Established in 1974, The Journal of Dermatology, an official journal of Japanese Dermatological Association and Asian Dermatological Association, continues to provide a global forum for the exchange of new and significant research in dermatology.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

IgA vasculitis presenting with Achilles peritendinitis: A case report

Keita Hirata, Takeya Adachi, Saeko Takamiyagi, Masaki Arai, Yoshio Nakamura, Takeru Funakoshi, Masayuki Amagai, Akiko Tanikawa, Masatoshi Kawai, Ayano Fukushima-Nomura, 
  •  11 January 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Abrocitinib‐induced acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis

Yi Lu, Qing Sun, 
  •  11 January 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A predictive factor of oral candidiasis in psoriasis patients treated with bimekizumab: Longer disease duration

Manami Yoneyama, Teppei Hagino, Hidehisa Saeki, Eita Fujimoto, Naoko Kanda, 
  •  11 January 2025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A case of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström macroglobulinemia diagnosed with facial lesions

Kozo Kawaguchi, Gaku Tsuji, Yoko Kuba-Fuyuno, Toshio Ichiki, Mao Imajima, Yuki Kuma, Takamichi Ito, Kazuhiko Yamamura, Makiko Kido-Nakahara, Takeshi Nakahara, 
  •  11 January 2025
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Association of statins, gliptins, and antipsychotics with bullous pemphigoid: A case–control study in the Cretan population

Eirini Kavvalou, Konstantinos Krasagakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Paraskevi Xekouki, Vasiliki Daraki, Charikleia Kouvidou, Eleni Lagoudaki, Sabine-Elke Krüger-Krasagakis, 
  •  8 January 2025
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The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.

pH in nature, humans and skin

Ehrhardt Proksch, 
  •  1044-1052
  •  4 June 2018

Pathogenesis of psoriasis and development of treatment

Eisaku Ogawa, Yuki Sato, Akane Minagawa, Ryuhei Okuyama, 
  •  264-272
  •  10 December 2017
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Japanese guidelines for the management and treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis: The new pathogenesis and treatment of GPP

Hideki Fujita, Tadashi Terui, Koremasa Hayama, Masashi Akiyama, Shigaku Ikeda, Tomotaka Mabuchi, Akira Ozawa, Takuro Kanekura, Michiko Kurosawa, Mayumi Komine, Kimiko Nakajima, Shigetoshi Sano, Osamu Nemoto, Masahiko Muto, Yasutomo Imai, Kiyofumi Yamanishi, Yumi Aoyama, Keiji Iwatsuki, The Japanese Dermatological Association Guidelines Development Committee for the Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis, 
  •  1235-1270
  •  19 September 2018

Vitiligo: A focus on pathogenesis and its therapeutic implications

Christina Bergqvist, Khaled Ezzedine, 
  •  252-270
  •  6 January 2021

Alopecia areata: Current understanding of the pathophysiology and update on therapeutic approaches, featuring the Japanese Dermatological Association guidelines

Masahiro Fukuyama, Taisuke Ito, Manabu Ohyama, 
  •  19-36
  •  28 October 2021
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