Publications by authors named "Marta Costa Blasco"
Article Synopsis
- - Biologics have improved treatment options for inflammatory disorders like psoriasis, but their effects on immunosuppressed patients, such as organ transplant recipients, remain unclear.
- - A case study of a 29-year-old man with a kidney transplant who developed erythroderma showed positive results with adalimumab after traditional treatments failed.
- - A review of 10 articles suggested that while biologics may help psoriasis in transplant patients, careful consideration is essential, signaling a need for more research on their efficacy and safety.
Background: Research has shown that patients may turn to social media seeking information regarding diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to analyze and compare content related to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) using the "hashtag" tool across three of the most popular social media platforms to determine the information that patients are exposed to online.
Methods: We identified hashtags across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for "#hidradenitissuppurativa.
Chronic actinic dermatitis successfully treated with methotrexate and dupilumab.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed
March 2023
A 74-year-old man was referred with a 10-year history of a plaque on the left buttock. Prior to presentation to dermatology, he had undergone biopsy under plastic surgery for a presumptive diagnosis of psoriasis, but histology was nonspecific. Further clinical examination and repeat biopsies were needed for the diagnosis.
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