Derms on Drugs

Three papers, three very different reactions: a Treg-boosting AD drug that may be too clever for its own good, a Steri-Strip trick you can use tomorrow, and Rinvoq alopecia data that have the Derms calling game changer.

Convince the Derms on Drugs makes its debut with Dr. Christopher Sayed making the case for earlier systemic treatment in HS. Can he convince the Derms to act before recurring lesions become tunnels, scars, and damage no medication can undo?

Patch first or treat first? The Hamann brothers join the Derms to tackle mystery dermatitis, questionable allergens, wet wraps, hand eczema—and why the answer may be hiding in your patient’s shampoo.

Three papers, three plot twists: new HS data that underwhelm on paper, a transected melanoma that may not need a sentinel node, and a possible explanation for why JAK clot risk may depend on the disease.

Male genital disease expert Dr. Christopher Bunker joins the Derms for the penis episode no one else was brave enough to make. Lichen sclerosus, circumcision, penile cancer—and one diagnosis he says doesn’t exist—are all on the table.