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Overview

Neil H. Shear is affiliated with Sunnybrook Health Science Centre in Canada and focuses on research in the field of Medicine with a significant emphasis on Dermatology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including Dermatology, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Periodontics, and Rheumatology. Key topics of research include Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions, Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Nail Diseases and Treatments, Urticaria and Related Conditions, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases, and Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis.

Recent publications by Neil H. Shear include:

  • Onychomycosis: a review, 2020, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • The Growing Problem of Antifungal Resistance in Onychomycosis and Other Superficial Mycoses, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
  • SJS/TEN 2019: From science to translation, 2020, Journal of Dermatological Science
  • Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis: Clinical Features, Differential Diagnosis, and Management, 2023, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology
  • Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis From the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry (PSOLAR), 2021, JAMA Dermatology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Neil H. Shear include:

  • Vincent Piguet
  • Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad
  • Aditya K. Gupta
  • Elizabeth J. Phillips
  • Helen J. Renaud

Neil H. Shear's publications have appeared notably in several venues. These include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (18 publications)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (6 publications)
  • Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery (6 publications)
  • British Journal of Dermatology (4 publications)
  • American Journal of Clinical Dermatology (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Clinical classification of cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and erythema multiforme

    Sylvie Bastuji-Garin;Berthold Rzany;Robert S. Stern;Neil H. Shear

  • Medication use and the risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis

    J C Roujeau;J P Kelly;L Naldi;B Rzany

  • New insights into the management of acne: An update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne Group

    Diane Thiboutot;Harald Gollnick;Vincenzo Bettoli;Brigitte Dréno

  • Use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants and risk of hip fractures in elderly people

    Barbara Liu;Geoff Anderson;Nicole Mittmann;Teresa To

  • Idiosyncratic drug reactions: the reactive metabolite syndromes

    Sandra R Knowles;Sandra R Knowles;Jack Uetrecht;Neil H Shear;Neil H Shear

  • Differences in metabolism of sulfonamides predisposing to idiosyncratic toxicity.

    Neil H. Shear;Stephen P. Spielberg;Denis M. Grant;Bing K. Tang

  • Relationship between daily dose frequency and adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy: Evidence from a meta-analysis

    Michael Iskedjian;Thomas R. Einarson;Linda D. MacKeigan;Neil Shear;Neil Shear

  • Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: incidence, prevention and management.

    Sandra R. Knowles;Lori E. Shapiro;Neil H. Shear;Neil H. Shear

  • Hyponatremia and the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone associated with the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a review of spontaneous reports

    B A Liu;N Mittmann;S R Knowles;N H Shear

  • The drug hypersensitivity syndrome: what is the pathogenesis?

    John R. Sullivan;Neil H. Shear

  • Antifungal agents: An overview. Part II

    Aditya K. Gupta;Daniel N. Sauder;Neil H. Shear

  • Diagnosis of sulfonamide hypersensitivity reactions by in-vitro rechallenge with hydroxylamine metabolites

    Michael J. Rieder;Jack Uetrecht;Neil H. Shear;Marilyn Cannon

  • Comparative safety of tetracycline, minocycline, and doxycycline

    Lori E. Shapiro;Sandra R. Knowles;Neil H. Shear

  • Gender Differences in Adverse Drug Reactions

    Chau Tran;Sandra R. Knowles;Barbara A. Liu;Neil H. Shear;Neil H. Shear

  • Topical treatment of actinic keratoses with 3·0% diclofenac in 2·5% hyaluronan gel

    J K Rivers;J Arlette;N Shear;L Guenther

  • Prominence of slow acetylator phenotype among patients with sulfonamide hypersensitivity reactions.

    Michael J Rieder;N H Shear;A Kanee;B K Tang

  • A validation study of The Geriatric Depression Scale short form

    Nathan Herrmann;Nicole Mittmann;Ivan L. Silver;Kenneth I. Shulman

  • Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in children: a review of 10 years' experience.

    Rachel Forman;Gideon Koren;Neil H. Shear

  • Serious Adverse Reactions Induced by Minocycline: Report of 13 Patients and Review of the Literature

    Sandra R. Knowles;Lori Shapiro;Neil H. Shear

  • Medication use and the risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis

    J-C Roujeau;JP Kelly;L Naldi;B Rzany

Frequent Co-Authors

Aditya K. Gupta
Aditya K. Gupta University of Toronto
Elizabeth J. Phillips
Elizabeth J. Phillips Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gideon Koren
Gideon Koren Brown University
Kim Papp
Kim Papp Probity Medical Research
Munir Pirmohamed
Munir Pirmohamed University of Liverpool
Richard G. Langley
Richard G. Langley Dalhousie University
Krista L. Lanctôt
Krista L. Lanctôt Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Vincent T. Ho
Vincent T. Ho Harvard University
Simon Mallal
Simon Mallal Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David Nolan
David Nolan Royal Perth Hospital

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