[Speaker: Dr. Hok Bing Thio] Microbes such as S.aureus and Cutibacterium acnes contribute to inflammatory skin diseases, with ethnic variations noted. Recent attention is on the role of gut microbiota in conditions like psoriasis, where dietary factors and lifestyle, like exercise and sleep, also influence inflammation and microbiota balance.

[Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bodo Melnik] Isotretinoin improves all major aspects of acne pathogenesis. This presentation provides an update of isotretinoin’s impact on transcriptional regulation, which for the first time allows to explain isotretinoin´s desired effects as well as its various undesired drug effects.

[Speaker: Prof. Aimilios Lallas] Although Spitz nevi are considered benign tumors, their clinical and dermoscopic morphologic overlap with spitzoid melanoma renders the management of spitzoid-looking lesions particularly challenging.