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Validity of subject self-report for acneChandrakala Menon
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dermatology 217:164-8. 2008..Acne prevalence studies often use subject self-report as data source. Our aim was to evaluate the validity of acne self-report...
Diabetes, lower extremity amputation, loss of protective sensation, and neuronal nitric oxide synthase associated protein in the chronic renal insufficiency cohort studyDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 21:17-24. 2013..97]) in whites and rs16849113 and rs6659759 (3.62 [1.11, 11.83] and 3.02 [0.82, 11.12], respectively) in African Americans. In conclusion, this is one of the first studies to show that NOS1AP gene variants are associated with DPN and LEA...
The persistence of atopic dermatitis and filaggrin (FLG) mutations in a US longitudinal cohortDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 130:912-7. 2012..Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease that is characterized by recurrent episodes of itching. Filaggrin (FLG) loss-of-function (FLG null) mutations have been associated with an increased risk of AD...
Association of pharyngitis with oral antibiotic use for the treatment of acne: a cross-sectional and prospective cohort studyDavid J Margolis
Department of Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 148:326-32. 2012..To prospectively evaluate the association between antibiotics used to treat acne and pharyngitis...
Association between serious ischemic cardiac outcomes and medications used to treat diabetesDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA 19104, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 17:753-9. 2008..Data on cardiovascular outcomes among treated diabetics have been inconsistent. Our goal was to compare cardiovascular outcomes associated with different treatments for diabetes...
Association between renal failure and foot ulcer or lower-extremity amputation in patients with diabetesDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Diabetes Care 31:1331-6. 2008..The physicians participated in The Health Information Network of the U.K...
Phase I study of H5.020CMV.PDGF-beta to treat venous leg ulcer diseaseDavid J Margolis
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 815 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mol Ther 17:1822-9. 2009..In this phase I study, we demonstrate the initial safety, feasibility, and biologic plausibility of using H5.020CMV.PDGF-beta to treat venous leg ulcer disease...
A randomized trial and the treatment of pemphigus vulgarisDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Invest Dermatol 130:1964-6. 2010..Mycophenolate mofetil has not become the "wonder drug" that had been anticipated based on initial clinical reports. Studies like that reported by Beissert et al. in this issue are essential to improve dermatologic care...
Potential association between the oral tetracycline class of antimicrobials used to treat acne and inflammatory bowel diseaseDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 105:2610-6. 2010..The majority of patients prescribed isotretinoin for their acne are previously on an extended course of antibiotics. Therefore, it is important to consider antibiotic use as a confounding variable for the development of IBD...
The differential effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers with respect to foot ulcer and limb amputation in those with diabetesDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 18:445-51. 2010..45 (0.22, 0.91) for the new onset of a LEA. In conclusion, among those with diabetes, exposure to ACEi as compared with ARB increases the risk of developing a DFU or LEA...
Location, location, location: geographic clustering of lower-extremity amputation among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetesDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Diabetes Care 34:2363-7. 2011..S. overall, neighboring locations have unexpectedly similar amputation rates, some being uniformly high and others uniformly low...
Comparative cardiac safety of low-dose thioridazine and low-dose haloperidolSean Hennessy
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Br J Clin Pharmacol 58:81-7. 2004..To compare the rate of ventricular arrhythmia, sudden death and unexplained or unattended death among users of thioridazine and haloperidol...
Is there cross-reactivity between penicillins and cephalosporins?Andrea J Apter
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Am J Med 119:354.e11-9. 2006..We sought to determine the risk of an allergic reaction to a cephalosporin exposure in those with prior penicillin reactions...
Clinical protocol. Phase I trial to evaluate the safety of H5.020CMV.PDGF-b and limb compression bandage for the treatment of venous leg ulcer: trial ADavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
Hum Gene Ther 15:1003-19. 2004
The risk of mortality in patients with psoriasis: results from a population-based studyJoel M Gelfand
MSCE, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2 Maloney Bldg, 3600 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 143:1493-9. 2007..To determine the risk of mortality in patients with psoriasis...
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a population-based study in the United KingdomSinead M Langan
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Invest Dermatol 132:556-62. 2012..These findings suggest that screening for metabolic disease should be considered for psoriasis, especially when it is severe...
The frequency and intensity of topical pimecrolimus treatment in children with physician-confirmed mild to moderate atopic dermatitisRoger Kapoor
Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Pediatr Dermatol 26:682-7. 2009..Community-based use of topical pimecrolimus to treat AD is limited both with respect to the duration of exposure and amount or total dose of the exposure. If a topical therapy is persistent, it is most likely to a topical corticosteroid...
The prevalence of psoriasis in African Americans: results from a population-based studyJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 52:23-6. 2005..The prevalence of psoriasis in African Americans has been previously reported as rare. However, there have been no population-based studies to assess the prevalence and burden of psoriasis in African Americans...
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasisAndrea L Neimann
Dermatology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 55:829-35. 2006..CONCLUSION: Multiple cardiovascular risk factors are associated with psoriasis. Cardiovascular risk factors that are key components of the metabolic syndrome are more strongly associated with severe psoriasis than with mild psoriasis...
Immunosuppressant medications and mortality in inflammatory bowel diseaseJames D Lewis
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 103:1428-35; quiz 1436. 2008..This study examined whether treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) with immunosuppressant medications was associated with an increased risk of death in the era prior to antitumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapies...
Prevalence and treatment of psoriasis in the United Kingdom: a population-based studyJoel M Gelfand
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Spruce Street, 2 Maloney Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:1537-41. 2005..To measure the prevalence and treatment of psoriasis in the United Kingdom...
Geographic variation in pharmacotherapy decisions for U.S. Medicare enrollees with diabetesMichael R Sargen
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Diabetes Complications 26:301-7. 2012..The goal of this study was to determine if non-clinical factors (patient race, ethnicity, gender, income) are associated with regional variation in pharmacotherapy decisions for diabetic patients enrolled in Medicare...
Validity of patient self-reported history of skin cancerMichael E Ming
Departments of Dermatology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 140:730-5. 2004..To determine the validity of patient self-report of skin cancer history...
Extrinsic risk factors for pressure ulcers early in the hospital stay: a nested case-control studyMona Baumgarten
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:408-13. 2008....
The accuracy of venous leg ulcer prognostic models in a wound care systemDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 12:163-8. 2004..Ultimately, these models can be applied by a clinician to help determine whom to continue to treat with standard care and perhaps whom to treat with adjuvant therapies. They may also aid in the design of clinical trials...
Risk of myocardial infarction in patients with psoriasisJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
JAMA 296:1735-41. 2006..Psoriasis has been associated with cardiovascular diseases, but has only been investigated in hospital-based studies that did not control for major cardiovascular risk factors...
Body dysmorphic disorder symptoms among patients with acne vulgarisWhitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 57:222-30. 2007....
Effectiveness of recombinant human platelet-derived growth factor for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcersDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 13:531-6. 2005....
Diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers: predicting which ones will not healDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Am J Med 115:627-31. 2003..Neuropathic foot ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes. The purpose of this study was to develop a clinically useful prognostic model for identifying ulcers that are not likely to heal...
The incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers among elderly patients in general medical practiceDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:321-5. 2002..They are most likely to occur in those over 85 years of age. Preventative strategies within the general practice setting should concentrate on the oldest of the elderly...
Surrogate end points for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcersDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Diabetes Care 26:1696-700. 2003....
Impact of pulmonary artery pressure on exercise function in severe COPDMichael W Sims
Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Chest 136:412-9. 2009..Although pulmonary hypertension commonly complicates COPD, the functional consequences of increased pulmonary artery pressures in patients with this condition remain poorly defined...
Increased risk of diabetes mellitus and likelihood of receiving diabetes mellitus treatment in patients with psoriasisRahat S Azfar
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 16104, USA
Arch Dermatol 148:995-1000. 2012..To assess the risk of incident diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with psoriasis and to evaluate DM treatment patterns among patients with psoriasis and incident DM...
Absence of cross-reactivity between sulfonamide antibiotics and sulfonamide nonantibioticsBrian L Strom
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
N Engl J Med 349:1628-35. 2003..The safety of sulfonamide nonantibiotics is unclear in patients with prior allergic reactions to sulfonamide antibiotics...
Hemoglobin A1c predicts healing rate in diabetic woundsAndrea L Christman
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Invest Dermatol 131:2121-7. 2011..JID JOURNAL CLUB ARTICLE: For questions, answers, and open discussion about this article, please go to http://www.nature.com/jid/journalclub...
Represcription of penicillin after allergic-like eventsAndrea J Apter
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 113:764-70. 2004..72%). Represcription of penicillin to such patients is more frequent than anticipated...
Diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers: the association of wound size, wound duration, and wound grade on healingDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Diabetes Care 25:1835-9. 2002..The goal of this study was to evaluate whether simple risk factors can be identified that successfully characterize who will heal and who will not heal among patients who have received standard therapy for diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers...
Evaluation of the use of prognostic information for the care of individuals with venous leg ulcers or diabetic neuropathic foot ulcersShanu K Kurd
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 17:318-25. 2009..This intervention was easy to administer and likely had low associated costs. This method of dispersing prognostic information to healthcare providers should be expanded to include recently published treatment algorithms...
Epidemiology of psoriatic arthritis in the population of the United StatesJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 53:573. 2005..Estimates of the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis vary widely and are usually not determined by population-based studies...
The incidence and risks of failure to heal after lower extremity amputation for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcerD Scot Malay
Ankle and Foot Medical Center of the Delaware Valley, Philadephia, PA 19104, USA
J Foot Ankle Surg 45:366-74. 2006..These findings should be useful to clinicians treating diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers, and should aid surgeons in the determination of the most appropriate level for lower extremity amputation...
The risk of lymphoma in patients with psoriasisJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
J Invest Dermatol 126:2194-201. 2006..Although patients with psoriasis have an increased relative risk of lymphoma, the absolute risk attributable to psoriasis is low given that lymphoma is a rare disease and the magnitude of association is modest...
Determinants of quality of life in patients with psoriasis: a study from the US populationJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 51:704-8. 2004..CONCLUSION: Patients with more extensive skin involvement have greater reductions in quality of life. Female patients and young patients are affected to a greater extent...
Antibiotics, acne, and Staphylococcus aureus colonizationMatthew Fanelli
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 147:917-21. 2011..To determine the frequency of Staphylococcus aureus colonization among patients with acne and to compare the susceptibility patterns between the patients who are using antibiotics and those who are not using antibiotics...
Relative risks and confidence intervals were easily computed indirectly from multivariable logistic regressionA Russell Localio
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104 6021, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:874-82. 2007..To assess alternative statistical methods for estimating relative risks and their confidence intervals from multivariable binary regression when outcomes are common...
Lack of association between exposure to topical calcineurin inhibitors and skin cancer in adultsDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Dermatology 214:289-95. 2007..Two topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI) are available for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and there has been concern that their use could be associated with an increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC)...
Association between the use of beta-adrenergic receptor agents and the development of venous leg ulcersDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 143:1275-80. 2007..To explore an association between the use of beta-adrenergic receptor agonists or antagonists and the onset of venous leg ulcers (VLUs)...
Diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers and amputationDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Wound Repair Regen 13:230-6. 2005..In conclusion, about 7% of those with a diabetic neuropathic foot ulcer will have an amputation and in the past 10 years there has been a remarkable increase in the number of minor as compared to major amputations...
Variability in nomenclature used for nevi with architectural disorder and cytologic atypia (microscopically dysplastic nevi) by dermatologists and dermatopathologistsMichael Shapiro
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3600 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Cutan Pathol 31:523-30. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Despite attempts to unify nomenclature for microscopically dysplastic nevi through the NIH Consensus Conference, wide variation in terminology persists...
Systemic therapy does not usually clear psoriasis, but treatment success does not require clearingSteven R Feldman
Department of Dermatology, Center for Dermatology Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 52:140-1. 2005
Prevalence of erectile dysfunction and active depression: an analytic cross-sectional study of general medical patientsJonathan Kantor
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Am J Epidemiol 156:1035-42. 2002..3, 95% CI: 0.5, 3.1; p = 0.565). Concomitant erectile dysfunction and depression represent a significant public health problem...
Lymphoma rates are low but increased in patients with psoriasis: results from a population-based cohort study in the United KingdomJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 139:1425-9. 2003..Additional studies are necessary to determine if the increased rate of lymphoma is related to psoriasis severity, psoriasis treatment, or an interaction between these risk factors...
Reducing the incidence of foot ulceration and amputation in diabetesCynthia L Bartus
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, 815 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Curr Diab Rep 4:413-8. 2004..To reduce these complications, several preventive strategies have been devised, from reducing risk factors to improving treatment and management...
Upper respiratory tract infection in household contacts of acne patientsWhitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Dermatology 215:213-8. 2007..Antibiotic use in acne patients has been associated with an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)...
Antibiotics, acne, and upper respiratory tract infectionsDavid J Margolis
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
LDI Issue Brief 11:1-4. 2006..This Issue Brief summarizes a large study that evaluates the risk for upper respiratory and urinary tract infections among adolescents and young adults treated with antibiotics for acne...
Surrogate endpoints for the treatment of venous leg ulcersJoel M Gelfand
Department of Dermatology and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Invest Dermatol 119:1420-5. 2002....
The lack of a relationship between atopic dermatitis and nonmelanoma skin cancersMichael E Ming
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 50:357-62. 2004..Using different definitions of AD had little effect on this result. CONCLUSIONS: It does not appear that patients with a history of AD are more likely to develop nonmelanoma skin cancers than other patients with dermatologic conditions...
Inhibition of propionibacterium acnes by bacteriocin-like inhibitory substances (BLIS) produced by Streptococcus salivariusWhitney P Bowe
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Drugs Dermatol 5:868-70. 2006..These findings suggest that BLIS may potentially be used for its anti-P. acnes activity in the treatment of acne...
Psoriasis is common, carries a substantial burden even when not extensive, and is associated with widespread treatment dissatisfactionRobert S Stern
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 9:136-9. 2004..Many individuals with little psoriasis at the time of interview considered the disease to be a large problem in everyday life...
A randomized, double-blind comparison of the total dose of 1.0% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine versus 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine required for effective local anesthesia during Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancersPamela A Morganroth
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 60:444-52. 2009..We sought to compare total lidocaine dose and patient comfort when using 1.0% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine versus 0.5% lidocaine with 1:200,000 epinephrine during Mohs micrographic surgery...
Antibiotic treatment of acne may be associated with upper respiratory tract infectionsDavid J Margolis
Departments of Dermatology and Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 141:1132-6. 2005..To determine if the long-term use of antibiotics for the treatment of acne results in an increase in either of 2 common infectious illnesses: upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) or urinary tract infections...
Vasculogenic stem cell mobilization and wound recruitment in diabetic patients: increased cell number and intracellular regulatory protein content associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapyStephen R Thom
Institute for Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6068, USA
Wound Repair Regen 19:149-61. 2011..We conclude that HBO(2) T stimulates vasculogenic stem cell mobilization from bone marrow of diabetics and more cells are recruited to skin wounds...
Venous leg ulcer: incidence and prevalence in the elderlyDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:381-6. 2002..Venous leg ulcer is a disease most common in those aged 65 years and older. However, the incidence and prevalence have not been well established...
Effect of antibiotics on the oropharyngeal flora in patients with acneRoss M Levy
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
Arch Dermatol 139:467-71. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Streptococcus pyogenes colonization and resistance in the oropharynx are associated with antibiotic therapy in patients with acne. The clinical and long-term effects of this finding need to be studied further...
Management of leg ulcersJonathan Kantor
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Semin Cutan Med Surg 22:212-21. 2003..We discuss the evidence for using compression, vitamin and mineral supplementation, antibiotic use, growth factors, and other interventions in the management of these wounds...
Use of photographs for the identification of pressure ulcers in elderly hospitalized patients: validity and reliabilityA Russell Localio
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 6021, USA
Wound Repair Regen 14:506-13. 2006..69 and 0.84, respectively. Trained research nurses can accurately classify pressure ulcers from photographs, even when patients are largely non-White and the photographs depict pressure ulcers spanning all pressure ulcer stages...
Delayed treatment and continued growth of nonmelanoma skin cancerMurad Alam
Section of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 64:839-48. 2011..Patients may delay treatment for skin cancer for various reasons. Prior research on treatment delay has focused on melanoma rather than nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), which is much more common...
Prevalence and factors associated with use of placebo control groups in randomized controlled trials in psoriasis: a cross-sectional studyKenneth A Katz
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 55:814-22. 2006..The findings suggest that ethical and scientific issues related to choice of control group in psoriasis trials are interpreted markedly differently depending on trial location and funding source...
Cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia in patients taking antipsychotic drugs: cohort study using administrative dataSean Hennessy
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
BMJ 325:1070. 2002..To examine the rates of cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia in patients with treated schizophrenia and in non-schizophrenic controls...
Medical conditions as risk factors for pressure ulcers in an outpatient settingDavid J Margolis
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Age Ageing 32:259-64. 2003..the purpose of this study was to evaluate the likelihood that the presence of certain medical conditions in older ambulatory patients are associated with the risk of developing a new pressure ulcer...
Statistical characteristics of area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for a simple prognostic model using traditional and bootstrapped approachesDavid J Margolis
Department of Dermatology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19004, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 55:518-24. 2002..We further show that for our simple prognostic model a bootstrap z-statistic approach is preferred over the trapezoidal method when comparing the AROCs of two related models...
Does inflammation have a role in the pathogenesis of venous ulcers? A critical review of the evidenceYen Chen Liu
Department of Dermatology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
J Invest Dermatol 131:818-27. 2011..At the same time, there are few reviews that critically analyze and evaluate these data. Therefore, in this paper, we will provide summaries of the background data and evolution of these theories and examine their supporting evidence...
Statistical reviewing policies in dermatology journals: results of a questionnaire survey of editorsKenneth A Katz
Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 51:234-40. 2004..Problems with statistical methods and reporting have been noted in articles published in dermatology journals. Conclusions presented in published reports may be misleading if based on inappropriate or misinterpreted statistical analysis...
Evidence-based dermatologyDavid J Margolis
From the Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
Cutis 75:8-12; discussion 33-6. 2005..For the treatment of rosacea, oral tetracycline, topical metronidazole, topical azelaic acid, and topical sulfur/sodium sulfacetamide have been validated by more than one randomized controlled trial...
Mail surveys can achieve high response rates in a dermatology patient populationJennifer C Filip
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
J Invest Dermatol 122:39-43. 2004..Dillman's Total Design Method appears to be an effective tool for researchers studying the burden of skin disease in a large sample of dermatology patients...
Digital imaging of wounds: are measurements reproducible among observers?Susan Y Quan
Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Int J Low Extrem Wounds 6:245-8. 2007..This supports the use of digital images of wounds to follow clinical progress as well as analyze the effects of new clinical interventions in clinical trials...
Traditional systemic treatments have not fully met the needs of psoriasis patients: results from a national surveyTamar Nijsten
Department of Dermatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 52:434-44. 2005..If we are to learn whether new treatments satisfy patients' needs, long term, prospective, comparative studies of heterogeneous patient populations that include patients' assessments are needed...
Hormone replacement therapy and prevention of pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcersDavid J Margolis
Lancet 359:675-7. 2002..65 [95% CI 0.61-0.69]) or a pressure ulcer (0.68 [0.62-0.76]) than those who did not use HRT. Therefore, we believe that HRT could be beneficial for the prevention of these wounds...
The prevalence of atopic triad in children with physician-confirmed atopic dermatitisRoger Kapoor
George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia
J Am Acad Dermatol 58:68-73. 2008..Atopic dermatitis (AD) is often associated with comorbidities such as allergic rhinitis and asthma...
Pressure ulcers among elderly patients early in the hospital stayMona Baumgarten
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 61:749-54. 2006..The goals of this study were to estimate the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in the first 2 days of the hospital stay and to identify patient characteristics associated with higher incidence...
Guidelines for the treatment of venous ulcersMartin C Robson
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Wound Repair Regen 14:649-62. 2006
Risk of amputation in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: a claims-based studyJeffrey S Markowitz
Health Data Analytics, Princeton Junction, New Jersey 08550, USA
Wound Repair Regen 14:11-7. 2006....
Treatment of toxic epidermal necrolysis with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins: multicenter retrospective analysis of 48 consecutive casesChrista Prins
Department of Dermatology, Geneva University Medical School, Switzerland
Arch Dermatol 139:26-32. 2003..We recommend early treatment with IVIG at a total dose of 3 g/kg over 3 consecutive days (1 g/kg per day for 3 days)...
Guidelines of care for atopic dermatitis, developed in accordance with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)/American Academy of Dermatology Association "Administrative Regulations for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines"Jon M Hanifin
American Academy of Dermatology, PO Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 50:391-404. 2004
