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J Am Acad Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) affects different patient populations that require unique considerations in their management. However, no HS guidelines for these populations exist.
Objective: To provide evidence-based consensus recommendations for patients with HS in 7 special patient populations: (i) pregnancy, (ii) breastfeeding, (iii) pediatrics, (iv) malignancy, (v) tuberculosis infection, (vi) hepatitis B or C infection, and (vii) HIV disease.
Diabetes Obes Metab
February 2025
School of Life & Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
Aim: To measure the impact of type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (T1D and T2D) on the QoL of a person's family members/partner and assess if there is any difference in family impact.
Methods: A cross-sectional study, recruited online through patient support groups, involved UK family members/partners of people with diabetes completing the Family Reported Outcome Measure-16 (FROM-16).
Results: Two hundred and sixty-one family members/partners (mean age = 57.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol
November 2024
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by persistent symptoms and sudden flares of painful, sterile pustules, and may be accompanied by systemic inflammation. Ongoing symptoms of GPP can have a serious impact on patient quality of life, morbidity, and mortality, and severe flares may be life-threatening if left untreated. Guidelines have been developed for the treatment of GPP flares; however, health care professionals and patients are lacking guidance on the management of long-term, persistent symptoms of GPP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer Dis Assoc Disord
November 2024
Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University.
Introduction: Dementia can adversely affect the quality of life (QoL) of family members/partners of those affected. Measuring this often-neglected burden is critical to planning and providing appropriate support services. This study measures this impact using the Family-Reported Outcome Measure (FROM-16).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Acad Dermatol
November 2024
Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Electronic address:
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