Real-world biologic treatment patterns and healthcare resource utilization in psoriasis patients using an insurance claims database in Japan.

Background: With advent of newer treatments for psoriasis, real-world use of biologics in Japan is evolving.

Methods: This retrospective study utilized data from patients with ≥1 psoriasis-related biologic claims record between January 2016 and December 2020 in Japan to evaluate treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), and associated costs. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Treatment Patterns among Patients with Atopic Dermatitis in Secondary Care: A National, Observational, Non-interventional, Retrospective Study in Sweden.

This non-interventional, observational, longitudinal study describes treatment patterns of atopic dermatitis (AD) in Sweden. Data from 3 Swedish registries were merged, and included patients who received an AD diagnosis (during the period 1997 to 2019) and had AD treatment prescribed (during the period 2006 to 2020). Treatment persistence, treatment sequencing, time-to-event analysis, and 12-month prevalence were analysed.

[Duodenal adenocarcinoma - a case report].

The diagnosis of duodenal adenocarcinoma is still a complex gastrological and oncological problem. The described case illustrates the unusual character of the course, the reasonableness of the diagnostic procedures and the scope of the therapy undertaken. The causes of anemia, which was the first symptom of the disease, were not revealed in the tests carried out at this stage - gastroscopy, colonoscopy, with normal other basic laboratory tests.

[Small intestine neoplasms].

Small intestine tumors are rarely diagnosed as they constitute only 0.6% of all malignant tumors, including about 1-3% of malignant neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract. They also advocate for 0.