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Some inherited syndromes have both skin, cardiac manifestations

Patients should be screened for conditions affecting the skin and heart Some rare dermatologic conditions may have a link to heart health, meaning dermatologists need to take appropriate action when seeing patients who present with a condition that may have a cardiac component. That’s according to a news article in the September 2026 edition of The Chronicle of Skin & Allergy. During a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in Denver, Dr. El

Allan Ryan

Oct 53 min read

Comorbidities an important consideration in HS treatment

Photo by BRI72783 via Wikimedia Commons There is greater appreciation of potential comorbidities in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), both in the adult and pediatric setting, according to a special report in the June 2026 edition of The Chronicle of Skin & Allergy. Comorbidities are common in patients with HS, and some of the most challenging to manage include inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome, depre

Allan Ryan

Jun 292 min read

Atopic dermatitis comorbidities mapped

Excess rate (segment width) as the proportion of the sum of all excess rates from crude results from (a) the any-age cohort (i.e., exposed individuals met the eczema definition at any age), (b) the < 18 cohort (exposed individuals met the eczema definition before their 18 th birthday). Each outcome is defined as a 3-character ICD-10 code and its descendants. Labels and increased opacity of segments are shown for outcomes with the largest individual excess rate estimates that

John Evans

Jan 233 min read