Tech Talk

Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy: A Diagnostic Tool for Skin Malignancies

Author:

Mariam Gadjiko, BA

Anthony M. Rossi, MD

Confocal microscopy is an imaging tool that uses a laser system to image the skin noninvasively with cellular resolution. With both in vivo and ex...

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Commentary

Recent Controversies in Pediatric Dermatology: The Usage of General Anesthesia in Young Children

Author:

Nanette B. Silverberg, MD

Riva R. Ko, MD

Clinicians who have attempted to perform an in-office procedure on infants or young children will recognize the difficulties that arise from the...

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Commentary

Adalimumab for Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Author:

Daniel J. No, BA

Mina Amin, BS

Jashin J. Wu, MD

We applaud Kimball et al¹ on their report that adalimumab demonstrated clinical improvement in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (...

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Product Review

Product News: 08 2017

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Original Research

Successive Potassium Hydroxide Testing for Improved Diagnosis of Tinea Pedis

Author:

Bilge Fettahlıoğlu Karaman, MD

Suhan Gunastı Topal, MD

Varol L. Aksungur, MD

İlker Ünal, PhD

Macit İlkit, MD

In this study, we investigated the role of successive potassium hydroxide (KOH) tests for the diagnosis of tinea pedis with different clinical...

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Environmental Dermatology

What’s Eating You? Minute Brown Scavenger Beetle

Author:

Steven D. Daveluy, MD

Patients with delusional infestation frequently bring specimens and examining these specimens is important in establishing a therapeutic...

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Contact Dermatitis

Wearable Health Device Dermatitis: A Case of Acrylate-Related Contact Allergy

Author:

Flaura K. Winston, MD, PhD

Albert C. Yan, MD

The popularity of mobile wearable health devices has skyrocketed. Some of these devices are worn on the wrist and have been associated with the...

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Photo Challenge

Necrotic Ulcer on the Thigh

Author:

Timothy J. Hatlen, MD

Richard A. Murphy, MD, MPH

Jon G. Persichino, DO

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Photo Challenge

Solitary Nodule With White Hairs

Author:

Megan Wetzel, MD, MPH

Amy Gagnon, MD

Joseph McDermott, MD

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Photo Challenge

Bullous Lesions in a Neonate

Author:

Thomas F. Byrd IV, MD

Samantha Bapty, MD

Michelle Bardack, MD

A 1-day-old Hispanic female infant was born via uncomplicated vaginal delivery at 41 weeks' gestation after a normal pregnancy. Linear plaques...

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Case Reports

Asymptomatic Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa: Treatment Options and Therapeutic Guidelines

Author:

Kate Ross, MD

Jessika Contreras, MD

David Aung-Din, MS3

Mary Lien, MD

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN) is a rare cutaneous small- to medium-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology. Clinically it ranges in...

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Case Reports

Annular Atrophic Lichen Planus Responds to Hydroxychloroquine and Acitretin

Author:

Jennifer T. Eyler, MD

George Garib, MD

Kathryn R. Thompson, BS

Madhu Dahiya, MD

James W. Swan, MD

Annular atrophic lichen planus (AALP) is a rare variant of lichen planus. The clinical presentation of AALP shows distinct atrophic plaques with...

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Case Reports

Aggressive Merkel Cell Carcinoma in a Liver Transplant Recipient

Author:

Jasmine Obioha, MD

Sheryl Miller, MD

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare aggressive cutaneous tumor that commonly occurs in sun-exposed sites. It has a tendency for rapid growth,...

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Case Reports

Hyaluronic Acid Gel Filler for Nipple Enhancement Following Breast Reconstruction

Author:

Betty Bellman, MD, PA

Erika von Grote, PhD

Alessandra Nogueira, MD

The loss of the 3-dimensional contour of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) following surgical breast reconstruction is a technical challenge for the...

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Case Reports

Multiple Primary Atypical Vascular Lesions Occurring in the Same Breast

Author:

Joshua Mandrell, MD

Una Miniter, MD

Rama Vaitla, MD

Atypical vascular lesions (AVLs) of the breast are rare cutaneous vascular proliferations that appear as flesh-colored or erythematous papules or...

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Case Reports

Traumatic Ulcerative Granuloma With Stromal Eosinophilia: A Malignant-Appearing Benign Lesion

Author:

Jason N. Butler, DO

Todd T. Kobayashi, MD

Traumatic ulcerative granuloma with stromal eosinophilia (TUGSE) is an underreported diagnosis in dermatologic literature. Rapid expansion with an...

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Case Reports

Amyopathic Dermatomyositis With Plantar Keratoderma Responding to Methotrexate Therapy

Author:

Travis J. Morrell, MD, MPH

William Soren Mortensen, MD

Shawna Langley, MD

Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) represents a substantial subset of dermatomyositis (DM). Patients with this symptom of the disorder may present...

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Dermpath Diagnosis

Pruritic Eruption on the Chest

Author:

Umar A. Sheikh, BA

Claudia I. Vidal, MD, PhD

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Case Letter

Paraneoplastic Acrokeratosis (Bazex Syndrome): Unusual Association With In Situ Follicular Lymphoma and Response to Acitretin

Author:

Elena Conde-Montero, MD

Ofelia Baniandrés-Rodríguez, MD

Celia Horcajada-Reales, MD

Verónica Parra-Blanco, MD

Ricardo Suárez-Fernández, MD

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Case Letter

Space Heater–Induced Bullous Erythema Ab Igne

Author:

Katherine S. Redding, MD

Allison N. Watts, MD

Jae Lee, MD

Kristy R. Kennedy, MD

Cristina M. Shimek, MD

Robert B. Skinner, MD

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Case Letter

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Secondary to Isolated Albuterol Use

Author:

Ayesha Shariff, MD

Dustin Hillerson, MD

Jason Ross, MD

Esteban Ayala-Pena, MD

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Residents’ Corner

Pediatric Pearls From the AAD Annual Meeting

Author:

Kate E. Oberlin, MD

This article summarizes novel pediatric dermatology clinical pearls and emerging literature highlights compiled from the 2017 Annual Meeting of...

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For Residents

Videodermoscopy as a Novel Tool for Dermatologic Education

Author:

Sarah L. Sheu, MD

Hyunje G. Cho, BA

Kristin M. Nord, MD

Dermoscopy is used as an adjunct to clinical examination in the diagnosis of skin lesions, including melanoma. Videodermoscopy...

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