Representation of Racially Minoritized Patients on Dermatology Private Practice Websites.

Images on the homepages of private practice dermatology websites often do not reflect the racial diversity of the metropolitan area in which each practice is located. A Google Maps scraper (Apify) was used to identify websites for private practices in 27 United States metropolitan areas selected from the 2020 U.S.

Retrospective chart review of patient socioeconomic status and language preference associated with live video telehealth in a pediatric dermatology practice.

Pediatric teledermatology rapidly expanded with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impacts of this expansion on patients' access to care have not yet been entirely defined. In this retrospective study of 3027 patients in an academic pediatric dermatology practice, patients who identified as having a primary language other than English were less likely to access pediatric dermatology care during the COVID lockdown. This study did not identify a significant or meaningful difference in age, geography, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or race between patients who were offered pediatric dermatology care that was either in-person or via synchronous telehealth.

Publication Trends of Qualitative Research in Dermatology: A Scoping Review.

Importance: Qualitative studies serve as a tool for dermatologists and researchers in dermatology to engage with and understand perspectives of populations with different cultures and backgrounds.

Objective: To assess (1) current approaches to qualitative dermatologic research and (2) the publication trends of these studies with the aim to inform researchers regarding qualitative research and its significance and applicability in the field of dermatology.

Evidence Review: A scoping review was conducted in which PubMed and CINAHL Plus were searched using dermatology AND qualitative, dermatology, and 7 qualitative methods terms.

Dermatology Access and Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native People.

Objectives: To describe skin disease prevalence, access to dermatologic care, and teledermatology interest among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Methods: Data were collected via self-report surveys administered in person at two community powwows in Denver, Colorado in 2021 and 2022.

Results: Most American Indian and/or Alaska Native respondents (94.

Solitary cutaneous infantile myofibroma as a hallmark of myofibromatosis: Two cases and review of the literature.

Infantile myofibroma (IM) commonly presents as a benign cutaneous fibrous tumor in infancy. Although the majority of solitary IM regress without any morbidity, some cases have underlying bone or visceral involvement that can lead to both morbidity and mortality. In this report with review of the literature, we present two cases of solitary cutaneous IM with internal involvement and discuss screening cases of solitary IM with full body imaging.

When is synchronous telehealth acceptable for pediatric dermatology?

Background/objectives: We evaluated the acceptance of synchronous (live video) telehealth for pediatric dermatology.

Methods: This was a prospective, single-center study of patient and dermatologist surveys paired at the encounter level for telehealth encounters with Children's Hospital Colorado Pediatric Dermatology Clinic between 21 April 2020 and 22 May 2020.

Results: Dermatologists were most receptive to a telehealth encounter for isotretinoin monitoring (96.

Skin and Mucosal Manifestations in NEMO Syndrome: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Objectives: To characterize the skin and mucosal findings of NEMO syndrome.

Methods: Retrospective review of clinical characteristics from a cohort of two families with mutations in IKBKG (the NEMO-encoding gene). A literature review identified 86 studies describing 192 patients with IKBKG mutations whose data were also included.

Persistent dysesthesias in involuted infantile hemangiomas: An uncommon complication in a common condition.

Background/objectives: Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are common benign vascular tumors of infancy. IHs tend to grow in the first few months of life and then gradually involute over years, often leaving fibrofatty residua or textural changes in their place. Classically, these lesions are painless throughout their entire natural history; however, we now report on seven patients with involuted IH with intermittent but persistent sensory symptoms.

A randomized, controlled trial comparing topical steroid application to wet versus dry skin in children with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Background: Soak and smear (SS), a technique whereby a bath is followed by topical corticosteroid (TCS) application to wet skin, is reported to be a beneficial adjunctive therapy for patients with recalcitrant atopic dermatitis (AD).

Objective: We evaluated whether SS is of greater benefit than application of TCS to dry skin for the treatment of childhood AD.

Methods: A randomized, investigator-blinded, controlled study was performed in children with AD.

Density and Polarization States of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Human Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas Arising in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

Background: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are 100 times more likely to develop cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with greater metastatic propensity compared with the general population, likely due to chronic immunosuppression and adverse drug effects on keratinocytes. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play critical roles in malignancies, either aiding in eradication of malignant cells or promoting tumor growth.

Objective: The authors examined whether TAM density and polarization states differ between SOTRs and nontransplant individuals.