Publications by authors named "Janis Chang"

Article Synopsis
  • - Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin disorder that causes loss of pigment, and new treatments like Janus Kinase inhibitors are showing promise for managing it.
  • - A case study involving a 61-year-old man with resistant vitiligo showed significant improvement after using oral Abrocitinib, a JAK inhibitor, for 2 months after prior treatments plateaued.
  • - More research, including ongoing clinical trials, is essential to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of these oral Janus Kinase inhibitors for treating vitiligo.
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Background: Because of the importance of identifying factors that affect late outcomes in the increasing population of those with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), we aimed to determine the effect of a 22q11.2 microdeletion on adult mortality, while accounting for pulmonary atresia, known to be enriched in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.

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Trichodysplasia spinulosa (TS) is a rare dermatologic complication associated with the immunosuppressive therapy used in solid organ transplantation. The distinctive clinical manifestation of this condition is spiny follicular papules on the face, ears, extremities, and trunk. Histopathologically, abnormally maturing hair follicles with hyperkeratotic material are noted.

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