Moderate-to-severe alopecia areata (AA) is associated with negative impacts on quality of life and health outcomes in all age groups. However, the impact on children living with this disease and […]
Month: April 2021
Webinar: Body Site Distribution of Pediatric-Onset Morphea and Association with Extracutaneous Manifestations
Body site distribution of pediatric-onset morphea and association with extracutaneous manifestations Dr. Yvonne Chiu discusses the findings of her most recent collaborative study – Body site distribution of pediatric-onset morphea […]
Webinar: Catalyzing Your Research: From Idea to Action
Live webinar on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET. So you’ve got the funding, now how do you make the research happen? Hear from […]
Virtual Journal Club – April 2021
Live event on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET. Featuring Larry Eichenfield, MD, Vikash Oza, MD, and Erin Roberts, MD
A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study on the Utility of Ancillary Studies in the Risk Assessment and Management of Spitz Nevi, Atypical Spitzoid Tumors, and Spitzoid Melanoma in the Pediatric Population
Principal Investigator: Kristen Berrebi, MDUniversity of Iowa Health Care Overview: Spitz tumors are melanocytic proliferations seen in children and are divided into three categories along a spectrum: (1) benign Spitz […]
Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Recurrent Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption
Principal Investigators: Yvonne Chiu, MDMedical College of Wisconsin Michele Ramien, MDUniversity of Calgary Beth Drolet, MDUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison Overview: Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (RIME) is a condition activated by […]
Beyond the phenotype – A targeted sequencing study to identify the spectrum of genetic mutations in pyogenic granulomas
Principal Investigator: Carrie Coughlin, MDWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Overview: Pyogenic granulomas are benign growths of blood vessels which can grow quickly and bleed. It can be […]
Deciphering the “ugly duckling” – Natural history and molecular characterization of epidermolysis bullosa nevi
Principal Investigators: Amy Paller, MDNorthwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine Antonia Reimer-Taschenbrecker, MDUniversity of Freiburg, GermanyNorthwestern UniversityFeinberg School of Medicine Overview: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic skin disease with […]
Investigating the role of Staphylococci in Pediatric Skin Disease
Principal Investigator: Emily Gurnee, MDUniversity of Colorado Denver Overview: Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that commonly causes skin infections. Infections with this type of bacteria may worsen both […]
Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome Guidelines
Project Lead: Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhDMedical University of South Carolina Overview: Patients diagnosed with Capillary Malformation – Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome present with multiple, small, flat areas of red color […]
TNF inhibitor-induced psoriasiform dermatitis in children: Clinical and mechanistic analyses
Principal Investigators: Amy Paller, MDNorthwestern University Jennifer Boles-Scott, MDNorthwestern University Overview: Injectable medications that inhibit tumor necrosis factor (TNF) block inflammation in arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis. However, there […]
Optimizing Clinical Application of Lymphocyte Activation Tests for the Detection of Causative Medications in severe cutaneous Adverse Reactions
Principal Investigator: Reid Oldenburg, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Diego Overview: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are catastrophic drug reactions that destroy the skin, surface of the […]