Commentary

Sunscreen Regulations and Advice for Your Patients

Author:

Vincent A. DeLeo, MD

The US Food and Drug Administration recently published a press release detailing a proposed rule on how manufacturers will be required to test and...

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Commentary

The Dayanara Effect: Increasing Skin Cancer Awareness in the Hispanic Community

Author:

Radhika Srivastava, BA

Cindy Wassef, MD

Babar K. Rao, MD

Dayanara Torres, a prominent celebrity and Hispanic woman, gave a new face to metastatic melanoma following her diagnosis in February 2019. Since...

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Commentary

Topical Chemotherapy for Numerous Superficial Basal Cell Carcinomas Years After Isolated Limb Perfusion for Melanoma

Author:

Alexis B. Lyons, MD

Daniel A. Mitchell, BS

Ronald L. Moy, MD

Topical chemotherapy should be considered in patients with frequent superficial basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) to avoid numerous surgical procedures...

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Hospital Consult

Outpatient Management and Follow-up Recommendations for Adverse Drug Reactions: Guidelines for Posthospitalization Care

Author:

Rajan Khanna, BS

Adam Vaudreuil, MD

Eden Lake, MD

Postdischarge sequelae associated with adverse drugs reactions are critical to patient care, but management guidelines are lacking. This detailed...

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Skin of Color

Dermoscopic Patterns of Acral Melanocytic Lesions in Skin of Color

Author:

Andrea Tan, BS

Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD

Acral lentiginous melanoma is a rare but aggressive melanoma subtype that disproportionately affects skin of color populations. Dermatologists...

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Original Research

Quantity and Characteristics of Flap or Graft Repairs for Skin Cancer on the Nose or Ears: A Comparison Between Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Plastic Surgery

Author:

Dane Hill, MD

Keemberly Kim, MD

Bobbak Mansouri, MD

Lauren Sager, MS

Chad Housewright, MD

This study compared the quantity and characteristics of flap or graft repairs performed by a Mohs surgeon vs plastic surgeons following skin...

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Original Research

Optimal Cosmetic Outcomes for Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of Nonablative Laser Management

Author:

Orit Markowitz, MD

Emily Tongdee, MD

Amanda Levine, MD

Laser management has been an emerging treatment option for nonmelanoma skin cancers. This study used a combined pulsed dye laser and fractional...

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Case Reports

Basal Cell Carcinoma Masquerading as a Dermoid Cyst and Bursitis of the Knee

Author:

Kristyna Gleghorn, MD

Kyle Kaltwasser, MD

Keith D. Wagner, MS

Skyler White, MD

Jason Hirshburg, MD

Brandon P. Goodwin, MD

Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) can cause notable local destruction with disfigurement if neglected or inadequately treated. This case provides...

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Case Reports

Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome and Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Author:

Nam D. Nguyen, DO

Daniel B. Simmons, MD

Adrian R. Bersabe, MD

Thomas M. Duginski, MD

John H. Sladky, MD

Douglas Walton, MD

Micah Will, MD

John S. Renshaw, MD

This case of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) had no clearly identifiable cause on presentation with later diagnosis of metastatic Merkel...

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Case Reports

Vandetanib Photoinduced Cutaneous Toxicities

Author:

Hung Q. Doan, MD, PhD

Mimi I. Hu, MD

Jennifer Goldstein, MD

Sarina A. Piha-Paul, MD

Vivek Subbiah, MD

Anisha B. Patel, MD

Vandetanib is a US Food and Drug Administration–approved once-daily oral multikinase inhibitor for patients with progressive medullary thyroid...

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Case Reports

Melanocytic Matrical Carcinoma in a Solid-Organ Transplant Recipient

Author:

David R. Pearson, MD

Joshua Wisell, MD

Theresa Pacheco, MD

Solid-organ transplant recipients are at an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies, including rare cancers such as melanocytic matrical...

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Dermpath Diagnosis

Enlarging Nodule on the Thigh

Author:

Alexander A. Valiga, BS

Radhika Grandhi, MD

B. Joel Tjarks, MD

A 68-year-old patient presented with an enlarging flesh-colored nodule on the thigh that was positive for cytokeratin 20 and negative for...

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Case Letter

Adult-Onset Asymmetrical Lipomatosis

Author:

Xinyi Yang, BMed MD, MMed(ClinEpi)

Megan Rogge, MD

Mark Lebwohl, MD

To the Editor:

An 85-year-old woman presented with extra growth of subcutaneous fat at the left anterior infradiaphragm that expanded...

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Case Letter

Apremilast and Phototherapy for Treatment of Psoriasis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Author:

Shivani P. Reddy, MD

Erica Lee, BS

Jashin J. Wu, MD

Apremilast may be considered as a first-line therapy in the human immunodeficiency virus population due to decreased immunosuppression.

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Case Letter

Multiple Eruptive Syringomas on the Penis

Author:

Weihuang Vivian Ning, MD

Sameer Bashey, MD

Christine Cole, MD

Binh Ngo, MD

Penile syringoma can mimic sexually transmitted disease such as condyloma acuminatum or molluscum contagiosum. To prevent misdiagnosis and...

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Case Letter

Multiple Subcutaneous Dermoid Cysts

Author:

Eric P. Sorensen, MD

Yahya Argobi, MD

Shiu-chung Au, MD

Mahmoud Goodarzi, MD

David Rosmarin, MD

The majority of dermoid cysts are congenital; however, they may be acquired from traumatic implantation of epidermal elements into the dermis. The...

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Case Letter

Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur Syndrome

Author:

Jennifer Divine, MD

Eric W. Rudnick, MD

Mary Lien, MD

Graham-Little-Piccardi-Lassueur syndrome (GLPL) is characterized by a triad of cicatricial alopecia of the scalp, nonscarring alopecia of the...

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Photo Challenge

Cystic Scalp Lesion

Author:

Rosalind Ashton, MD, MSc

Sophia A. Colantonio, MD, MPH

Jennifer Beecker, MD, FRCPC, DABD

A frail 85-year-old man presented to the emergency department for treatment of an erythematous tender nodule on the scalp. The area was...

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Photo Challenge

Violaceous Nodules on the Hard Palate

Author:

Tuğba Kevser Ustunbas Uzunçakmak, MD

Burak Tekin, MD

Tülay Zenginkinet, MD

Fatma Sargın, MD

A 30-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with rapidly growing, ulcerated, violaceous lesions on the hard palate of 4 months' duration...

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Photo Challenge

Asymptomatic, Slowly Enlarging Papule on the Nipple

Author:

Heidi Dearborn, DO

Danielle Neal, DO

Eric Fillman, MD

James Neiner, MD

A 61-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic, slowly enlarging, 9-mm, firm, red papule on the left nipple of 2 years' duration. She had no...

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Photo Challenge

Linear Vulvar Lesions

Author:

Abram Beshay, MD

Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD

A 30-year-old woman with congenital absence of the uterus presented to dermatology for a second opinion of vulvar lesions that were first noted...

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Practical Pearls

"Doctor, Do I Need a Skin Check?"

Author:

Lorraine L. Rosamilia, MD

Total-body skin examination is the bedrock on which most general dermatologists’ clinic days are built. Dr. Lorraine Rosamilia provides practical...

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For Residents

Surgical Dermatoethics for the Trainee

Author:

Elisabeth H. Tracey, MD

Residents must gain experience performing procedures on real patients to enter independent practice as proficient dermatologists. This article...

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Article

Product News May 2019

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