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Questions discussed in this category

Have you seen CD30+ lymphoproliferative skin lesions with Upadacitinib treatment of atopic dermatitis?

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What approaches can we take to initiate therapy and improve survival rates in patients with HLH?

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How are you utilizing vibratory devices for reducing pain associated with injection or procedures?

In which situations or patient populations do you find this useful? How is it sterilized?

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How would you work up a patient with cutaneous mastocytosis?

Is a BM biopsy a must when there is skin involvement? If tryptase level is mildly elevated but less than 20 would you recommend a BM biopsy?

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What is your approach to evaluation in patients who present with erythromelalgia?

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What initial workup do you perform when there is a concern for porphyria?

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Do you hold histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors for patients receiving palliative radiation therapy for cutaneous lymphomas?

If so, how long before/after radiation?

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How would you manage a patient with essential thrombocythemia and persistent pruritus despite adequate control of CBC with hydroxyurea and aspirin?

ET is JAK2+

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How do you differentiate atopic dermatitis from mycosis fungoides histologically?

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How long do you give systemic therapies or skin directed therapies to work before changing treatments in patients with diffuse skin limited mycoses fungoides?

Do you have a preferred sequence of therapies for diffuse skin limited MF?

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Should venous thrombosis in a patient with Behcet syndrome be treated with both immunosuppression and anticoagulation?

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How do you handle hypogammaglobulinemia detected in patients prior to maintenance rituximab infusion?

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Papers discussed in this category

JAMA network open, 2018-11-02

Association of Immunoglobulin Levels, Infectious Risk, and Mortality With Rituximab and Hypogammaglobulinemia.

Eur J Dermatol,

Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans: a neglected type of mastocytosis with exclusively cutaneous involvement? A case series.

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023 Jul 24

The 2022 EULAR/ACR Points to Consider at the Early Stages of Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis/Macrophage Activation Syndrome (HLH/MAS).

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