Outputs (7)

Determining the most frequent combinations of drugs prescribed prior to bullous pemphigoid diagnosis using association rule mining: a UK population-based case-control study (2025)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M. A., Figueredo, G., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R. D., Harman, K. E., Harwood, R. H., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (in press). Determining the most frequent combinations of drugs prescribed prior to bullous pemphigoid diagnosis using association rule mining: a UK population-based case-control study. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llaf362

Background

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a serious autoimmune skin disease affecting older people. Given the highly prevalent polypharmacy in older people, identifying drug combinations associated with high BP risk is needed.

Objectives

To iden... Read More about Determining the most frequent combinations of drugs prescribed prior to bullous pemphigoid diagnosis using association rule mining: a UK population-based case-control study.

Co-producing a randomized controlled trial on the frequency of bathing in eczema: description of a citizen science approach (2025)
Journal Article
Baker, A., Bonsu, N., Howells, L., Muller, I., Mitchell, E. J., Cowdell, F., Davies, F., Eddis-Finbow, M., Montgomery, A., Patel, D., Putrym, G., Ridd, M. J., Santer, M., Roberts, A., Thomas, K. S., the Rapid Eczema Trials team, Thomas, K. S., Roberts, A., Baker, A., Bonsu, N., …Skelding, S. (2025). Co-producing a randomized controlled trial on the frequency of bathing in eczema: description of a citizen science approach. Skin Health and Disease, 5(2), 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1093/skinhd/vzaf005

Background
Eczema is a prevalent, chronic, itchy skin condition that often persists into adulthood and significantly affects the quality of life of patients and their families. With no cure available at present, effective management is crucial. Alth... Read More about Co-producing a randomized controlled trial on the frequency of bathing in eczema: description of a citizen science approach.

The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] (2025)
Journal Article
Fong, W. C. G., Howells, L., Muller, I., Mitchell, E. J., Baker, A., Thuma, L., Harrison, E., Bradshaw, L., Jiang, Y., Cowdel, F., Leighton, P., Montgomery, A., Ravenscroft, J., Ridd, M. J., Santer, M., Tanaka, R. J., Hilken, N., Swinden, R., Dooley, R., Layfield, C., …Thomas, K. S. (in press). The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]. NIHR Open Research, 4, Article 63. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13659.2

Background
A priority setting partnership for eczema (syn atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis) has identified that bathing frequency is a key area of patient interest. However, there are nolarge, high-quality randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investi... Read More about The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 3 approved].

The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study (2024)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R. D., Harman, K., Harwood, R. H., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S. M., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (2025). The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study. British Journal of Dermatology, 192(3), 440-449. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae416

Background
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disease that affects mainly older people. Numerous drugs have been previously associated with BP based on case series and small hospital-based studies. More reliable and precise estimates of a... Read More about The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study.

A multifaceted and standardized approach is needed to improve acne severity assessment in clinical practice: an online survey of UK health professionals (2024)
Journal Article
Masterson, N., Burden-Teh, E., Healy, E., Hepburn, T., Layfield, C., Layton, A., Leighton, P., Leng, S., Mitchell, E., Northover, G., Penzer-Hick, R., Price, W., Radley, K., Ramesh, G., Ravenscroft, J. C., Sach, T., Sadiq, S., Santer, M., Thomas, K. S., Thompson, A., …the Acne-ID Trial Development Team. (2025). A multifaceted and standardized approach is needed to improve acne severity assessment in clinical practice: an online survey of UK health professionals. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 50(1), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae180

005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study (2023)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R., Harman, K., Harwood, R., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S. M., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (2023). 005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study. British Journal of Dermatology, 188(Supplement_4), Article ljad113.005. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad113.005

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most common autoimmune blistering skin disease, manifested by painful itching of the skin and mucous membranes. Despite high mortality, poor quality of life and increasing incidence in older people, BP can be overlooked... Read More about 005 Association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study.

The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R., Harman, K., Harwood, R., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study

Introduction
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is a serious skin disease that results in large painful blisters developing over the body and occurs most commonly in older people (over 70 years). Despite several comorbidities such as stroke and a threefold inc... Read More about The association between prescription drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a UK population-based study.