Congratulations to Christopher Thang (MS4) for his publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD), which found an association between hormonal contraception and development of periorificial dermatitis.
His project was conducted
with Dr. George Golovko, PhD (UTMB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
and Dr. Michael G. Wilkerson, MD, MS (Professor and Chair of UTMB
Department of Dermatology).
Link: https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(26)00060-5/fulltext
Reference:
Thang CJ, Lai J,
Garate D, et al. Hormonal contraception and development of periorificial
dermatitis: a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX database. J
Am Acad Dermatol. Published online January 21, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2026.01.021