Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Publications (50)

Top publication keywords:
Janus Kinase InhibitorsDermatologyPhototherapyPsychophysiologic DisordersReceptor, PAR-2Dermatitis, AtopicPrurigoCalcineurin InhibitorsPhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsCathepsinsDermatologic AgentsProtoporphyria, ErythropoieticInterleukinsPemphigoid, Benign Mucous MembranePruritus

• Optical coherence tomography and histological assessment of cutaneous vasculature and neural changes in long-term smokers: an exploratory study.
  Scientific reports 2026 Doyle AE, Patel PM, Elmariah SB, Van Cott A, Carlson A, Downs H, Gomes LLA, Wang-Evers M, Manstein D
• Rapid improvement of itch with nemolizumab in atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis phase 3 studies.
  Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 2025 Ständer S, Elmariah SB, Kwatra SG, Yosipovitch G, Pink AE, Cheong SY, Chen X, Jabbar-Lopez ZK, Ulianov L, Piketty C, Silverberg JI
• Efficacy of Lebrikizumab on Pruritus: A Narrative Review.
  Advances in therapy 2025 Yosipovitch G, Kim BS, Ständer S, Elmariah SB, Prajapati VH, Kabashima K, Gallo G, Rueda MJ, Pierce E, Ding Y, Kwatra SG
• A pilot study of vaginal nerve fiber and blood vessel density in postmenopausal women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
  Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2025 Dotson EH, Elmariah SB, Bergerat AM, James K, Luo T, Reed SD, Guthrie KA, Mitchell CM
• The SWITCH algorithm: An expert consensus on treat-to-target criteria for chronic prurigo.
  Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 2025 Stahl LS, Zeidler C, Loewenthal J, Royeck S, Augustin M, Bissonnette R, Elmariah S, Kim BS, Misery L, Murota H, Tey HL, Weisshaar E, Yosipovitch G, Legat FJ, Reich A, Metz M, Ständer S

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• Economic and comorbidity burden of prurigo nodularis in the United States between 2017 and 2022: A retrospective matched cohort study.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2025 Elmariah SB, Princic N, Richards M, Qureshi A, Sabatelli L, Kwatra SG
• Impact of delay in diagnosis in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria: A cross-sectional survey study.
  JAAD international 2025 Tran B, Raef H, Rebeiz L, Wheeden K, Elmariah SB, Anderson KE, Leaf RK, Naik H, Dickey AK
• Personal protective equipment modification by health care workers owing to skin concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter cross-sectional study.
  Dermatology online journal 2024 Trepanowski N, Raef HS, Elmariah SB, Goldminz AM, Larson AR, Meltzer R
• Chronic Pruritus: A Review.
  JAMA 2024 Butler DC, Berger T, Elmariah S, Kim B, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
• Afamelanotide for Treatment of the Protoporphyrias: Impact on Quality of Life and Laboratory Parameters in a US Cohort.
  Life (Basel, Switzerland) 2024 Leaf RK, Naik H, Jiang PY, Elmariah SB, Hodges P, Mead J, Trinidad J, Saberi B, Tran B, Valiante S, Mernick F, Leaf DE, Anderson KE, Dickey AK
• INDIVIDUAL ARTICLE: Management of Prurigo Nodularis.
  Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2023 Elmariah SB, Tao L, Valdes-Rodriguez R, Laquer V
• Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of protoporphyria-related liver dysfunction in erythropoietic protoporphyria and X-linked protoporphyria.
  Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2023 Levy C, Dickey AK, Wang B, Thapar M, Naik H, Keel SB, Saberi B, Beaven SW, Rudnick SR, Elmariah SB, Erwin AL, Goddu RJ, Hedstrom K, Leaf RK, Kazamel M, Mazepa M, Philpotts LL, Quigley J, Raef H, Ungar…
• Light-Related Cutaneous Symptoms of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria and Associations With Light Sensitivity Measurements.
  JAMA dermatology 2023 Raef HS, Rebeiz L, Leaf RK, Hughes O, Jiang P, ElSeht A, Anderson KE, Wheeden K, Kochevar I, Elmariah SB, Dickey AK
• Prospective observational pilot study of quantitative light dosimetry in erythropoietic protoporphyria.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Dickey AK, Rebeiz L, Raef H, Leaf RK, Elmariah S, Naik H, Anderson K, Conley J, Iyasere C, Zhao S, Birkenfeld JS, Arroyo-Gallego T, Wheeden K, Ducamp S, Christiani DC, Fleming MD, Kochevar I
• Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of erythropoietic protoporphyria and X-linked protoporphyria.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Dickey AK, Naik H, Keel SB, Levy C, Beaven SW, Elmariah SB, Erwin AL, Goddu RJ, Hedstrom K, Leaf RK, Kazamel M, Mazepa M, Philpotts LL, Quigley J, Raef H, Rudnick SR, Saberi B, Thapar M, Ungar J, Wang…
• JAK in the [Black] Box: A Dermatology Perspective on Systemic JAK Inhibitor Safety.
  American journal of clinical dermatology 2022 Elmariah SB, Smith JS, Merola JF
• A prospective pilot study of narrowband UV-B treatment of lichen planopilaris.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Pathoulas JT, Flanagan KE, Su MY, Elmariah SB, Zhan Y, Walker CJ, Burns LJ, Manatis-Lornell A, Penzi L, Miller DD, Hordinsky MK, Senna MM
• Modulation of the kappa and mu opioid axis for the treatment of chronic pruritus: A review of basic science and clinical implications.
  JAAD international 2022 Elmariah S, Chisolm S, Sciascia T, Kwatra SG
• Successful Treatment of Brunsting-Perry Cicatricial Pemphigoid With Dupilumab.
  Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2021 Raef HS, Elmariah SB
• Neuropathic itch treated with oral cannabinoids: A case series.
  JAAD case reports 2021 Morin CB, Raef HS, Elmariah SB
• Vulvar Pruritus: A Review of Clinical Associations, Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Management.
  Frontiers in medicine 2021 Raef HS, Elmariah SB
• Treatment of male genital dysesthesia with botulinum toxin.
  JAAD case reports 2021 Raef HS, Elmariah SB
• Prevalence of prurigo nodularis in the United States of America: A retrospective database analysis.
  JAAD international 2020 Ständer S, Augustin M, Berger T, Elmariah S, Korman NJ, Weisshaar E, Yosipovitch G
• Epidemiology and Comorbidities of Excoriation Disorder: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.
  Journal of clinical medicine 2020 Kwon C, Sutaria N, Khanna R, Almazan E, Williams K, Kim N, Elmariah S, Kwatra SG
• Practical approaches for diagnosis and management of prurigo nodularis: United States expert panel consensus.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Elmariah S, Kim B, Berger T, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
• Phototherapy for Itch.
  Dermatologic clinics 2019 Zhong CS, Elmariah SB
• Diagnostic and treatment algorithm for chronic nodular prurigo.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2019 Ständer HF, Elmariah S, Zeidler C, Spellman M, Ständer S
• Novel therapies in the treatment of atopic dermatitis.
  Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery 2018 Zhong CS, Elmariah SB
• Diagnostic Work-up of the Itchy Patient.
  Dermatologic clinics 2018 Elmariah SB
• Development of resistance to serotonin-induced itch in bile duct ligated mice.
  Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology 2017 Ostadhadi S, Haddadi NS, Foroutan A, Azimi E, Elmariah S, Dehpour AR
• Adjunctive Management of Itch in Atopic Dermatitis.
  Dermatologic clinics 2017 Elmariah SB
• Careful Considerations Concerning Psychogenic Itch.
  JAMA internal medicine 2015 Elmariah SB
• Redefining the concept of protease-activated receptors: cathepsin S evokes itch via activation of Mrgprs.
  Nature communications 2015 Reddy VB, Sun S, Azimi E, Elmariah SB, Dong X, Lerner EA
• Transient Alterations of Cutaneous Sensory Nerve Function by Noninvasive Cryolipolysis.
  The Journal of investigative dermatology 2015 Garibyan L, Cornelissen L, Sipprell W, Pruessner J, Elmariah S, Luo T, Lerner EA, Jung Y, Evans C, Zurakowski D, Berde CB, Rox Anderson R
• Cathepsin S signals via PAR2 and generates a novel tethered ligand receptor agonist.
  PloS one 2014 Elmariah SB, Reddy VB, Lerner EA
• The missing link between itch and inflammation in atopic dermatitis.
  Cell 2013 Elmariah SB, Lerner EA
• Advanced aging skin and itch: addressing an unmet need.
  Dermatologic therapy 2013 Garibyan L, Chiou AS, Elmariah SB
• The use of mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of autoimmune and chronic idiopathic urticaria: experience in 19 patients.
  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2011 Zimmerman AB, Berger EM, Elmariah SB, Soter NA
• Topical therapies for pruritus.
  Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery 2011 Elmariah SB, Lerner EA
• Progressive macular hypomelanosis.
  Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD 2011 Elmariah SB, Kundu RV
• Hypertrophic discoid lupus erythematosus.
  Dermatology online journal 2010 Farley-Loftus R, Elmariah SB, Ralston J, Kamino H, Franks AG
• Astrocyte secreted proteins selectively increase hippocampal GABAergic axon length, branching, and synaptogenesis.
  Molecular and cellular neurosciences 2009 Hughes EG, Elmariah SB, Balice-Gordon RJ
• Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome with a novel STAT3 mutation.
  Dermatology online journal 2009 Anolik R, Elmariah S, Lehrhoff S, Votava HJ, Martiniuk FT, Levis W
• Systemic drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE).
  Dermatology online journal 2009 Elmariah SB, Cheung W, Wang N, Kamino H, Pomeranz MK
• Invasive squamous-cell carcinoma and arsenical keratoses.
  Dermatology online journal 2008 Elmariah SB, Anolik R, Walters RF, Rosenman K, Pomeranz MK, Sanchez MR
• Yellow nail syndrome.
  Dermatology online journal 2008 Elmariah SB, Ubriani RR, Kovich O
• Multicentric glioblastoma multiforme in a patient with BRCA-1 invasive breast cancer.
  The breast journal 2006 Elmariah SB, Huse J, Mason B, Leroux P, Lustig RA
• Astrocytes regulate inhibitory synapse formation via Trk-mediated modulation of postsynaptic GABAA receptors.
  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2005 Elmariah SB, Oh EJ, Hughes EG, Balice-Gordon RJ
• Neurotrophin signaling among neurons and glia during formation of tripartite synapses.
  Neuron glia biology 2004 Elmariah SB, Hughes EG, Oh EJ, Balice-Gordon RJ
• Postsynaptic TrkB-mediated signaling modulates excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter receptor clustering at hippocampal synapses.
  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2004 Elmariah SB, Crumling MA, Parsons TD, Balice-Gordon RJ