Welcome to This Week in Dermatology. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning systemic therapeutics for inflammatory skin disease, diagnostic imaging innovations, and pediatric and supportive care. Let's dive in. [PAUSE] We begin with major advances in systemic therapies for inflammatory conditions and cutaneous oncology. In hidradenitis suppurativa, therapeutic options continue to ex…

This week's papers:

Povorcitinib for hidradenitis suppurativa: the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled STOP-HS1 and STOP-HS2 phase 3 trials. — Nature medicine 2026
Clinical and Dermoscopic Triage of head and neck Macules: The Role of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in a Prospective Study of 2006 Lesions. — Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
Comparative effects of interventions for rosacea across phenotype-relevant outcomes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. — Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
Insulin Resistance is Not a Predictor of Response to Low-Dose Oral Metformin Therapy in Patients with CCCA: A Retrospective Review. — Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
Magnified ultraviolet-induced fluorescence dermatoscopy for assessing mite viability in scabies. — Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
Initial Psychometric Validation of the Caregiver Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool. — Clinical and experimental dermatology 2026
High Level of Uncertainty in Assigning Causative Medications in Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. — Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
A Comprehensive Review of the Current Systemic Medical Treatment Landscape for Vascular Malformations. — Pediatric dermatology 2026
Durable remission with no survival reduction after mogamulizumab discontinuation in Sézary syndrome. — The British journal of dermatology 2026
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in patients in treatment with anti-TNF-α drugs. Study of 20 cases from a single institution. — Clinical and experimental dermatology 2026