Publications by authors named "Geeta Ahuja"

Article Synopsis
  • - Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease affecting the skin and is often difficult to treat, with standard medications sometimes ineffective; lenabasum, a selective cannabinoid receptor 2 agonist, shows promise in managing these skin-related symptoms.
  • - In a study involving a 3-year open-label extension of a Phase 2 trial with 20 patients resistant to traditional treatments, researchers assessed the long-term effectiveness and recurrence of DM symptoms while on lenabasum.
  • - Results indicated significant improvements in skin disease activity and stability, with 58.3% of patients maintaining stable conditions and a notable reduction in flare-ups, suggesting lenabasum as a viable treatment for difficult-to-manage DM cases. *
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We conducted a cross-sectional survey study of premedical undergraduate students at Howard University (Washington, DC), to evaluate the level of interest that underrepresented in medicine (UiM) premedical students have in the field of dermatology. The 19-question survey assessed student knowledge, opinions, and exposure to dermatology. Dermatology is an area of great interest for UiM premedical students that has few avenues available for exposure and learning.

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Background And Aims: Initial reports on US COVID-19 showed different outcomes in different races. In this study we use a diverse large cohort of hospitalized COVID-19 patients to determine predictors of mortality.

Methods: We analyzed data from hospitalized COVID-19 patients (n = 5852) between March 2020- August 2020 from 8 hospitals across the US.

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Of the four subtypes of cutaneous melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is atypical in its presentation. ALM is a rare melanoma subtype that presents on the volar surfaces of the hand and foot. The difficulty of making an early diagnosis of ALM is highlighted by the case seen in our institution.

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Social distancing requirements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have allowed for the expansion of different healthcare delivery modalities. Namely, there has been an increase in the utilization of remote diagnostic services for both primary and specialist care. Dermatology care has traditionally been inaccessible to many pediatric patients; this is due in part to a limited number of practicing pediatric dermatologists, as well as a maldistribution of the pediatric dermatology workforce with the majority of providers located in large metropolitan areas.

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Burns are a leading cause of trauma worldwide with about 450,000 burn injuries being treated at medical facilities in the United States each year. Finding relevant information on the long-term consequences of burn injuries is a significant challenge for many individuals with burn injuries and their caregivers. This qualitative study aimed to identify how individuals with burn injuries and caregivers of individuals with burn injuries prefer to access and use health information, identify obstacles to accessing useful information, and identify information most needed by burn survivors and caregivers.

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Objective: To examine patterns and trends of firearm injuries in a nationally representative sample of US women.

Summary Of Background Data: Gun violence in the United States exceeds rates seen in most other industrialized countries. Due to the paucity of data little is known regarding demographics and temporal variations in firearm injuries among women.

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Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, an uncommon neoplasm of the parotid gland, accounts for less than 4% of salivary gland tumors. It arises from a benign pleomorphic adenoma presenting in the sixth to eighth decades of life. We present this as a unique account of a primary parotid gland carcinoma, arising from myoepithelial cells, without a known precursor lesion, in a 28-year-old woman.

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