PracticeUpdate Dermatology Best of 2018

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TOP STORIES 2018 6

8 Melanoma Hot Topics By Jane Grant-Kels MD 9 Comprehensive Patch Testing for Contact Dermatitis By Christen Maria Mowad MD EDITOR’S PICKS 10 Intralesional Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Warts: A Network Meta-Analysis Comment by Thomas Horn MD 12 Serlopitant for the Treatment of Chronic Pruritus Comment by Erin E. Boh MD, PhD 13 Maintenance of Skin Clearance With Ixekizumab Treatment of Psoriasis Comment by Mark G. Lebwohl MD and George Han MD, PhD 14 The Medical Necessity of Comprehensive Patch Testing Comment by Salma F. de la Feld MD, FAAD 15 Association Between Itch and Cancer in 16,925 Pruritus Patients Comment by Rebecca J. Chibnall MD 16 Age at Diagnosis as a Contraindication for Intervention in Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Comment by Joseph F. Sobanko MD and Daniel M. Siegel MD, MS, CPCD 18 Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dermatologic Surgery Comment by Brandi M. Kenner-Bell MD

EXPERT OPINION 20 Dr. Dirk Elston and the Best of JAAD By Dirk Elston MD, FAAD 22 Pearls From the Fall Clinical Dermatology Meeting 2018: On the Cusp of a Safe and Effective Approach for Androgenic Alopecia? By Robert T. Brodell MD, FAAD 7 Acne and Venous Leg Ulcers By Eliot N. Mostow MD, MPH

24 Highlights From the Society for Pediatric Dermatology Summer Meeting By Sarah L. Chamlin MD

Dr. Albert Yan By Albert C. Yan MD

26 Pearls From the Fall Clinical Dermatology Meeting 2018: Update on Vaccines in Dermatology By Stephen K. Tyring MD, PhD, Uyen Ngoc Mui MD and Ravi Patel MD

23 AAD 2018 Annual Meeting: Dr. Eliot Mostow's Take-Aways By Eliot N. Mostow MD, MPH

CONFERENCES 28 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting 2018 By the PracticeUpdate Editorial Team 28 Janus Kinase Inhibitors May Revolutionize Dermatology 29 Topical Cannabidiol Recommended as Adjunct Treatment for Acne, Eczema, and Psoriasis 30 Do Not Delay Brimonidine When Using Combination Therapy for Rosacea 31 Topical Anticholinergic Offers New Option for the Treatment of Axillary Hyperhidrosis

32 27th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress By the PracticeUpdate Editorial Team 32 Two JAK Inhibitors Appear to Be Safe and Effective for Alopecia Areata 33 The Anti-TNF α Class Improves Dactylitis and Enthesitis of PsA Better Than Newer Biologics 34 Secukinumab Improves Symptoms of Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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