Public perception of dermatologists and comparison with other medical specialties: results from a national survey.

Background: The public's perception of dermatologists in the United States is unknown.

Objective: We sought to determine the US public's perception of how dermatologists spend time professionally and to compare the public's perception of dermatologists with physicians from other medical specialties.

Methods: We administered a telephone survey to the US public using the validated random digit dialing method.

Immunology of atopic dermatitis: novel insights into mechanisms and immunomodulatory therapies.

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic, inflammatory skin condition that is associated with immune dysregulation and epidermal barrier dysfunction. The imbalance of the Th2 and Th1 pathways and their associated cytokines in AD presents as one facet of the pathogenic mechanisms. Changes in the T-cell populations and the associated cytokines during the acute and chronic phases of AD can cause variations in disease presentations and treatment responses.

Psoriasis, electrocardiographic characteristics, and incidence of atrial fibrillation.

Psoriasis patients have an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with increased morbidity and risk of stroke. In this study, we assessed the association between psoriasis, electrocardiographic characteristics, and incident atrial fibrillation.

Psoriasis and Sexual Behavior in Men: examination of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in the United States.

Introduction: Epidemiologic data on sexual behavior in psoriasis patients are lacking.

Aim: We aim to examine and compare the sexual behaviors between men with and without psoriasis in the United States.

Methods: We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2003 to 2006 and 2009 to 2010.

Psoriasis and major adverse cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

Methods And Results: We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register databases for relevant studies in English between January 1, 1980, and January 1, 2012. Extraction was by 3 independent reviewers.

Psoriasis and the risk of diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To compare the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus between patients with psoriasis and those without psoriasis.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews between January 1, 1980, and January 1, 2012.

Study Selection: Observational (cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional) studies published in English that compared the prevalence or incidence of diabetes among patients with psoriasis with individuals serving as controls.

Psoriasis and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Background: Increasing population-based studies have suggested a relationship between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome.

Objective: The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis that synthesizes the epidemiologic associations between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome.

Methods: We searched for observational studies from MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register from Jan 1, 1980 to Jan 1, 2012.

The association between psoriasis and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Population-based observational studies have suggested a relationship between psoriasis and hypertension. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to better understand the association between psoriasis and hypertension. We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register from 1 January 1980 to 1 January 2012.

Psoriasis and sexual behavior in U.S. women: an epidemiologic analysis using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Introduction: Although sexual behavior is an integral part of most adults' overall well-being, this aspect of psoriasis patients' quality of life is rarely explored.

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between psoriasis and sexual behavior in U.S.

Harnessing the power of crowds: crowdsourcing as a novel research method for evaluation of acne treatments.

Background: Crowdsourcing is a novel process of data collection that can provide insight into the effectiveness of acne treatments in real-world settings. Little is known regarding the feasibility of crowdsourcing as a means of collecting dermatology research data, the quality of collected data, and how the data compare to the published literature.

Objective: The objective of this analysis is to compare acne data collected from a medical crowdsourcing site with high-quality controlled studies from peer-reviewed medical literature.

Power of crowdsourcing: novel methods of data collection in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Background: Crowdsourcing is a novel method of collecting research data from diverse patient populations. The quality of research data obtained through crowdsourcing is unknown.

Objective: The primary aim of this pilot study was to examine how data collected from an online crowdsourcing World Wide Web site compare with those from published literature in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Crowdsourcing for research data collection in rosacea.

Several medical crowdsourcing sites are available to patients online, but few studies in the literature have compared crowdsourced data to clinical trials. Herein, we compare data from rosacea patients from a major medical crowdsourcing site with those from randomized controlled trials.

Coronary artery disease in patients with psoriasis referred for coronary angiography.

Patients with psoriasis may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether psoriasis is associated with an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) independent of established cardiovascular risk factors in patients undergoing coronary angiography. A retrospective cohort analysis was performed by linking records of all patients undergoing coronary angiography from 2004 through 2009 with dermatology medical records.