Survey of Dermatology Practitioners' Opinions and Prescribing Habits of Oral Minoxidil for the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia.

Background: Utilization of low-dose oral minoxidil has increased in recent years in association with several clinical studies that have shown its efficacy in treating androgenetic alopecia (AGA).  Objective: To assess dermatology providers' attitudes and recommendation behaviors of oral minoxidil for the treatment of AGA.

Methods: An online survey gauging the professional opinions, prescribing behaviors, and use of oral minoxidil was sent using the Orlando Dermatology Aesthetic and Clinical Conference email listserv which included multiple levels of dermatology practitioners including MD/DOs, NPs, and PAs across the United States.

A review of hair removal modalities in pediatric patients: Ethical and clinical considerations.

Unwanted hair is a common concern among patients presenting to pediatric dermatology clinics, and parents and patients alike inquire about the safety of methods employed for elective removal. Various methods of hair removal exist with different levels of invasiveness and permanence, from simple mechanical depilation to light-based therapies. All methods of hair removal appear to be safe and generally well tolerated in children, and there are no age restrictions to any modality.

Assessment of racial and ethnic differences of atopic dermatitis severity and treatment patterns in a diverse outpatient cohort in the United States: a retrospective observational study.

Previous population-based studies in the United States found racial/ethnic differences of atopic dermatitis (AD) severity and treatment patterns. It is unclear whether these differences are from differences of disease characteristics or disparities. To examine racial/ethnic differences in severity and treatment patterns in a diverse outpatient patient cohort of AD patients (n = 833).

Erythrodermic Bullous Pemphigoid in Skin of Color Treated With Dupilumab.

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease that typically presents with pruritic, tense bullae in elderly patients.1 Several recognized presentations deviate from the classic bullous eruption, and erythrodermic BP, in particular, is thought to be a rare phenomenon. Herein, we present a case of erythrodermic BP in an African American male who initially presented with erythroderma in the absence of tense bullae.

Assessment of the validity of international classification of disease tenth revision codes for atopic dermatitis.

Little is known about the validity of ICD-10-CM codes for atopic dermatitis (AD) in healthcare claims databases. We assessed the validity of ICD-10-CM codes for identifying adult patients with AD. The healthcare claims database from a large metropolitan tertiary care medical center was queried for diagnostic codes of L20.

"Knife-cut" intertriginous ulcers related to herpes simplex virus in three patients.

Linear intertriginous erosions and ulcerations related to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection have been reported in patients with underlying immunosuppression. This rare presentation of HSV seems to occur predominantly in patients undergoing treatment of hematologic malignancies and rheumatologic conditions. Herein, we report three cases of linear "knife-cut" ulcerations in patients who were not undergoing active pharmacologic immunosuppressive therapy and lacked coexisting malignancy or autoimmune disease.