2022
The association of anxiety with granuloma annulare: a case–control study of the National Institutes of Health ‘All of Us’ research programme
Belzer A, Leasure A, Damsky W, Cohen J. The association of anxiety with granuloma annulare: a case–control study of the National Institutes of Health ‘All of Us’ research programme. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 558-560. PMID: 36715356, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyCase-Control StudiesFemaleGranuloma AnnulareHumansMaleNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)PsoriasisUnited StatesConceptsCase-control studyGranuloma annulareMental health conditionsInflammatory dermatosesHealth conditionsInflammatory skin diseaseImprovement of depressionAssociation of anxietyPost-traumatic stress disorderOpioid dependenceAutoimmune disordersProinflammatory cytokinesBody of evidenceDear EditorSkin diseasesSignificant associationDermatosesStress disorderNational InstituteAnnulareAssociationDisordersDepressionAnxietyDyslipidaemiaPatient perspectives on the lived experience of granuloma annulare
Clark A, Murphy M, King B, Cohen J, Rosenbach M, Barbieri J, Damsky W. Patient perspectives on the lived experience of granuloma annulare. British Journal Of Dermatology 2022, 188: 134-136. PMID: 36689498, DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljac004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare
Damsky W, Thakral D, McGeary MK, Leventhal J, Galan A, King B. Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 612-621. PMID: 31185230, PMCID: PMC7590533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranuloma annulareCutaneous sarcoidosisPathway activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersRecalcitrant cutaneous sarcoidosisSkin biopsy specimensSignal regulatory protein αJAK-STAT pathway activationTranscription (JAK/STAT) pathway activationRegulatory protein αRecalcitrant sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activityDisease remissionConsecutive patientsGranulomatous disorderProspective evaluationBiopsy specimensHistologic resolutionSkin biopsiesMean improvementSarcoidosisImmunohistochemical analysisJAK inhibitorsJAK inhibitionPatients