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Review
. 2026 Jan;44(1):1-25.
doi: 10.1016/j.det.2025.08.012. Epub 2025 Oct 14.

Climatic Factors and Inflammatory Skin Disorders

Kristen Fernandez  1 , Alex Ha  1 , Xiaochen Zhong  1 , Annika Belzer  2 , Maria L Wei  3
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Climatic Factors and Inflammatory Skin Disorders

Kristen Fernandez et al. Dermatol Clin. 2026 Jan.

Abstract

Climate-driven increases in temperature, air pollution, UV radiation, and extreme weather (including floods and storms) harm the skin through direct and indirect mechanisms, causing exacerbations of common and rarer inflammatory skin disorders. Here, we comprehensively review and summarize studies that assess the effect of climatic factors on psoriasis, acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and lupus.

Keywords: Acne; Air pollution; Climate change; Inflammatory skin disease; Lupus; Psoriasis; Seborrheic dermatitis.

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Disclosure The authors declare no conflicts or competing interests that could have influenced the research. This research was not financially supported, and no outside entity played a role in study design, data collection, analysis, or publication decisions. All relevant financial and nonfinancial interests have been disclosed.

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