Dermatology Research

Publications

The UCLA Division of Dermatology frequently shares research and insights in top-tier academic journals. Read their latest articles here.

July 2026

  1. Guo L, Kikuchi R, Armstrong AW, Chen SC. Occupational epidemiology of acral lentiginous melanoma. JID Innov. 2026 Apr 1;6(4):100473. doi: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2026.100473. PMID: 42383094; PMCID: PMC13316556.
  2. Shah KS, Kang Y, Opene C. Paradoxical melanoma in situ arising in a depigmented patch secondary to immunotherapy. JAAD Case Rep. 2026 May 15;74:115-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2026.05.020. PMID: 42381812; PMCID: PMC13316661.
  3. Ma EJ, Boit R, Leung YY, Singla S, Fernández-Ávila D, Kalyoncu U, Armstrong AW. GRAPPA 2025 Annual Meeting Report: Session on Geographic Variations in Psoriatic Arthritis/Psoriasis Care and Resource Limitations. J Rheumatol. 2026 Jul 1:jrheum.2026-0374. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2026-0374. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42386279.
  4. Coates LC, Gladman DD, Merola JF, Mrowietz U, Armstrong A, Baraliakos X, Tillett W, Kishimoto M, Reddy J, Teng L, Amouzadeh H, Deignan C, Mease PJ, Gossec L. Progression from oligoarticular to polyarticular psoriatic arthritis and apremilast as a disease modifier: novel insights from FOREMOST. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 Jul 1:keag351. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keag351. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42384964.
  5. Stein Gold L, Armstrong AW, Soung J, Vender RB, González Cantero Á, Hoffmann M, Guenthner ST, Hong HC, Murrell DF, Song EJ, Kircik L, Augustin M, Sauder M, Gerdes S, Reyes-Servin O, Edem BE, Campbell J, Cresswell K, Kephart L, Li S, Yang YW, Bissonnette R. Durability of Response to Icotrokinra in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: One-Year Results From the Phase 3, Placebo- and Active Comparator-Controlled ICONIC-ADVANCE 1 & ICONIC-ADVANCE 2 Trials. Br J Dermatol. 2026 Jul 3:ljag264. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljag264. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42397072.
  6. Cortes JA, Aflatooni S, Ure A, Palma G, Johnsen N, Smart K, Nong Y, Armstrong AW. A practical inflammatory blood-cell marker for cardiovascular risk stratification in psoriasis: Development of the Platelet-Leukocyte Adjusted Cardiovascular (PLAC) score. PLoS One. 2026 Jul 9;21(7):e0353475. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0353475. PMID: 42424368.
  7. Assan F, Tragin M, Marella S, Lipecka J, Roger K, Zarhrate M, Bondet V, Nguyen V, Akroun F, Nitschké P, Guerrera IC, Bole C, Izmiryan A, Puig-Lombardi ME, Fox J, Kirma J, Zhang H, Gu Y, Bogle R, Boniface K, Seneschal J, Seabra L, Lepelley A, Frémond ML, Bondurand N, Jouanguy E, Modlin RL, Casanova JL, Di Domizio J, Gilliet M, Sbidian E, Battistella M, Mahé E, Guégan S, Tsoi LC, Richette P, Claudepierre P, Rigolet A, Giannesini C, Costanzo A, Duffy D, Rosenberg BR, Sathishkumar D, Bourrat E, Chang CH, Hovnanian A, Gudjonsson JE, Crow YJ, Bachelez H. ADAR1 loss-of-function variants altering RNA editing define a new interferon-dependent psoriasis subtype. J Exp Med. 2026 Sep 7;223(9):e20260054. doi: 10.1084/jem.20260054. Epub 2026 Jul 9. PMID: 42424135.
  8. Mease PJ, Chandran V, Armstrong AW, Blanco R, Ogdie A, Siegel EL, Gottlieb AB, Zeng X, Thaçi D, Kishimoto M, Schulze-Koops H, Kivitz A, Dokoupilová E, Morita A, Ruderman EM, Plewinski M, Wang K, Sardinas C, Vritzali E, Vaile J, Deodhar A. Deucravacitinib in Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Efficacy and Safety up to 52 Weeks From the Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 POETYK PsA-2 Trial. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/art.70280. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42473780.
  9. Park A, Kenney S, Kellogg C, Castillo JR, Bergheim T. Cerebriform Ridges on the Scalp Signaling a Tumor in the Brain. Perm J. 2026 Jul 23:1-4. doi: 10.7812/TPP/26.091. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42487473.
  10. Shafiei-Jahani P, Li X, Akbari A, Vera A, Haniff E, Carlisle R, Akbari O, Holland V. Unraveling the autoimmune architecture of pemphigus: from B-cell depletion to network-based immune engineering. Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 7;17:1844632. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1844632. PMID: 42483189; PMCID: PMC13384940.
  11. Minor C, Takayesu A, Arbing MA, Ha SM, Gunsalus RP, Pellegrini M, Sawaya MR, Clubb RT. AlphaFold-driven structural proteomics reveals extensive cellulosome machinery in human ruminococcal symbionts. mBio. 2026 Jul 23:e0129526. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01295-26. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42489485.
  12. Galvez M, Pascucci A. VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 Enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome in a Patient Presenting With Auricular Chondritis. Cureus. 2026 Jun 26;18(6):e111584. doi: 10.7759/cureus.111584. PMID: 42516444; PMCID: PMC13402440.
  13. Katz A, Tolson HC, Cortes JA, Roberts AM, Nong Y, Jeong CY, Ma E, Chou P, Yan MJ, Johnsen N, Carranza C, Holland VR, Tsugawa Y, Armstrong AW. Treatment patterns for bullous pemphigoid in older adults: A population-based study. Dermatol Online J. 2026 Jun 30;32(3). doi: 10.25251/cwvjt950. PMID: 42522520.
  14. Burnette C, Anderson L, Deehan E, Meisenheimer J, Nong Y, Dellavalle R. A scoping review: Community-based interventions for primary prevention of skin cancer. Dermatol Online J. 2026 Jun 30;32(3). doi: 10.25251/79p6zp62. PMID: 42522518.
  15. DeBusk L, Bartley B, Armstrong AW, Bunick CG, Del Rosso J, Desai SR, Eichenfield LF, Elewski BE, Golant AK, Issa N, Stein Gold L, Swanson L, Bohman MH, Rosenberg A, Rigel D, Lebwohl M. The role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists in the management of inflammatory skin diseases: An expert consensus panel. Dermatol Online J. 2026 Jun 30;32(3). doi: 10.25251/ha2gbq97. PMID: 42522513.
  16. Huang MY, Smart K, Lee K, Kingston P, Yee D, Peterson H, Korouri E, Armstrong AW. Vitiligo in the United States: A 10-year study of patient characteristics, comorbidities, and treatment patterns. Dermatol Online J. 2026 May 8;32(2). doi: 10.25251/39x13b67. PMID: 42522502.
  17. Zakria D, Shah M, Rosenberg A, Burshtein J, DeBusk L, Altman DA, Armstrong AW, Gottlieb AB, Han G, Khattri S, Shaigany S, Weinberg JM, Lebwohl M. The efficacy and safety of interleukin-17 and interleukin-23 inhibitors in psoriatic arthritis across multiple disease domains. Dermatol Online J. 2026 May 8;32(2). doi: 10.25251/zsav4a48. PMID: 42522480.
  18. Shah M, DeBusk L, Bohman MH, Rosenberg A, Burshtein J, Zakria D, Armstrong A, Boh E, Gottlieb AB, Khattri S, Litchman G, Merola J, Murina A, Lebwohl M. A review of the indications, safety, and efficacy of deucravacitinib: An expert consensus panel. Dermatol Online J. 2026 May 8;32(2). doi: 10.25251/ymnfwz12. PMID: 42522479.
  19. Shen CZ, Adams J, Freeman EE, Goh C, Rosenbach M; American Academy of Dermatology’s Emerging Diseases Task Force. Hantavirus for the dermatologist. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2026 Jul 29:S0190-9622(26)02980-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2026.06.086. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42524798.
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