Publications by authors named "Mariano Ara Martin"

Background: Abrocitinib, a selective JAK 1 inhibitor, was recently approved in Europe. Despite its approval, real-world data on its efficacy and safety in treating moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) remains limited.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the short-term effectiveness and safety of abrocitinib in a real-life setting for patients with moderate-to-severe AD.

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  • The study examines the use of guselkumab for treating psoriasis in patients with a history of cancer, addressing the limited guidance available for such cases.
  • A total of 20 patients were followed over 52 weeks, with high effectiveness rates seen (87.5% achieving a low psoriasis severity score) and a 100% survival rate, including those with active cancers.
  • The findings suggest guselkumab is both effective and safe in this population, though the study is limited by its small sample size and retrospective design.*
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Background: The microbiological diagnosis of skin lesions related to COVID-19 is not well known.

Objective: Perform a microbiological diagnosis in COVID19-related cutaneous manifestations.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with 64 patients with cutaneous manifestations associated with COVID-19 who underwent serological and nasopharyngeal reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2.

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Granuloma annulare may be caused by multiple triggers. Among these are vaccinations, which have been described as an infrequent cause of granuloma annulare. The authors report the first case of generalized granuloma annulare associated with pneumococcal vaccination in a 57-year-old woman, who presented cutaneous lesions 12 days after vaccination.

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A 23-year-old woman presented to our dermatology clinic for the sudden onset of pruritic lesions on her forearms and legs for the past two days ago. She had been restoring used furniture infested with woodworm. We observed many oval "comet-shaped" erythematous maculopapules with a serpiginous track on the exposed parts of her forearms and legs (Figure 1).

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A healthy 10-year-old boy presented with plaque-like cutaneous mucinosis (PCM) on his back. Cutaneous biopsy was followed by progressive resolution of the skin lesion. Pediatric PCM could differ clinically from the adult form.

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Exercise-induced vasculitis (EIV) is a benign cutaneous vasculitis that affects healthy individuals. We report a case of EIV in a 15-year-old male patient with a striking clinical appearance triggered by a combination of prolonged standing and disco dancing in a warm environment. Pediatric dermatologists should be aware of this activity as a possible trigger of EIV, especially in teenagers.

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Introduction: Idiopathic Palmoplantar Eccrine Hidradenitis (IPPH) is a rare neutrophilic derma tosis, with painful erythematous nodules of sudden onset in the plantar or palmoplantar region, in children without other underlying diseases.

Objective: To present a case that shows the main clinical and histological characteristics of this entity.

Clinical Case: 11-year-old girl with a 48-hours history of painful erythematous-violaceous nodules on the right foot plant associated with fever of up to 38.

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