This Week in Dermatology — May 21, 2026

Welcome to This Week in Dermatology. This week we're covering 8 notable papers spanning acne management, new approaches to inflammatory skin disease, drug-induced bullous pemphigoid, and the standardization of teledermatology. Let's dive in. Acne Management: Addressing Patient Concerns We begin with two papers that address common and persistent questions in acne management.

This week's papers:

1. Linagliptin is a risk factor for bullous pemphigoid associated with BP180-NC16A/BP230 seronegativity and milder severity: evidence from a prospective case-control study supporting ECD-BP180 ELISA in reducing diagnostic delay.. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
2. A distinct psoriasis-atopic dermatitis overlapping phenotype in adults with dual type 2 and type 3 immune features and favorable response to JAK1 inhibition.. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2026
3. Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Bullous Pemphigoid: A Spanish Multicentric Case Series.. Acta dermato-venereologica 2026
4. European Expert Consensus on Essential Variables for Teledermatological Assessment of Skin Tumours.. Acta dermato-venereologica 2026
5. Absolute Eczema Area and Severity Index Responses with Lebrikizumab in Patients with Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis: A Secondary Analysis of Two Phase 3 Trials.. Acta dermato-venereologica 2026
6. Baricitinib versus Hydroxychloroquine for Cutaneous Lichen Planus: An Assessor-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.. Clinical and experimental dermatology 2026
7. Isotretinoin Treatment in Adolescence and Adult Height.. JAMA dermatology 2026
8. Diet and acne: Facts and controversies.. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 2026

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