Dermatology

Researchers out of the University of California have identified a strain of skin bacteria that may inhibit the growth of some cancers.

Conference attendees weighed in on the hottest themes in dermatology by picking session topics in advance at this year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in San Diego in February. Among the favourites? New treatments for alopecia, advances in atopic dermatitis therapies and the benefits of topical silicone in cosmetic surgery.

The drug is the first biologic therapy for eczema to be approved in Canada

Product safety information will warn of potential risk of bullous pemphigoid

Most common causes are dry skin and eczema

Recently a 61-year-old woman visited our walk-in clinic with a rash that had appeared the previous day. The lesion was a circular patch about 3.5 cm in diameter, red, raised, warm and tender, located on her upper arm.