports and retrospective studies have demonstrated dupilumab’s efficacy in treating bullous pemphigoid. Perhaps approval of dupilumab for bullous pemphigoid is on the horizon.
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