Dermatology Snapshots

Consultant Dermatologists Dr Jiyad and Dr Ferguson at St George's hospital, Tooting produce a monthly journal review newsletter, which summarises clinically relevant studies, from various dermatology and general medical journals. There just never seems to be enough time to stay up to date with all the various journals and find publications that contain clinically relevant messages. This is the podcast version so that you can keep up to date whilst enjoying the delights of the Northern line or whilst driving to work in your Aston Martin. But perhaps not when cycling to work.

All of this work is generously supported by an educational grant from Abbvie.

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June 6 · 15 min
May 2026 DS
Does Senital Node Biopsy improve survival in melanoma patients? Co-treating Ixekizumab With Tirzepatide - does it enhance response? Adjuvant cemiplimab in high-risk SCC, does it help? Do we need to do CXR before starting methotrexate? How effective are systemics at controlling generalised pustular psoriasis? Stage IIC vs IIIA melanoma survival analysis
April 28 · 9 min
April 2026 Dermatology Snapshots
Salt immersion as a treatment for warts Targeted reapplication of treatment for scabies in infants Changes to Advice and Guidance in NHS England Weekly or daily bathing in patients with eczema? Which devices to use in patient teledermoscopy? Does AI improve FDS in real world application? LPP guidance from EADV Hep B guidance for patients on systemics
January 18 · 14 min
January 2026 Snapshot
Highlights: A new way of thinking about diagnosing mosaic pigmentary disorders Nail melanoma and melanonychia - length of monitoring and changes to look out for Cutaneous immune-related adverse events and oncological outcomes A Delphi consensus on Topical Steroid Withdrawal European HS guidelines Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia in men : a systematic review Validated tools to help with suspected drug allergies and how to approach allergy labelling Hydrocolloid dressing vs petroleum ointment application post op - how do they compare?
Dec 22, 2025 · 6 min
Threads of Consensus: Mapping Modern AGA Care
AGA Guidelines There is a large void when it comes to guidelines for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, specifically FPHL. In this final lesson, we bring it all together, with recently published 2025 guidelines that help to fill that void and provide worldwide guidance, reflecting common practice in the UK and elsewhere.
Dec 21, 2025 · 7 min
Platelets & Potions
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Some clinicians swear by it, others have had a less favourable experience with it. So, what’s the low-down on PRP for FPHL?
Dec 21, 2025 · 6 min
Lighting Up the Follicle: What LLLT Really Offers
Low Level Laser Light Therapy (LLLT) Everyone’s talking about it. But should we be recommending it? And if so, which devices? How often? Let’s review the recent evidence.
Dec 20, 2025 · 4 min
LDOM: The Minoxidil Mosaic
Low Dose Oral Minoxidil (LDOM) There is a lot of hype around LDOM and it is increasingly used for all types of alopecia. But, what doses should we use? Do we need to monitor it? And what are the side effects? We summarise the evidence here.
Dec 19, 2025 · 10 min
FPHL: The Bloodwork Blueprint
When should we do blood tests? Which tests? And how? This lesson summarises consensus views on blood tests for FPHL and how to do testing when required. Based on dermatology as well as endocrinological guidelines and papers, we bring summarise the salient points.
Dec 19, 2025 · 9 min
The Widening Part: Revisiting Female-Pattern Hair Loss
Today on Dermatology Snapshots, we are looking at the New England Journal of Medicine 2025 Clinical Practice review on Female-Pattern Hair Loss by Dr. Elise Olsen. It’s a condition that affects up to 12% of women in their thirties, and over half of women over seventy.
Dec 19, 2025 · 13 min
The Dead Cell Paradox
We’re launching a ‘mini-snaps’ series where we delve deep into particular topics and summarise the latest evidence and guidelines, through a handpicked search of the most relevant papers. This series, Root Cause, is all about alopecia. We're starting with the incredibly common, female pattern hair loss. On our website, you’ll find videos, handouts and lots of helpful resources. But today, we kick off the series with a look at hair through history.
Nov 22, 2025 · 12 min
Nov 2025
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. In this issue: TSPOT test for Mycobacterium marinum Imiquimod for lentigo maligna - what does the evidence say? Cognitive biases in clinical practice Histiocytoid Sweet’s Syndrome - an overview
Nov 16, 2025 · 6 min
Antiandrogens in FPHL: The Thinning Line.
Antiandrogens for FPHL This can be quite a confusing topic, with a number of treatments now available and limited experience for most clinicians with these medications. But their use is becoming much more common and patients are increasingly asking about these medications. So let’s summarise things.
Oct 20, 2025 · 15 min
October 2025
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. Treatment algorithms for androgenetic alopecia Is MTX drug survival increased with SC MTX vs Oral? What are the main skin features of Still’s Disease? GLP-1 receptor agonists and hair loss Metformin and doxycycline for HS: an RCT Identifying patients at high risk of myeloproliferative disorders in aquagenic pruritus
Sep 22, 2025 · 32 min
September 2025 Dermatology Snapshots
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. In this issue: IVIG for dermatomyositis Features of VEXAS syndrome Is it safe to use IL-23 inhibitors in patients with cancer? Decision fatigue with lesion superclinics? What’s Adams-Oliver syndrome? + more…
Jun 3, 2025 · 27 min
May 2025
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome.
Mar 17, 2025 · 20 min
February 2025
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. 1) 12 SQ-HDM SLIT for treating allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma caused by house dut mites NICE 2) Combination of Janus kinase inhibitor and biologic for recalcitrant severe atopic dermatitis 3) Demodicosis 4) Selumetinib in adults with NF1 and inoperable plexiform neurofibroma: a phase 2 trial 5) Analysis of health outcomes in women on oral 5 alpha reductase inhibitors: a single centre retrospective cohort study 6) Paediatric Bier anaemic spots, cyanosis, and urticaria like eruption syndrome (BASCULE) in 42 patients: a peek intodysautonomia. 7) Isla Galpin. Violin Sonata in G minor, 1st and 2nd movement by Eccles
Feb 4, 2025 · 22 min
January 2025
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. 1) Patient satisfaction with Teledermatology; a systematic review and meta-analysis 2) Management of scabies in children under 15Kg and pregnant or breastfeeding women: recommendations supported by the Centre of Evidence of the French Society of Dermatology 3) Prevalence and clinical impact of topical corticosteroid phobia among patients with chronic hand eczema. Findings from the Danish Skin Cohort 4) Efficacy of colchicine treatment for aphthous ulcers in paediatric patients: a retrospective review 5) Assessing the efficacy of oral tranexamic acid as an adjuvant to Triple combination Topical Treatment in Melasma 6) How useful is CXR in addition to routine Quantiferon in the Detection of Latent TB prior to biologics? 7) Isla Galpin. Violin Sonata in G minor, 1st and 2nd movement by Eccles
Nov 27, 2024 · 30 min
November 2024
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. 1) Aesthetic outcomes of running subcuticular suture v horizontal mattress suture, in linear wounds on the trunk and extremeties, a randomised evaluator blinded split wound comparative effectiveness trial 2) Clinical features and diagnostic challenges of genital ulcer biopsies, a retrospective study 3) Topical immunotherapy with DPC in paediatric patients with alopecia areata, a retrospective study of 97 patients 4) Deep dive in paediatric melanoma 5) Home v office based narrow band UVB phototherapy for patients with psoriasis, LITE randomised clinical trial 6) How many is too many? A review of the significant numbers in paediatric skin lesions and their recommended evaluation. 7) Analysis of publicly available adverse events reported for paediatric patients treated with Janus kinus inhibitors 8) Isla Galpin. Violin Sonata in G minor, 1st and 2nd movement by Eccles
Nov 6, 2024 · 27 min
October 2024
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome.
Oct 2, 2024 · 26 min
September 2024
Dermatology Snapshots is sponsored by a educational grant from Abbivie. Feedback always welcome. 1) Combination therapy with imiquimod and 5 fluorouracil cream for the treatment of AK, a prospective open-label non-randomised uncontrolled pilot trial 2) Association between dermatology follow-up and melanoma survival: a population based cohort studty 3) Dupilumab therapy for atopic dermatitis is associated with an increased risk of cutaneous T cell lymphoma; a retrospective cohort study 4) Lessons from a scoping review: clinical presentations of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia 5) Dutasteride in the treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia: systematic review and meta-analysis 6) Paediatric-onset lymphomatoid papulosis: results of a multi-centre retrospective cohort study on behalf of the EORTC Cutaneous Lymphoma Tumours Group CLTG. 7) PAMI syndrome 8) Shorts (ILVEN needs genotyping, Onychopapillomas and BAP1 tumour predisposition syndrome, SKINTED) 9) Isla Galpin. Violin Sonata in G minor, 1st and 2nd movement by Eccles

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