The first ever Major Symposium on neuroimmunology @ImmunologyAAI was a big hit! Thanks to @KaplanLab my co-chair and our amazing speakers. A tour de force!
Please see our new textbook on itch. This promises to be "The Bible" of itch biology. It is such a unique honor to publish this with Xinzhong Dong who discovered Mrgprs. He is both a scientific legend, but also an amazing drug hunter, and GREAT friend.
https://t.co/R4sxVEVJmM
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Amazon is rebuilding the entire skin journey around data, logistics & platforms.
๐ Full breakdown on LinkedIn.
https://t.co/fq8hMGyGOP
@awscloud#skin
๐ฆ๐ก Do at-home LED masks really work for acne? And which ones work best?
Our team led by @sherryershadi set out to answer these questions in two companion studies that just published in @JAMADerm and the International Journal of Dermatology (see thread):
๐ Listen to an interview with Eric L. Simpson, MD, MCR author of "Emollients to Prevent Pediatric Eczema: A Randomized Clinical Trial," hosted by Adewole S. Adamson, MD. https://t.co/89qkGAFgpk
RCT: Daily emollient application from age 9 weeks to 24 months reduces the incidence of atopic #dermatitis in infants unselected for risk. https://t.co/8T4cKF4pPB
Systematic review and meta-analysis: At-home red and blue LED devices are safe and effective for treating mild to moderate acne, reducing both inflammatory and noninflammatory lesions.
https://t.co/O86mDv0vZC
๐ฌ๐ New Scoring System for Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Inflammation
I'm excited to share my publication in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicinepresenting the Modified Ultrasound Hidradenitis Suppurativa Activity Scoring (mUS-HSA).
This simplified and enhanced scoring tool helps radiologists and dermatologists assess the degree of inflammatory activity in HS using color Doppler ultrasound. It includes updates on lesion size, vascularity, and corporal distributionโoffering a more practical and standardized way to guide clinical management and research.
๐ก Basal + Control Phases
๐ข Max score: 18 points
๐งญ Designed for real-life practice and clinical trials
Reference: Wortsman, X. (2025), Modified Ultrasound Hidradenitis Suppurativa Activity Scoring (mUS-HSA). J Ultrasound Med.ย https://t.co/D8D8Wdz2KK
๐ Read more: https://t.co/u5RUCho6yf
ย Thank you to the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine for publishing this contribution.
#HidradenitisSuppurativa #UltrasoundDermatology #HSUltrasound #ColorDoppler #mUSHSA #InflammatorySkinDisease #SkinUltrasound #JUM #XimenaWortsman
#HidradenitisSuppurativaultrasound
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@xworts@sonoskin
Thank you, Dominique. The latest updates on ultrasound diagnostic criteria and severity scoring for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) were published last year. Our group first introduced the ultrasound diagnostic criteria and severity scoring (SOS-HS) over ten years ago. These criteria and scoring have been internationally validated in the Delphi study consensus published earlier this year.
The newly published modified scoring system for assesing the degree of inflammatory activity of HS (mUS-HSA) is an updated version of the previous one, designed to be more user-friendly for counting lesions. Certainly, utilizing ultrasound for early diagnosis, severity scoring, and assessment of inflammatory activity should be standard practice in managing HS. This approach could significantly reduce the rate of late diagnoses and improve overall management, besides support clinical trials in this devastating disease.
#HidradenitisSuppurativa #ultrasound #dermatologicultrasound @xworts@sonoskin
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IMCAS World Congress 2026 Paris from Jan 29 to 31, 2026.
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โจ The Cosmeceutical Master Class - more https://t.co/8hS95q1qUo
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This game-changing article reshaped clinical conversations around acne and diet. With data linking low and nonfat dairy to worsening acne, dermatologists now have firmer ground for dietary recommendations. https://t.co/YUpRoYgQtu
The reason why it will take a while for AI to replace biologists, however, is based on a flaw in the system. Negative data is almost never reported. Yet this is precisely what drives our know-how and long term success.